Rice is a staple food crop demanded in the global fight against hunger and may be used to improve food and nutrition security and incomes, especially in low and middle-income countries (Demont, 2013; Omondi et al., 2013). Globally, rice feeds over 50 percent of the world population (Ndiiri et al., 2013a). As a cash crop, […]
Rice farmers in Jigawa state have received climate-smart training on a system of rice intensification (SRI), a new approach to rice production that increases crop productivity and reduces methane emissions by at least 22 per cent to a maximum of 64 per cent. The training was part of a tripartite partnership between the Foreign and […]
An understanding of how the System of Rice Intensification method of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP) has influenced sustainable solutions to smallholder paddy farmers’ challenges of poor yield and marketing in Kindia Prefecture, Guinea informed this study. Causal research design was used, involving a survey of 126 beneficiaries and 78 non-beneficiaries of WAAPP. […]