Water available for irrigation has drastically reduced in recent years, especially in agricultural areas of Kenya, due to climate variability as well as unprecedented expansion of irrigation projects. As a result, any intervention that can save water, while also increasing crop yields and quality of produce is a welcome intervention. This is where the System […]
Promising results from an increasing number of field evaluations of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) conducted in Asia and Africa indicate that African farmers could increase their rice production while lowering costs of operation and reducing the need for water by utilizing its principles and practices. This system relies not on external inputs to […]
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) achieves higher yields with fewer water and seed by changing how plants, soil, water and nutrients are managed. This thesis explores the interrelations of labour, class and technological change arising from the spread of SRI in West Africa. The analytical perspective combines the Farming Systems approach with Marxist political […]