...One of my favorite sections describes SRI: “system of rice intensification.” It was developed in the 1980s by a missionary after he spent years observing traditional farmers in Madagascar utilizing methods that relied more on natural processes than the chemical- and energy-intensive inputs that characterize the Green Revolution. SRI has proven that it can produce more rice with fewer inputs, putting money in farmer’s pockets while reducing environmental woes. SRI methods have been used to successfully produce sugarcane, yams, tomatoes, garlic and eggplant.
During June found two SRI videos from Nepal. You can find the second one on the A for Agriculture channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLWqJ7FN_g . It is a Nepali language video on how and why to implement the System of Rice Intensification.