August 2018 - Additions to the SRI-Rice Website
(Links to online material)
• SRI-RICE STATISTICS FOR August 2018:
SRI-Rice website: 3,698 users (4,045 last month) from 86 countries (84 last month) logged 4,555 sessions (4,823 last month) in which 7,856 pages (7,869 last month) were viewed. [Top ten user countries in order of sessions: India, Philippines, USA, France, Tanzania, Australia, Nepal, Brazil, Indonesia, Myanmar]
Facebook pages: 1) SRI-Rice: All-time likes 2,493; 2,474 follows. 2) SRI Equipment Innovators Exchange: 348 members, SRI West Africa: 2,097 members (+2), SICA America Latina: 1,111 total likes; 1,122 follows.
YouTube (primary): 3,791 (5,120 last month) new views this month for our 89 uploads. 205 views (273 last month) for our 41 playlists (not including our India YouTube channel). 702 subscribers (256 new). 146,649 all time views of our videos. 87,588 lifetime views of our playlists [NOTE!: The 8 India playlists from the SRI India video channel are now accessible on the main SRI-Rice video channel].
Twitter: 1,735 followers (-4 new this month)
Slideshare: 6,112 (5,991 last month) views new this month; 491 slideshows/posters total uploaded, 233 followers (1 new)
Research Databases: There are 1,415 items (1,088 journal articles), in our Zotero research database (14 new) (700+ of these appear in the Mendeley SRI Research database, but we are not adding to this regularly). Note: We are no longer adding to RefWorks as it was retired in Dec. 2015. Please use Zotero.)
• For additional global news see: our News page, Latest Additions, SRI Newsletter, LinkedIn, YouTube (India), and Picasa photo gallery, or, see news by country
• See: SRI-Rice Center news for updates on our program's staff, students and activities
• SRI-Rice web pages updated during August 2018: events, home page, staff updates, journal articles, India journals, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Madagascar, Mali, Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand, seminars, theses, SWI, videos.
News from past months
In the Press - August 2018
- UGM kerja sama Pemprov NTT kembangkan budidaya padi dengan metode SRI [Information on the Climate Change Trust Fund (ICCTF)
SRI efforts with Gadja Mada University and the government of Nusa Tenggara Timur province to promote SRI in Sumba Timur Regency.]
August 30, 2018, Pos-Kupang (NTT, Indonesia) - Delta farmers dance to ‘samba’ beat [Ag. Dept. wants to expand SRI in Cauvery delta, which is already at 65% to 70 % of paddy area in the district]
August 29, 2018, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - IICA promotes Rice Intensification Systems for indigenous communities in Suriname [IICA / CU project looks at rice varieties and the potential for SRI in Maroon communities in Suriname.]
August 28, 2018, Caribbean News Service (Suriname) - Farmers told to make good use of bountiful rains [Despite good rains, farmers advised to adopt SRI to save money, time in transplanting, minimize fertilizer and improve yields.]
August 25, 2018, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - Kaédi: Formation des paysans en entrepreneuriat agricole. [Aug 10-11 Mauritania workshop hosted by Kaédi and organized by the NGO Sana For Development with funds from US Embassy in Mauritania included session on SRI]
August 18, 2018, C.R.I.DE.M (Mauritania) - Riziculture: sensibilisation sur le SRI a Marovoay [Codegaz training on SRI where farmers yielded an average of 12 t/hectare and up to 14t / hectare]
August 16, 2018, MADANews (Madagascar) - Agriculture biologique : Jusqu’à 14t de riz à l’hectare dans la Commune Antambolo
August 13, 2018, MidiMadagascar (Madagascar) - Dari hulu hingga hilir PT Vale Setia dampingi SRI Organik [CSR project of the PT Vale Indonesia in Malili, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia, continues to make progress]
August 6, 2018, SindoNews.com (Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia) - PT Vale sebarkan semerbak wangi SRI Organik pikat petani [CSR project of the PT Vale Indonesia is in 7 districts in Luwu Timur, Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia.]
August 5, 2018, SindoNews.com (Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia) - A brand icon for organic farming
August 2, 2018, The Times of India (Tamil Nadu, India)
Blog Posts and Website Articles - accessed during August 2018
- 2018. IICA promotes Rice Intensification Systems for Indigenous Communities in Suriname. IICA website. August. [The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Suriname and Cornell University are working together to conduct of field on SRI for upland rice production in Maroon communities located along the upper Suriname River.]
- date? Agronomy Research Section / Research Activities. Department of Agricultural Research, Myanmar website. [SRI and MSRI noted among government research activities] [accessed August 31, 2018]
- 2018? Anil Verma: Strengthening grassroots for self-sustenance. socialworkindia.in website. [Profile of Anil Verma, who established the NGO PRAN (Preservation and Proliferation of Rural Resources and Nature) in Gaya, Bihar.] [accessed August 31, 2018]
- 2018. System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Direct Admissions Online website. [Case study of Perdoor, Udupi District, that includes constraints to rice production and what SRI has to offer.] [accessed August 26, 2018]
- 2018. Système de Riziculture Intensive (SRI) - août 27 - août 31. Agroforma website. August 14. [Announcement of a five-day workshop in Niono, Mali.]
- 2018. IFOAM International Federation of Organic Agriculture : Share and discover innovative solutions on PANORAMA! MarketScreener website. August 22. [IFOAM's Panorama interactive platform notes SRI as prime example of what's in their solution database.]
- 2018. DRAE BOENY: Sensibilisation sur la pratique du SRI dans le District de Marovoay. Ministre de de l’Agriculture et de l’Elevage (DRAE) website. August 8. [Director General of Minister of Ag. says 30% of farmers (in Alaotra Mangog Region) have change their practice by undertaking SRI adapted to the regional and climate]
- Imran Khan, Mohd. 2018. Rice bankers of Muzaffarpur hold out hope for women’s empowerment. YourStory website. August 14. (article also in the quint) [Story of women who have a paddy sapling bank to sell SRI seedlings.]
- Basia, Mathet, and Lydia Boclig. 2018. Towards rice sufficiency, System of Rice Intensification (SRI) trial farm in Lamag. Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera (CDPC) website. August 3. [Women members of the Lamag Farmers’ Association (LFA) in barangay Lamag of Quirino Ilocos Sur, Philippines, have begun testing SRI.]
- Holland, Peter. 2018. Unexpected research outcomes. BBC.com website. [Together with NGOs in Bangladesh, BRAC, Cornell University, the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, and Monash Business School, Dr. Asadul Islam at Monash University has proven that SRI methods improve rice yields by more than 50 per cent for Bangladesh farmers, without requiring additional investment such as seed, chemical fertiliser or increased irrigation] [accessed Aug. 6, 2018]
Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - links acquired during August 2018
(in order of acquisition. See also complete alphabetized list of journal articles.)
[Note: • Red dot indicates the publication is freely available.]
- • Abate, Gashaw Tadesse, et al. 2018. The impact of the use of new technologies on farmers’ wheat yield in Ethiopia: evidence from a randomized control trial. Agricultural Economics 49: 409–421. doi:10.1111/agec.12425 [accessed August 23, 2018]
- • Kenya, Nyamonge. 2016. The role of Farmer Field Schools in adoption and adaptation of recommended rice production practices in Mvomero District in Tanzania. MSc thesis, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Bunda College, Malawi. [accessed August 23, 2018]
- Kumar, Santosh, et al. 2018. Productivity and profitability of rice (Oryza sativa) genotypes as influenced by crop management practices under middle Indo-Gangetic Plains Indian Journal of Agronomy 63(1): 45-49. [accessed August 23, 2018]
- • Precharattana, Monamorn, and Tanaporn Kajonphol. 2018. A stochastic cellular automata model for rice tillering in the system of rice intensification. Journal of Physics: Conf. Series 1053: 1-10. doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/1053/1/012104 [accessed August 13, 2018]
- • Fakhrur, Razie. 2012. Efisiensi pemupukan dengan penambahan kompos jerami pada budidaya padi System of Rice Intensification (SRI) di daerah Pasang Surut Kalimantan Selatan. (Efficiency of fertilizer with enriched straw compost under system of rice intensification (SRI) rice cultivation in tidal areas of South Kalimantan). Thesis, Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), Indonesia. (121. p.) [accessed August 11, 2018]
- • Aasif, M., et al. 2018. Influence of integrated nutrient management practices on yield and nutrient uptake of rice under System of Rice Intensification. International Journal of Advances in Agricultural Science and Technology 5(7): 10-16. [accessed August 11, 2018]
- • Kangile, R. J., H. S. Ng’elenge, and I. M. Busindeli. 2018. Socio-economic and field performance evaluation of different rice varieties under System of Rice Intensification in Morogoro, Tanzania. Agricultural Research & Technology: Open Access Journal 17(2): 556021. doi:10.19080/ARTOAJ.2018.17.556021 [accessed August 11, 2018]
- Mondal, Dibyendu, et al. 2018. Influence of herbicide mixture on composite weed flora and yield of transplanted rice under system of rice intensification. Journal of Hill Agriculture 9(1): 49-54. doi:10.5958/2230-7338.2018.00009.5 [accessed August 9, 2018]
- Sen, Dhiman, et al. 2018. Studies on nutrient uptake of crop and residual soil fertility affected by planting time, organic sources of nutrient and LCC based N application under SRI. Research on Crops 19(2): 163-168. doi:10.5958/2348-7542.2018.00025.6 [accessed August 9, 2018]
- • Materu, Stanslaus Terengia, et al. 2018. Water use and rice productivity for irrigation management alternatives in Tanzania. Water 10(8): 1-15. 10.3390/w10081018 [accessed August 1, 2018]
New Links to Publications (pdfs, books, etc.) - August 2018
- SRI-LMB. 2018. Sustaining and enhancing the momentum for innovation and learning around the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the Lower Mekong River Basin (SRI-LMB). SRI-LMB website. (30p, pdf). [Report of a national workshop and farmers congress, Thailand, March 29-20, 2018.] [accessed August 15, 2018]
Documents Uploaded and New Pages Created/Updated on our Website - August 2018
- [SRI-Rice website pages updated during August 2018: events, home page, staff updates, journal articles, India journals, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Madagascar, Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand, seminars, theses, SWI, videos]
- Fisher, Lucy. 2018. July additions to the SRI-Rice website. SRI-Rice website.
- 2018. Flyer for Vibhu Nayar seminar on August 16, 2018. SRI-Rice website. [posted August 8, 2018]
Videos/Audio - August 2018
- Video: 2018 (August 27). System of Rice Intensification SRI PADDY ||ಶ್ರೀ ಪದ್ಧತಿಯಲಿ ಭತ್ತದ ಬೇಸಾಯ. 3:20 min. KRUSHI BHARATHA Online channel, YouTube. [Indian language]
- Video: 2018 (August 7). Animasi 2D Metode Tanam Padi SRI System of Rice Intensification. 5:34 min. Distan jabar channel, YouTube.
- Video: 2018 (August 4) ZBNF LESSONS II SRI method II More Rice from less Water. 16:06 min. Natures Voice channel, YouTube. [Indian language]
- Video: 2018 (July 18). SRI paddy cultivation. SRI bidhi mey dhan ka kheti, Kisan Bhandu channel, YouTube.
Presentations - August 2018
- Nayar, Vibhu, and V.K. Ravichandran. 2018. 1803 - Up-scaling of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Tamilnadu, India: Results from a World Bank Project. 24 slides. Presentation at Cornell University, August 16, 2018. Slidehare.net (SRI-Rice channel).
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