Agriculture: des petits producteurs formés au système de riziculture intensive [GIZ-sponsored SRI training in Kinshasa in associated with the centres d’innovations vertes (CIV)]

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Small rice producers were trained on Friday in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the intensive rice farming system, an agro-ecological method allowing farmers to produce more rice using less seeds and water, and less purchased inputs.  “ We trained rice farmers in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), an agro-ecological method that allows […]

A UFO? Assessment of System of Rice Intensification from the Agricultural Economics Perspective

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There has been a heated debate among researchers over the impact of a set of new rice-growing cultivation methods, known as the system of rice intensification (SRI). Farmers’ field-level observations showed that the yield of SRI was more than that of conventional management practices. However, these observations were criticized because of the lack of scientific […]

Price Announcement – Organic Rice from Sri Lanka

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The Standards & Pricing (S&P) Unit of Fairtrade International announces new Fairtrade Minimum Prices and Fairtrade Premiums for organic rice from Sri Lanka. This S&P decision changes the FMP of rice from Sri Lanka to a commercial market price plus 15% Fairtrade Premium as of 1 May 2023. For more information, please refer to the […]