The project on Improving and Scaling up the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in West Africa (SRI-WAAPP) has had continued success promoting the introduction, adaptation and scaling up of SRI in Benin since January 2014. The updated 2016 map at right shows 62 SRI project sites throughout Benin. For more information on SRI in Benin, […]
An article by Pascal Gbenou et al analyzes the results of 90 participating farmers who undertook SRI trials on 32 plots over 3 years beginning in 2009. In both plateau and floodplain environments, farmers compared conventional methods to SRI as well as ‘farmer-adapted’ practices (modified SRI using only the principle of early transplanting). The trials showed that […]
[Bancy Mati will give a talk entitled “System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Summary of Progress made in Africa” in stream D on May 20.]