FAO spearheads adoption of new rice production technology in Tanzania in push to raise yields and boost farmer incomes. Milling Middle East and Africa website. [FAO, with EU funding, is training farmers on SRI to improve yields and incomes in the Morogoro and Mbeya regions.]
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 […]
Agriculture: des petits producteurs formés au système de riziculture intensive [GIZ-sponsored SRI training in Kinshasa in associated with the centres d’innovations vertes (CIV)]
Small rice producers were trained on Friday in Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in the intensive rice farming system, an agro-ecological method allowing farmers to produce more rice using less seeds and water, and less purchased inputs. “ We trained rice farmers in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), an agro-ecological method that allows […]
A UFO? Assessment of System of Rice Intensification from the Agricultural Economics Perspective
There has been a heated debate among researchers over the impact of a set of new rice-growing cultivation methods, known as the system of rice intensification (SRI). Farmers’ field-level observations showed that the yield of SRI was more than that of conventional management practices. However, these observations were criticized because of the lack of scientific […]
Price Announcement – Organic Rice from Sri Lanka
The Standards & Pricing (S&P) Unit of Fairtrade International announces new Fairtrade Minimum Prices and Fairtrade Premiums for organic rice from Sri Lanka. This S&P decision changes the FMP of rice from Sri Lanka to a commercial market price plus 15% Fairtrade Premium as of 1 May 2023. For more information, please refer to the […]
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