Tanzania’s commitment to address the food and nutrition security issues is well re ected in the Long Term Perspective Plan, National Five Year Development Plan, National Agriculture Policy 2013, Tanzania Agriculture Food Security Investment Plan, and Agricultural Sector Development Plan Phase Two. ese national and sectoral development frameworks envisage the agriculture sector growth of […]
Quick Access September 30, 2025 As part of the collaboration between the SRI-2030 initiative and Enda Pronat , a farmer field school (FFS) has been established in Ndoundour to experiment with and promote the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) . Led by women from the local Women’s Promotion Group (WPG) , this initiative marks a key step towards more ecological, economical, and productive rice farming. […]
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a new technique for rice culture. The main features of this system are: transplanting of young seedlings singly in a square pattern with wide spacing, using organic fertilizers and hand weeding, and keeping the paddy soil moist during the vegetative growth phase. Significant phenotypic changes occur in plant […]