On-farm testing of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in lowlands ecology in Niger

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    An article by Haougui Adamou et al in the Journal of Research Biology presents results of on-farm testing of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in lowlands ecology in Niger. The research aimed at evaluating practices of SRI in the lowland agroforestry ecologies with irrigated rice. On-farm testing was conducted in three regions – Tahoua, Zinder and […]

Bomi, Cape Mount Farmers Adopt SRI

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  Several farmers in five communities in Bomi and Grand Cape Mount counties have adopted the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) practice to improve their yields. SRI is a methodology aimed at increasing the yield of rice produced in farming. It is a low water, labor-intensive, method that uses younger seedlings, small spaced and typically […]

Gambian Farmers schooled on SRI techniques

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Gambia Commercial Agriculture and Value Chain Management Project (GCAV), in partnership with Department of Agriculture (DoA), conducted a ‘System of Rice Intensification’ (SRI) or single planting of rice training in Central River Region (CRR) from 20th – 23rd of July 2019. The training targeted the communities of Tuba Demba Sama, Wellingara, Kerewan in CRR South […]