December 2013 - Additions to the SRI-Rice Website
(Uploads to our site and links to online material)
• SRI-Rice statistics for December 2013: 3,693 unique visitors from 98 countries made 10,075 visits in the SRI website. Total Facebook views: 1,357. Twitter followers: 631
• For additional news see: our New Resources page, Twitter, News and Views blog, LinkedIn, YouTube (global), YouTube (India), Slideshare and Picasa photo gallery, or, see news by country
• See December activities of the SRI-Rice Center staff and advisors
News from other 2013 months
In the Press - December 2013
- Rice farmers advised to adopt SRI tech for higher yield [United Nations Global Compact rep in Pakistan supports SRI]
December 23, 2013, The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan) - National ToT workshop on SRI practices ends in Kakata (70 participant from Liberia, Mali and Sierra attend SRI event.)
December 22, 2013, Daily Observer (Liberia) - Tanzania embraces new system of growing rice
December 19, 2014, Deutsche Welle (re: Tanzania) - Farmers to adopt new method for rice production
December 18, 2013, Daily Observer (Liberia) - Rice grown in Maryland? Farmer sees a future that doesn’t involve flooding
December 17, 2013, Washington Post (USA) - Seeds procurement for rabi crop transparent: Minister [Odisha Ag Minisiter dismisses Opposition Congress allegation of overpaying NGOs for SRI instruction.]
December 10, 2013, New Indian Express (Odisha, India) - Schemes for farmers' skill development and training [Through NFSM, Farmer Field Schools (FFS) will include SRI among other production packages)
December 9, 2013, Press Information Bureau, Government of India - Admnistration draws up strategy to increase rabi crop output [Odisha Deputy Director of Ag: In the wake SRI success, emphasis to be laid on cultivating paddy with SRI in rabi season too.]
December 7, 2013, New Indian Express (Odisha, India) - Nabard pushing for low-cost drinking water in State [Nabard will help promote SRI in Karnataka. SRI project showcased in Kundapur.]
December 5, 2013, The Hindu (Karnataka, India) - Govt pledges to continue supporting RUDABA
December 3, 2013, Daily News (Tanzania)
- Farmers urged to cultivate traditional crops [Tiruvarur district farmers share info on traditional rice varieties]
December 3, 2103, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - Farmers of two Zambo Sur towns undergo management training [200 farmers from two municipalities in Zamboanga del Sur hope to increase yield by 20 percent with SRI.]
December 2, 2013, Business Mirror (Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines) - Paddy scales new height on ex-MLA's farm [SRI methods used with traditional to cultivate Kattuyanam variety]
December 2, 2013, New Indian Express (Tamil Nadu, India)
Blog Posts and Website Articles - acquired during December 2013
- Ferguson, Kevin. Lessons learned: Growing rice in Haiti and Vietnam. Oxfam America website. December 30.
- Albè, Marta 2013. Food We Want: le 3 migliori pratiche per un'agricoltura sostenibile. GreenBiz.it website. December 16.
- Villanueva, Larry. 2013. A tale of two farmers. Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities website. December 6.
Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - acquired during December 2013
(in order of acquisition. See also complete alphbetized list of journal articles.)
- Katambara, Zacharia, Frederick C. Kahimba, Winfred B. Mbungu, Paul Reuben, Muyenjwa Maugo, Fikiri D. Mhenga, and Henry F. Mahoo. 2013. Optimizing System of Rice Intensification parameters using Aquacrop model for increasing water productivity and water use efficiency on rice production in Tanzania. Journal of Agriculture and Sustainability 4(2): 235-244. [acquired December 11, 2013]
- Debbarma, Beauty. 2013. Comparative economics of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Tripura State of North-East India. Indian Journal of Economics and Development 9(3): 284-285. [acquired December 10, 2013]
- Ahmad, Imtiyaj, S. K. Chongtham, Y.V. Singh, M. A. Ansari, and H. Singh. 2013. Resource conservation technologies in rice-wheat cropping system. Popular Kheti 1(3): 43-47. [acquired December 10, 2013]
Videos / Audiofiles (December 2013 Acquisitions)
- Video: 2013 (March 2). Bihar farmer sets world record in rice production. 7:18 min. ndtvindia channel, YouTube. [Hindi language video about a farmer from Bihar's Nalanda district who set a new record in rice production beating the existing world record held by Chinese farmer.] [accessed December 3, 2013]
Slide Presentations (Primarily PowerPoint) - December 2013 acquistitions
- Styger, Erika. 2013. Improving and Scaling up the System of Rice Intensification in West Africa. Poster presented at Third Africa Rice Congress. Yaounde, Cameroon. October 21-24. (French) [uploaded 12/16/2013]
- Styger, Erika. 2013. Mechanization and the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Presented at Special Exhibit/Event on Rice Production at Agritechnica at Hanover, Germany. November 15. [uploaded 12/16/2013]
- Styger, Erika. 2013. SRI International Network and Resource Center at Cornell University (SRI- Rice). Presented at Special Exhibit/Event on Rice Production at Agritechnica at Hanover, Germany. November 15. [uploaded 12/16/2013]
- Styger, Erika. 2013. The System of Rice Intensification vs. Conventional Practices. Presented at Special Exhibit/Event on Rice Production at Agritechnica at Hanover, Germany. November 15. [uploaded 12/16/2013]
- Styger, Erika. 2013. System of Rice Intensification. Presented at Special Exhibit/Event on Rice Production at Agritechnica at Hanover, Germany. November 15, 2013. [uploaded 12/16/2013]
- Styger, Erika. 2013. Conservation Agriculture and the System of Rice Intensification. Presented at Special Exhibit/Event on Rice Production at Agritechnica at Hanover, Germany. November 15. [uploaded 12/16/2013]
- Prasad, C. Shambu. et al. 2013. Adapting Agronomic Management Practices for Enhancing Rice Yield. India. 2013. [uploaded 12/16/2013]
- Prasad, C. Shambu. et. al. 2013. Understanding Drudgery in Rice Farming Using an Innovative and Participatory Tool. Presented at Annual Rice Research Workers (ARRW) conference at CRRI, Cuttack, Odissa, India. 2013. [uploaded 12/16/2013]
- Prasad, C. Shambu. et.al. 2013. Differentiated Agronomies for Sustainable Rice Intensification. Presented at First International Conference on Global Food Security, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands. 29th September - 2nd October, 2013. [uploaded 12/16/2013]
- Uphoff, Norman. 2013. Agroecological Strategies for Raising Crop Productivity. Presentation at ECHO 20th Annual Agricultural Conference, ECHO, Ft. Myers, FL. December 10. 65 slides. [uploaded 12/13/12]
- Bhatt, Yogesh. 2013. SRI vs Traditional Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India), Locaton Dangs District, Gujarat. Yogesh Bhatt channel, Slideshare. 14 slides. [During 2012 SRI was initiated with the help of NABARD in Dangs and Navsari district. First year was 700 farmers; 1800 during second year.] [accessed 12/3/13]
- Bhatt, Yogesh. 2013. SRI Experinces from Dangs and Navsari 2013. Yogesh Bhatt channel, Slideshare. 11 slides. [One year after AKRSP began promoting SRI in Tribal districts Dang and Navsari in Gujarat, it has been accepted by 2000 farmers. This PowerPoint shares the findings of study conducted with 100 farmers in 2013 season.] [accessed 12/3/13]
Photo Gallery
- Folders updated with new material: Senegal (December)
