FAO spearheads adoption of new rice production technology in Tanzania in push to raise yields and boost farmer income
TANZANIA – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), through funding from the European Union (EU), has embarked on training farmers on the system of rice intensification technology (SRI) in an effort to improve their yields and incomes. IPP Media reports that FAO has earmarked farmers in the Morogoro and Mbeya regions by equipping them […]
Growing Green: Climate-Smart Agriculture ,Revolutionizing Farming for a Changing World
Climate-Smart agriculture is an approach that seeks to address the challenges of climate change while also improving agricultural productivity and livelihoods. By focusing on adaptation, mitigation, and food security, climate-smart agriculture offers a way to build more resilient and sustainable farming systems. Climate-smart agriculture is an approach to farming that seeks to address the challenges […]
A walk through the past and the future of Congolese rice: an interview with Ivan Godfroid. RIKOLTO website. [Rikolto (a Belgian NGO) ag value chain article that briefly notes their work with SRI and ISFM in DR Congo.]
Food security in the DRC affects 26% of the population. According to the IPC 2022 report, “the DRC has the largest number of people suffering from food insecurity in the world.” What role does the rice value chain play in the fight against food insecurity? Rice consumption has evolved considerably. 50 years ago, rice was […]
Improving Rural Livelihoods in Zambia with SRI: The Inspiring Story of Henry Ngimbu.
Henry Ngimbu’s Story Henry Ngimbu is a Zambian entrepreneur, with a passion for improving the livelihoods of rural communities in his home country. Born in Zambezi District in 1964, Henry developed a strong interest in science during his secondary schooling in Solwezi, where he was elected chairman for the school’s J.E.T.S Club (Junior […]
Optimizing water use efficiency in flood irrigation systems in Uganda: A case of Doho Rice irrigation scheme (DRIS) #9423
View The Paper here: Opolot_et al – AfCPA proceedings
PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE RICE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: The Case of Tanzania
The ‘Partnership for Sustainable Rice Systems Development in Sub-Saharan Africa’ project is implemented in Tanzania by the Ministry of Agriculture with technical support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) through the South South Cooperation. It is funded by the Government of Venezuela. Read more: SSC RICE ENGLISH Final41 (002)
PARTNERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE RICE SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: ‘SUCCESS STORY’
At 63 Zablon learns new ways of rice farming, expects to double his production Read More: SSC PROJECT SUCCESS STORY 2 FEB 5 2018 “I’ve been a farmer all my life. I had not received any training in agriculture, but only using my local knowledge.” says Yohana Zablon (63) a smallholder farmer from Njage Village in […]
System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Producing more with less
System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is a rice farming technique that uses little water and good agricultural practices. SRI uses less, water, fewer seeds and produces higher yields. SRI benefits environmental conservation and increases farmers income. Watch Video: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2ZwRTBiR3FKektKRThsVnMyUi1EVW5VdTE0QXxBQ3Jtc0ttSG5lYzdEeEowQlFjZ0ZIdmdReXQyTmtuRGxxSTNPLTZOeks4WVlWM2h2WFJBc0xRXzhFYzh6RmVieHExYWRsLWNHeXEweGpaMXFsemVXZE9GMDB0S0swNWZVRjVqcDFhbmV3TWtqMG9pZTZhVG1qUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fao.org%2Fin-action%2Fbuilding-capacity-environmental-agreements%2Fen%2F&v=KrBcwdAcYAc
Evaluating Sustainable Options for Valorization of Rice By-Products in Sri Lanka: An Approach for a Circular Business Model
Due to the significant quantities of waste generated by the Sri Lankan rice industry, circular bioeconomy methodologies were applied to examine value-adding entrepreneurial activities for rice industry by-products (RIB). The study was conceived after scouring the existing literature on agricultural waste management and interviewing experts in the field and the rice industry. In the first […]
Enhancing Production While Saving Water Through the System of Rice Intensification (Sri) in Kenya’s Irrigation Schemes
Water available for irrigation has drastically reduced in recent years, especially in agricultural areas of Kenya, due to climate variability as well as unprecedented expansion of irrigation projects. As a result, any intervention that can save water, while also increasing crop yields and quality of produce is a welcome intervention. This is where the System […]
A review of agricultural research issues raised by the system of rice intensification (SRI) from Madagascar: opportunities for improving farming systems for resource-poor farmers
The system of rice intensification (SRI) originated in Madagascar and was first synthesized in 1983 by Father Henri de Laulanı́e, a French Jesuit priest. Under the drought conditions of that year, he experimented serendipitously with transplanting very young seedlings of only 15 days old. To everyone’s surprise, the yields surpassed all expectations and in subsequent […]
System of rice intensification (SRI): a training booklet from WASSAN
System of rice intensification (SRI) is a improved method of rice cultivation that was developed in 1983 in Madagascar and has now spread to many parts of the world. There is a notion that what has been done in research plots and by scientists is modern and desirable. However, it is farmers who played a […]