System of Rice Intensification (SRI) versus farmer practice — A comparative evaluation in the Timbuktu region of Mali
The Goundam and Dire circles in the Timbuktu region are among the most food-insecure areas in Mali (CSA, 2005). Due to the very low annual rainfall (150–200 mm), recessional agriculture is practised along river branches, ponds, and lakes seasonally flooded by the Niger River. The intensity of the flooding determines the amount of land under […]
Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa
The time is ripe to pursue a Green Revolution in rice in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as a means of promoting food security and poverty reduction. This is partly because rice is an up-and-coming crop in this region, and partly because, as will be demonstrated in this volume, we have now accumulated deep knowledge about rice […]
RICE CULTIVATION MANUAL
In East Africa, rice is fast becoming an important food and cash crop with a per capita consumption range of 11 to 16 kg per person per year (USDA, 2010). In Kenya, the crop introduced in 1907, is grown in all rice production ecologies. National rice consumption is estimated at 300,000 metric tons compared to […]
System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Volunteer Handbook
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Spreading the system of rice intensification across East and Southern Africa
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a set of good practices that introduces a new way of farming rice to smallholders. By using less seed, land and water, the new system significantly increases yields in most cases, but at the same time intensifies work requirements at some stages. The remarkable results obtained by farmers […]
Comparing productivity of rice under system of rice intensification and conventional flooding: A switching regression approach
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important food crops for more than 50% of the world population (Atera et al., 2018). Globally, about 160 million hectares are estimated to be under rice production with an annual production of approximately 500 million metric tons (Kirby et al., 2017). The demand for rice has […]
Comparative Study of Rice Yield Production for Conventional Paddy Rice and Systems of Rice Intensification
Food security in Kenya is at stake due to decline in farm productivity with a combination of an ever increasing population and worsened by global warming. Improvement of agricultural productivity may not be realized soon as rice farmers currently uses traditional method of flooding rice which has been reported to yield low rice. There is […]
Kenya: Comparing productivity of rice under system of rice intensification and conventional flooding: A switching regression approach
This paper examined the factors influencing rice productivity in Mwea Irrigation Scheme using the System of rice intensification (SRI) and conventional flooding (CF). Stratified sampling was used to obtain 364 smallholder rice farmers for interviewing. Data collection was done with the aid of a semi-structured questionnaire and analyzed using the Endogenous Switching regression Model (ESRM). […]
Towards Agricultural Innovation Systems: Actors, Roles, Linkages and Constraints in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Sierra Leone
Despite success in parts of Southern Africa and Asia, the use of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) has remained low in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Alongside this, an Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) framework has been touted as a method to support innovation processes and enable a variety of agricultural innovations to be […]
A Best-Bet System of Rice Intensification for Sustainable Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Production in Northwestern Nigeria
System of Rice Intensification (SRI) practices are expected to be used in location-specific ways and thus will vary somewhat across countries and regions. This study undertook to identify a ‘best-bet’ version of SRI for conditions in northwestern Nigeria, considering what is feasible for farmer use. Two years of experimental data from 260 farmer-managed rice plots […]
Past, Present and Future Perspectives of Rice Production in Tanzania
Cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L. and Oryza. glaberrima) is one of the most important food crops in the world. World rice production has increased three times since the green revolution. However, climate change and global warming effects as well as ever increasing world population will require the world to produce more rice without increasing area […]
Uganda: Rice Cultivation Handbook
This is a revised “Rice Cultivation Handbook”, for both upland and lowland rice cultivation techniques to help improve rice crop management. This version contains more photos to help our farmers comprehend more about better rice cultivation techniques. The revised version also contains editions such as “Farm record keeping” to assist farmers manage their production […]