Background to SRI adoption in Kenya The System of Rice Intensification (SRI), is a proven technology for growing rice in paddies, which incredibly increases yields while using less water among other benefits. Furthermore, SRI is a green technology which holds promise for food security, water savings, health and environmental benefits and improved productivity of rice. […]
50,000 Farmers in 13 countries results from scaling up the system of rice intensification in west africa. Read more here: https://sriwestafrica.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/sri-waapp-book-single-p-8mb.pdf
What actions do you propose? Methodology development and training – project partners will develop a consistent methodology to cover project implementation, including field-sampling methods, packaging and distribution, laboratory analysis, and farmer training methods (for SRI). Field agents would be trained in SRI methods in order to conduct trainings for glaberrima farmers. Collecting and field characterizing glaberrima […]