East Africa Rice Conference (EARC) 21 May 18-20, 2021, online and in-person, see registration
[Bancy Mati will give a talk entitled “System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Summary of Progress made in Africa” in stream D on May 20.]
CHAP Helps Reduce Spread of COVID-19 among Liberian Farmers using System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Principles Robert Bimba, Community of Hope Agriculture Project (CHAP)
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 global health crisis is also affecting food security across Liberia and throughout Africa, CHAP has initiated ways of keeping the out-grower scheme farmers under the “Rice Investment for Empowerment” (RISE) program growing food during this crisis period in support of the Government of Liberia’s C-19 Food Security Plan through […]
Using system of rice intensification practices to mitigate climate change effects on rice production in Western Kenya
The increasing impacts of climate change and the demand for food threaten the productive and service capacity of agro-ecosystems. Consequently, adoption of irrigation alternatives that enhance water use efficiency in crop production is vital. The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) increases crop water productivity through intermittent wetting and drying of rice paddies, under specific soil […]