CSIR-SARI showcases SRI technology to scale up climate-resilient rice production

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Botanga (N/R), Dec 27, GNA – The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI) has held a day’s visit for farmers at Botanga in the Kumbungu District to showcase its System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technology and potentials of recently released Rice Varieties. The field day was to determine the efficiency, and […]

SRI: A nature-based approach for rice cultivation providing a triple win for people, planet and prosperity

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Rice is a significant crop for the world. Rice plays a critical role in food security being the staple crop for over half the world’s population. It is central to the daily activities of many, with over 1 billion people relying on it for their livelihoods. It is also used for ceremonial purposes, medicinal and […]

An analysis of the adoption of the “system of rice intensification” (SRI): why a homegrown technique has yet to take seed among rice farmers in Madagascar

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o combat food insecurity in Madagascar, organizations have promoted the Système de Riziculture Intensifiée (S), or System of ice ntensification, an agroecological rice-growing technique. owever, despite its many benefits, adoption remains low (and disadoption remains high) in Madagascar. o better understand these dynamics, we use data from two surveys of 328 rice farming households in […]