Speakers: Gaoussou Traore and Erika Styger
Title: Improving and Scaling Up SRI in West Africa - A Success Story
Date: September 15, 2015
Venue: SRI-Rice Seminar Series, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Presented by: Abha Mishra
Title: Farmer Adaptation of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the Lower Mekong Basin Region
Date: October 12, 2015
Venue: Cornell University
Sponsored by: SRI-Rice, Cornell University
Presenter: M. H. Emadi
Title: SRI in Iran
Date: June 15, 2016
Venue: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Sponsor: SRI-Rice, International Programs, CALS, Cornell University
Presentation by: Gerald Aruna, ENGIM Country Rep., Sierra Leone
Title: 1609 - Experiences Introducing the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to Resource-Limited Farmers in Sierra Leone
Venue: Cornell University
Date: September 12, 2016
Sponsor: SRI-Rice, IP-CALS, Cornell University
This document summarizes a presentation on introducing Kenyan participation in climate-smart agriculture practices through the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). It notes that 40 participants from farmer groups, researchers, government ministries, and international organizations are attending. SRI trials in Kenya have shown yields can be increased by up to 2 bags/acre compared to conventional methods, with a 28% increase in net income. Key challenges include mindsets resistant to change and lack of proper weeders and extension workers, but lessons indicate that scientific basis for SRI has been proven and adoption rates are improving through training. The presentation concludes by thanking participants and noting that SRI results in rice being "eaten with a smile."
Author: Erika Styger
Title: Scaling Up Climate-smart Rice Production in West Africa
Date: February 11, 2016
Presented at the Issues in African Development Weekly Seminar Series
Venue: Uris Hall, Cornell University
This document summarizes research on the effectiveness of farmer-based approaches to producing and marketing SRI rice in Sri Lanka. It finds that SRI production led to higher yields than conventional methods. A related farmer survey found SRI farmers were poorer but met consumption needs through exchange labor. A marketing trial selling SRI rice found consumers preferred its varieties and were willing to pay higher prices. The report recommends expanding SRI adoption through training, research, and collaboration between NGOs, farmers, and government agencies.
The document summarizes on-farm trials of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) conducted in Eastern Visayas, Philippines from 2004-2006. Key findings include average SRI yields being 2-4 tons/ha higher than traditional methods, with some farmers achieving over 13 tons/ha. Over 30 orientations introduced SRI to over 1,000 farmers. On-farm trials on over 50 sites demonstrated SRI's benefits, leading more farmers to adopt the method in subsequent seasons. The trials were conducted by agricultural agencies and evaluated SRI's yield increases and economic benefits compared to traditional rice cultivation.
Presented by: Abha Mishra
Title: Farmer Adaptation of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the Lower Mekong Basin Region
Date: October 12, 2015
Venue: Cornell University
Sponsored by: SRI-Rice, Cornell University
Presenter: M. H. Emadi
Title: SRI in Iran
Date: June 15, 2016
Venue: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Sponsor: SRI-Rice, International Programs, CALS, Cornell University
Presentation by: Gerald Aruna, ENGIM Country Rep., Sierra Leone
Title: 1609 - Experiences Introducing the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to Resource-Limited Farmers in Sierra Leone
Venue: Cornell University
Date: September 12, 2016
Sponsor: SRI-Rice, IP-CALS, Cornell University
This document summarizes a presentation on introducing Kenyan participation in climate-smart agriculture practices through the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). It notes that 40 participants from farmer groups, researchers, government ministries, and international organizations are attending. SRI trials in Kenya have shown yields can be increased by up to 2 bags/acre compared to conventional methods, with a 28% increase in net income. Key challenges include mindsets resistant to change and lack of proper weeders and extension workers, but lessons indicate that scientific basis for SRI has been proven and adoption rates are improving through training. The presentation concludes by thanking participants and noting that SRI results in rice being "eaten with a smile."
Author: Erika Styger
Title: Scaling Up Climate-smart Rice Production in West Africa
Date: February 11, 2016
Presented at the Issues in African Development Weekly Seminar Series
Venue: Uris Hall, Cornell University
This document summarizes research on the effectiveness of farmer-based approaches to producing and marketing SRI rice in Sri Lanka. It finds that SRI production led to higher yields than conventional methods. A related farmer survey found SRI farmers were poorer but met consumption needs through exchange labor. A marketing trial selling SRI rice found consumers preferred its varieties and were willing to pay higher prices. The report recommends expanding SRI adoption through training, research, and collaboration between NGOs, farmers, and government agencies.
The document summarizes on-farm trials of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) conducted in Eastern Visayas, Philippines from 2004-2006. Key findings include average SRI yields being 2-4 tons/ha higher than traditional methods, with some farmers achieving over 13 tons/ha. Over 30 orientations introduced SRI to over 1,000 farmers. On-farm trials on over 50 sites demonstrated SRI's benefits, leading more farmers to adopt the method in subsequent seasons. The trials were conducted by agricultural agencies and evaluated SRI's yield increases and economic benefits compared to traditional rice cultivation.
The SDTT-SRI Programme was implemented in 3 phases from 2008-2017 with a total budget of Rs. 78.85 crores. In the first phase from 2008-2010, the programme reached 65,043 farmers across 11 states. In the second phase from 2010-2012, the programme reached 1,56,336 farmers across 7 states using a saturation approach. In the third phase from 2013-2017, the programme focused on geographical spread while also promoting institutional development and collaborative research with state agricultural universities. Key achievements included mainstreaming SRI practices, developing a network of trained experts, and adapting SRI principles to other crops. Monitoring of the programme showed increasing adoption rates, with the number of farmers covered and acreage
Author: Lucy Fisher
Title: The System of Rice Intensification (SRI): An eco-digital commons for knowledge sharing (poster)
Presented at: The 2nd Agriculture and Climate Change Conference
Venue: Melia Sitges, Sitges, Spain
Date: March 26-28, 2017
This document provides an overview of PRAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action), an NGO working on rural development in Bihar, India. Some key points:
- PRAN grew out of PRADAN and focuses on scaling the System of Root Intensification (SRI) approach in Bihar.
- SRI has led to increased yields for crops like rice, wheat, pulses and vegetables for small farmers.
- PRAN works with over 10,000 small farmers across 17 blocks in 3 districts. It develops appropriate technologies and provides training.
- PRAN partners with the Bihar government and other organizations. SRI has been adopted widely in Bihar with government support.
Poster at the 4th International Rice Congress
Authors: M. Bagayoko, G. Traoré, E. Styger, and D. Jenkins
Title: System of Intensification (SRI) - An Opportunity to Improve the Productivity and Resilience African Rice Production
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
Poster at the 4th International Rice Congress
Presenter: Devon Jenkins, Gaoussou Traore, Erika Styger and Minamba Bagayoko
Title: Improving and Scaling Up the System of Rice Intensification in West Africa
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
Presenters: Juna Shrestha and Benjamin Huber
Title: Carbon offsetting to sustainably finance the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Nepal
Date: October 4, 2016
Venue: Mann Library 160, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Sponsors: SRI-Rice, International Programs, CALS, Cornell University
SRI (System of Rice Intensification) focuses on management practices rather than genetics to increase rice yields. It relies on transplanting young seedlings in wider spacing, keeping soils moist but not flooded, and using mechanical weeders and compost. The speaker discusses the growing adoption of SRI in the Philippines, including government support and trials showing increased yields. Farmer groups are exchanging open-source seeds and using ICTs to share knowledge, converging with the non-proprietary approach of SRI.
Title: Improving and Scaling up the System of Rice Intensification in West Africa
Presented by: Erika Styger
Presented at: Third Africa Rice Congress
Venue and Date: Yaounde, Cameroon. October 21-24, 2013
Presentation by Khem Raj Dahal
at the National SRI Nepal Network Meeting
Title: SRI History, Present Perspectives and Future Strategies in Nepal
Date: June 19, 2015
Venue: NARI Hall, Lalitpur, Nepal
The document summarizes 3 years of experience with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Mali from 2007-2009. SRI was first tested on a small scale in 2007 in Timbuktu region, showing a 66% yield increase compared to traditional practices. In 2008, the methodology was expanded to 60 farmers across 12 villages, maintaining a 50-100% yield increase while reducing inputs. In 2009, SRI was scaled up to over 450 farmers across 57 villages in 5 regions of Mali, continuing to demonstrate substantial yield gains of 40-72% with reduced costs. The principles of SRI were also adapted successfully to rainfed and lowland rice systems in Southern Mali.
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.
Title: Identification of the critical factors of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) for maximizing Boro rice yield in Bangladesh
Presenter: Md. Abu Bakar Siddique Sarker, Principle Scientific Officer, Agronomy Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)
Venue: The 17th Australian Agronomy Conference, Wrest Point Convention Centre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date: September 24, 2015
The document summarizes achievements and challenges from a project introducing the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to small farmers in Thai Nguyen and Phu Tho provinces in Vietnam. In the first year, over 500 farmer households applied SRI to over 40 hectares, increasing yields by 9% and profits by 11-13% while reducing inputs. However, farmers were initially fearful of SRI techniques and local authorities lacked resources. Strategies to address challenges included training farmers and staff, expanding demonstrations, and encouraging tool development and gender inclusion.
Title: The System of Tef Intensification (STI): Modifying crop management for greater food security in Ethiopia
Poster by: Tareke Berhe, Ayele G. Ayetenfisu,
Zewdie Gebretsadik, and Norman Uphoff
Date: October 13, 2015
[Poster presented at the 2nd International Conference on Global Food Security at Cornell University.]
SRI on the System of Rice Intensification in Mali -
Presented by Erika Styger, SRI Rice Director of Programs, Cornell University
to the IARD class at Cornell University, November 16, 2012
Presented by: Erika Styger, SRI International Network and Resources Center (SRI-Rice)
Presented at: IRC Pre-Congress SRI Day
Presented on: November 8, 2010
Promoting the Adoption of SRI throughParticipatory Research and Outreach in Kenya SRI - Growing More Rice with Less Water
April 18, 2012, presentation by Prof. Bancy M. Mati
SRI Projects Coordinator
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (JKUAT)
Nairobi, Kenya
18th April 2012
Presenter: Jean Njiru
Title: Some observations on introduction and rapid growth of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) among smallholder farmers in Kenya
Date: October 7, 2016
Venue: 160 Mann Library, Cornell University
Sponsor: SRI-Rice, International Programs, CALS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Ensuring Seed Security and Production of Rainfed Pulses in Semi-Arid TropicsICARDA
1) Smallholder farmers in semi-arid tropical regions face challenges in accessing quality seed for rainfed pulses due to issues with availability, accessibility, cost, and timing of improved variety seeds.
2) A village-based seed enterprise was established with participation from local institutions to promote self-sufficiency in seed production.
3) The enterprise was successful in producing and storing quality seed of improved chickpea varieties, making seeds affordable and accessible to farmers while generating income for the village.
Presentation at Cornell University, Mann Library
Title: The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and its Adaptation to Sugarcane in Cuba
Author: Rene Pérez
Date: September 9, 2015
Venue: Cornell University (Mann Library), Ithaca, NY, USA
The SDTT-SRI Programme was implemented in 3 phases from 2008-2017 with a total budget of Rs. 78.85 crores. In the first phase from 2008-2010, the programme reached 65,043 farmers across 11 states. In the second phase from 2010-2012, the programme reached 1,56,336 farmers across 7 states using a saturation approach. In the third phase from 2013-2017, the programme focused on geographical spread while also promoting institutional development and collaborative research with state agricultural universities. Key achievements included mainstreaming SRI practices, developing a network of trained experts, and adapting SRI principles to other crops. Monitoring of the programme showed increasing adoption rates, with the number of farmers covered and acreage
Author: Lucy Fisher
Title: The System of Rice Intensification (SRI): An eco-digital commons for knowledge sharing (poster)
Presented at: The 2nd Agriculture and Climate Change Conference
Venue: Melia Sitges, Sitges, Spain
Date: March 26-28, 2017
This document provides an overview of PRAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action), an NGO working on rural development in Bihar, India. Some key points:
- PRAN grew out of PRADAN and focuses on scaling the System of Root Intensification (SRI) approach in Bihar.
- SRI has led to increased yields for crops like rice, wheat, pulses and vegetables for small farmers.
- PRAN works with over 10,000 small farmers across 17 blocks in 3 districts. It develops appropriate technologies and provides training.
- PRAN partners with the Bihar government and other organizations. SRI has been adopted widely in Bihar with government support.
Poster at the 4th International Rice Congress
Authors: M. Bagayoko, G. Traoré, E. Styger, and D. Jenkins
Title: System of Intensification (SRI) - An Opportunity to Improve the Productivity and Resilience African Rice Production
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
Poster at the 4th International Rice Congress
Presenter: Devon Jenkins, Gaoussou Traore, Erika Styger and Minamba Bagayoko
Title: Improving and Scaling Up the System of Rice Intensification in West Africa
Venue: Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Bangkok, Thailand
Date: October 28-31, 2014
Presenters: Juna Shrestha and Benjamin Huber
Title: Carbon offsetting to sustainably finance the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Nepal
Date: October 4, 2016
Venue: Mann Library 160, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Sponsors: SRI-Rice, International Programs, CALS, Cornell University
SRI (System of Rice Intensification) focuses on management practices rather than genetics to increase rice yields. It relies on transplanting young seedlings in wider spacing, keeping soils moist but not flooded, and using mechanical weeders and compost. The speaker discusses the growing adoption of SRI in the Philippines, including government support and trials showing increased yields. Farmer groups are exchanging open-source seeds and using ICTs to share knowledge, converging with the non-proprietary approach of SRI.
Title: Improving and Scaling up the System of Rice Intensification in West Africa
Presented by: Erika Styger
Presented at: Third Africa Rice Congress
Venue and Date: Yaounde, Cameroon. October 21-24, 2013
Presentation by Khem Raj Dahal
at the National SRI Nepal Network Meeting
Title: SRI History, Present Perspectives and Future Strategies in Nepal
Date: June 19, 2015
Venue: NARI Hall, Lalitpur, Nepal
The document summarizes 3 years of experience with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Mali from 2007-2009. SRI was first tested on a small scale in 2007 in Timbuktu region, showing a 66% yield increase compared to traditional practices. In 2008, the methodology was expanded to 60 farmers across 12 villages, maintaining a 50-100% yield increase while reducing inputs. In 2009, SRI was scaled up to over 450 farmers across 57 villages in 5 regions of Mali, continuing to demonstrate substantial yield gains of 40-72% with reduced costs. The principles of SRI were also adapted successfully to rainfed and lowland rice systems in Southern Mali.
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.
Title: Identification of the critical factors of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) for maximizing Boro rice yield in Bangladesh
Presenter: Md. Abu Bakar Siddique Sarker, Principle Scientific Officer, Agronomy Division, Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)
Venue: The 17th Australian Agronomy Conference, Wrest Point Convention Centre in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Date: September 24, 2015
The document summarizes achievements and challenges from a project introducing the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to small farmers in Thai Nguyen and Phu Tho provinces in Vietnam. In the first year, over 500 farmer households applied SRI to over 40 hectares, increasing yields by 9% and profits by 11-13% while reducing inputs. However, farmers were initially fearful of SRI techniques and local authorities lacked resources. Strategies to address challenges included training farmers and staff, expanding demonstrations, and encouraging tool development and gender inclusion.
Title: The System of Tef Intensification (STI): Modifying crop management for greater food security in Ethiopia
Poster by: Tareke Berhe, Ayele G. Ayetenfisu,
Zewdie Gebretsadik, and Norman Uphoff
Date: October 13, 2015
[Poster presented at the 2nd International Conference on Global Food Security at Cornell University.]
SRI on the System of Rice Intensification in Mali -
Presented by Erika Styger, SRI Rice Director of Programs, Cornell University
to the IARD class at Cornell University, November 16, 2012
Presented by: Erika Styger, SRI International Network and Resources Center (SRI-Rice)
Presented at: IRC Pre-Congress SRI Day
Presented on: November 8, 2010
Promoting the Adoption of SRI throughParticipatory Research and Outreach in Kenya SRI - Growing More Rice with Less Water
April 18, 2012, presentation by Prof. Bancy M. Mati
SRI Projects Coordinator
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (JKUAT)
Nairobi, Kenya
18th April 2012
Presenter: Jean Njiru
Title: Some observations on introduction and rapid growth of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) among smallholder farmers in Kenya
Date: October 7, 2016
Venue: 160 Mann Library, Cornell University
Sponsor: SRI-Rice, International Programs, CALS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Ensuring Seed Security and Production of Rainfed Pulses in Semi-Arid TropicsICARDA
1) Smallholder farmers in semi-arid tropical regions face challenges in accessing quality seed for rainfed pulses due to issues with availability, accessibility, cost, and timing of improved variety seeds.
2) A village-based seed enterprise was established with participation from local institutions to promote self-sufficiency in seed production.
3) The enterprise was successful in producing and storing quality seed of improved chickpea varieties, making seeds affordable and accessible to farmers while generating income for the village.
Presentation at Cornell University, Mann Library
Title: The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and its Adaptation to Sugarcane in Cuba
Author: Rene Pérez
Date: September 9, 2015
Venue: Cornell University (Mann Library), Ithaca, NY, USA
Biophysical constraints in the West African Savannas,Research to provide technological solutions to the
constraints,Highlights of some impacts on beneficiaries of research activities,Emerging issues to address in the future
Presentation at the SRI-WAAPP Regional Workshop on the System of Rice Intensification
(Atelier Regionale sur le Système de Riziculture Intensive: Bilan 2014 et Programmation 2015)
Title: Systeme de Riziculture Intensive (SRI) presentation de la Côte d’Ivoire
Author: Dr. Alphonse Bouet
Date: February 16-19 2105
Venue: Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Title: Adopt SRI, Build a Country Self-sufficient in Rice (Nepali)
Poster by: Ram Bahadur Khadka
An extension poster for use in Nepal
Date: July 2015
. [Nepali language SRI poster for Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Khajura, which was funded by the Agriculture and Food Security Project (AFSP) to create awareness SRI in Nepal's farming community.]
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
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.
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
Azolla is an aquatic fern that fixes atmospheric nitrogen through a symbiotic relationship with cyanobacteria. It can be cultivated for use as a green manure in rice production systems. When applied to rice fields, azolla increases soil nitrogen levels and can reduce the need for nitrogen fertilizer by 30-40%, while increasing rice yields by 20-30%. Azolla contains 5% nitrogen and other nutrients and grows rapidly, multiplying to form a thick mat. It is usually applied to rice fields as a green manure before transplanting rice or grown together with rice in a dual cropping system to supply nitrogen over the growth period.
Improving and Scaling Up SRI in West Africa: Insights from a regional, 13-cou...Sri Lmb
1) The document summarizes a regional project called "Improving and Scaling Up SRI in West Africa" that aims to increase rice productivity in 13 West African countries through adopting the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) methods.
2) The project is funded by the World Bank and coordinated regionally by CORAF/WECARD and locally by national institutions in partnership with SRI-Rice at Cornell University. It involves training stakeholders, developing country-specific SRI guidelines, monitoring adoption, and promoting knowledge sharing.
3) SRI principles being promoted include early planting of young seedlings in a grid pattern with wide spacing to reduce competition between plants, application of organic matter to soils, and
Crop Improvement: Legumes
The document summarizes work on improving legume crops in East and Southern Africa. It discusses the context of the legume science agenda in the region, including the need to meet growing food demands, tackle poverty and nutrition deficiencies, and increase resilience to climate risks. It then provides highlights of work done in 2015 to launch projects, conduct planning meetings, curate data, communicate progress, and support breeding pipelines for crops like groundnuts, cowpeas, common beans, and chickpeas. Challenges faced included filling project positions slowly and dealing with instability in parts of Mali and Nigeria. Breeding priorities and results for crops like chickpeas and pigeonpeas in the region are
Harold Roy-Macauley's presentation on "Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice): A CGIAR research center and pan-African association of member countries" to the World Bank delegation from Côte d'Ivoire led by Mr Pierre Laporte, World Bank Country Director for Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Togo based in Abidjan, visited AfricaRice headquarters on 15 July 2016. The other members of the delegation were Mr Abdoulaye Touré, Lead Agricultural Economist and Task Team Leader of WAAPP-World Bank (Africa Bureau); and Mr Taleb Ould Sid Ahmed, Senior Communications Officer. Mr Hiroshi Hiraoka, Senior Agriculture Economist, AFTA2, World Bank and member of the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) Steering Committee also accompanied the delegation.
- The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) is the only CGIAR Research Center owned by African countries. It works to increase rice production and self-sufficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa through research and partnerships.
- AfricaRice has developed over 200 improved rice varieties, good agricultural practices, and innovations along the rice value chain to boost yields and incomes for farmers.
- It aims to increase rice self-sufficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa to 90% by 2020 through implementation of its 2011-2020 strategic plan which focuses on strengthening rice production, processing, and marketing.
- The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) is the only CGIAR Research Center owned by African countries. It works to increase rice production and self-sufficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa through research and partnerships.
- AfricaRice has developed over 200 improved rice varieties, good agricultural practices, and innovations along the rice value chain to boost yields and incomes for farmers.
- It aims to increase rice self-sufficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa to 90% by 2020 through implementation of its 2011-2020 strategic plan which focuses on strengthening rice production, processing, and marketing.
Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Cropping Systems for Food Securit...FMNR Hub
SIMLESA is a project aimed at sustainably intensifying maize and legume production in Eastern and Southern Africa through conservation agriculture practices and improved varieties. Over its first 5 years, SIMLESA worked with national agricultural research partners in 5 countries to test promising cropping systems, increase the availability of improved seeds, and build regional innovation systems. Key lessons included the need to link smallholder farms to domestic and international value chains, engage agribusiness, and integrate value chain, technology, capacity building and policy work through innovation platforms. Sustainable intensification requires systems research, innovation systems bridging research and scaling, attention to policies and partnerships, and strong monitoring and evaluation of impact.
The document summarizes the achievements and perspectives of the SARD-SC rice value chain project in Africa. The project has:
1) Tested over 50 agricultural innovations to address rice production constraints and close yield gaps across Africa. This includes weeders, seeders, decision support tools, and improved rice processing technologies.
2) Disseminated improved technologies and best practices through rice sector hubs, reaching over 250,000 farmers. This has increased yields, incomes, and market access for smallholders.
3) Built the capacity of over 450 African researchers and stakeholders through training programs. This has strengthened national agricultural research and innovation systems.
4) Effectively managed project implementation through monitoring and evaluation
The Africa RISING Program is a 10-year research program funded by USAID to promote sustainable agricultural intensification in Africa. It consists of four projects across West Africa, East/Southern Africa, and the Ethiopian Highlands working on mixed crop-livestock systems. The program involves over 100 partner institutions and aims to improve food security and reduce poverty through action research, dissemination of technologies, and multi-stakeholder platforms. An external review recommended extending the program into a second phase with a continued focus on research, partnerships, capacity building, and scaling of technologies.
20 September 2019. Nairobi, Kenya. World Agroforestry (ICRAF). The meeting on the future of agriculture in Somalia, was attended by donors EU, USAID, JICA, UN agency FAO, and CG centres CIFOR, ICRAF, CIAT, CIP, CIMMYT, ICRISAT, IITA, ILRI and IRRI with ICARDA and IFPRI interested and on remote.
AATF provides concise summaries in 3 sentences or less that provide the high level and essential information from the document.
The document discusses AATF's work over the past decade to improve access to agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa through partnerships. AATF negotiates access to proprietary technologies, manages their development and deployment, and ensures their sustainable use. Key projects include developing striga-resistant maize, banana resistant to bacterial wilt disease, and water efficient rice varieties.
The document summarizes the Support to Agricultural Research for Development of Strategic Crops (SARD-SC) in Africa wheat project. It discusses wheat production statistics in target countries, the growing gap between wheat supply and demand in Africa, and the objectives and approach of the SARD-SC wheat sub-project. Progress to date includes testing over 1600 wheat varieties in West Africa and over 1100 varieties in East Africa to generate heat-tolerant and disease-resistant technologies. New varieties have been identified for release in Nigeria, Sudan, and Ethiopia, and demonstration plots have been established to disseminate technologies on-farm in target countries.
Author : Robert Bimba
Title: Community of Hope Agriculture Project Update to Liberia MOA 2019
Date: January 11, 2019
Venue: Ministry of Agriculture Conference Room at the MOA Extension Department
1) The IFAD-funded CLCA project aims to develop and test innovative integrated crop-livestock conservation agriculture approaches through participatory research with farmers in Algeria, Tunisia, and Tajikistan.
2) Key achievements include collecting over 1,100 farm surveys, conducting on-station and on-farm trials of stubble grazing and fodder production, and testing conservation agriculture technology packages on over 45 farms across the three countries.
3) The project has also enhanced capacity through over 15 training courses attended by 280 trainees, eight field days reaching 357 farmers, and publications including conference papers, films and posters.
Title: System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Opportunities for Liberia
By: Erika Styger, Director of Programs, SRI-Rice
Presented at: Agriculture Coordination Committee (ACC), Ministry of Agriculture, Monrovia, Liberia
Date: February 17, 2014
Agricultural intensification, value chain development and human capacity stre...ILRI
This document discusses strategies for integrating agricultural intensification, value chain development, and human capacity strengthening. It outlines concepts like intensification and value chains. Global challenges are described like population growth and climate change. Integrated value chain, crop, and capacity development (IVCCD) is proposed to address issues in Africa like increasing food demand and land degradation. The document discusses partnership approaches, understanding local systems through assessments, research and development intervention options at different timescales and locations, documentation and scaling best practices, and communication strategies. Examples from projects in Ethiopia and East Africa illustrate integrated solutions and lessons learned around targeting farmers, evaluation, linking production to markets, and sustainability.
The document summarizes ILRI's work in West Africa, where around 90 million livestock keepers produce at least half of the region's livestock products. ILRI aims to intensify smallholder crop-livestock systems through innovative practices, enhance resilience to climate change, and improve market access. It operates regional offices in Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Mali and Ghana, with research focusing on productivity, health, value chains and resilience. Challenges include an opportunistic program and lack of scientists, but recommendations are to invest in critical mass, engage stakeholders, and establish integrated regional programs.
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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
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Date: October 25, 2021
Author: Reinaldo Cardona
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Date: 2017
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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: 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
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
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
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
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1. Improving and Scaling
Up SRI in West Africa
Dr. Gaoussou Traoré and Dr. Erika Styger
Centre National de Spécialisation sur le Riz, IER Mali,
and SRI-Rice, Cornell University
A Success Story
2. Outline
• Context
• Presentation of Project
• Institutional set up
• Technical approach
• Country success stories
• Wider impact
• Difficulties
• Way forward
3. Rice production in Sub-Saharan Africa
64%
32%
3%
1%
West Africa
Eastern Africa
Central Africa
Southern Africa
Each dot represents 20,000 tons Data: FAO
Rice production 2006
64% of rice is produced in
West Africa
Nigeria, Guinea, Ivory Coast,
Mali
Ref: Warda (2008) Africa rice trends 2007
4. Rice production, consumption and deficit in West
Africa between 2010 and 2018
Regional Policy:
ECOWAS Rice Offensive (2012) to double rice production in the region by 2018
5. Rice production basins in West Africa
Bulletin club du sahel-AO: Enjeu Ouest Africain N°2 Juin 2011
Rice system Surface area % Contribution to
production %
Yields (t/ha)
Irrigated 12-14 38 5 -6
Lowland rainfed 31 24 1 – 2.5
Upland rainfed 44 21 1
6. Improving and Scaling Up SRI in West Africa
• Regional commissioned project to increase rice productivity in 13
ECOWAS countries
• Project developed through participatory process over 1.5 years
with representatives from research, extension, farmers from 13
countries
– First workshop in Ouagadougou, July 2012
– Launching of project in Saly, Senegal, July 2013
– First technical workshop, Porto Novo, Benin, February 2014
7. Improving and Scaling Up SRI
in West Africa
• Part of the West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program
(WAAPP)
• Funded by the World Bank
• Under the political umbrella of ECOWAS (Economic
Community of West African States)
• Technically steered by Central and West African Council for
Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD)
• Regional coordination for implementation:
– Institute Economie Rural (IER) National Center for Specialization on
Rice (CNS-Rice), Mali;
– SRI-Rice Center from Cornell University is principal technical partner
• Each country has its own implementation plan and funding
for implementation
8. Objectives of the SRI WAAPP Project
General objective:
• Food security improved
Specific objective:
• Rice productivity and competitiveness improved
in targeted areas
9. Objectives and expected results
Results
1. Human and institutional capacities of stakeholders
in the SRI value chain in West Africa strengthened
2. Appropriate innovations (equipment and/or best
practices) for SRI developed, scaled up, and
adopted in West Africa
3. SRI stakeholders’ demand for knowledge and
decision-making options facilitated and met
4. Efficient mechanisms and tools of coordination,
management and M&E of the project established
10. Local
National WAAPPs
Regional Coordinating
Unit (CNS-Riz, Mali)
SRI Farmers and
Other Actors of the
Rice Value Chain
Innovation Platforms
National Focal Points
(13 countries)
Technical Partners and
Beneficiaries
Regional&
International
Champions and
Technicians
Cornell SRI-
Center& others
SRI Project
Implementing
Entities
Level
National WAAPPs
CORAF/WECARD /
Regional WAAPP
Funding and
Institutional
Partners
Facilitation
Facilitation
Institutional Arrangements
NationalLocal
National WAAPPs
11. • National WAAPP coordination
• National Facilitator, housed at the SRI-WAAPP Focal
Institution
• SRI Champions (can be anyone: farmers, technicians etc)
SRI-WAAPP organizational structure
(NY, USA)
CORAF CNS-Riz
Funded by the
World Bank
12. Institutional set up and implementation
(5-10 per country)
• National WAAPP program
• National research institute
• Ministry of agriculture
• National NGOs
• Farmer organizations
• Bilateral projects (USAID, JICA)
• International NGOs
• Private sector companies
• Peace Corps
• Others
16. System of Rice Intensification
A. Early and healthy
plant establishment
C. Build fertile soils
rich in organic
matter and soil biota
D. Mange water
carefully, avoid
flooding &water
stress
Soil preparation
Seed
treatment/pre-
germination
Raised bed nursery
Transplanting:
• At 2 leave stage, 8-
12 days old
- or -
Direct seeding:
• Precision seeding
(at 1 or 2
plants/hill)
Reduce plant density
1 plant/hill
- and -
Increase spacing
between plants
(25cm x 25cm or
more), planted in a
grid
Mechanical
weeding
Fertilize with
organic matter and
add chemical
fertilizer if needed:
• Manure/compost
• Cover crop / green
manure
• Crop residues
Incorporate OM
or combine SRI
with
Conservation
Agriculture
Land preparation:
Leveling, bunding,
application or
organic matter
Non flooded
conditions during
the vegetative
period
Alternate wetting
and drying (AWD) –
or -
Bunding, additional
irrigation or drainage
Principles
SRI Practices
Indicative
and to adapt
Methodology
Conceptual Framework
B. Minimize
competition
between plants
(Styger and Jenkins, 2014)
17. System of Rice Intensification
A. Early and healthy
plant establishment
C. Build fertile soils
rich in organic matter
and soil biota
D. Mange water
carefully, avoid
flooding &water stress
Principles
SRI Practices
Methodology
Conceptual Framework
B. Minimize
competition between
plants
SRI practices
Climate: Arid - Semi-arid - Semi-humid - Humid
Irrigated system
SRI practices
SRI practices
SRI practices
Upland system
Lowland system
Other systems, e.g. mangrove, deep-water rice etc
18. General SRI-WAAPP Manual Adapted manuals for technicians and
farmers
Year 1
Adapted manuals by climate zone
and rice cropping system
Year 2 and 3
19. - M&E system tracking
- Field technicians and
farmers contribute to data collection
- Information instantly and publicly available
- Collaborate with CU CALS Institute for Resource Information
Sciences (IRIS) and Esri using ArcGIS online and Survey 123 app
Launched in
June 2015
Data collection
Online data collection and mapping platform
20. SRI Activities 2014: training and field sites
Improving and Scaling up SRI in West Africa
23. SRI In West Africa since 2001
• Benin 2001: 1 farmer, Echo intern: SRI 7.5t/ha
• The Gambia 2002-2005: Research with farmers: SRI 5.4-
8.3 t/ha
• Guinea 2003: Chinese research with hybrids: 9 t/ha
• Senegal 2003-2009: Rodale Institute; Dissertation with
WARDA
• Sierra Leone 2004: World vision, USAID, CRS:: SRI
5.3t/ha vs 2.5t/ha
• Burkina 2006: 6 farmers: SRI 7t/ha vs 3.5t/ha
• Mali: 2007-2012 : 3 projects, 6 regions, > 1000 farmers
• Since 2010: regional trainings by Mali projects in Nigeria,
Senegal, Ghana, Benin, Togo
24. Summary Results from the Region 2014
• 630 technicians and 8600 farmers trained
• Average yields:
– Irrigated systems: 13 countries (100 %)
• Conv 4.0 t/ha - SRI 6.4 t/ha +60%
– Lowland rainfed: 8 countries
• Conv 2.0 t/ha – 3.3 t/ha (Mali) +65%
– Upland rainfed: 6 countries
• Conv 1.2 t/ha – 2 t/ha (Mali) +67%
– Mangrove system: 1 country
• Number of SRI farmers: estimated ca 15,000 (10,000 in
Mali)
• SRI area (ha): estimated 7000 ha
25. First SRI plot in Liberia, Dec 2012
by Community of Hope Agriculture Project
(CHAP) Paynesville, Monrovia
First SRI test by Robert Bimba
President Ellen Johnson SIRLEAF
opens a SRI field day, 2014
Paynesville, Monrovia
Liberia
26. SRI WAAPP Sites
in all rice ecologies
Consortium of four partners:
• ICAT: Ministry of Agriculture:
National facilitator
• ITRA: national research institution
• National NGO Graphe
• National NGO ETD
SRI started in Togo in 2011 by Graphe
• working in 4 villages
Before 2015: 815 farmers trained
June 2015: 1502 farmers trained in 60
villages through the Consortium
27. SRI-WAAPP
• Focused project target zone: Fatick, Kaolack and Kaffrine regions – rainfed rice
• 5,163 farmers to be trained in 2015
• Exchange visits to PRODAM in Sep 2015
• Trainings in Casamance and SRI-WAAPP target zone in Feb / Mar 2015
Senegal
PRODAM
Casamance
SRI-WAAPP
• SRI activities since 2002
• PRODAM – Large irrigated
IFAD project in NE; increasing
to 2,000 hectares in 2015/16;
yields 10-13 t/ha SRI, vs. 5.5-
6 conv.
• Peace Corps
• Cornell MPS students
• Limited trials in Casamance
29. Wider and long-term impact
• UEOMA: SRI to be included in the regional Rice
Action Plan
• SRI to be included in the national rice strategy in
Liberia, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Ghana and Mali
• Network of Farmers' and Agricultural Producers'
Organizations of West Africa for rice (ROPPA):
committed to actively scale up SRI in West Africa
30. Difficulties
• Data collection and reporting
• Multi-institutional collaboration within countries
• Timely disbursement of funding for field activities
• Demand for SRI surpasses current capacity and
funding
31. Way forward
• Reinforce program activities with a second phase of
the project
• Diversify technical and financial partnerships
• Integrate SRI into national multi-actor innovation rice
platforms
• Participate in International SRI Community activities