TANZANIA: Who benefits from climate-friendly agriculture? The marginal returns to a rainfed system of rice intensification in Tanzania

SRI AFRICA November 25, 2020 0 Comments

…technologies that raise farmers’ crop productivity while mitigating risk exposure are particularly valuable. This study assesses the impact of a variant of the system of rice intensification (SRI) on expected yields, yield variance (variability) and yield skewness (exposure to downside risk) in Tanzania. The appeal of the technology lies in its yield-enhancing potential, its low […]

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TANZANIA: SUA researchers want new rice farming system to reach farmers

SRI AFRICA November 25, 2020 0 Comments

RESEARCHERS from the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) have challenged the ministry of agriculture to introduce the system of rice intensification (SRI) across the country to improve yields as well as farmers’ welfare.

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TANZANIA: Irrigation plots increase by 233,715 hectares in five years

SRI AFRICA August 31, 2020 0 Comments

From dailynews.co.tz – August 24, 6:12 PM In  a bid to boost agriculture production, the government has managed to increase irrigation areas by 233,715 hectares in the past five years.   The National Irrigation Commission (NIRC), Acting Director General, Mr Daudi Kaali, noted “NIRC has been able to rehabilitate 179 irrigation schemes’ infrastructures in a period of five […]

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