Kenya: SRI-Digital App to Revolutionize Rice Farming in Mwea

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Achieving Food Security while using water and land resources in a sustainable manner is a major challenge to any country. Agriculture’s success is therefore hinged on effectively using Innovation to increase productivity and ensure profitability while managing natural resources. With this in mind, ARIFU, an educational technology company in conjunction with JKUAT’s Prof. Bancy Mati […]

Official launch of the ricowas project. january 18, 2023 in bamako

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The official launch of the RICOWAS project « Scaling up climate-resilient rice production in West Africa », took place this morning, January 18, 2023 in Bamako. The project is financed by the Adaptation Fund (AF) and implemented by the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) with the collaboration of the Regional Center of Specialization on Rice, […]

Tanzania: Social Capital proves critical to success of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) farming in Tanzania

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Social capital is defined as the enduring connections of networks, reciprocity and social norms that exist among a group of people. In farming, social capital has various benefits such as facilitating farmer-to-farmer knowledge sharing, increasing access to information, and connecting farmers to different sources of support. In Tanzania, social capital was a key contributor to […]