{"id":1389,"date":"2023-02-06T08:25:35","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T08:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/72.arrowhitech.net\/tn3\/aciarsdip\/?page_id=1389"},"modified":"2023-02-09T06:57:42","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T06:57:42","slug":"the-west-bengal-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/the-west-bengal-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The West Bengal Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1389\" class=\"elementor elementor-1389\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e17d68c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e17d68c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66378073\" data-id=\"66378073\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-10645ebf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10645ebf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34a19193\" data-id=\"34a19193\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-358ad97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"358ad97d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SRFSI - The West<br> Bengal Story\n<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b6bec1 elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"14b6bec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=yr5eTnkkfhY&amp;list=PL5-wYcyMyLz8-6i0MpnoY0F1tl8G3SnPP&quot;,&quot;show_image_overlay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;image_overlay&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/72.arrowhitech.net\\\/tn3\\\/aciarsdip\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/02\\\/ConorAshleigh-2019-ACIAR-SDIP-WestBengal-webres-534.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:1336,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;source&quot;:&quot;library&quot;},&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;aspect_ratio&quot;:&quot;169&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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Traditionally, productivity is low and most people live below the poverty line. Conservation agriculture-based approaches are helping change the situation.<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f1e880b gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"5f1e880b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item{display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item img{margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item .gallery-caption{margin:0}.elementor-image-gallery figure img{display:block}.elementor-image-gallery figure figcaption{width:100%}.gallery-spacing-custom .elementor-image-gallery .gallery-icon{padding:0}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-columns-2 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41cfb107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41cfb107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Since 2014, the <a href=\"http:\/\/aciar.gov.au\/\">ACIAR<\/a> and CIMMYT project on Sustainable and Resilient Farming Systems Intensification (SRFSI) in the Eastern Gangetic Plains has promoted conservation agriculture and sustainable intensification practices (CASI) to make farming more profitable and climate resilient for small farm holders, especially women. ACIAR&#8217;s work,\u00a0funded through DFAT&#8217;s Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio (SDIP), is contributing to much needed changes to the agricultural sector.<\/p><p>SRFSI is implemented in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cimmyt.org\/\">International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre<\/a> (CIMMYT), the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ubkv.ac.in\/\">Uttar Banga Krishi Vishwavidhyalal<\/a> University (UBKV) and West Bengal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/wb.gov.in\/portal\/web\/guest\/agriculture\">Department of Agriculture<\/a>, in partnership with several key Farmer Producer Organisations including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.satmilesatishclubopathagar.org\/\">Satmile Satish Club<\/a>.<\/p><p>These partners are key to reaching large numbers of farmers, and in promoting an inclusive approach to scaling sustainable agricultural production techniques. Together, this partnership has supported over 70,000 farmers in West Bengal\u00a0to use CASI technologies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7440aa74 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"7440aa74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1389 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-3.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-4-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-5.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-5-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-6.jpg 500w, https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d411fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32d411fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mooni Bibi lives in Hawragari village, Cooch Behar District of West Bengal and for most of her life she has worked as a farm labourer. In the past few years Mooni Bibi ands other women from her community have formed the Mukta Self Help Group and through the SRFSI project were introduced to the new business opportunity of producing rice seedlings for use in mechanical rice transplanters.<\/p><p>SRFSI has had a strong emphasis of meaningfully engaging female farmers. Women farmers said rice seedling cultivation is contributing an additional INR 10,000 &#8211; 12,000 (AUD $200 &#8211; $250) per month to their incomes, bringing\u00a0improved health, education and livelihood benefits at the household level and improved social standing within the community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5db1ac2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5db1ac2f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c297244\" data-id=\"2c297244\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a68749a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a68749a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-7.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1356\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-7.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/the-west-bengal-story-7-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f5a9276\" data-id=\"6f5a9276\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ff42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6ff42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote data-animation-role=\"quote\">\n<h4>\u201cFrom this rice seedling business we are doing, the money we are earning some of it we are keeping with us and some of it we put in the bank. We are feeling great to be doing this together, we work as a unit.\u201d<\/h4>\n<span class=\"lucky-begum\">\u2014 Mooni Bibi<\/span><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14edbfa elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"14edbfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aciarsdip\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SRFSI &#8211; The West Bengal Story West Bengal has the sixth largest economy in India and a population of over 90 million people who depend on agriculture for food security and livelihoods. Traditionally, productivity is low and most people live below the poverty line. Conservation agriculture-based approaches are helping change the situation. 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