SRI in Kenya
Summary Of SRI in Kenya
On August 18, 2009, a meeting of stakeholders
was held at the headquarters of the Mwea
Irrigation Scheme, located in the Kirinyaga
district of the Central Province, to formally
launch the evaluation and demonstration of SRI
in Kenya. The meeting was organized by Bancy
Mati, program manager of the IMAWESA Network
(for Improved Management of Agricultural Water
in Eastern and Southern Africa), and Jean Njiru,
former Humphrey Fellow at Cornell who has now
returned to Kenya and is helping get SRI
introduced in her country, with assistance from
Markus Wolfe, irrigation specialist in the World
Bank office in Nairobi.The initiative to evaluate and promote the
adoption of SRI in Kenya began as a multi-
stakeholder, participatory ‘project’ combining
research, capacity-building and outreach
activities. Spearheaded by IMAWESA, the
partners include the African Institute for Capacity
Development ( AICAD ), the World Bank and World
Bank Institute ( WBI ), the Mwea Irrigation
Agricultural Development (MIAD) Centre, Jomo
Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology ( JKUAT), the National Irrigation
Board (NIB), the Ministries of Agriculture and of
Water and Irrigation (MWI), the Kenya
Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
( KALRO), the Cornell International Institute for
Food, Agriculture and Development ( CIIFAD ), the
Mwea Irrigation Scheme, the private sector, and
the farmers themselves.The World Bank Institute organized a
videoconference on September 11, 2009, that
enabled the experimenting Kenyan farmers to
interact with persons in other African countries
and India who have considerable personal
experience with SRI crop and water management
to be able to advise on best SRI practice. A
subsequent Stakeholders’ Meeting on the System
for Rice Intensification was held January 27,
2010, at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
complex at Girgiri, Nairobi. Later that year, Jomo
Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology ( JKUAT), through its Research,
Production and Extension’s Innovation Fund,
began supporting a three-year SRI research and
capacity-building at the Mwea Irrigation Scheme.
The World Bank Institute organized an SRI study
tour to several SRI projects in India for 18
African officials and project staff from six
countries during June 2010. Kenyans participated
in a third WBI videoconference on climate-smart
agriculture August 24, 2011.The First National SRI Workshop was held May 7,
2010. In July 2010 an SRI Resource Center was
opened at MIAD in Mwea Irrigation Scheme in
Kirinyaga District in Kenya’s Central Province.
The National Irrigation Board (NIB) and JKUAT
began implementing a six-month project in July
2011 to scale-up SRI in the Ahero, West Kano,
Bunyala and Mwea Irrigation Schemes.By 2012 , approximately 3,000 farmers have been
trained in SRI methods with adopters now
numbering about 2,000 in the four irrigation
schemes (Ahero, West Kano, Bunyala and
Mwea). Bancy Mati reported yields up to 9 t/ha
have been achieved with Basmati rice and over
17t/ha for a high-yielding IR variety; water
savings ranged from 25-33%, depending upon the
season. An article published in the March 2012
edition of the International Journal of Current
Research and Review showed water productivity
(kilograms of rice per cubic meter of irrigation
water supplied) averaging 120% higher for the
three varieties under SRI management. A
subsequent 2013 Agricultural Water Management
article studying adoption and economic return
with SRI compared to farmer practice found that
showed a SRI benefit-cost ratio of 1.76 and 1.88
in the first and second seasons, respectively,
compared to 1.3 and 1.35 for farmer practice. A
film about SRI in Kenya won first prize on July
20, 2013, at the 2nd African Agricultural Film
Festival in Accra, Ghana; Bancy Mati
subsequently showed the film at the 2015
COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris in
December 2015. A segment on SRI aired on the
widely-viewed Kenyan TV show, Shamba Shape-
Up, during 2013, which reached a wide audience
in Eastern Africa. During November 2014, Jomo
Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology (JKUAT) launched two AICAD-
sponsored SRI projects in the in Mwea and
Western Kenya irrigation schemes.Progress and Activities
2018 Updates
Bancy Mati Presents Talk on SRI in Kenya at
Cornell University
[February 1, 2018] Bancy Mati, Director, Water
Research and Resource Center (WARREC), Jomo
Kenyatta University of Agriculture and
Technology, Nairobi, Kenya gave a talk entitled
Experience in Kenya with the System of Rice
Intensification (SRI) in the Context of Water
Scarcity and Climate Stresses on February 1, 2018,
in 100 Mann Library, Cornell University, Ithaca,
NY. The seminar highlighted the progress with
SRI in several irrigation schemes over the past
eight years.2017
Comparing the Economic Performance of Two
Rice Technologies in West Kano Irrigation
Scheme, Kenya
[March 15, 2017] An article by Mwatete et al
comparing SRI and conventional rice production
practices has been published in the Africa
Environmental Review. The study involved a
survey of 123 households in West Kano Irrigation
Scheme (WKIS) of Western Kenya intended to
learn about their rice farming activities and field
experimental trials on conventional paddy and
Systems of Rice Intensification (SRI)
technologies. Results of the study indicated that
89% of the households produced rice for both
consumption and commercial purposes. Findings
also indicated that the SRI system saved about
64% of water compared to the conventional
paddy system. Experimental results showed that
the yield difference for IR2793 rice variety when
SRI was used increased by up to 33.4 %
compared to conventional paddy method. In the
case of basmati 370 rice variety, SRI increased
grain yield of up to 53.3 % compared to the
conventional paddy method. The study also
reveals that SRI method of rice production saves
about 64% of water and net revenue margins for
SRI was higher by KSh. 58,275 (US 583) per acre
of land. The authors conclude that adoption of
the SRI method of rice production would be an
important instrument for poverty reduction
among the rural households of West Kano
irrigation scheme and Kenya at large.
Bancy Mati
Receives Award for Her Work with SRI and Other
Endeavors
[April 12, 2017] Bancy Mati was awarded a
certificate on April 12, 2017, by Jomo Kenyatta
University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)
in recognition of her “Outstanding Work that has
had the Most Visible Impact on Community
Livelihood and Wealth Creation.” She is shown at
right receiving the certificate from the University
Chancellor, Prof. Geoffrey Moriaso Ole Maloiy.
The recognition is partly due to Mati’s SRI work,
which has now influenced over 8,000 farmers
who have adopted or adapted System of Rice
Intensification practices. During March 2017, an
article she co-authored with Jackline Ndiiri,
Norman Uphoff, et al, was published in the
American Journal of Plant Biology. The article,
Comparison of yields of paddy rice under System
of Rice Intensification in Mwea, Kenya,
compares yields of three rice varieties grown
under SRI management with reduced water
applications versus conventional practices of
continuous flooding (CF). Mati has been working
on SRI with farmers in Mwea and other irrigation
schemes since 2009.2015-2016
Making the Case for SRI at the COP21 Climate
Change Conference
[December 20, 2015] Responding to an invitation
by the African Climate Policy Center (ACAPC) of
the United Nations Economic Commission for
Africa (UNECA) for side events at the African
Pavilion during COP21/CMP11 global climate
change event in Paris, Bancy Mati traveled to
France to show her film “ System of Rice
Intensification (SRI): Growing More Rice with Less
Water. Experiences from Kenya” under the sub-
theme “Climate-Smart Agriculture and food
security.” While at the COP21 Conference, which
was held November 30 – December 12, 2015, she
also gave a video interview of her SRI work to
journalists from the University of Queensland,
attended the exhibitions at “Espaces Generations
Climat,” and participated in both the TerrAfrica
side meeting on sustainable land management in
Africa and the Sustainable Innovation Forum
2015 (SIF15). (See Bancy Mati’s COP21
Conference report for details.)2014
Water Research and Resource Center at Jomo
Kenyatta University Launches Two SRI Projects
[December 10, 2014] Jomo Kenyatta University
of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), through
its Water Research and Resource Center
(WARREC), launched two SRI projects in Mwea
and Western
Kenya irrigation schemes. Bancy Mati is the
Principle Investigator for the projects, both of
which are funded by the African Institute for
Capacity Development (AICAD). ‘ Enhancing
Adoption of SRI through Capacity Building and
Linking Farmers with Industry and Niche Medium
and Main Outlet Markets,’ is a six-month project
to build the capacity of farmers to enhance
adoption of SRI and facilitate linking SRI farmers
to industry and niche markets. Identifying
solutions to Key Challenges Facing Adoption of
System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Kenya , a
three-year US$60,000 project, is intended to
improve rice production through adoption of SRI
by small-scale rice farmers. (See report on the
WARREC website.)Research on SRI Fields Under Changing
Weather Conditions Published in International
Journal of Agronomy
[April 15, 2014] An article by W. O. Nyang’au et
al, ” Estimating rice yield under changing weather
conditions in Kenya using CERES rice model ,”
was published in the March 2014 edition of the
International Journal of Agronomy. The study,
which was undertaken with farmers in Mwea and
Western Kenya irrigation schemes, revealed that
increase in both maximum and minimum
temperatures affects Basmati 370 and IR 2793-
80-1 grain yield under SRI. Increase in
atmospheric CO2 concentration led to an
increase in grain yield for both Basmati and IR
2793-80-1 under SRI and increase in solar
radiation also had an increasing impact on both
Basmati 370 and IR 2793-80-1 grain yield. The
results of the study indicated that weather
conditions in Kenya do affect rice yield under SRI
and, as climate change is in evidence in Kenya,
the changing patterns should be taken into
consideration in agricultural plans to improve
food security. [For details, see open access
article.]2013
SRI Featured on Kenyan Television Show
[November 2013] The popular Kenyan TV show
Shamba Shape-Up aired an episode (Series 3,
Episode 13) on October 1, 2013, that included a
visit to a farmer’s field and a follow-up visit to
see how his SRI trials turned out. Advice on how
to undertake SRI was provided by an expert from
the National Irrigation Board. The first 7:20
minutes of this 24 minute episode is about a
successful SRI undertaking on Evan’s farm. (See
video in English or in Swahili). As Shamba Shape-
Up reportedly has over 11 million viewers in East
Africa, the discussion of SRI in the series will
hopefully have a good impact in East Africa!Adoption, Constraints and
Economic Returns of SRI-Grown Rice in Mwea,
Kenya
[September 18, 2013] The paper “ Adoption,
constraints and economic returns of paddy rice
under the system of rice intensification in Mwea,
Kenya,” authored by J. A. Ndiiri et al, was
published in the November 2013 edition of
Agricultural Water Management . SRI adoption was
assessed and net income advantages were
compared to farmer practice (FP) during the
2010/2011 and 2011/2012 main growing seasons
in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme. (See article for
details of practices.) Forty of the 50 SRI farmers
from 18 units that were sampled increased yields
by1.6 t/ha (33%) while seed requirements were
reduced by 87% and water savings averaged
28%. While SRI required 9% more labor costs on
average, results were variable, and, in three
units, labor costs were reduced by an average of
13%. While SRI required 30% more labor for
weeding than FP in the first season, this was
reduced to 15% in the second season when push-
weeders became available. (See example of
weeder at right.) SRI gave a higher benefit-cost
ratio of 1.76 and 1.88 in the first and second
seasons, respectively, compared to 1.3 and 1.35
for FP.
The results indicated that SRI practices of
planting younger seedlings with wider spacing
and intermittent irrigation lead to increased
paddy rice yields with concomitant rise in the
income accruing to farmers. The authors also
concluded that the net benefit could increase
with availability of mechanical weeders and use
of organic fertilization. Finally, up-scaling of SRI
in Mwea can be expected to help achieve greater
national and household food security.
SRI Film Wins First Prize at the 2nd African
Agricultural Film Festival
[July 17, 2013] A film about SRI has won first
prize at the 2nd African Agricultural Film Festival
in Accra, Ghana. Produced by Bancy Mati
(shown at right accepting the award) , the entry
entitled “System of Rice Intensification (SRI):
Producing More Rice with Less Water! The
Kenyan Experience” was presented at the
festival which was organized by FARA in
conjunction with the 6th African Agricultural
Science Week. The prize will be awarded
officially on July 20 at the close of the
conference. (See video).
2012
Article on SRI Water Productivity in Mwea
Irrigation Scheme Published in the International
Journal of Current Research and Review
[April 15, 2012] An assessment of water
productivity for rice production using SRI
methods and the traditional continuous flooded
rice practice in Mwea, Kenya, was published in
the March 2012 edition of International Journal of
Current Research and Review. The article by J.A.
Ndiiri, B.M. Mati et al, Comparison of water
savings of paddy rice under System of Rice
Intensification (SRI) growing rice in Mwea,
Kenya, reported on field experiments conducted
in 2010/2011 at Mwea Irrigation Agricultural
Development (MIAD) of Mwea Irrigation Scheme
(MIS) during the main 2010-2011 growing
season. The results showed that SRI methods
gave the highest water-saving and yields for all
the three varieties. Yield increased by 0.6t/ha,
2t/ha and 1.5t/ha while water savings were
2528m3/ha, 2268m3/ha and 2846m3/ha for the
Basmati 370, BW 196 and IR 2793-80-1 varieties,
respectively. Similarly, calculations showed
water productivity (kilograms of rice per cubic
meter of irrigation water supplied) averaging
120% higher for the three varieties under SRI
management (2.16 kg/m3 vs. 0.98 kg/m3).SRI Adoption and Yields Improve with
Capacity-Building Efforts
Bancy Mati (right), the driving force behind SRI
adoption and research in Kenya, has provided a
document summarizing how SRI is evolving
there. Just two and a half years since the
practice was introduced in Mwea, it is evident
that SRI is now being well-accepted.
Approximately 3,000 farmers have been trained in
SRI methods and adopters now number about
2,000 in the four irrigation schemes (Ahero, West
Kano, Bunyala and Mwea). Mati estimates that
tens of thousands have been reached radio
broadcasts (also in local languages), newspaper
articles, exhibitions and JKUAT open days.
This 2011-2012 season has shown good results
with yields: Up to 9 t/ha for the lower-yielding
Basmati variety compared to 5 t/ha with
conventional management and over 17 t/ha for a
high-yielding IR variety compared to 9 t/ha
without SRI practices. According to research
findings, water savings have ranged from 25% in
dry weather to 33% in wet weather. A few
farmers had access to rotary weeders, but more
are anticipated in the coming year.
Kenyan farmers as well as other rice
stakeholders are excited about SRI. A bag of SRI
paddy reportedly weighs 10-20 kg more than that
of conventional rice, mostly because of greater
grain filling (fewer unfilled grains). When milled,
the SRI rice has more whole grains (less
breakage) so it sells faster, sometimes earning
KSh2/kg (˜2.5¢/kg) more than conventional rice.
It is interesting to see farmers who have not
openly adopted SRI changing their behavior too:
Some have reduced flooding of their paddies with
water, while others are planting in lines and at
wider spacing. As part of the regular training to
reach the unreached, which includes those who
are slowly leaning towards SRI, an SRI field day
was held at the Wamumu block in Mwea on
January 30, 2012. The training was conducted
almost entirely by several of the 115 farmers
who have completed the Training of Trainers
(ToT) course.FOR 2009 -2011 SRI ACTIVITIES, see SRI
Kenya Archives (from SRI-Rice website)=======================================
Reports and General Articles
Despite food insecurity, Kisumu farmers lack
ready market for rice . Business Daily , May 8. [SRI
increases production in Ahero, though distribution
systems are lacking]Mati, Bancy, and Kennedy Ouma 2016. Mrs.
Lonah Akumu: One Woman’s story of resilience
championing SRI in western Kenya. SRI4Women
blog. October 11.2016. Rice farmers reap big with water-saving
technology. Jomo Kenyatta University of
Agriculture and Technology website. May 19.
[Farmer stories from Kenya’s West Kano
Irrigation Scheme, Block C, share their SRI
stories.]Ondongo, Dannish. 2016. Kisumu County banks
on rice irrigation to solve food insecurity.
CapitalFM, Business&Tech section. March 18.
[Feature on irrigation schemes in Kisumu
Country, Kenya; SRI is noted in the Mwea
irrigation scheme.]Mati, Bancy. 2016. Report of participation in the
COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris,
France . SRI-Rice website. (3p., 109KB pdf)
[Report by Bancy Mati, Professor at JKUAT, and
SRI project Coordinator, Kenya, of her
participation in COP21, Nov. 30 – Dec. 12, 2015]
[uploaded February 7, 2016]Chepkoech, Anita. 2016. Out goes paddy rice
farming, in comes a new efficient method , Daily
Nation, Business Section (Seeds of Gold),
February 5. [Story of SRI in Ahero and West
Kano irrigation schemes,based on an interview
with Bancy Mati]
February 5, 2016, Daily Nation (Kenya)Besliu, Raluca. 2015. Famine from droughts?
Never again, says Calvince Okello. Digital Journal.
February 12. [Kenyan social entrepreneur creates
M-shamba, a platform using mobile phones,
which has reached 6,000 rice farmers to help
them adopt SRI.]Ochienno, Judith Taaka. 2014. Influence of
communication on adoption of agricultural
innovation: A case of the System of Rice
Intensification in Mwea irrigation scheme . MA
Thesis, University of Nairobi.(67p.pdf)Wycliffe, Nyang’au. 2014. System of Rice
Intensification (SRI) twin projects launched .
Water Research and Resource Center website.
December 10.Mwangi, Boniface. 2013. Rice farmers embrace
wet planting technique . Business Daily, August 8.Imbali, Fiona. 2013. System of Rice
Intensification gains popularity in Kenya. Baobab
66:11-13. March [Guest column interview with
Bancy Mati]Cherono, Stella, and Angela Oketch. 2012. New
rice technology boosts yields, quality . Business
Daily, December 6.2012. KENYA: SRI adoption and yields on the
rise. Global SRI News and Views blog. February
20.
2012. Featured Item: Kenya: SRI Farmers now
turned into trainers in Kenya! System of Rice
Intensification website. February 20.Mati, Bancy, 2012. SRI farmers now turned into
trainers in Kenya! System of Rice Intensification
website. February 17. (4. 91KB pdf) [Report
detailing the spread of SRI in Kenya]Mati, Bancy. 2011. Up-scaling the System of Rice
Intensification (SRI) in Ahero, West Kano,
Bunyala and Mwea Irrigation Schemes. System of
Rice Intensification website. (5p. 43KB pdf)2011. From problem to solution: Making
agriculture climate-smart. World Bank Institute
website, World Bank In Action section. April 13.
[no longer online].Mati, B. M., R. Wanjogu, B. Odongo and P. G.
Home. 2011. Introduction of the System of Rice
Intensification in Kenya: Experiences from Mwea
Irrigation Scheme. Paddy and Water Environment
9:145-154. DOI: 10.1007/s10333-010-0241-3Mburu, Ngondi. 2011. Kenya: New rice planting
system saves water, seeds . African Farming
website. September 26.A.V. Ragunathan. 2010. Kenyan team studies
SRI project . The Hindu, June 26, Tamil Nadu
section.2010. New rice farming system takes root in
Mwea scheme. Daily Nation (Kenya), May 5,
Business News section, Online edition.Mati, Bancy M. 2009. System of Rice
Intensification (SRI): Growing more rice with less
water. Brief notes on promoting the adoption of
SRI in Kenya. Improved Management of
Agricultural Water in Eastern & Southern Africa,
Kenya. System of Rice Intensification website. (6p.
pdf)Research and Scholarly Papers (in chronological
order of receipt)Mwatete, Gibson, et al. 2017. Comparing the
economic performance of two rice technologies
in West Kano Irrigation Scheme, Kenya. Africa
Environmental Review Journa l 2(2): 93-106.Ndiiri, Jackline Alinda, Norman Uphoff, Bancy
Mbura Mati, Patrick Gathogo Home, and Benson
Odongo. 2017. Comparison of yields of paddy
rice under System of Rice Intensification in
Mwea, Kenya. American Journal of Plant Biology
2(2): 49-60. doi:10.11648/j.ajpb.20170202.12Gicheru, Mercy Njeri. 2016. Barriers and enablers
to the uptake and implementation of System of
Rice Intensification; A case study of Mwea
Irrigation Scheme in Kenya. Master’s thesis.
University of Capetown, South Africa. (79p. pdf)Mwatete, Gibson Kalume Kitsao. Technical
efficiency differentials between conventional and
System of Rice Intensification methods of rice
production in West Kano Irrigation Scheme,
Kenya. PhD dissertation, University of Eldoret
(Kenya).Ndirangu, Bancy Wambui. 2015. Influence of rice
intensification system on rice production among
small scale farmers. Case of Tebere in Mwea,
Kirinyaga county in Kenya. Master’s thesis,
University of Nairobi (Kenya).Ochienno, Judith Taaka. 2014. Influence of
communication on adoption of agricultural
innovation: A case of the System of Rice
Intensification in Mwea irrigation scheme .
Master’s Thesis, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
(67p. 394 KB pdf)Nyang’au, W. O., B. M. Mati, K. Kalamwa, R. K.
Wanjogu, and L. K. Kiplagat. 2014. Estimating
rice yield under changing weather conditions in
Kenya using CERES rice model . International
Journal of Agronomy 2014 (ID849496): 12 p. doi:
10.1155/2014/849496Ndiiri, J. A., B. M. Mati, P. G. Home, B. Odongo.
2013. Water productivity under the System of
Rice Intensification from experimental plots and
farmer surveys in Mwea, Kenya. Taiwan Water
Conservancy Journal 61(4): 63-75.Ndiiri, J. A., B. M. Mati, P. G. Home, B. Odongo,
and N. Uphoff, N. 2013. Adoption, constraints
and economic returns of paddy rice under the
system of rice intensification in Mwea, Kenya.
Agricultural Water Management . 129: 44-55.
doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.07.006Kipkorir, E.C., E.M. Mugalavai, C.K. Songok,
P.O.W. Webi, K. K.G. Kiptoo, and F. Daudi. 2012.
Adapting System of Rice Intensification in
Western Kenya irrigation schemes. In
Proceedings of The International Conference on
Disaster Risk Reduction, and Conflict Resolution for
Sustainable Development , July 18-20, Mmust,
Kakamega, Kenya.Ndiiri, J. A., B. M. Mati, P. G. Home, B. Odongo
and N. Uphoff. 2012. Benefit-cost analysis of
paddy rice under the System of Rice
Intensification in Mwea, Kenya. Paper presented
at the 2012 JKUAT Scientific, Technological and
Industrialization Conference – Science, November
15-16, in Nairobi, Kenya. [no longer online].Nyamai, M., B. M. Mati, P. G. Home, B. Odongo,
R. Wanjogu, and E. G. Thuranira. 2012. Improving
land and water productivity in basin rice
cultivation in Kenya through System of Rice
Intensification (SRI) . Agricultural Engineering
International: CIGR Journal 14(2):1-9.Ndiiri, J.A., B.M. Mati, P.G. Home, B. Odongo,
and N. Uphoff. 2012. Comparison of water
savings of paddy rice under System of Rice
Intensification (Sri) growing rice in Mwea, Kenya.
International Journal of Current Research and
Review 4(6):63-73 [ Note: The cited link
downloads the entire issue; click here to see
only the 456KB Ndiiri article]Mati, B. M., R. Wanjogu, B. Odongo and P. G.
Home. 2011. Introduction of the System of Rice
Intensification in Kenya: Experiences from Mwea
Irrigation Scheme. Paddy and Water Environment
9:145-154. doi: 10.1007/s10333-010-0241-3Conferences and Meetings (incomplete after
2010)The First National Workshop on SRI in Kenya
Date: May 7, 2010 at the
Venue: African Institute for Capacity and
Development ( AICAD ) campus in Juja, near
Nairobi.
Cosponsors: The workshop was planned and
implemented as a collaborative, cost-shared
activity by the partners, notably JKUAT,
IMAWESA, NIB and AICAD.Field days & SRI trainings:
– Mwea – August 5, 2010, December 7, 2010, July
21, 2011and November 18, 2011
– SRI Open Day – November 4, 2010Stakeholders’ Meeting of the System for Rice
Intensification (SRI)
Date: January 27, 2010
Venue: World Agroforestry Centre complex at
Girgiri, Nairobi
Organizing Partners: Improved Management for
Agricultural Water in Eastern and Southern Africa
(IMAWESA)/IFAD, Mwea Irrigation Agricultural
Development (AICAD), World Bank (WB), World
Bank Institute (WBI) and AICADVideo conference: Producing More with Less
Water and Farm Inputs for Climate Adaptation:
Knowledge Sharing on System of Rice
Intensification (SRI)
Date: Friday, September 11, 2009
Sites: Nairobi, Kenya; Antananarivo, Madagascar;
Kigali, Rwanda; Chennai, India; Washington, DC,
USA
Organizing Partners:
World Bank Institute (WBI), The World Bank,
Improved Management for Agricultural Water in
Eastern and Southern Africa (IMAWESA) , Africa
Institute for Capacity Development (AICAD),
Global Development Learning Network (GDLN)
Practical Information
Mati, Bancy. 2012. System of Rice Intensification
(SRI): Growing more rice while saving on water.
System of Rice Intensification website. (12p,
638KB pdf). [Updated version of the original
2009 SRI training manual for farmers in Mwea,
Kenya. Hard copy published in cooperation with
Jomo Kenyatta University and the National
Irrigation Board.]Nyamai, Matolo, Bancy Mati and Andrew
Gidamis. 2010. Mfumo wa kilimo shadidi cha
mpunga (MKiShaMpunga) . System of Rice
Intensification website. (16p. 6.82MB pdf)
[Kiswahili language SRI manual developed for
Kenyan farmers in conjunction with Jomo
Kenyatta University, AICAD, IMAWESA and WBI
and translation assistance from Sokoine
University of Tanzania]Mati, Bancy M. and Matolo Nyamai. 2009.
System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Growing
More Rice While Saving on Water . Improved
Management of Agricultural Water in Eastern &
Southern Africa, Kenya website. (6p. pdf). [An
information brochure used for SRI training on SRI
in Mwea, Kenya.]PowerPoint Presentations
2012. Promoting the Adoption of SRI through
Participatory Research and Outreach in Kenya:
SRI – Growing More Rice with Less Water .
PowerPoint presentation by Bancy M. Mati (SRI
Projects Coordinator at Jomo Kenyatta University
of Agriculture & Technology, Nairobi), April 18,
2012, at a workshop on the Rice-EA project,
Nairobi, Kenya. 35 slides.Mati, Bancy. 2011. Introducing Kenyan
Participation: Producing More with Less Input
through SRI – the System of Rice Intensification .
PowerPoint presented by the Kenya SRI Projects
Coordinator at the videoconference on South-
South Knowledge Sharing on Climate-Smart
Agriculture Practices, KDLC, Nairobi, 24th August
24. 16 slides.Ravichandran, V. K., and Mei Xie. 2010.
Knowledge Travels – From India to Kenya,
South-South Knowledge Sharing on SRI
PowerPoint presented at the videoconference
Global Learning Development Network (GDLN)
session linking Mali, Madagascar and India, Feb.
9. 18 slides. [see also French version ] [no longer
on the World Bank website].
Videos
2016 (November 30). 2016. Smart Farm: Rice
Intensification. 3:41 min. KenyaCitizen TV
channel, YouTube. [Kenyan TV show on “smart
farms,” Which about SRI this week.]2014 (January 7). Rising Rice Farming in Mwea.
10.:05 min. MIADCENTRE MWEA channel,
YouTube.2013. System of Rice Intensification (SRI) –
Documentary. 22 min. Produced and directed by
Bancy Mati, Jomo Kenyatta University of
Agriculture and Technology, and the National
Irrigation Board, Kenya. Documentary Addict
website.2013. (October 1) Recap: Bees, Chickens, Rice,
Antibiotics. 24:27 min. Shamba Shape-Up S3E13/
Series 3, Episode 13. Produced by MEDIAE.org.
[This video, which is an episode of the Kenyan
TV show Shamba Shape-Up, is available in
English and Swahili. The section on SRI is the
first 7:20 minutes of the episode.]2013 (July 13). System of Rice Intensification
(SRI): Growing more rice with less.. . 9:41 min.
Produced by Bancy Mati. Bancy Mati channel,
YouTube. [A film about SRI in Kenya has won
first prize at the 2nd African Agricultural Film
Festival in Accra, Ghana]Photo Collection
SRI-Rice Kenya Photo Collection is provided by
Bancy Mati. The photos are running as a
slideshow in the summary section at the top of
the page. Click on the photo showing to enlarge
it or to show captions. (See also photos from
ALL countries ).
