An educational technology company, ARIFU (Akengo Kenya Company Limited), in conjunction with JKUAT’s Prof. Bancy Mati, introduced a digital SRI training app for rice farmers in Kenya during January 2022. During a Capacity Development Project for Enhancement of Rice Production in Irrigation Schemes (CaDPERP) field day in Mwea, November 17, 2022, Prof. Mati, who is […]
By modifying management of rice plants, soil, water and nutrients to improve growth environments, farmers can get higher-yielding, more vigorous and resilient plants nurtured by larger root systems and greater diversity/abundance of beneficial soil organisms. More productive phenotypes from available genotypes enhance farmers’ income and security while reducing their costs and water requirements. View The […]
Global projections show that increases in agriculture water productivity (AWP) by 30 and 60% in rain-fed and irrigated agriculture, respectively, are required to ensure food security in the period 2000–2025. In sub-Saharan Africa, attempts to understand AWP has seen a lamping of input values which paints an unrealistic picture of AWP. We employed the residual […]