USING AGRO-ECOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE RICE CULTIVATION

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The Agricultural Council of Tanzania implements System of Rize Intensification (SRI) to boost productivity and improve livelihoods in Tanzania. Introduction System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is an agroecological methodology for increasing the productivity of irrigated rice by changing the management of plants, soil, water, and nutrients. Its methodology is based on early, quick, and healthy […]

TANZANIA: Assessment of Variation in Marginal Productivity Value of Water in Paddy Farming Systems in Times of Water Stress

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Global projections show that increases in agriculture water productivity (AWP) by 30 and 60% in rain-fed and irrigated agriculture, respectively, are required to ensure food security in the period 2000–2025. In sub-Saharan Africa, attempts to understand AWP has seen a lamping of input values which paints an unrealistic picture of AWP. We employed the residual […]

Rice Yield and Nitrogen Use Efficiency With System of Rice Intensification and Conventional Management Practices in Mkindo Irrigation Scheme, Tanzania

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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important grain crops in the world, and more than three billion people worldwide consume rice as a staple food (Zhao et al., 2021). Tanzania is the largest (947,303 km2) country in East Africa and accounts for 9% (2.6 million tons) of African rice production (30.8 million […]