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 […]
Productores de Ñuble y Maule conocieron Jaspe FL INIA, variedad que por primera vez está disponible para las siembras de la próxima temporada. Generada por el Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias —entidad vinculada al Ministerio de Agricultura— la nueva variedad se caracteriza por ser de ciclo corto, con altos rendimientos, y por disminuir a la mitad las emisiones de […]
Governments and their partners across four countries on the African continent are hosting SRI-2030‘s SRI Certification, launched in April 2026. With four levels from Foundation to Master Trainer – each requiring verified evidence of SRI knowledge and practice – the scheme is designed to build lasting knowledge, awareness, and practice within national systems, creating a cadre […]
Moussa Macalou, Rural Polytechnique Institute for Training and Applied Research of Katibougou, Mali & Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AlabamaFollow John Baptist D. Jatoe, University of Ghana, Legon Abstract The system of rice intensification (SRI) was implemented in Mali to boost rice productivity. The objectives of this paper are to identify the constraints faced by SRI adopters, estimate the […]