Lowering Nitrogen Rates under the System of Rice Intensification Enhanced Rice Productivity and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Irrigated Lowland Rice

SRI AFRICA March 13, 2025 0 Comments

Among the essential plant nutrients, nitrogen (N) is the most important and universally deficient in rice cropping systems worldwide. Despite different practices available for improvement of N management, nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) is still very low in rice, particularly under conventional management practices. This study was conducted to assess the effect of two crop management […]

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System of crop intensification for more productive, resource-conserving, climate-resilient, and sustainable agriculture: experience with diverse crops in varying agroecologies

SRI AFRICA November 26, 2024 0 Comments

ABSTRACT With continually increasing demand for food accompanied by the constraints of climate change and the availability and quality of soil and water, the world’s farmers are challenged to produce more food per hectare with less water, and with fewer agrochemical inputs if possible. The ideas and methods of the system of rice intensification which […]

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Upscaling SRI in Africa to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Rice Paddies

SRI AFRICA November 20, 2024 0 Comments

Upscaling SRI in Africa to Reduce GHCs from paddies_Bancy Mati_20-02-2024 [download paper] SRI is a package of practices adopted to improve the productivity of rice grown in paddies, by changing some agronomic practices from conventional practices Some seven components distinguish SRI from conventional flooded paddy practice: 1. Transplant younger seedlings; i.e. at 10 to 14 days […]

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