The contribution and impacts of rice – like any and all agricultural products – to the livelihoods of people has far greater significance to human (and the earth’s) welfare than is captured by yields or production statistics alone. We introduce a few of these considerations here, but they are as well the overall focus of […]
Le projet d’Adaptation et de Valorisation Entrepreneuriales en Irrigation Rurale et agricole (AVENIR) collabore avec des partenaires locaux pour aider les femmes et les jeunes à s’affranchir des défis à la croisée de l’agriculture et du changement climatique grâce à l’esprit d’entreprise, au partenariat et à l’agriculture durable. read more: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/119468/brief.pdf
The “System of Rice Intensification”(SRI) represents a sustainable alternative to improve household yields and incomes. This study aimed to evaluate the yields and the profitability of the SRI and the Traditional Practices (TP) in Ziguinchor district, Senegal. A directed sampling based on criteria for selecting the system used and the cultivated varieties common to both systems was […]