The social innovation inclines to an emphasis on ‘systems and processes of change in social relations’ and ‘innovation is a new idea, product or process that addresses social and environmental challenges and their needs’. It is newly growing up as a field of practice that is done by people. It has occurred from the broader field of innovation studies. In this article, the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) has been taken as a case of social innovation, which helps to increase the productivity of rice and enhance the income of the farmers. The literature related to SRI suggested that the technique is sustainable and innovative because of the less use of inputs and changes in some set of principles (i.e., planting, fertilizer, water and seeds) whereas increasing output in terms of production and productivity of the crop. In this sense, aim of the article is to evaluate the impact of the SRI technique within the framework of social innovation in Patna district, Bihar, India. In a wider context, the question is not about whether it is intensifying or not, rather emphasis should be on how farmers deal with changing environmental and socio-economic factors. Moreover, there is a need to delve deeper into implantation strategies in the local context and evaluate their impact in terms of opportunities and constraints during adaptation. In addition to this, an exploratory research design was followed to study SRI. Criterion and expert sampling were employed to select the farmers, and data were collected by a personal interview method with the help of a structured schedule. However, the data indicate the production and productivity of paddy are increased through SRI, but variation exists among different blocks of the district. It is clearly evident from the data that nearly 42 per cent of farmers from all blocks have witnessed an increase in food sufficiency. In the case of income due to the sale of excess produce is 57 per cent.

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农业发展的社会创新：印度比哈尔邦稻米集约化制度研究

社会创新倾向于强调“社会关系变化的系统和过程”，“创新是解决社会和环境挑战及其需求的新思想，新产品或新过程”。它作为人们实践的实践领域正在不断发展。它发生在更广泛的创新研究领域。本文以水稻集约化系统（SRI）为例进行社会创新，这有助于提高水稻的生产力并增加农民的收入。与SRI相关的文献表明，该技术具有可持续性和创新性，因为较少使用投入和某些原则（例如种植，肥料，水和种子）的变化，而增加了农作物的产量和生产力。在这个意义上说，本文的目的是在印度比哈尔邦巴特那区的社会创新框架内评估SRI技术的影响。在更广泛的背景下，问题不在于它是否正在加剧，而是应该着重于农民如何应对不断变化的环境和社会经济因素。此外，有必要在本地情况下更深入地研究植入策略，并根据适应过程中的机会和制约因素评估其影响。除此之外，还进行了探索性研究设计来研究SRI。使用标准和专家抽样来选择农民，并在结构化的时间表的帮助下通过个人访谈方法收集数据。但是，数据表明通过SRI提高了稻谷的产量和生产力，但是该地区的不同街区之间存在差异。从数据中可以明显看出，来自所有地区的近42％的农民的粮食充足率有所提高。就因出售多余产品而产生的收入而言，这一比例为57％。