Abstract
Nowadays, the yield of SRI is widely discussed, but there are not so much researches about other than the yield. This study discussed the various impacts of SRI applying on farm household economy and its effect on farmer's attitude toward rice growing techniques based on the farmers interview data collected in Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The results were, about the impacts, the SRI farmers achieved 20% of yield increase, 87% of seed reduction, 17% of fertilizer reduction and 32% of transplanting labors reduction. About the attitude, the experience of SRI showed a strong relationship with the farther changes of management, but the changes were not activated by transferring new rice varieties. The farmers developed new managements by shuffling SRI and the conventional. This change was proved rational from the viewpoint of water productivity and should be put much value from the viewpoint of farmer's empowerment.
