Promising results from an increasing number of field evaluations of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) conducted in Asia and Africa indicate that African farmers could increase their rice production while lowering costs of operation and reducing the need for water by utilizing its principles and practices. This system relies not on external inputs to […]
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) achieves higher yields with fewer water and seed by changing how plants, soil, water and nutrients are managed. This thesis explores the interrelations of labour, class and technological change arising from the spread of SRI in West Africa. The analytical perspective combines the Farming Systems approach with Marxist political […]
How to increase food production using less water is one of the greatest challenges of the future. Crops and livestock use 70 percent of all water withdrawals and up to 95 percent in some developing countries. Paddy alone consumes about 60 percent of it. By 2025, 1.8 billion people are projected to be living in […]