PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE RICE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: ‘SUCCESS STORY’

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At 63 Zablon learns new ways of rice farming, expects to double his production Read More: SSC PROJECT SUCCESS STORY 2 FEB 5 2018 “I’ve been a farmer all my life. I had not received any training in agriculture, but only using my local knowledge.” says Yohana Zablon (63) a smallholder farmer from Njage Village in […]

System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Producing more with less

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System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a rice farming technique that uses little water and good agricultural practices. SRI uses less, water, fewer seeds and produces higher yields. SRI benefits environmental conservation and increases farmers income. Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2ZwRTBiR3FKektKRThsVnMyUi1EVW5VdTE0QXxBQ3Jtc0ttSG5lYzdEeEowQlFjZ0ZIdmdReXQyTmtuRGxxSTNPLTZOeks4WVlWM2h2WFJBc0xRXzhFYzh6RmVieHExYWRsLWNHeXEweGpaMXFsemVXZE9GMDB0S0swNWZVRjVqcDFhbmV3TWtqMG9pZTZhVG1qUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fao.org%2Fin-action%2Fbuilding-capacity-environmental-agreements%2Fen%2F&v=KrBcwdAcYAc

Evaluating Sustainable Options for Valorization of Rice By-Products in Sri Lanka: An Approach for a Circular Business Model

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Due to the significant quantities of waste generated by the Sri Lankan rice industry, circular bioeconomy methodologies were applied to examine value-adding entrepreneurial activities for rice industry by-products (RIB). The study was conceived after scouring the existing literature on agricultural waste management and interviewing experts in the field and the rice industry. In the first […]