Sustainable Rice Farming: Unlocking Nigeria’s Potential with System of Rice Intensification (SRI)

SRI AFRICA October 1, 2025 0 Comments

Traditional rice-growing practices in Nigeria contribute to water scarcity and greenhouse gas emissions. Continuous flooding of rice fields leads to inefficient water use and exacerbates environmental problems, including methane emissions and climate change. There is an urgent need to switch from these conventional practices to more sustainable alternatives, such as the System of Rice Intensification […]

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Kyari pushes climate-smart agriculture to drive food security, growth

SRI AFRICA September 29, 2025 0 Comments

Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, has called for greater adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices, saying they hold the key to boosting food production, creating jobs and accelerating economic growth across Africa. Speaking at a COP30 side event during the Africa Food Systems Summit 2025 in Dakar, Senegal, Kyari said Nigeria’s agricultural transformation […]

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Comparison of Yields of Paddy Rice Under System of Rice Intensification in Mwea, Kenya

SRI AFRICA September 18, 2025 0 Comments

The world population continues to grow fast, leading to an increased need for more food production. With the growing scarcity in water resources, there is an ever-greater challenge of sustainably producing more food to meet the food demand. Rice is the foremost staple food for about 50% of theworld’s population and is currently the food […]

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