SRI Introduction: The spread of SRI in East Africa This is an introduction to a series of 4 training videos and details how IFAD has promoted the spread of SRI from Madagascar to Rwanda and then Burundi. Malagasy farmers went to Rwanda to share their knowledge and Burundian farmers then visited the same Rwandan farmers […]
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 […]
Agriculture requires a great deal of water. In fact, it uses 70% of the world’s freshwater supplies. Extreme weather events are on the rise, and drought is as much […].*Solutions in India* To grow just a single kilo of rice takes 5000 litres of water, and it accounts for over a third of the water […]