Background (Read Full Paper Here: LINKS report on methane) Rice is a major crop of concern in climate smart agriculture as a contributor to 15-20% of total global anthropological methane emissions, and overall rice farming accounts for around 2.5% of all global human induced GHG emissions, making its climate footprint comparable to that of international […]
Abstract: System of Rice Intensification (SRI) practices are expected to be used in location-specific ways and thus will vary somewhat across countries and regions. This study undertook to identify a ‘best-bet’ version of SRI for conditions in northwestern Nigeria, considering what is feasible for farmer use. Two years of experimental data from 260 farmer-managed rice […]
ABSTRACT With continually increasing demand for food accompanied by the constraints of climate change and the availability and quality of soil and water, the world’s farmers are challenged to produce more food per hectare with less water, and with fewer agrochemical inputs if possible. The ideas and methods of the system of rice intensification which […]