Determinants Influencing the Adoption of Rice Intensification System among Smallholders in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya

SRI AFRICA October 1, 2021 0 Comments

Rice farming has received considerable attention in developing countries and particularly in Kenya due to its impact on smallholders’ income and food security. Irrigated rice is the largest consumer of water, and its sustainability is threatened by water shortage. This has necessitated the development of alternative irrigation water technologies, such as the system of rice […]

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How agroecological rice intensification can assist in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals

SRI AFRICA October 1, 2021 0 Comments

The UN Development Program has set forth a roster of sustainable development goals (SDGs) for eradicating hunger and poverty with other consequential targets also to be achieved by 2030. Agroecological production strategies can help accomplish about half of these goals, especially SDG #2 (zero hunger) and SDG #12 (action for climate), utilizing biological processes and […]

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ASSESSING THE UPTAKE OF SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION PRACTICES THROUGH AN INNOVATION PLATFORM IN OLUCH IRRIGATION SCHEME, RANGWE SUB COUNTY, KENYA

SRI AFRICA September 27, 2021 0 Comments

Rice is a staple food crop demanded in the global fight against hunger and may be used to improve food and nutrition security and incomes, especially in low and middle-income countries (Demont, 2013; Omondi et al., 2013). Globally, rice feeds over 50 percent of the world population (Ndiiri et al., 2013a). As a cash crop, […]

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