There has been a heated debate among researchers over the impact of a set of new rice-growing cultivation methods, known as the system of rice intensification (SRI). Farmers’ field-level observations showed that the yield of SRI was more than that of conventional management practices. However, these observations were criticized because of the lack of scientific […]
The Standards & Pricing (S&P) Unit of Fairtrade International announces new Fairtrade Minimum Prices and Fairtrade Premiums for organic rice from Sri Lanka. This S&P decision changes the FMP of rice from Sri Lanka to a commercial market price plus 15% Fairtrade Premium as of 1 May 2023. For more information, please refer to the […]
TANZANIA – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through funding from the European Union (EU), has embarked on training farmers on the system of rice intensification technology (SRI) in an effort to improve their yields and incomes. IPP Media reports that FAO has earmarked farmers in the Morogoro and Mbeya regions by equipping them […]