KENYA: Comparing productivity of rice under System of Rice Intensification and conventional flooding: A switching regression approach

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This paper examined the factors influencing rice productivity in Kenya’s Mwea Irrigation Scheme using the System of rice intensification (SRI) and conventional flooding (CF). Analysis of 364 farmer interviews with an Endogenous Switching regression Model (ESRM) revealed that factors such as household size, access to extension services, involvement in off-farm work, distance from the canal, […]

TANZANIA: SUA researchers want new rice farming system to reach farmers

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RESEARCHERS from the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) have challenged the ministry of agriculture to introduce the system of rice intensification (SRI) across the country to improve yields as well as farmers’ welfare.

Sustainable Rice Intensification in Baguineda, Mali

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From www.youtube.com – November 7, 7:56 AM The Sustainable Rice Intensification is an innovation promoted by the Green Innovation Centres that aims at enhancing farmer’s productivity and at the same time reducing the ecological footprint in the rice sector. The video was taken during a field trip to Mali in October 2019. (Video is in French).