CHALLENGE 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 […]
Cereal production covers only 4.5 months of annual household consumption in the Timbuktu region, at the edge of the Sahara desert. Along the Niger River and its seasonally‐flooded arms, small‐scale, village‐b d ase i i ti rr gation schemes, 30‐35 h t ec ares in size, have become important for food security. Irrigation using diesel […]
SRI was developed in Madagascar in the 1980s by Fr. Henri de Laulanié • The method of SRI was introduced to many countries through efforts of Prof. Norman Uphoff • Since Aug 2010: SRI International Network and Resources Center (SRI-Rice) at Cornell University – To support the International Network – Make knowledge about SRI available […]