Challenges and Coping Strategies in the Uptake of the System of Rice Intensification Practices in Oluch Irrigation Scheme, Homa-Bay County, Kenya

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Rice is a staple food crop for most households in sub-Saharan Africa [1,2]. Currently, there is increasing demand for rice and the need to improve productivity of local farmers to reduce dependence on imports in most countries with rice productivity potential [1,3]. Concurrently, there are significant crop yield gaps associated with biophysical and management challenges. With […]

The potential for expansion of irrigated rice under alternate wetting and drying in Burkina Faso

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Achieving rice self-sufficiency in West Africa will require an expansion of the irrigated rice area under water-scarce conditions. However, little is known about how much area can be irrigated and where and when water-saving practices could be used. The objective of this study was to assess potentially irrigable lands for irrigated rice cultivation under water-saving […]

Comparative Analysis of Rice Performance and Profitability with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and Traditional Practices (TP) in Ziguinchor District, Senegal

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Conventional rice nursery

The “System of Rice Intensification”(SRI) represents a sustainable alternative to improve household yields and incomes. This study aimed to evaluate the yields and the profitability of the SRI and the Traditional Practices (TP) in Ziguinchor district, Senegal. A directed sampling based on criteria for selecting the system used and the cultivated varieties common to both systems was […]