The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is being promoted worldwide, but relatively little is yet known about its impacts at farm level. This article reviews available evidence on the impact of SRI practices in terms of yield and productivity. Adoption of SRI practices necessarily changes the mix and allocation of inputs, in particular of water, […]
SRI has progressed well beyond what it was when first assembled some 40 years ago by Henri de Laulanié, SJ, in Madagascar [1]. It has changed considerably since becoming known outside that country after 2000. Initially, SRI was understood and presented in terms of certain practices, some quite counterintuitive, for improving smallholder production of irrigated […]
▸ abstract System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a climate‑smart, input‑reducing and output‑increasing way of growing rice. It focuses on altering management of plants, soil, water and nutrients instead of using external inputs. Developed in Madagascar during the 1980s, SRI has become a worldwide phenomenon because it can help grow more rice by consuming less […]