Overview of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Around the World

During the past several decades, the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) has been validated in 65+ countries in Asia,
Africa, and the Americas, with support from NGOs, government agencies, and the private sector. This presentation
includes SRI updates from various regions and countries, insights into SRI networks, and a discussion of future trends
and directions. While national networks have been established in ten Asian countries, regional networks are emerging
in Africa and Latin America. Globally, a research network, equipment forum, resource center (SRI-Rice), and policy
group (SRI-2030) are also active. Strengthening linkages within the global SRI community and between SRI networks
can help with creating solidarity, collaborative problem-solving, sharing/providing information, and creating a more
enabling policy environment. Climate change threats related to water shortages and GHGs, together with mounting
food insecurity, have led some countries to consider SRI as a low-cost way of tackling these issues simultaneously. In
2021, nine countries included SRI in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to reduce methane emissions,
showing increased government attention to SRI. Of 1,500+ journal articles about SRI from 60 countries, 43% are
from India, 15% from Indonesia, and 9% from Africa. A third includes comparisons between SRI and other production
methods, with the majority favorable to SRI regarding yield, water use, economics, and GHGs. Scaling up SRI globally
can be assisted by increasing/improving extension, water management infrastructure/policies, SRI-adapted equipment
access, marketing support, prioritized research, information access, and investigating/applying digital technologies and
new financial incentives such as carbon credits, rice bonds, and other decarbonization strategies.

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