ASSESSMENT OF SYSTEMS OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI) PRINCIPLES ON ROK-34 GROWTH AND YIELD UNDER RAINFED CONDITIONS IN MOYAMBA DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE.

SRI AFRICA September 21, 2026 0 Comments

Climate variability, declining soil fertility, and diminishing effectiveness of conventional agronomic practices increasingly constrain rice (Oryza sativa L.) production in Sierra Leone. The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is an alternative that is resource-efficient, but empirical evidence on its performance with locally important varieties is lacking. This study assessed ROK 34 growth and yield responses […]

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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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Scaling-up climate-resilient rice production in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia (Republic of the), Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo)

SRI AFRICA April 6, 2025 0 Comments

Rice is a staple crop that has been grown in West Africa for more than 3500 years, since the domestication of African rice (Oryza glaberrima). Produced by low-income smallholders across the entire region, rice plays a key role in regional food security for rural and urban populations. In recent years, increasing demand stemming from population […]

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