SRI Trials - Analysis

Trials carried out on the personal farm of the Regional Irrigation Manager of

NIA Caraga Region 13 in 2003. Subsequently, SRI applications to the Lower Agusan Development Project

(LADP-IC) followed.

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN SALAZAR SYSTEMS OF RICE INTENSIFICATION ( SSRI )AND COMMON PRACTICE ( WET SEASON )

Week

No of Days/wk.

A. WATER DISTRIBUTION

SALAZAR SYSTEMS OF RICE INTENSIFICATION METHOD

20

10

0

COMMON PRACTICE30

20

10

0

Water Elevation

7

Water Elevation

7 7 7 77 7 7 107 7 7 107 7 7 9

8-14 15-21 22-28 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-31 1-7MARCH

1-7 8-14 15-21 22-30 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-31 1-7NOV. DEC JAN FEB

B. FARMING ACTIVITIES (Wet Season)

MARCH

Age of Crop( Day-old ) 4 11 18 27 34 41 48 58 65 72 79 89 96 103 110 117 120

1.Land Soaking/Land Prep 1.1 Land Soaking SSRI Method Common Practice 1.2 Plowing SSRI Method Common Practice 1.3 Harrowing SSRI Method Common Practice 1.4 Land Leveling SSRI Method Common Practice2.Seedbed Prep./Seed Sowing SSRI Method Common Practice3.Seed Sowing SSRI Method Common Practice4.Basal Application of Organic Fertilizer SSRI Method Common Practice5.Transplanting SSRI Method Common Practice6. Weeding/Cultivation using Rotary Weeder & Application of Organic Fertilizer SSRI Method Common Practice7.Crop Maintenance SSRI Method Common Practice8. Terminal Drainage (SSRI is the same with common practice)9. Harvest (SSRI is the same with common practice)

1-7 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-28 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-31 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-31 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-30

FEBNOV. DEC JAN

C. CROP GROWTH STAGES (Wet Season)

MARCH

Age of Crop( Day-old ) 4 11 18 27 34 41 48 58 65 72 79 89 96 103 110 117 120

A. GERMINATION/SEEDLING STAGE SSRI Method Common PracticeB. VEGETATIVE STAGE SSRI Method Common Practice B.1 Tillering Stage SSRI Method Common Practice B.2 Stem Elongation /Head Development SSRI Method Common PracticeC. REPRODUCTIVE STAGE C.1 Panicle Initiation to Booting (SSRI is the same with common practice) C.2 Flowering (SSRI is the same with common practice) C.3 Yield Formation (SSRI is the same with common practice) C.4 Ripening Stage (SSRI is the same with common practice)

NOV. DEC JAN FEB

1-7 8-14 15-21 22-30 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-31 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-31 1-7 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-28

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN SALAZAR SYSTEMS OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SSRI) AND COMMON PRACTICE ( DRY SEASON )

Week

No of Days/wk.

A. WATER DISTRIBUTION

SALAZAR SYSTEMS OF RICE INTENSIFICATION METHOD30 Note:10 days without water and 3 days with water

20

10

0

COMMON PRACTICE30

20

10

0

7 7 107 7 7107 7 7 710 7 7 9 7

AUGUST 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-31

JULY 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-31

MAY JUNE 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-30 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-31

Water Elevation

Water Elevation

B. FARMING ACTIVITIES (Dry Season)

Age of Crop( Day-old ) 4 11 18 28 35 42 49 58 65 72 79 89 96 103 110 120

1.Land Soaking/Land Prep 1.1 Land Soaking SSRI Method Common Practice 1.2 Plowing SSRI Method Common Practice 1.3 Harrowing SSRI Method Common Practice 1.4 Land Leveling SSRI Method Common Practice2.Seedbed Prep SSRI Method Common Practice3.Seed Sowing SSRI Method Common Practice4.Basal Appl. Of Organic Fertilizer SSRI Method Common Practice5.Transplanting SSRI Method Common Practice6. Weeding/Cultivation using Rotary Weeder & Application of Organic Fertilizer SSRI Method Common Practice7. Crop Maintenance SSRI Method Common Practice8. Terminal Drainage (SSRI is the same with common practice)9. Harvest (SSRI is the same with common practice)

AUGUST 15-21 22-31 8-14

JUNE JULY 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-31 15-21 22-30 8-14

MAY 15-21 22-31 1-7 1-7 1-7 8-14

C. CROP GROWTH STAGES (Dry Season)

Age of Crop( Day-old ) 4 11 18 28 35 42 49 58 65 72 79 89 96 103 110 120

A. GERMINATION/SEEDLING STAGE SSRI Method Common PracticeB. VEGETATIVE STAGE SSRI Method Common Practice B. 1 Tillering Stage SSRI Method Common Practice B. 1 Stem Elongation/Head Development SSRI Method Common PracticeC. REPRODUCTIVE STAGE (SSRI is the same with common practice) C.1 Panicle Initiation to Booting (SSRI is the same with common practice) C.2 Flowering (SSRI is the same with common practice) C.3 Yield Formation (SSRI is the same with common practice) C.4 Ripening Stage (SSRI is the same with common practice)

JULYMAY JUNE AUGUST 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-31 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-30 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-31 22-31 1-7 8-14 15-21

COMMON SSRI COMMON PRACTICE METHOD Unit Cost PRACTICE SSRI

Cu.m. Cu.m. Cu.m. % P/cu.m. (PESOS) (PESOS) (PESOS) %

WET SEASONLAND SOAKING 5,021,761.54 2,739,142.66 2,282,618.88 0.45 0.22 1,104,787.54 602,611.39 502,176.15 0.45 CROP MAINTENANCE 7,088,601.60 1,893,860.35 5,194,741.25 0.73 1,559,492.35 416,649.28 1,142,843.08 0.73 SUB-TOTAL 12,110,363.14 4,633,003.01 7,477,360.13 0.62 2,664,279.89 1,019,260.66 1,645,019.23 0.62

DRY SEASONLAND SOAKING 5,924,109.31 3,231,332.35 2,692,776.96 0.45 0.20 1,184,821.86 646,266.47 538,555.39 0.45 CROP MAINTENANCE 13,668,963.84 3,739,571.71 9,929,392.13 0.73 2,733,792.77 747,914.34 1,985,878.43 0.73 SUB-TOTAL 19,593,073.15 6,970,904.06 12,622,169.09 0.64 3,918,614.63 1,394,180.81 2,524,433.82 0.64

GRAND TOTAL 31,703,436.29 11,603,907.07 20,099,529.22 0.63 0.42 6,582,894.52 2,413,441.47 4,169,453.05 0.63

COMMON SSRI COMMON PRACTICE METHOD Unit Cost PRACTICE SSRI

Cu.m. Cu.m. Cu.m. % P/cu.m. (PESOS) (PESOS) (PESOS) %

WET SEASONLAND SOAKING 2,433.02 1,327.10 1,105.92 0.45 0.22 535.27 291.96 243.30 0.45 CROP MAINTENANCE 3,434.40 917.57 2,516.83 0.73 755.57 201.86 553.70 0.73 SUB-TOTAL 5,867.42 2,244.67 3,622.75 0.62 1,290.83 493.83 797.01 0.62

DRY SEASONLAND SOAKING 2,870.21 1,565.57 1,304.64 0.45 0.20 574.04 313.11 260.93 0.45 CROP MAINTENANCE 6,622.56 1,811.81 4,810.75 0.73 1,324.51 362.36 962.15 0.73 SUB-TOTAL 9,492.77 3,377.38 6,115.39 0.64 1,898.55 675.48 1,223.08 0.64

GRAND TOTAL 15,360.19 5,622.05 9,738.14 0.63 0.42 3,189.39 1,169.30 2,020.08 0.63

(AREA - 2,064 HAS.)

ANALYSIS FOR ONE (1) HECTARE - BIT-OS AREA

POWER COST BASED ON VOLUME OF WATER DIVERTED

VARIANCE

VOLUME OF WATER DIVERTED

POWER COST ANALYSIS OF LADP-IC (BIT-OS AREA)

POWER COST BASED ON VOLUME OF WATER DIVERTED

PARTICULARS VARIANCE VARIANCE

PARTICULARS VARIANCE

VOLUME OF WATER DIVERTED

Observers of SRI Trials

At the SRI Trial and Demonstration Field on the personal farm of the Regional Irrigation Manager for

NIA Region 13 in Caraga

Engr. Clem Alanano, Project Manager of SPISP, 2nd from the left; Mr. T. Miyazato from ADB, 3rd from the left; Mr. Bob Mohamed,

Team Leader of SPISP Consultants’ Consortium, on the right; and Engr. Bong Salazar, Regional Irrigation Manager, 2nd from

right.

Guests from the Asian Development Bank and Southern Philippines Irrigation Sector Project

Agusan del Norte Provincial Agriculturist, Primo Racasa, together with his Agricultural Specialists and other Agricultural Extension Agents along with some Farmer Leaders.

Guest from the Agusan del Norte Provincial Agriculture Office

LADP-IC IDD personnel, IA Presidents and some farmer leaders from Bit-os and Aupagan area, visiting the SRI Research and Demonstration Farm, with water management and savings on power required for their pump irrigation scheme as their major concern.

Guests from the Lower Agusan Development Project-Irrigation Component (LADP-IC) Staff, Irrigation Association Presidents and Farmer Leaders

Farmer leaders and staff members of the Logum and Baobo irrigation sub-projects under SPISP during their Technology

Enhancement Tour to formulate their own pilot techno-demo farm.

Guests from the Logum and Baobo Sub-Projects of SPISP