The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is an innovation in rice production systems that is still evolving and ramifying, but already it is raising factor productivity and incomes for more than 1 million small farmers producing rice around the world on over 1 million hectares. SRI addresses the major constraints affecting the livelihoods of small […]
Rice plays a critical role in ensuring food security in developing countries. For majority of the world’s small-scale farmers who live in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, rice is a major source of calories and the single largest source of income. However, increases in rice production are now lagging behind population growth, compounded by effects of […]
The System of Rice Intensification, or SRI, is an agro-ecological and climate-smart rice production methodology that allows farmers to produce more grain using less seed and water, and fewer purchased inputs. Unlike other agriculture strategies, SRI does not rely on infrastructural projects, new varieties or fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides to raise yields. Instead, SRI is […]