SRI Global News-- January-April, 2026 -- System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
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Post by thedzifoundation. Now, here's something that we are really excited about!!
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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 -
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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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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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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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System of Rice Intensification (SRI) record holder farmer from Bihar, India, to improve Rice Production across Africa...
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New techniques needed to save water resources Hindustan Times With a view to saving water resources and get more yield of paddy, farmers should adopt techniques like direct seeding rice, laser leveler and system of rice intensification (SRI), said...
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Initiative funded the ‘system of rice intensification’ to the tune of Nu 300,000 Agriculture.
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The SRI method was initiated by the Samdrupjongkhar Initiatives (SI) and agriculture extension office in Samdrupcholing to encourage organic farming with a Nu 300,000 fund.
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A specialized agribusiness service provider, WEMS Agro Companies Limited, plans to invest about $2.2 million in rice cultivation using SRI methods on a 25,000 hectare farm in Akotogbo, Ondo State, providing job opportunities for about 2,500 people in the community.
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Sounds ambitious!
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The projects named ClimaRice and Climaadapt reportedly proved that the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), which is being promoted by the state government, emits 20 to 25% less methane through trial in fields.
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Uphoff, the global campaigner of SRI, speaks on the Indian experience and how it can help in drought mitigation
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A Bihar farmer who set a paddy cultivation record has been hired on a five-year contract by the South African government to train farmers there in the innovative System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method for which he will be paid the equivalent of
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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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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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SRI could be an important part of expanding the rice sector in Nigeria....
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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 TanzaniaA. 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
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SRI is more fun than you think!
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This document is a complete technical guide to understanding, planning and implementing SRI trials in West Africa, with advice on adaptation strategies and scaling-up. Version 2 was released in August 2014, at the regional Training of Trainers and Technical Workshop in Kpalimé, Togo.
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The manual was compiled by SRI-Rice staff in conjunction with the project on Improving and Scaling up the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in West Africa’.This effort is the 3-year first phase (Jan 2014 – Dec 2016) of a regional World Bank-financed project to increase rice productivity and competitiveness throughout a 13-country Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) project area:
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Thai 'smart' farmers lead drive to boost production The Nation Two provinces part of project on improving crop standards
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Farmers in project undertaken by Asian Institute of Technology and Ministry of Education in Surin and Uttaradit provinces overwhelmingly showed that SRI principles could save 20 per cent in cost of production and input, and yet provide a higher yield up to 30 per cent, compared to conventional rice cultivation.
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From August 4th to August 10th project participants from around the region came to Kpalimé, Togo, for the first in-depth training of trainers and technical exchange. Split into two groups – one fra...
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Improving and Scaling up the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in West Africa’ is the 3-year first phase (Jan 2014 – Dec 2016) of a regional World Bank-financed project to increase rice productivity and competitiveness throughout the 13 countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This training was done undertaken by the project.
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Independence Day special: The geography of rice and wheat has been transformed with Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh generating surpluses-- by Ravish Tiwari
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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.