{"id":936,"date":"2023-02-03T07:07:59","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T07:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/72.arrowhitech.net\/tn3\/aciarsdip\/?page_id=936"},"modified":"2023-02-10T01:45:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T01:45:01","slug":"sulochanas-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/sulochanas-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Sulochana\u2019s Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"936\" class=\"elementor elementor-936\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bd24e9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bd24e9a\" 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-39d30985\" data-id=\"39d30985\" 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-49564386 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49564386\" 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-26263191\" data-id=\"26263191\" 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-5308d8df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5308d8df\" 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\">Sulochana\u2019s Story<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c0fc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40c0fc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How are women like Sulochana playing a greater role in promoting sustainable farming?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12f9ba4f elementor-aspect-ratio-169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"12f9ba4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=baM5i30wrPI&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\\\/Img-overlay-Bihar-webres.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:930,&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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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>In the North Indian state of Bihar, a group of farmers hold a meeting in Uday Nagar village. Dressed colourfully and sitting in a circle, many have travelled from neighbouring villages to attend the regular gathering.<\/p><p>Thirty-year-old mother of two Sulochana Devi isn\u2019t the tallest nor loudest, yet she captures the others\u2019 attention as she speaks. Over the past few years Sulochana has emerged as a champion of conservation agriculture in her 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\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-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b9c66d4 sulochanas-story-mid elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b9c66d4\" 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-b4fa8e2\" data-id=\"b4fa8e2\" 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-29396365 inn-sulochanas-story elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29396365\" 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-64c9fd32 col-mid\" data-id=\"64c9fd32\" 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-533a59ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"533a59ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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This new suite of practices introduced to farmers was different to how many had farmed in the past. Sulochana remembers how different the former farming practices are<em> \u201cin the past we would sow in mud. This way a lot of labour is wasted and it was very expensive too.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>In recent years Sulochana\u2019s husband Dilip has suffered from chronic foot infections, limiting his ability to work. As a result, Sulochana began leading the work on the family farm and jointly making decisions with her husband. Conservation agriculture has had clear benefits for the husband and wife duo, especially in terms of savings of water and labour and greater yields and profits.<\/p><blockquote class=\"border-left\" style=\"margin-top: 60px;\"><h3>Sulochana recalls \u201cwe can save water, time and labour. And the environment is preserved. We get the benefit. Because labour is less. Yield is that much. Then it is a benefit. Isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/h3><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f5bf83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42f5bf83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\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\/sulochanas-story-img-4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-935\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sulochanas-story-img-4.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sulochanas-story-img-4-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Sulochana and her husband Dilip.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba8efce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ba8efce\" 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>Incrementally, Sulochana and Dilip have increased the amount of land they dedicate to conservation agriculture. In 2019 they plan to dedicate all their fields using these practices.<\/p><p>Under the SRFSI project, more than 3,000 on-farm trials were conducted to identify the most suitable conservation agriculture farming techniques in eight locations across the Eastern Gangetic Plains of Nepal, India and Bangladesh. Over 100,000 farmers are testing or adopting sustainable agricultural technologies, a third of whom are women like Sulochana.<\/p><p>SRFSI is part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aciar.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research<\/a> (ACIAR) program funded by the Australian Government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dfat.gov.au\/\">Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade<\/a> Sustainable Development Investment Portfolio (SDIP). The ACIAR SDIP contribution is working to promote sustainable food systems in \u00a0the Eastern Gangetic Plains of India, Bangladesh and Nepal, as part of a wider portfolio approach to improve food, energy and water security in South Asia.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319e36c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"319e36c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sulochanas-story-footer.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-932\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sulochanas-story-footer.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sulochanas-story-footer-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sulochanas-story-footer-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/research.aciar.gov.au\/sdip\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sulochanas-story-footer-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81e2b9 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e81e2b9\" 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>Sulochana\u2019s Story How are women like Sulochana playing a greater role in promoting sustainable farming? https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=baM5i30wrPI In the North Indian state of Bihar, a group of farmers hold a meeting in Uday Nagar village. 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