A review of agricultural research issues raised by the system of rice intensification (SRI) from Madagascar: opportunities for improving farming systems for resource-poor farmers

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The system of rice intensification (SRI) originated in Madagascar and was first synthesized in 1983 by Father Henri de Laulanı́e, a French Jesuit priest. Under the drought conditions of that year, he experimented serendipitously with transplanting very young seedlings of only 15 days old. To everyone’s surprise, the yields surpassed all expectations and in subsequent […]

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 […]

Groupe Filatex – Dons d’intrants agricoles pour la Commune d’Ambohijanaka

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25 « angady », 44 arrosoirs, 11 pulvérisateurs, 5 sarcleuses, 2 tonnes d’engrais biologiques, 150 kg de semences de riz certifiés dont 50 kg de FOFIFA 160 pour le riz irrigué et 100 kg de B22 pour le riz pluvial « sur tanety ». A cela s’ajoutent des semences, utilisées dans 2,32 Ha de rizières et 5,5 Ha de […]