Abstract In recent years, the demand on food product has been increasing. Paddy cultivation needs new weed controlling methods, since paddy cultivation supplies major food demands, also weeding in the paddy fields impacts the production considerably. Paddy fields are structured field which have plants in rows and columns with around one foot from each […]
How to increase food production using less water is one of the greatest challenges of the future. Crops and livestock use 70 percent of all water withdrawals and up to 95 percent in some developing countries. Paddy alone consumes about 60 percent of it. By 2025, 1.8 billion people are projected to be living in […]
Background to SRI adoption in Kenya The System of Rice Intensification (SRI), is a proven technology for growing rice in paddies, which incredibly increases yields while using less water among other benefits. Furthermore, SRI is a green technology which holds promise for food security, water savings, health and environmental benefits and improved productivity of rice. […]