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 […]
This aim of the study, conducted at Golinga irrigation scheme in Ghana, was to investigate how water supply and plant density, components of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), can improve rice yield and reduce water use. Water control and planting distance interaction significantly influenced plant height where intermittent flooding promoted taller plants in narrow […]
From www.mdpi.com – August 27, 7:08 PM This study applied a Monte Carlo simulation approach to assess the economic feasibility of alternative rice farming systems operating in Tanzania while considering risk analysis for decision-makers with different risk preferences to make better management decisions. The rice farming systems in this study comprise rice farms using traditional practices and those […]