Rice Cultivation Ambition in the New and Updated Nationally Determined Contributions: 2020-2021: Analysis of Agricultural Sub-Sectors in Countries’ Climate Change Strategies

SRI AFRICA February 21, 2022 0 Comments

The share of countries that referenced rice cultivation actions in new and updated National Determined Contributions (NDCs) has increased since the previous round of NDCs. Among the top 10 countries with the highest mitigation potential for rice cultivation, 4 countries mentioned rice mitigation actions. Seventeen countries quantified measures for rice cultivation in their new and […]

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DR CONGO: Farmer Field Schools at the Service of Sustainable Rice

SRI AFRICA February 21, 2022 0 Comments

The pathway to sustainable rice in Congo’s Great Lakes region continues thanks to the PICAGL programme, funded by the World Bank and facilitated by Rikolto. Since May 2019, 330 Farmer Field Schools have been set up in the provinces of South Kivu and Tanganyika. The objective was to improve rice productivity, reduce production costs and […]

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Prospering together with rice

SRI AFRICA February 10, 2022 0 Comments

“I have a small body but a big brain,” brags Fulale Mbinga, poking her head as she feeds a cow she bought after selling rice last year. The mother of five knows how livestock helps farmers overcome hunger and poverty when crops fail amid devastating effects of climate change. “I think about the future,” she […]

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