1. NFSM-IRRI Collaboration Enhancing and stabilizing rice productivity in eastern India through promotion of stress tolerant rice varieties
U. S. Singh
IRRI

2. Rice Area affected by different stresses in eastern India (lakh ha)
States
Flash Flood prone
Drought Prone
Salinity/Sodicity
Coastal
Inland
Assam
8.0
2.0
Nil
Bihar
11.0
10.0
1.5
Jharkhand
8.2
Chhatisgarh
27.3
Orissa
11.6
12.6
U.P
9.3
13.1 6
West Bengal
10.3
14.6
4.4
Total
50.2
87.8
5.9
7.5

3. Salt Submergence Drought
STRESS TOLERANT RICE FOR AFRICA & SOUTH ASIA (STRASA)
Purpose:
To reduce poverty and hunger and increase food and income security of resource-poor farm families and rice consumers in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa through the development and dissemination of rice varieties tolerant of abiotic stresses.
Countries: India, Bangladesh & Nepal
Time of initiation : March 2008
Drought
Salt
Submergence

4. Signing of MOA between NFSM & STRASA (IRRI) on 25 October 2010

5. Achievements

6. MAJOR ACHIVEMENTS Identification of New Gene (QTLs)
Sub1 : for flash flood tolerance
AG : for anaerobic germination
SF : for stagnant flood tolerance
Saltol : for salinity tolerance
Novel QTLs linked to salinity tolerance other than Saltol & reproductive stage tolerance were identified
DTY1.1, DTY2.2, DTY2.3, DTY3.1, DTY3.2 DTY4.1, DTY6.1, DTY12.1 : for drought tolerance

7. Variety Year of Release Duration
Stress Tolerant Rice Varieties Released/ at
advanced stage of release in India
Variety
Year of Release
Duration
SUBMERGENCE TOLERANT
Swarna-Sub1
2009
days
Samba Mahsuri-Sub1*
2013
days
IR64-Sub1
2013/14
days
CR1009-Sub1
2014
days
IR09F436 (Ciherang-Sub1)
2014/15
DROUGHT TOLERANT
Sahbhagi dhan
2010
days
IR B-B-B
SATL TOLERANT
CSR-43*
days
CR dhan 405
*Yet to be notified

8. Multiple Stress Tolerant Rice Varieties at Evaluation Stage
Flash Flood + Drought : Swarna-Sub1 + drought & medium duration : IR83383-B-B-129-4, IR83383-B-B-129-3, IR81412-B-B-82-1 : Expected release: 2015/16
Flash Flood + salinity : IR64-Sub1 + Saltol; Swarna-Sub1 + Saltol; IR B & IR B-B: Expected release : 2014/15
Flash + Stagnant flood : 8 lines under evaluation
Expected release: 2014/15
Flash flood + anaerobic germination
Expected release: 2015/16

9. Promotion of STRVs (mainly Swarna-Sub1) through NFSM/BGREI
Distribution of > seed minikits between by NFSM & state governments in eastern Indian states.
1950 ha demonstration during kharif 2011 under BGREI
Large scale cluster demonstrations by different states during kharif 2012 under BGREI program.
10000 ha cluster demos during kharif 2012 through STRASA partners.
10000 ha cluster demonstrations during kharif 2013 by STRASA partners

10. Field performance of Swarna Sub1 (14 days flooding)
Just after submergence
Three months later
Mr. Asha Ram Pal, V. Palia Goa, Faizabad, U.P., India

11. Pooja
Swarna-Sub1 (DS)
Pooja
Older seedlings
for
Retransplanting
Pooja
Puri distt., Orissa; Sept 29, 2011

12. Flood affected (10 d submergence) rice fields of Arun Kumar Singh
at village Khuruhuja, District Chandoli, UP, India
Swarna-Sub1
Swarna

13. October 9, 2012; 40 days after water receding
August 27, 2012; 10 days of complete submergence
November 1, 2012; 60 days after water receding
Swarna-Sub1
Neighbouring varieties badly damaged

14. Re-transplanting of Swarna crops after 10 days of submergence in West Godavari, AP (Cluster demonstration)
Swarna Sub1
Swarna

15. DROUGHT TOLERANCE

16. IRRI-NFSM Mayurbhunj, Odisha (2012-13)
Sitasali
130 days
Sahbhagi Dhan
105 days

17. Sahbhagi Dhan
Swarna

18. Sahbhagi Dhan in Purulia (WB)

19. SALINITY/SODICITY TOLERANCE

20. IRRI-NFSM project on cluster demonstrations of STRVs
Mau, Uttar Pradesh
October 30, 2012
CSR 36
CSR 36
Swarna

21. Yield data IRRI-NFSM 2012-13 (t/ha)
State
Submergence
Drought
Swarna Sub1
Other varieties
Yield Adv.
Sahbhagi Dhan
Odisha
5.5
4.5
1.0
3.5
2.5
West Bengal
5.6
4.8
0.8
4.4
2.8 UP
3.7
1.6
submergence
3.2
1.7
1.5
(10 days submergence)
Bihar
5.1
3.3
1.8
1.3 AP
6.5
5.3
1.2 --
4.6
2.6
2.0
(6-10 days submergence)
Jharkhand*
2.2
*mild drought spell in Jharkhand

22. Impact of cluster demos in 2012 on next season
Area Covered
10,000 ha
Farmers covered
18,500
Increased Production
10,000 tons (Approx.)
Produce used as seed
5-8 %
Expected Coverage in
Approx. 60,000 ha
Informal seed dissemination
> 75,000 farmers

23. SEED MULTIPLICATION & DISSEMINATION

24. STRASA Partners in SA
Partner's Category
India
B'desh
Nepal
Total
Research Institutions/KVKs 15 3 21
Universities 18 4 1 23
Government Organizations/programs (NFSM, BGREI & State agric. Deptt. etc.) in India; DAE in Bangladesh 16 6 2 24
Private Seed Companies/Seed Growers 52
218 11
281
Public Sector Seed Corporations 8 1 
NGOs 51 39 93
Farmers’ Organizations/Progressive Farmers (Seed producers) 27
International Organizations
TOTAL
178
285 22
485

25. Time-line of the spread of Swarna-Sub1 in India
Time-line of the spread of Swarna-Sub1 in India. A total of 200 g seed of Swarna-Sub1 was shared with one institution in 2005, it has reached to 3 million farmers by the 2012 wet season, due to support of a large number of partners from different sectors- NARES (National Agriculture Research and Extension System), FOs (farmers’ organizations), seed companies (public and private sector), NGOs (non-government organizations), state governments, and IPs (international partners). The variety was commercially released in India in August 2009 Amount of seed used during 2011 and 2012 include both from formal and informal sectors (updated from Mackill et al., 2012).

26. Proposed Activities under Cluster Demonstrations of STRVs (2013-14)
10000 ha demonstrations of STRVs (flood, drought and salinity) in stress prone areas of eastern India with special emphasis on tribal belts.
Linking of demos with seed production
FPV evaluation of short duration pulses (cowpea) just after the harvest of Sahbhagi dhan in tribal belts to exploit residual moisture.
Validation cum demonstration of nutrient manager (especially nursery management for flood tolerant varieties) on pilot scale in Odisha , WB and Bihar (100 ha each).
Impact of last season cluster demonstrations, adoption of STRVs and seed tracking.
Awareness creation of STRVs.
Training for young farmers, particularly women for seed health and capacity building of lead farmers/seed growers in quality seed production, processing, and storage

27. State-wise varietal Allocation (2013-14)
Sr.no
State
No.of Demo
Variety
Swarna -sub1
Sahabhagi Dhan
CSR-36
IR64 Sub1 1
U.P 31 7 6 18 2
Bihar 20 12 8 3
Odisha 32 15 17 4
W. Bengal 19 5
Chhatisgarh
Jharkhand 13
Assam
Total
120 49 51

29. Targets in Eastern India
Sub1 varieties million ha
Drought tolerant varieties : million ha
Salinity tolerant varieties : million ha
Average annual increase in production:
10.0 million tons
Stabilized production

30. Stress tolerant rice varieties have potential to usher Green Revolution in eastern India & Bangladesh by enhancing & stabilizing rice productivity & production in stress prone areas
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