WEST AFRICA: Using Earth Observation to Monitor Climate-Resilient Rice Production in West Africa

SRI AFRICA July 23, 2026 0 Comments

The European Space Agency  GDA Climate Adaptation and Finance (CA&F) consortium is working with the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) to co-design an Earth Observatory (EO) demonstrator for RICOWAS, an Adaptation Fund-financed project working with around 125,000 farmers across 13 countries to scale climate-resilient rice production in West Africa by promoting the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). The […]

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Impact of in-Depth Adoption of System of Rice Intensification on Food Security of Smallholder Farm Households in Mali

SRI AFRICA May 4, 2026 0 Comments

Moussa Macalou, Rural Polytechnique Institute for Training and Applied Research of Katibougou, Mali & Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AlabamaFollow John Baptist D. Jatoe, University of Ghana, Legon Abstract The system of rice intensification (SRI) was implemented in Mali to boost rice productivity. The objectives of this paper are to identify the constraints faced by SRI adopters, estimate the […]

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SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI) IN MALI

SRI AFRICA January 20, 2026 0 Comments

Communities located along the Niger River have very little rainfall—averaging only 150 to 200 mm annually (averages in coastal countries in West Africa are about 1600 mm1 ). Moreover, high climatic variability can significantly raise or lower these levels. Because rice and other crop production depends primarily on the recessional floodwater of the Niger and […]

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