TANZANIA: Who benefits from climate-friendly agriculture? The marginal returns to a rainfed system of rice intensification in Tanzania

SRI AFRICA November 25, 2020 0 Comments

…technologies that raise farmers’ crop productivity while mitigating risk exposure are particularly valuable. This study assesses the impact of a variant of the system of rice intensification (SRI) on expected yields, yield variance (variability) and yield skewness (exposure to downside risk) in Tanzania. The appeal of the technology lies in its yield-enhancing potential, its low […]

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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, […]

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

SRI AFRICA November 25, 2020 0 Comments

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.

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