In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the rapid expansion of rice consumption in recent years has led to increased production. It is assumed that the expansion of rice production in SSA is mainly due to an increase in production area, while the total amount of unutilized arable land is decreasing. In this paper, we first analyze the […]
Smallholder rice farmers drawn from green rolling hills of the Southern Highlands of Tanzania are benefiting from a unique farming technique that has enabled them produce more with less seeds, water, and smaller plots of land while applying the Integrated Pest Management (IPM). The technique dubbed System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is an environmentally sustainable farming method […]
The training was called SRI (System of Rice Intensification) and main
contents of the training included the adoption of modern varieties (MV), chemical
fertilizer use, and straight-raw dibbling or transplanting with the spacing of 25cm by
25cm.