Liberia: Rivercess and Grand Bassa Farmers Urge CHAP, Concern Worldwide to Sustain Agriculture Project
Over 188 local farmers from Rivercess and Grand Bassa Counties are appealing to the Community of Hope Agriculture Project (CHAP) and Concern Worldwide to continue their farming support initiative, which they say has significantly improved their livelihoods. Speaking in an interview, the farmers emphasized that since the intervention of CHAP and Concern Worldwide—backed by Irish […]
Kyari pushes climate-smart agriculture to drive food security, growth
Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has called for greater adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices, saying they hold the key to boosting food production, creating jobs and accelerating economic growth across Africa. Speaking at a COP30 side event during the Africa Food Systems Summit 2025 in Dakar, Senegal, Kyari said Nigeria’s agricultural transformation […]
Comparison of Yields of Paddy Rice Under System of Rice Intensification in Mwea, Kenya
The world population continues to grow fast, leading to an increased need for more food production. With the growing scarcity in water resources, there is an ever-greater challenge of sustainably producing more food to meet the food demand. Rice is the foremost staple food for about 50% of theworld’s population and is currently the food […]
Event: The SRI Global Research Network Webinar Series #6
The theme of this webinar is “Cyanobacteria: Revisiting their Role as Nutrient Enriching and Resource Conserving Options under SRI/SCI” Date and Time: Tuesday, 14 October 2025 09.00 – 10.30 New York, USA (GMT-4) 14.00 – 15.30 London, UK (GMT+1) 18.30 – 20.00 New Delhi, IN (GMT+5:30) 20.00 – 21.30 Jakarta, IDN (GMT+7) Speaker:Radha Prasanna (ICAR-IARI, India) […]
TANZANIA: NATIONAL RICE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PHASE II (NRDS II) 2019-2030
Tanzania’s commitment to address the food and nutrition security issues is well re ected in the Long Term Perspective Plan, National Five Year Development Plan, National Agriculture Policy 2013, Tanzania Agriculture Food Security Investment Plan, and Agricultural Sector Development Plan Phase Two. ese national and sectoral development frameworks envisage the agriculture sector growth of […]
Senegal: Promoting the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Ndoundour: An Agroecological Dynamic Led by Women
Quick Access September 30, 2025 As part of the collaboration between the SRI-2030 initiative and Enda Pronat , a farmer field school (FFS) has been established in Ndoundour to experiment with and promote the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) . Led by women from the local Women’s Promotion Group (WPG) , this initiative marks a key step towards more ecological, economical, and productive rice farming. […]
The system of rice intensification (SRI) for super-high yields of rice in Sichuan Basin
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a new technique for rice culture. The main features of this system are: transplanting of young seedlings singly in a square pattern with wide spacing, using organic fertilizers and hand weeding, and keeping the paddy soil moist during the vegetative growth phase. Significant phenotypic changes occur in plant […]
An analysis of the adoption of the “system of rice intensification” (SRI): why a homegrown technique has yet to take seed among rice farmers in Madagascar
To combat food insecurity in Madagascar, organizations have promoted the Système de Riziculture Intensifiée (SRI), or System of Rice Intensification, an agroecological rice-growing technique. However, despite its many benefits, adoption remains low (and disadoption remains high) in Madagascar. To better understand these dynamics, we use data from two surveys of 328 rice farming households in […]
Scaling Up the System of Rice Intensification in 13 West African Countries
RICOWAS, the largest SRI scaling-up project to date, will be implemented over four years in 13 West African countries, starting in January 2023. RICOWAS can be considered a follow-on project to the SRI-WAAPP project, which was implemented from 2014-2016 and reached 50,048 farmers growing rice using the SRI method at 1,088 sites on 13,944 hectares […]
Mali Set to Raise Rice Production to 2.96mln Tons in 2025/26
USDA forecasts 8% increase in paddy rice output, reaching 2.96 million tons • Cultivated area projected to expand 8% to 850,000 hectares • Improved climate, reduced pest pressure, and policy support drive optimism In Mali, rice is the second most consumed grain after maize. Despite ongoing climatic uncertainties and security challenges, the country continues efforts […]
Welcome to SRI-Africa Knowledge sharing Portal
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 Convenor of the SRI-Africa Knowledge Portal
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 […]