With support from the Government of Venezuela, FAO implemented the Partnership for Sustainable Rice System Development in Africa project, which facilitated the introduction of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). The project is being implemented in three districts (Kilombero, Kilosa and Mvomero) in the Morogoro region which covers five irrigation schemes.
SRI Global News-- October-December 2025-- System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
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Zanzibar’s Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Natural Resources, Rashid Ali Juna, revealed that Zanzibar archipelago is set to achieve 60-percent rice self-sufficiency by increasing productivity in the next two years...” We are encouraging farmers to venture into a System of Rice Intensification to boost production so that we reduce rice importation as we’re doing now” he said. Mariam Juma, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Natural Resources described SRI as one of the best farming techniques aimed at increasing rice yields, adding that it is low water, labour-intensive method that uses younger seedlings singly spaced and typically hand weeded with special tools. 
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This project is implemented with technical support from FAO in collaboration with the Government of Tanzania and funded by the Government of Venezuela through the South South Cooperation
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The government is implementing the Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) initiative that will improve land and water management, with experts urging its speeding up to enable farmers shift from traditional to improved mode of farming.
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RICE farmers in Kilosa District, Morogoro Region and researchers have called on the government to scale up a system of rice intensification technology (SRI) which has shown more resilience to the hazards of climate change to increase crop productivity.
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This working paper assesses the consequential risk impacts of the recent system of rice intensification (SRI) implemented in the Morogoro region of Tanzania, one of the largest semi-arid regions, using household and farm plot level data extended to incorporate farmers’ perceptions of climate change. The study also highlights the importance of climate perceptions and moisture-conserving technology in risk management in semi-arid lands.
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This study evaluated the characteristic of rice produced under SRI and conventional practices in Chimala Area in Mbarali District of Mbeya Region in Tanzania. The evaluation considered the farm management practices, rice yields and the characteristic of the rice grains. Bird scaring is among the activities which increased the production cost of rice grown under SRI practices. Rice yields under SRI practices where more than 16ton/ha against less than 8ton/ha for conventional rice growing practices. The rice grains grown under SRI practices was observed to be suitable for seeds. The quality of cooked rice indicate that rice produced under SRI practices has higher aroma and fragrance when compared to that produced under conventional practices.
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Katambara, Zacharia Saimon, Marco Mng’ong’o, Consolatha Chambi, el al. 2016. Characteristics of rice produced under direct and indirect SRI practices in Chimala Area in Mbarali district Tanzania. Journal of Agriculture and Sustainability 9(1): 15–30
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System of Rice Intensification (SRI) has enabled farmers of Ilolo Mpya Ward, Pawaga division in Iringa Rural District to put hunger at bay.
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Downloadable! This paper investigates the impact of training provided by a large-scale private farm on the performance of surrounding small-scale rice farmers in a rain-fed area in Tanzania. We found that the training effectively enhances the adoption of improved rice cultivation practices, paddy yield, and profit of rice cultivation by small-holder farmers. In fact, the trainees achieve paddy yield of 5 tons per hectare on average, which is remarkably high for rain-fed rice cultivation. Our results suggest high potential of small-scale rain-fed lowland rice cultivation and extension services by private large scale farms.
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Rice production is important for global food security but given its large water footprint, efficient irrigation management strategies need to be developed. Expansion of rice growing area is larger than any other crop in Africa due to increasing demand for rice. Three rice irrigation management alternatives with the system of rice intensification (SRI) were field-evaluated against the conventional continuously flooded system (CF) in Tanzania. Production systems included: (1) CF (50 mm ponding depth for the entire season); (2) SRI (40 mm ponding for 3 days and no irrigation for next 5 days); (3) 80% SRI (80% of the SRI ponding); and (4) 50% SRI (50% of the SRI ponding). Statistically, the 80% SRI treatment outperformed all other treatments over the two seasons with an additional yield of 1.57 tons/ha and 33% (345 mm) water savings compared to the CF. Economic productivity of water (US$/ha-cm) over two seasons was highest for the 80% SRI ($20.27/ha-cm), while it was lowest for the CF ($12.89/ha-cm). Water saved by converting from the CF to the 80% SRI (1.98 million ha-cm) can support a 50% expansion in the current rice irrigated area in Tanzania. Even without irrigation expansion, the 80% SRI can increase rice production by 1.5 million tons annually while enhancing water availability for industrial and environmental uses (e.g., ecological preserves) and help achieve food security in Tanzania and the greater sub-Saharan Africa
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Realizing the potential of rice production as a major source of employment and income generation in the agricultural sector, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Tanzania have teamed up to implement the Partnership for Sustainable Rice System Development project to boost rice production. This led to the creation of a knowledge-sharing program for 104 youth comprising of 53 males and 51 females, together with 15 extension officers and irrigation technicians in Morogoro region of Tanzania. The objective of the program was to enable the youth to share experiences and success stories after training at Mkindocentre which led to the establishment of demonstration plots in Kilombero, Kilosa and Mvomero districts. ...Godfrey Joseph Pascal is from Kilosa District, one of the three districts in Morogoro Region where the training program is being implemented. ...He won the 2017 Best Farmer Award for Kilosa District and the entire Morogoro Region, and was consequently presented with an award of 1.5 million Tanzanian Shillings and a ten-acre piece of land.
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This study investigates the impact of rice production training in a modified version of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) on the performance of small-scale rice farmers in a rain-fed area of Tanzania. Utilizing the plot level variation, we employ propensity score matching (PSM) to assess the impact of training on technology adoption, productivity, and profitability. We also estimate a difference-in-differences model with plot fixed effects using recall panel data covering the periods before and after training. We found that trainees achieved an average paddy yield of 4.7 tons per hectare and rice profit of 191.5 USD per hectare on the plots where new technologies were adopted, which is higher by about 1.3–1.8 tons and 119–137 USD per hectare than on the other plots. Our study suggests the high potential of transforming favorable rain-fed rice growing areas in SSA so as to achieve a rice Green Revolution through training in modern input use and improved agronomic practices.
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Nakano, Y., Y. Tanaka, and K. Otsuka. 2017. Impact of training on the intensification of rice farming: Evidence from rainfed areas in Tanzania. Agricultural Economics, Accepted Author Manuscript. December 18, 2017.
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...Hamad Rashid Mohamed, Zanzibar’s Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Livestock, and Fisheries cited adoption of the system of rice intensification (SRI) as the secret behind the increased rice production in the archipelago made up of Unguja and Pemba major islands with 1.4 million people. “There are more farmers who are adopting the new rice farming techniques,” he said, adding that the aim is to produce as more rice as possible; hence stop from importing the cereal crop.
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Tumusiime, Emmanuel. 2017. Suitable for whom? The case of system of rice intensification in Tanzania. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. doi: 10.1080/1389224X.2017.1310660
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(2017). Suitable for whom? The case of system of rice intensification in Tanzania. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension. Ahead of Print. doi: 10.1080/1389224X.2017.1310660
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A UNDP-funded project by Children Care Development Organization is using SRI to help farmers cope with the adverse effects of climate change in three divisions of Pawga, Kaenga and Isimani in iringa rural district of the Iringa Region of Tanzania.
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Kilombero Plantation Limited (KPL) through System for Rice Intensification (SRI) established to lift smallholder yields from 3 tons/ha to over 5 tons/ha, tripled the average production of 6,500 farmer families living within 50 km of KPL which [will increase to] 7,700 families by 2015.”
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