July 2014 - Additions to the SRI-Rice Website
(Uploads to our site and links to online material)
- Latest Research
- Publications (none this month)
- New Uploads (Our site)
• SRI-Rice Statistics for July 2014: 4,160 unique visitors from from 96 countries viewed 11,277 pages on the SRI website. Total Facebook views: 2857. Twitter followers: 854 (47 new this month). Total YouTube views: 37,468 (1,477 new this month). We have 385 presentations (alltime) uploaded on Slideshare site, and 579 papers in our Refworks research database.
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• For news about our program see: SRI-Rice Center news
News from other months
In the Press - July 2014
July 2014
- Small farmers can increase production by adopting rice intensification technique [Using SRI for the past 9 years, Gurdaspur farmers in Punjab produce 20% more paddy with 75% less seed, 30% less ground water and less pesticides.]
July 25, 2014, Hindustan Times (Punjab, India) - Promoting modern method of paddy cultivation [Govt. promoting SRI, DSR, and line transplanting under programmes such as “National Food Security Mission (NFSM)”, “Bringing Green Revolution to Eastern India (BGREI)” and “Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY)]
July 22, 2014, Press Information Bureau, Minstry of Agriculture, Govt. of India - Karnataka: Bid to promote SRI method of paddy farming [900+ families in Dakshina Kannada district have taken up the SRI]
July 22, 2014, BusinessLine (The Hindu) (Karnataka, India) - President Sirleaf initiates farm jobs for 100 youth [Note: Sirleaf's said youth should return to farming in a May 13 visit to CHAP.]
July 21, 2014, Daily Observer (Liberia) - 'Innovations in govt bring positive results'
July 21, 2014, Times of India (Bihar, India) - Agri deptt. Kiphire conducts trg on SRI
July 16, 2014, Nagaland Post (Nagaland Post, India) - Officials told to prepare action plan for drought relief measures [Govt. officials suggest SRI as drought measure]
July 13, 2014, The Hindu (Karnataka, India) - Bardez paddy farmers fear loss due to rain shortall [SRI suggested as possible solution to rainfall shortage.]
July 9, 2014, Navhind Times (Goa, India) - SRI method of farming demonstrated to Sangolda school students [Demo by No. Goa and Green Gold Inst and KVK No. Goa held. SRI extended to 67 farmers 5 by villages by Green Gold Inst.]
July 8, 2014, Navhind Times (Goa, India) - More from less [Opinion piece urging govt. to link SRI to MGNREGA - see article reffered to.]
July 8, 2014, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - Kuruvai special package to be completed by July 10 [Govt. to give inputs for SRI in 6 TN delta districts, including Rs. 25,000/acre for raising community nurseries.]
July 7, 2014, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - More rice from less water
July 7, 2014, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - KVK Longleng conducts training on SRI & ICM
July 6, 2014, The Morung Express (Nagaland, India) [See also similar article in Nagaland Post] - Agriculture road map boosts output, minister says
July 3, 2014, Times of India (Bihar, India) - Farmers trained on SRI in Mokokchung
July 1, 2014, Nagaland Post (Nagaland, India) [See similar article in Morung Exress]
Blog Posts and Website Articles - acquired during July 2014
- Jishnu, Latha. 2014. Getting more with less. Down to Earth website. July 31. [Article about the adoption of SRI, primarily in India]
- Jishnu, Latha. 2014. Agriculture is egocentric. Down to Earth website. July 31. [Interview with Norman Uphoff.]
- 2014. Gurdaspur: The new success story of SRI farming in rice crop. Oryza website. June 25. [Using SRI for the past 9 years, Gurdaspur farmers in Punjab produce 20% more paddy with 75% less seed, 30% less ground water and less pesticides.]
- Badoni, Padmakshi. 2014. Huge potential of System of Rice Intensification: SRI needs government attention. South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People blog. July 19.
- John, Adam. 2014. System of Rice Intensification: Fact or fiction? Oryza.com website. July 18.
- Odenigbo, Marian Amaka, and Wiseman Kanyika. 2014. Irrigation development in Malawi: a pillar for food security and improved nutrition. IFAD Social Reporting Blog. July 14. [IFAD-funded Irrigation Rural Livelihoods and Agricultural Development (IRLAD) Project trained over 5,000 farmers in irrigation schemes to adopt SRI.]
- Fisher, Lucy. 2014. SRI-Rice to take part in study on the potential of the System of Rice Intensification to reduce arsenic in rice. IP CALS blog . July 11.
- Xuan, Wang. 2014. Can ecological agriculture feed China? Earth Journalism Network. July 10. (republished in Eco-Business on July 14)
Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - links acquired during July 2014
(in order of acquisition. See also complete alphbetized list of journal articles.)
[Note: • Red dot indicates the publication is freely available.]
- • Meena, Mamta, M. V. Patel, Tania Das, and H. P. Verma. 2014. Effect of organic sources and nitrogen levels on growth and yield of kharif rice (Oryza sativa L.) under SRI technique. Agriculture for Sustainable Development 2(1): 39-42. [Accessed July 22, 2014]
- • Chadhar, A. R., M. A. Nadeem, A. Tanveer, and M. Yaseen. 2014. Weed management boosts yield in fine rice under system of rice intensification (Influência do manejo de plantas daninhas no aumento da produção de arroz fino no sistema de intensificação de arroz) Planta daninha 32(2): 291-299. doi:10.1590/S0100-83582014000200006 [Accessed July 21, 2014]
- • Nayak, B. N. Sandeep, Md. Mujeeb Khan, K. Mosha, and P. Prasuna Rani. 2014. Effect of plant population and weed control treatments on weed population, NPK uptade in direct wetseeded rice (Oryza sativa.L) sown through drum seeder. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research 5(5): 343-351. [Accessed July 21, 2014]
- • Patel, K. M., B. J. Patel, J. S. Patel, and M. M. Patel. 2014. Weed management in Kharif Rice (Oryza Sativa L.) under SRI (System of Rice Intensification) technique. Journal of Recent Advances in Agriculture 2(5): 227-232 [Accessed July 21, 2014]
- • Visalakshmi, V., P. Rama Mohana Rao, and N. Hari Satyanaryan. 2014. Impact of paddy cultivation systems on insect pest incidence. Journal of Crop and Weed 10(1):139-142. [Accessed July 18, 2014]
- • Kakde, A. M., and K. G. Patel. 2014. Seasonal incidence of rice yellow stem borer (Scirpophaga Incertulas Wlk.) in relation to conventional and Sri methods of planting and its correlation with weather parameters. IOSR Journal of Agriculture and Veterinary Science 7(6)Ver. II: 5-10. [Accessed July 18, 2014]
- Patel, L. C. 2014. Assessment of different rice varieties under acidic soils of West Tripura. International Journal of Agricultural Sciences 10(1): 396-401. [Accessed July 17, 2014]
- Dass, Anchal, and Shiva Dhar. 2014. Irrigation management for improving productivity nutrient uptake and water-use efficiency in system of rice intensification: A review. Annals of Agricultural Research 35(2) [Accessed July 17, 2014]
- • Doi, Ryoichi and Supachai Pitiwut. 2014. From maximization to optimization: A paradigm shift in rice production in Thailand to improve overall quality of life of stakeholders. The Scientific World Journal ID604291: 1-11. doi:10.1155/2014/604291 [Accessed July 16, 2014]
- • Bhuvaneswari, K., V. Geethalakshmi, et al. 2014. Climate change impact assessment and developing adaptation strategies for rice crop in western zone of Tamil Nadu. Journal of Agrometeorology 16(1): 38-43. [Accessed July 16, 2014]
- Pandey, Arjun, Van Trinh Mai, Duong Quynh Vu, et al. 2014. Organic matter and water management strategies to reduce methane and nitrous oxide emissions from rice paddies in Vietnam. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 196: 137-146. doi:10.1016/j.agee.2014.06.010 [Accessed July 16, 2014]
- Lybbert, Travis J. and Robers Pierre. 2013. Household - Level impacts of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Haiti: An SRI intervention with training , insured credit, and coordination by irrigation bloc. Research proposal for BASIS Collaborative Research Support Program. BASIS/UC Davis website. [Proposal for a study to be done with Oxfam projects from 2013-2016 by researchers at University of California Davis and Université d'Etat d'Haïti][accessed July 2014]
- • Perrione-Dazzo, Lorraine. 2014. Farmer centered research on improved rice cropping systems in the Peanut Basin of Senegal: Peace Corps System of Rice Intensification extension campaign. Master of Professional Studies project paper, Cornell University. (128p., 2.26MB pdf) [Accessed July 2014]
New Links from our Website to Online Publications (July 2014)
- Dhananjaya, B. N. 2014. International workshop on recent changes in rice production and rural livelihoods: New insights on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) as a socio technical movement in India (final report). (5p. pdf) Share4Change.org website. [Final workshop report for the event which was held in New Delhi, June 19-21, 2014]. [accessed July 17, 2014]
- (see Latest Research directly above and Recent Uploads for this month's links to online publications).
Videos / Audiofiles (July 2014 Additions to SRI-Rice Playlists)
- Video: 2014 (July 17). SRI in Southern Cambodia. 04:40 min. Produced by Knut Iversen. Knut Iversen channel, Youtube.[Khmer language video showing eco-friendly SRI methods in Southern Cambodia.]
- Video: 2014 (July 14). SWI Practices under NRLM in Bihar. 15:05 min. Produced by Aajeevika NRLM. Aajeevika Nrlm channel, Youtube.
[Hindi language video demonstrating SWI principles and practices in Bihar, inspired by SRI instructions.] - [accessed July 9, 2014]. Audio (and transcript) 2014 (June): 미NGO, 쌀 증산 신기술 북에 전수(U.S. NGO expands rice production technology transfer to the north). 1:53 min. Radio Free Asia audioclip. [Korean language broadcast about American Friend Service work with SRI in plastic trays in North Korea.]
- [accessed July 9, 2014]. Video: 2012 (May 22). Improving rice production in North Korea (DPRK). 2:28 min. AFSCvideos channel, YouTube. [An SRI adaptation that uses plastic trays.]
Slide Presentations (Primarily PowerPoint) - July 2014 links
- [accessed July 23, 2014] Weerasooriya, G.V.T.V. 2013. Design, development and testing of combined manual weeder and marker for row planted paddy (SRI method). Presentation at the Faculty of Agriculture Rajarata University of Si Lanka, February 7. (23p., 1.26MB pdf)
- 2014. 32 presentations from the International SRI research seminar on recent changes in rice prouduction and rural livelihoods: New Insights on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) as a socio-technical movement in India, June 19-21, at the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NASC), New Delhi. [Harro Maat, Sabarmatee Tiki, Norman Uphoff, A. Ravindra, Debashish Sen, Pratyaya Jagannath, Amod Thakur, Rob Schipper, Janice Thies, D. Narasimha Reddy, S.R. Sankaran, K. R. Karunakaran, Willem Stoop, Shambu Prasad, Dominic Glover, S.S. Parihar, R. Mahender Kumar, Abdul Mannan, Y.N. Mahadevaiah, B.C. Barah, D. Narasimha Reddy, S.R. Sankaran, Jan Willem Ketelaar, Vijay Kumar, Shiva Dhar, S. Bhagyalaxmi, Yezdi Karai, R.M. Kummur]
Photo Albums updated during July 2014
