Rice is Nice! Rice is set to become a major food staple in Africa, as urbanization and population growth has seen demand for rice grow rapidly over recent decades. The younger generation are eating more rice in place of traditional foods, for a number of reasons. Rice is easy to prepare, requires less energy to […]
Prof. Bancy Mati is the convenor and manager of the SRI-Africa knowledge portal. She ensures that information, publications and happenings in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) nexus in Africa is collated and uploaded on the website. Prof. Mati is credited with introducing SRI in Kenya in 2009. From humble beginnings, she worked diligently with […]
The Mwea-Tebere rice irrigation project is a child of the Mwca Development Scheme which had been started to restore land which had been eroded and degraded as a result of overstocking. It is situated about 70 miles northeagt of Nairobi in KirinyagOl district of the Central Province of Kenya. on the dry plains to the […]
Rice is a staple crop that has been grown in West Africa for more than 3500 years, since the domestication of African rice (Oryza glaberrima). Produced by low-income smallholders across the entire region, rice plays a key role in regional food security for rural and urban populations. In recent years, increasing demand stemming from population […]
Organizing capacity-building training workshops can help to address climate change impacts and risks in Mali’s rice-based systems, which is imperative for achieving sustainable and resilient livelihoods for rice farmers. This report presents activities carried out on 20th November 2024 during the capacity-building workshop organized by the AICCRA Mali team for the effective deployment of climate-smart […]