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Malaysia: Hasil lipat ganda

Malaysia: Hasil lipat ganda | SRI Global News ++ March - May 2025    System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Scoop.it

Bukan baharu tetapi sudah lama diperkenalkan. Malah kaedah penanaman padi SRI atau System of Rice Intensification dikatakan telah wujud lama ...

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This article explains SRI's relevance in Malaysia and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's work in promoting SRI projects. SRI projects are now being implemented in, among other places, Ledang Johor, Menanti (Negeri Sembilan), Alab (Keningau, Sabah), Jembal (Kelantan), Kaki Bukit (Pulau Pinang),  and Tedung, Sarawak.

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Bhutan: Application of SRI Principles in Sustainable Rice Production

Poster presentation at the 4th International Rice Congress, Bangkok, Thailand. Authors: Ngawang Chhogyel (presenter), Mahesh Ghimiray and Yadunath Bajgai 

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Good to see Bhutan presenting their SRI findings at the IRC! (Other SRI posters from the IRC can be found at http://sri.cals.cornell.edu/conferences/IRC2014/IRC2014_Presentations.html)

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Malaysia: Experience in building inter-row weeders for small-scale farmers

Presentation by Salehuddin Yahya at the Workshop on Crop Production Equipment for the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), Asian Institute of Technology, Nov. 1-3, 2014

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The other 18 presentations from the SRI Equipment workshop (held Nov. 1-3, 2015 in Thailand) can be found at  http://sri.cals.cornell.edu/conferences/SRI_Equipment_Workshop1110/

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Tamil Nadu, India: Farmer gets paddy yield of 15.8 tonnes per hectare

Tamil Nadu, India: Farmer gets paddy yield of 15.8 tonnes per hectare | SRI Global News ++ March - May 2025    System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Scoop.it

An paddy farmer in Cumbum Pudhupatti village in Tamil Nadu, India,  set a new record in yield per hectare in his area, thanks to the application of bio-fertilizers, green manure, proper split application of chemical fertilizers...

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 System of Rice Intensification and minimum use of fertilizers wre noted as contributing to the high yield. Removal of weeds using cono weeder and proper spacing between tillers provided air circulation in the field, thereby increasing the number of tillers from each plant.

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Microsoft's 10-Minute Movie Stars Inspire Change in Indian Villages

Microsoft's 10-Minute Movie Stars Inspire Change in Indian Villages | SRI Global News ++ March - May 2025    System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Scoop.it

Fifty-year-old Kavita Devi watched a series of Digital Green videos last summer on SRI and got the confidence to lease land and plant her own rice. Until July, she had only worked on other people’s farms in exchange for ten pounds of rice.

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Digital Green has a huge library of SRI instructional videos in various local languages in India. They are all accessible on YouTube and on the Digital Green website.

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I’m waiting for a revolution in rice that is actually green

I’m waiting for a revolution in rice that is actually green | SRI Global News ++ March - May 2025    System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Scoop.it

 

In practice, small-scale farmers benefit most from technologies that suite their resource conditions, and build on or enhance their knowledge.... Perhaps SRI provides an  opportunity to bring about the revolution in rice that is actually green...

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Emmanuel Tumusiime, the author, is a researcher on economic justice and agriculture at Oxfam America.

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November 24, 2014 3:52 PM
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Open Letter to the 4th International Rice Congress

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Letter from Minh Le (Oxfam), Erika Styger (SRI-Rice) and others in the SRI Community to those attending the 4th International Rice Congress, held in Bangkok, October 2-31, 2014. It urges those at the meeting to keep in mind the needs of small farmers.

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Nepal: Now, here's something that we are really excited about! | dZi Foundation on Facebook

Now, here's something that we are really excited about!!
Our trial plots of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) are all ready for harvest, and when we compared individual rice grains from SRI with other plots-the SRI grain is larger, has more seeds, and is fuller. We compared it with grains from plots which were irrigated well, were sunnier and more fertilized than our trial plots and the SRI grain won big every time...

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Great to  see this small NGO's enthusiasm for their new SRI trials in Nepal...

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Growing Rice in Madagascar by J Loucks (Storehouse)

Growing Rice in Madagascar by J Loucks (Storehouse) | SRI Global News ++ March - May 2025    System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Scoop.it

Growing Rice in Madagascar -
A day in the life of a Madagascar SRI rice farmer... Great photos to accompany this story by J. Loucks!

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Agro officer using WhatsApp to connect with farmers - Hindustan Times (Punjab, India)

Agro officer using WhatsApp to connect with farmers - Hindustan Times (Punjab, India) | SRI Global News ++ March - May 2025    System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Scoop.it
Social media sites are not just forte of people living in urban areas, even those from rural areas are also making use of these platforms, perhaps, even in a more meaningful way.
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Amrik Singh, agricultural development officer in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India,  is using the WhatsApp to promote SRI, SSI and other agricultural information.

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New farming technology doubles paddy output | E-Kanipur (Nepal)

New farming technology doubles paddy output | E-Kanipur (Nepal) | SRI Global News ++ March - May 2025    System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Scoop.it

The use of System Rice Intensification, an advanced methodology in paddy farming, has enabled farmers here to double their yields...

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Find out more about what's happening with SRI in the Nawalparasi District of Southern Nepal..

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1424 - System of Rice Intensification Research - A Review

Erika Styger's Oct. 31 SRI research review presented at the 4th International Rice Congress in Bangkok, Thailand.

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For those who have wondered where the SRI research, what it says, and who's doing it where: This presentation by the SRI-Rice director of programs is for you!

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Nalanda world record holding farmer to improve rice production across Africa - By news.biharonline.in (Bihar, India)

Nalanda world record holding farmer to improve rice production across Africa - By news.biharonline.in (Bihar, India) | SRI Global News ++ March - May 2025    System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Scoop.it

System of Rice Intensification (SRI) record holder farmer from Bihar, India, to improve Rice Production across Africa...

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India: Gender Issues in Weeder Design

Presentation at the Workshop on Crop Production Equipment for the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Presenter: Sabarmatee: Sambhav and Wageningen University…
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The other 18 presentations from the SRI Equipment workshop (held Nov. 1-3, 2015 in Thailand) can be found at  http://sri.cals.cornell.edu/conferences/SRI_Equipment_Workshop1110/

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Cambodia: No Weed, More Rice - YouTube

Rice Dragon is a weeding tool innovated by women farmers to reduce weeds in the rice paddy. In Cambodia, a majority of small-scale farmers has a total of a h...
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As you can see by the water in the paddy, the Rice Dragon is not just for SRI, but seems to work well in a variety of conditions. The video is about a marketing campaign by Oxfam to distribute it in Cambodia.

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India: NewsReach Magazine

This Sept.-Oct. 2014 issue of Pradan's development news update includes four articles on SRI authored by Norman Uphoff,  B.C. Barah, Kuntal Mukherjee and Le Minh Nguyen.

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Nepal: System of Rice Intensification (SRI): A Potential Approach to Enhance Rice Productivity and Food Security

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Citation:  Dahal, Khem Raj. 2014. System of Rice Intensification (SRI): A potential approach to enhance rice productivity and food security. Journal of Forest and Livelihood 12(1): 75-81

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Farm tech isn't a war between good and evil -- it's a quest for whatever works

Farm tech isn't a war between good and evil -- it's a quest for whatever works | SRI Global News ++ March - May 2025    System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Scoop.it
Forget the ideological showdowns. Poor farmers will thrive when they find the right mix of high and low technologies that serves their needs.
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GMOs-- yes or no? Read more on Nathanael Johnson's ideas.. Do you agree or not?

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Padi Hemat Air Dikembangkan di Lampung Selatan (Indonesia)

Padi Hemat Air Dikembangkan di Lampung Selatan (Indonesia) | SRI Global News ++ March - May 2025    System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Scoop.it
Berita NUSANTARA: Metode tersebut merupakan salah satu cara untuk meningkatkan produksi pertanian.
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SRI is being promoted by Government in Lampung Selatan, Lampung Province, Indonesia, for water conservation.

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SRI Newsletter from West Africa, July-Sept 2014

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Here's the new quarterly SRI newsletter from the Project on Scaling Up the System of Rice Intensification in West Africa, which is sponsored by the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP). A French version is coming soon! See http://sriwestafrica.org/about for details.

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System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Africa: A Win - Win Technology with Multiple Benefits for Farmers and Climate Change Adaptation

A presentation by Bancy Mati (Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya,  at the Fourth Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa, Marrakesh, Morocco, October 8-10, 2014.

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New Telegraph – Exploring SRI technique to boost rice production (Nigeria)

New Telegraph – Exploring SRI technique to boost rice production (Nigeria) | SRI Global News ++ March - May 2025    System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Scoop.it

SRI could be an important part of expanding the rice sector in Nigeria....

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Effect of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Establishment Methods and Integrated Weed Management on Productivity and Soil Fertility in Eastern Himalayas, India |

Effect of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Establishment Methods and Integrated Weed Management on Productivity and Soil Fertility in Eastern Himalayas, India | | SRI Global News ++ March - May 2025    System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Scoop.it

Article in the Journal of Agriculture and Natural Resources Sciences.

 

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Interesting findings on weed management (hand-weeding, conoweeder and herbicides) in the ICAR study done in Meghalaya, India, by M. Mokidul Islam and D. C. Kalita. The abstract will tell you which ones they found got the best results under which conditions.

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Can "Contract Farming" Increase Productivity of Small-Scale Cultivation in Rain-Fed Area in Tanzania

A. study by researchers at the University of Tsukuba and National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Japan.

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System of Rice Intensification Brings Hope to Global Rice Production - Earth Island Journal

System of Rice Intensification Brings Hope to Global Rice Production
Earth Island Journal
But a new farming technique, called System of Rice Intensification (SRI), is generating hope, excitement and new possibilities for increased crop yields.
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