Tanzania: Plans underway to benefit from lucrative regional rice market

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A plate of rice! What could that mean to you? To many it may be one of staple food easily available and simple to cook. But for generation X people born from 1965 to 1980 in rural areas in Tanzania there, it is a different story altogether. To them rice was more than food when […]

Madagascar: Périmètres agricoles – 100 000 ha de terrain réhabilités [SRI implemented on 101,600 ha for three years, enabled Madagascar to improve its productivity to 5 tons per ha in 2 regions.]

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According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MINAE), nearly 100,000 ha of agricultural perimeters have been rehabilitated since 2019 in the different regions of the country. In addition, 28,000 ha have been newly developed, which should allow an additional production of 140,000 tonnes of rice per year at a rate of 5 […]

SRI: A Nature-Based Approach for Rice Cultivation Providing a Triple Win for People, Planet and Prosperity

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Rice is a significant crop for the world. Rice plays a critical role in food security being the staple crop for over half the world’s population. It is central to the daily activities of many, with over 1 billion people relying on it for their livelihoods. It is also used for ceremonial purposes, medicinal and […]