Tanzania: Social Capital proves critical to success of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) farming in Tanzania

SRI AFRICA February 7, 2023 0 Comments

Social capital is defined as the enduring connections of networks, reciprocity and social norms that exist among a group of people. In farming, social capital has various benefits such as facilitating farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing, increasing access to information, and connecting farmers to different sources of support. In Tanzania, social capital was a key contributor to […]

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USING AGRO-ECOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE RICE CULTIVATION

SRI AFRICA January 11, 2023 0 Comments

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 […]

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

SRI AFRICA November 20, 2022 0 Comments

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 […]

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