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 plots […]
Cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L. and Oryza. glaberrima) is one of the most important food crops in the world. World rice production has increased three times since the green revolution. However, climate change and global warming effects as well as ever increasing world population will require the world to produce more rice without increasing area […]
This is a revised “Rice Cultivation Handbook”, for both upland and lowland rice cultivation techniques to help improve rice crop management. This version contains more photos to help our farmers comprehend more about better rice cultivation techniques. The revised version also contains editions such as “Farm record keeping” to assist farmers manage their production […]