Dr. Abha Mishra. Senior Research Specialist-cum-Affiliated Faculty
Agricultural Systems and Engineering
School of Environment Resources and Development. Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Title: ‘Differentiated Agronomies’ for Sustainable Rice Intensification : Towards an Alternative Policy Framework for Local Food Security in India
Authors: Ravindra Adusumilli, Debashish Sen, Sabarmatee, C. Shambu Prasad, Rob Schipper, Raj Kumar Kumawat
Presented at: First International Conference on Global Food Security
Venue: Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 29th September to 2nd Oct, 2013
Poster at the 4th International Rice Congress
Presenter: Pascal Gbenou, Noukpo Agossou, Marjolein Visser
Title: Farmer Evaluation of the System of Rice Intesification and Conventional Rice Cultivation Methods in Benin
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
Poster presentation at the 4th International Rice Congress
Authors: Nurul Hidayati, Triadiati, and Iswandi Anas
Sukmasakti, and Rahayu Widyastuti
Title: Root morphology and anatomy of rice plants cultivated under SRI
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
PowerPoint presented Erika Styger at the First First Workshop on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Latin America at EARTH University in Costa Rica, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011
Presenter: Ram Bahadur Khadka
Title: New Directions for the System of Rice Intensification in Nepal: Mechanization and Biofertilizers
Date: December 9, 2016
Venue: Mann 102, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Presented by: Norman Uphoff, CIIFAD, Cornell University, USA
Presented at: Panel on Climate Change and Rice Agriculture 3rd International Rice Congress, Hanoi, Vietnam
Presented on: 9 November 2010
Title: ‘Differentiated Agronomies’ for Sustainable Rice Intensification : Towards an Alternative Policy Framework for Local Food Security in India
Authors: Ravindra Adusumilli, Debashish Sen, Sabarmatee, C. Shambu Prasad, Rob Schipper, Raj Kumar Kumawat
Presented at: First International Conference on Global Food Security
Venue: Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, 29th September to 2nd Oct, 2013
Poster at the 4th International Rice Congress
Presenter: Pascal Gbenou, Noukpo Agossou, Marjolein Visser
Title: Farmer Evaluation of the System of Rice Intesification and Conventional Rice Cultivation Methods in Benin
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
Poster presentation at the 4th International Rice Congress
Authors: Nurul Hidayati, Triadiati, and Iswandi Anas
Sukmasakti, and Rahayu Widyastuti
Title: Root morphology and anatomy of rice plants cultivated under SRI
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
PowerPoint presented Erika Styger at the First First Workshop on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Latin America at EARTH University in Costa Rica, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011
Presenter: Ram Bahadur Khadka
Title: New Directions for the System of Rice Intensification in Nepal: Mechanization and Biofertilizers
Date: December 9, 2016
Venue: Mann 102, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Presented by: Norman Uphoff, CIIFAD, Cornell University, USA
Presented at: Panel on Climate Change and Rice Agriculture 3rd International Rice Congress, Hanoi, Vietnam
Presented on: 9 November 2010
Presenter: IrsaL Las, A. Gani and N. Widiarta / Indonesia Institute for Rice Research
Audience: World Rice Research Conference, Japan
Subject Country: Indonesia
PowerPoint by Herman Adams, CARDI, presented at the First Workshop on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Latin America at EARTH University in Costa Rica, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is an agroecological approach that can increase rice yields by 30-50% or more while reducing water, seed, and chemical input use by 30-50%, 80-95%, and 30-100% respectively. SRI has spread to over 50 countries and more than 4 million farmers since 1997 using four principles: early plant establishment, reduced plant competition, use of organic matter, and reduced water use. The SRI International Network and Resources Center at Cornell University and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations promote SRI.
This document summarizes Iraq's strategy for innovative rice irrigation and water management. It outlines that Iraq faces challenges of aridity and declining water resources, with traditional rice farming using unsustainable amounts of water. The Agricultural Research Office has adopted the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) practiced in over 50 countries, which uses young seedlings, wide spacing, and intermittent irrigation to increase yields while using less water. Trials over 9 years show SRI increasing average yields by 20% using 30-50% less water compared to conventional methods. The document recommends further studies on nutrient and water management and adapting rice varieties to optimize SRI practices in Iraq.
Poster presentation at the 4th International Rice Congress
Authors: Nurul Hidayati, Triadiati, and Iswandi Anas
Title: Physiological and morphological changes in rice plants under SRI
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
Title: Conservation Agriculture and the System of Rice Intensification
Presented by: Erika Styger
Presented at: Special Exhibit/Event on Rice Production at Agritechnica
Venue and Date: Hannover, Germany November 15, 2013
Poster at the 4th International Rice Congress
Authors: Shigeki Yokoyama and Takeshi Sakurai
Title: Participation and Impact of Rice Cultivation Training: The Case of SRI in Madagascar
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
The document discusses the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method, an alternative for increasing rice cultivation and productivity in Nepal. It provides a brief history of SRI trials in Nepal starting in 1999, which saw more successful results from 2001 onward. It describes the key aspects of the SRI method used in Nepal, including young seedlings, single seedling transplanting in wider spacing, soil moisture management, and weeding. The document argues that SRI is beneficial for Nepal for reasons such as rice being the staple food, low rice productivity, and challenges around input prices and water scarcity. SRI can increase yields, reduce inputs and costs, and help address food security and poverty issues. Challenges
The document summarizes research on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) being conducted in China and other countries. SRI is an alternative rice cultivation method that involves wider spacing of young seedlings, reduced water usage, and other practices. Studies have found SRI can lead to higher rice yields, improved grain quality, and reduced costs compared to conventional methods. Researchers are exploring different techniques to adapt SRI principles to local growing conditions. Overall, results suggest SRI has potential to increase rice productivity while reducing environmental impacts.
Presenter: Norman Uphoff
Title: Agroecological Strategies for Raising Crop Productivity with Reduced Inputs, with Less Water Requirement, and with Buffering of Climate-Change Stresses
Date: April 10, 2014
Venue: Agricultural Research Center, Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
Presentation by Chun-E Kan
Title: System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Introduction in Taiwan: Results of Trials, Adapting to Existing Farming Systems and Local Conditions, and Making Links with the Private Sector
Venue: Cornell University
Date: April 16, 2015
Organized by: SRI-Rice, Cornell Univesity
Agronomy: Precision water management in different rice ecosystemsJagadish.M Gayakwad
This document discusses various methods of water management in rice production. It begins with an introduction to rice cultivation and its high water requirements. It then discusses the importance of precision water management to produce more crop per drop of water. The document provides details on various rice production systems including transplanted rice, direct seeded rice, aerobic rice, and their water requirements and yields under different irrigation schedules. It concludes that precision water management through appropriate irrigation methods and schedules is necessary to address the challenges of decreasing water availability.
Presenter: M.C. Diwakar, Director, Directorate of Rice Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, Patna
Audience: 2nd National SRI Symposium, Agartala, India
Subject Country: India
PowerPoint presented by Fernando Neri, Bolivia, at the First Workshop on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Latin America at EARTH University in Costa Rica, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011
Speaker: Norman Uphoff
Title: Agroecological Opportunities with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and the System of Crop Intensification (SCI)
Date: June 25, 2021
Venue: online, presented in the International Webinar Series on Agroecology and Community Series
The document discusses participatory irrigation management lessons learned from projects in Indonesia. It summarizes that projects in eastern Indonesia improved irrigation systems and management, increasing yields and incomes. Water user associations were formed and successfully took over management. The System of Rice Intensification technique was introduced, reducing water and inputs while increasing yields by 50-100%. Its use is expanding rapidly in project areas.
Author/Presenter: Karla Cordero Lara
Title: Towards a More Sustainable Rice Crop: System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Experience in Chilean Temperate Japonica Rice
Date: November 29-30, 2018
Presented at: The Third International Symposium on Rice Science in Global Health
Venue: Kyoto, Japan
The document summarizes the introduction and initial trial of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Zambia by a farmers' cooperative society. It describes how 12 farmers conducted the first SRI trial without external funding. The trial led to significantly higher rice yields compared to traditional methods, increased the farmers' knowledge and strengthened recognition of SRI as an agricultural innovation in Zambia. The successful first trial and results have motivated more farmers to adopt SRI techniques in the future.
Title: Development of integrated rice-azolla-duck-fish farming systems with SRI methods for rice production in the Mekong River region, Vietnam
Presenter: Nghia Nguyen Soil Biology Laboratory, Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture & Applied Biology, Cantho University, Cantho City, Vietnam
Venue: Cornell University
Date: July 1, 2015
IRJET- A Novel Approach to Smart FarmingIRJET Journal
1) The document presents a novel approach for smart farming using data analytics and IoT technologies. It aims to help farmers overcome agricultural challenges by predicting crop success/failure ratios using analytical techniques.
2) It reviews related works that use sensors and decision support systems to facilitate irrigation management, integrate smart agriculture and clean energy systems, and estimate phenotyping variables using optical sensors.
3) It also discusses using a UAV+UGV system to estimate soil nitrogen levels across a farm to help reduce fertilizer usage and the challenges of large-scale IoT implementations in agriculture.
IRJET- A Novel Approach to Smart FarmingIRJET Journal
1) The document presents a novel approach for smart farming using data analytics and IoT technologies. It aims to help farmers overcome agricultural challenges by predicting the success or failure ratio of crop cultivation.
2) Data from soil sensors and environmental sensors would be analyzed to determine the natural resources in the soil and predict which crops are best suited to a particular land area.
3) This approach provides farmers with smart agricultural practices to improve yields and helps address issues from a lack of knowledge about soil resources and challenges in choosing suitable crops.
Presenter: IrsaL Las, A. Gani and N. Widiarta / Indonesia Institute for Rice Research
Audience: World Rice Research Conference, Japan
Subject Country: Indonesia
PowerPoint by Herman Adams, CARDI, presented at the First Workshop on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Latin America at EARTH University in Costa Rica, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is an agroecological approach that can increase rice yields by 30-50% or more while reducing water, seed, and chemical input use by 30-50%, 80-95%, and 30-100% respectively. SRI has spread to over 50 countries and more than 4 million farmers since 1997 using four principles: early plant establishment, reduced plant competition, use of organic matter, and reduced water use. The SRI International Network and Resources Center at Cornell University and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations promote SRI.
This document summarizes Iraq's strategy for innovative rice irrigation and water management. It outlines that Iraq faces challenges of aridity and declining water resources, with traditional rice farming using unsustainable amounts of water. The Agricultural Research Office has adopted the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) practiced in over 50 countries, which uses young seedlings, wide spacing, and intermittent irrigation to increase yields while using less water. Trials over 9 years show SRI increasing average yields by 20% using 30-50% less water compared to conventional methods. The document recommends further studies on nutrient and water management and adapting rice varieties to optimize SRI practices in Iraq.
Poster presentation at the 4th International Rice Congress
Authors: Nurul Hidayati, Triadiati, and Iswandi Anas
Title: Physiological and morphological changes in rice plants under SRI
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
Title: Conservation Agriculture and the System of Rice Intensification
Presented by: Erika Styger
Presented at: Special Exhibit/Event on Rice Production at Agritechnica
Venue and Date: Hannover, Germany November 15, 2013
Poster at the 4th International Rice Congress
Authors: Shigeki Yokoyama and Takeshi Sakurai
Title: Participation and Impact of Rice Cultivation Training: The Case of SRI in Madagascar
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
The document discusses the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method, an alternative for increasing rice cultivation and productivity in Nepal. It provides a brief history of SRI trials in Nepal starting in 1999, which saw more successful results from 2001 onward. It describes the key aspects of the SRI method used in Nepal, including young seedlings, single seedling transplanting in wider spacing, soil moisture management, and weeding. The document argues that SRI is beneficial for Nepal for reasons such as rice being the staple food, low rice productivity, and challenges around input prices and water scarcity. SRI can increase yields, reduce inputs and costs, and help address food security and poverty issues. Challenges
The document summarizes research on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) being conducted in China and other countries. SRI is an alternative rice cultivation method that involves wider spacing of young seedlings, reduced water usage, and other practices. Studies have found SRI can lead to higher rice yields, improved grain quality, and reduced costs compared to conventional methods. Researchers are exploring different techniques to adapt SRI principles to local growing conditions. Overall, results suggest SRI has potential to increase rice productivity while reducing environmental impacts.
Presenter: Norman Uphoff
Title: Agroecological Strategies for Raising Crop Productivity with Reduced Inputs, with Less Water Requirement, and with Buffering of Climate-Change Stresses
Date: April 10, 2014
Venue: Agricultural Research Center, Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt
Presentation by Chun-E Kan
Title: System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Introduction in Taiwan: Results of Trials, Adapting to Existing Farming Systems and Local Conditions, and Making Links with the Private Sector
Venue: Cornell University
Date: April 16, 2015
Organized by: SRI-Rice, Cornell Univesity
Agronomy: Precision water management in different rice ecosystemsJagadish.M Gayakwad
This document discusses various methods of water management in rice production. It begins with an introduction to rice cultivation and its high water requirements. It then discusses the importance of precision water management to produce more crop per drop of water. The document provides details on various rice production systems including transplanted rice, direct seeded rice, aerobic rice, and their water requirements and yields under different irrigation schedules. It concludes that precision water management through appropriate irrigation methods and schedules is necessary to address the challenges of decreasing water availability.
Presenter: M.C. Diwakar, Director, Directorate of Rice Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, Patna
Audience: 2nd National SRI Symposium, Agartala, India
Subject Country: India
PowerPoint presented by Fernando Neri, Bolivia, at the First Workshop on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Latin America at EARTH University in Costa Rica, Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 2011
Speaker: Norman Uphoff
Title: Agroecological Opportunities with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and the System of Crop Intensification (SCI)
Date: June 25, 2021
Venue: online, presented in the International Webinar Series on Agroecology and Community Series
The document discusses participatory irrigation management lessons learned from projects in Indonesia. It summarizes that projects in eastern Indonesia improved irrigation systems and management, increasing yields and incomes. Water user associations were formed and successfully took over management. The System of Rice Intensification technique was introduced, reducing water and inputs while increasing yields by 50-100%. Its use is expanding rapidly in project areas.
Author/Presenter: Karla Cordero Lara
Title: Towards a More Sustainable Rice Crop: System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Experience in Chilean Temperate Japonica Rice
Date: November 29-30, 2018
Presented at: The Third International Symposium on Rice Science in Global Health
Venue: Kyoto, Japan
The document summarizes the introduction and initial trial of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Zambia by a farmers' cooperative society. It describes how 12 farmers conducted the first SRI trial without external funding. The trial led to significantly higher rice yields compared to traditional methods, increased the farmers' knowledge and strengthened recognition of SRI as an agricultural innovation in Zambia. The successful first trial and results have motivated more farmers to adopt SRI techniques in the future.
Title: Development of integrated rice-azolla-duck-fish farming systems with SRI methods for rice production in the Mekong River region, Vietnam
Presenter: Nghia Nguyen Soil Biology Laboratory, Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture & Applied Biology, Cantho University, Cantho City, Vietnam
Venue: Cornell University
Date: July 1, 2015
IRJET- A Novel Approach to Smart FarmingIRJET Journal
1) The document presents a novel approach for smart farming using data analytics and IoT technologies. It aims to help farmers overcome agricultural challenges by predicting crop success/failure ratios using analytical techniques.
2) It reviews related works that use sensors and decision support systems to facilitate irrigation management, integrate smart agriculture and clean energy systems, and estimate phenotyping variables using optical sensors.
3) It also discusses using a UAV+UGV system to estimate soil nitrogen levels across a farm to help reduce fertilizer usage and the challenges of large-scale IoT implementations in agriculture.
IRJET- A Novel Approach to Smart FarmingIRJET Journal
1) The document presents a novel approach for smart farming using data analytics and IoT technologies. It aims to help farmers overcome agricultural challenges by predicting the success or failure ratio of crop cultivation.
2) Data from soil sensors and environmental sensors would be analyzed to determine the natural resources in the soil and predict which crops are best suited to a particular land area.
3) This approach provides farmers with smart agricultural practices to improve yields and helps address issues from a lack of knowledge about soil resources and challenges in choosing suitable crops.
System design, sustainable production and water quality research for Recircul...IRJET Journal
This document summarizes a student project to design a three-stage water filtration system for a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) to increase fish survival rates. The system includes a 1,000 liter culture tank stocked with 100 tilapia fish. Water flows through mechanical, biological, and UV filtration stages before being recirculated. The mechanical filter removes solid waste using various mesh screens and media. The biological filter uses biomedia like bio-ceramic rings to nitrify waste with the help of bacteria. Finally, the UV filter uses a quartz tube to disinfect water with UV light before recirculation. The design was optimized for factors like compactness, efficiency, cost-
Economics aspects of conservation agricultureKrishna Singh
Conservation agriculture seeks to conserve and improve soil and water resources through practices like minimum tillage, organic soil cover from crop residues, and crop rotations. This document discusses the economic benefits of conservation agriculture for farmers and society. For farmers, it can reduce costs while increasing yields. For society, it provides benefits like reduced soil erosion, carbon sequestration, and more sustainable land use. The document also provides specific examples of conservation practices used in India like zero tillage wheat planting, laser land leveling, and bed planting, as well as their impacts on resources, costs, yields and incomes.
Mitigation Opportunities in AgricultureCIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by Dr. Charlotte Schreck from CLIMATEFOCUS explains how agriculture is part of many agendas, what technical mitigation opportunities we have, what the costs are and how CLUA could be mitigated.
This document summarizes strategies for improving resource management in Gujarat's agriculture sector. It discusses the status of key resources like soil and land, water, energy and farm power, and infrastructure. Issues related to each are highlighted, along with present initiatives and future visions. These include increasing soil testing, promoting balanced fertilizer use, water harvesting, farm mechanization, and strengthening credit and insurance. The goal is to move towards more sustainable agricultural practices through improved advisory services and human resource development.
Agriculture Lesson 2.pptx Section Two IGCSEDeepa Baichu
This document discusses techniques for increasing agricultural yields. It begins by defining agricultural yield as the amount of crop produced per unit of land. It then explains that increasing yields is important to tackle world hunger, increase profits, and encourage sustainable farming. The document outlines several intensive farming techniques used to increase yields, including crop rotation, fertilizer use, irrigation, and controlling pests and diseases. It also discusses other modern methods like mechanization, selective breeding, genetic modification, and controlling the growing environment. The document includes several examples, graphs, and activities to illustrate these concepts.
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
Precision farming is a concept that uses technology like GPS, sensors, and data analysis to optimize crop yields. It involves precisely varying inputs like seeds, fertilizer, and irrigation based on variability within and between fields. Precision farming provides farmers detailed field data to improve decision making. It can increase profits by reducing costs from eliminating overlaps and increasing yields. While precision farming offers economic and environmental benefits like reduced pollution, initial costs are high and technology may be complex, especially for small landholders.
This document discusses agroforestry as a tool for watershed management. It begins by defining agroforestry systems and their objectives in increasing biomass production, soil conservation, and soil improvement. It then discusses the objectives of watershed management in utilizing land based on capability, protecting resources, and improving socioeconomic conditions. Agroforestry is presented as an effective tool for watershed management, providing suitable systems like agri-silviculture, silvi-pastoral, and agri-silvi-pastoral approaches. These systems help achieve the goals of watershed management by improving vegetation cover, soil fertility, and the livelihoods of local communities.
Embedded Web Server for Agriculture SectorIRJET Journal
This document describes the development of an embedded web server for precision agriculture. The system uses various sensors connected to an Arduino microcontroller to monitor farm conditions like soil nutrients, moisture, pH and detect parasites. The Arduino sends sensor data to a web server via Ethernet. This allows farmers to remotely monitor the farm status and parameters from any device with internet access. A wireless IP camera also provides live video streaming of the farm. The system aims to improve crop yields, reduce costs and environmental impacts through automated precision agriculture based on real-time sensor data.
IRJET- Expermental Investigation/ on Fertigation in Open Field AgricultureIRJET Journal
The document discusses experimental investigations into fertigation, which is the combination of irrigation and fertilization, in open field agriculture. It summarizes different aquaponics systems that combine aquaculture and hydroponic cultivation to provide nutrients to plants from fish waste in a closed water recirculation system. The nitrogen cycle in aquaponics is described, where ammonia from fish waste is converted by bacteria into nitrates that plants can use. Different aquaponics system designs are discussed, including floating raft systems and nutrient film technique. Water quality, fish feeding, plant nutrient requirements, suitable crop selection, and stocking densities are also covered.
Precision agriculture in maize-based cropping systemsCIMMYT
Precision agriculture aims to ensure crops and soil receive exactly what they need through information technology. It can benefit the environment and farm profits by better using resources like nutrients, water, and pesticides in a spatially and temporally targeted way. Key technologies enabling precision agriculture include GPS, earth observation satellites, drones, proximal sensors, and ICT. These allow for remote sensing, variable rate application, and decision support. Precision agriculture adapted for smallholders in developing countries must address intra-farm variability and be implemented through affordable, appropriate technologies delivered via mobile apps or other ICT to optimize resource use at multiple scales.
This document presents the design and implementation of an Intelligent Aqua-tronix system to automate fish pond and tank maintenance. The system monitors various parameters like water temperature, pH levels, water quality and turbidity to maintain optimal fish health conditions. It also automates feeding at regular intervals, and draining/refilling of water based on quality. The system uses sensors to measure parameters, and microcontroller to control actuators like heaters, feeders, pumps and aeration based on sensor inputs. This automation aims to reduce manual labor, enhance fish production and maintain appropriate pond conditions for fish survival. An initial prototype was created with hardware and software systems to automatically control various functions in a test aquarium.
Biomass resource assessments quantify existing or potential biomass materials in a given area. They help reveal biomass status, enable conservation measures, and ensure sustained biomass supplies. A biomass resource assessment identifies surplus biomass availability for power generation. It analyzes conversion technologies and performs techno-economic analyses of bioenergy options. Assessments estimate biomass from agriculture, forestry, livestock, and other sources. They also estimate biomass consumption. Surplus biomass availability is determined by comparing supply and demand.
Growing Asia Implementing the regional strategic frameworkCIAT
CIAT Asia is growing its research agenda, project portfolio, proposal pipeline, and regional team to implement its strategic framework. The research agenda focuses on three themes: cassava value chains, forages and livestock systems, and integrated farming systems. The project portfolio currently includes 20 bilateral/W3 projects and 7 W2 projects worth $3M annually. The proposal pipeline includes 13 submitted proposals and 11 concept notes pending approval. The regional team is growing to over 40 members from diverse backgrounds to work on the research themes. Challenges for CIAT Asia include balancing growth, promoting scientific excellence, building innovative partnerships and creative financing.
The document discusses the need for precision farming in India to address current challenges in agriculture like a growing population, climate change, and inefficient practices. Precision farming uses technologies like sensors, drones, GPS, and data analytics to optimize practices, improve yields, reduce costs, and detect pests and diseases early. While precision farming provides benefits, its adoption faces obstacles in India like high costs, lack of infrastructure, and need for training. The government is taking initiatives to support precision farming through funding, research, and training to make it more accessible to farmers.
The document provides an overview of options for greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture. It discusses:
1) Agriculture contributes significantly to global emissions and reductions are necessary to meet climate targets. Many mitigation practices are compatible with sustainable development goals.
2) Key greenhouse gases from agriculture include methane, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide. Soils can also store carbon.
3) Common mitigation practices discussed include alternate wetting and drying of rice fields, livestock management improvements, efficient fertilizer use, agroforestry, and reducing food loss and waste.
4) The EX-ACT tool is introduced as a way to estimate and compare emissions between baseline and project scenarios to identify mitigation opportunities in agriculture
This document outlines an assessment of climate-smart agriculture (CSA). It discusses indicators for measuring CSA's contributions to food security, adaptation, and mitigation. It provides examples of successful CSA projects from FAO and others, including those focusing on improved rice cultivation techniques in Vietnam, drought-tolerant maize varieties in Africa, and livestock insurance programs in Kenya and Ethiopia. The document concludes with instructions for a breakout group exercise to further assess the CSA potential of case studies.
This document discusses sustainable agriculture, including its goals and challenges. Sustainable agriculture aims to meet present needs without compromising future generations by integrating natural processes, reducing external inputs, and ensuring farmer participation. It indicates key elements like soil conservation, nutrient management, and crop diversity. Some challenges to sustainable agriculture in India are small landholdings, natural resource degradation, water shortages, poverty, inadequate education, and poor policy support. Adaptation options proposed include optimizing use of resources and ensuring farmers have sufficient water and support to deal with climate uncertainties.
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Authors: Febri Doni and Rizky Riscahya Pratama Syamsuri
Title: System of Rice Intensification in Indonesia: Research adoption and Opportunities
Presented at: The International Conference on System of Crop Intensification (SCI) for Climate-Smart Livelihood and Nutritional Security
Date: December 12-14, 2022
Venue: ICAR, Hyderabad, India
Author: Bancy Mati
Title: Improving Rice Production and Saving Water in Africa
Presented at: The International Conference on System of Crop Intensification for Climate-Smart Livelihood and Nutritional Security (ICSCI22)
Date: December 12-14 2022
Venue: ICAR, Hyderabad, India
Author: Lucy Fisher
Title: Overview of the System of Rice Intensification SRI Around the World
Presented at: The International Conference on The System of Crop Intensification (ICSCI22)
Date: December 12, 2022
This document summarizes research on using System of Rice Intensification (SRI) methods in Iraq to increase water savings and rice yields. The research found that using SRI with 3-day or 7-day intervals between irrigation used 50% and 72% less water than continuous submergence, and increased yields by 20% and 11% respectively. SRI with 3-day intervals also had the highest water productivity and net economic return, making it a promising strategy for Iraq's water-deficit conditions. The document recommends wider adoption of SRI through incentives, mechanization support, and collaboration with water user associations.
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Presentation at COP26, Glasgow, Scotland
Date: November 2021
Presentation by: Ministereo Desarrollo Agropecuario, Panama
This is a presentation about the SRI activities of the LINKS program, Catalysing Economic Growth for Northern Nigeria, which is implemented by Tetra Tech International Development
Author: Tetra Tech International Development
Title: Reduced Methane Emissions Rice Production Project in Northern Nigerian with System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
Date: October 25, 2021
Author: Reinaldo Cardona
Instituto de Investigaciones Agrícolas del estado Portuguesa: UNEFA-Núcleo Portuguesa Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica de la Fuerza Armada
Date: 2017
Title: Sistema Intensivo del Cultivo del Arroz para la Producción y Sustentabilidad del Rubro
Willem A. Stoop presents on ecological intensification lessons learned from the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). He discusses two approaches to intensification - conventional using modern varieties, dense planting, irrigation, and chemicals, and ecological using local varieties, low seeding rates, and organic inputs. SRI is presented as an example of an agro-ecological approach using practices like young seedlings, wide spacing, and alternate wetting and drying of soils. SRI results in increased growth, yields, and resilience through enhanced root and soil biology. However, SRI challenges conventional agricultural sciences' focus on increasing planting densities and fertilizer use over soil health and plant spacing.
Speaker: Khidhir Abbas Hameed,
Al Mishkhab Rice Research Station
Title: System of Rice Intensification SRI
Date: December 9, 2020
Organizer: Central and West Asian Rice Center (CWA Rice)
Venue: online
Title: Proyecto IICA - MIDA/ Sistema Intensivo de Arroz (SRI) Evaluación del primer ensayo de validación realizado en coclé para enfrentar al Cambio Climático (alternativa) Localizada en el Sistema de Riego El Caño. Diciembre /2018 - Abril/ 2019 - Octubre/ 2019
Author: Norman Uphoff
Title: Agroecological Management of Soil Systems for Food, Water, Climate Resilience, and Biodiversity
Date: December 6, 2019
Presented at: The Knowledge Dialogue on the Occasion of World Soil Day
Venue: United Nations, New York
Title: Smallholder Rice Production Practice and Equipment: What about the Women?
Presenter: Lucy Fisher
Venue: 2nd Global Sustainable Rice Conference and Exhibition
United Nations Conference Centre, Bangkok Thailand
Date: October 2, 2019
1. African farmers today are more educated, connected, market-oriented, and aware of issues like climate change than previous generations. They are also more open to new ideas and collective action approaches.
2. Efforts to improve agriculture must consider rural-to-urban migration trends in Africa. While migration is driven by rural challenges, the younger generation remaining in rural areas is more educated and eager for progressive agriculture.
3. Things that should be avoided include mechanization tied to large-scale capital-intensive operations, land grabs, and agricultural models that turn farmers into laborers with no opportunity for management roles. Monoculture and large-scale foreign-owned farming should also be avoided.
Authors: Christopher B. Barrett, Asad Islam, Abdul Malek, Deb Pakrashi, Ummul Ruthbah
Title: The Effects of Exposure Intensity on Technology Adoption and Gains: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh on the System of Rice Intensification
Date: July 21, 2019
Presented at: USDA Multi-state Research Project NC-1034 annual research conference on
The Economics of Agricultural Technology & Innovation
Location: Atlanta, GA
Author: Bancy Mati
Title: Improving Productivity of Rice under Water Scarcity in Africa: The Case for the System of Rice Intensification
Date: June 26-29, 2019
Presented at: The International Rice Development Conference and Seminar on China-Africa Development
Location: Changsha, China
Author: Miguel Aguero
Title: SRI en Venezuela - Resena Historica de la Parcela 234
Venue: Online (webinar): Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo de Arroz (SRI) - Experiencia Venezuela
Date: February 15, 2019
Organized by: Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
More from SRI-Rice, Dept. of Global Development, CALS, Cornell University (20)
1905 - SRI en Venezuela - Resena Historica de la Parcela 234
1047 Climate Change and SRI at AIT
1. Dr. Abha Mishra
Senior Research Specialist-cum-Affiliated Faculty
Agricultural Systems and Engineering
School of Environment Resources and Development
Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
E-mail: abhamishra@ait.ac.th
3. 1. Greenhouse gas mitigation mechanism
in agriculture
1. Reduction in emission of GHG
a) Efficient management flow of C & N in agro-ecosystems
b) Management of livestock and their feed
c) Nutrient and water management in rice
2. Enhancing removal of atmospheric GHG
a) By C sequestration – 90% mitigation by sink enlargement
b) By increasing photosynthetic input of C in agro-ecosystem
c) By oxidation of methane from agricultural lands.
3. Avoiding emission
a) Converting greenhouse gas to fuels such as phenol and bio fuels.
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4. Apply compost as much as possible
C- sequestration
Increase soil organic carbon in agriculture system (apply
organic matter): improves c sequestration potential; lower
CH4 and N2O emission; conserve farming energy; store
more water, increases soil quality and fertility, better soil
structure and water availability
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5. CH4 and N2O mitigation
Intermittent irrigation/mid-season drainage/non-flooded
soil condition reduces methane 70-90%.
Use of compost + aerobic soil condition reduces methane
emission
Aerobic rice rhizosphere can oxidize methane 19-90%
Avoiding continuous soil saturation reduces methane
emissions from rice fields without generating offsetting
nitrous oxide emissions.
SRI principles: intermittent irrigation/ non-flooded soil
condition, single seedlings transplant, transplanting
with wider spacing and use of compost
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7. Mitigation options
that encourage
efficient use of
fertilizers, maintain
soil C and sustain
agricultural
production are likely
to have greatest
synergy with
sustainable
development
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8. 2. Climate change adaptation and SRI
The challenge of climate change adaptation is to
(i) Produce more food, (ii) more efficiently, (iii)
under more volatile production conditions
Those practices that confer tolerance to drought –
SRI
Early maturation in order to shorten the growing
season and reduce farmers’ exposure to risk of
extreme weather events – SRI
Tolerance to pest and diseases – SRI
Less economic loss
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9. • Vulnerability, resilience and disaster preparedness
• Low carbon societies and renewable energy
• Water resources and coastal adaptation strategies
• Urban and rural sustainability
• Agriculture, forestry and land use
• Cleaner production and climate change
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10. AIT’s SDCC initiatives: Roi-Et province,
Northeast Thailand)
Evaluating legumes as cover
crops and then as a green
manure for enhancing water
use efficiency and soil
fertility status using FFS
approach
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11. AIT’s SDCC initiatives: Surin province,
Northeast Thailand)
Rejuvenating soil with
bentonite + legumes for
enhancing water use efficiency
and soil fertility status using
FFS approach
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12. AIT’s SDCC initiatives: Ratchaburi
province, Central Thailand)
Community preparedness for climate
change and increased water use efficiency
for rice cultivation using principles of
System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in
Central Thailand
http://www.ait.ac.th/news-and-events/2010/news/climate-friendly-rice-production-demonstrated-
in-central-thailand/view
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13. INITIATIVES IN THE PIPE LINE
1. Dedicated post doctoral to strengthen research
groups by young post doctoral fellows
2. Internal seed support to form close interdisciplinary
teams
3. Start Masters course in Climate Change (CCSD)
4. Implementation of research outcome
www.ait.asia
AIT’s Future Plan
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14. AIT’s Future Plan and SRI
Quantification through in-depth collaborative scientific
studies
water productivity benefit
disease-resistance mechanisms in SRI plants,
and
methane emission reduction from SRI fields.
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16. Thank you for your attention
Contact for more information:
Dr. Abha Mishra
ASE/SERD
Asian Institute of Technology
PO Box 4 Klong Luang
Pathumthani 12120
Thailand
Email: abhamishra@ait.asia
www.ait.asia
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