April 2021 - Additions to the SRI-Rice Website (Links to online material)
(See previous months acquisitions - 2013-2021)
• SRI-RICE STATISTICS for April 2021:
SRI-Rice website: 2,962 users (2,803 users last month) from 118 countries (114 last month) logged 3,905 sessions (3,554 last month) in which 6,593 pages (5,954 last month) were viewed. [Top ten countries in order of number of new users: India (777), USA (502), Philippines (133), China (91), Japan (82), Nigeria (79), Tanzania (78), Indonesia (74), Malaysia (72), Nepal (63)
Facebook pages: 1) SRI-Rice: 2,559 likes and 2,630 followers. 2) SRI Equipment Innovators Exchange: 342 members (1 new) 3) SRI West Africa: 1,971 members, 4) SICA America Latina: 1,135 likes; 1,157 follows
SRI-Rice Newsletter: 60 views (247 last month)
YouTube (primary): 1,700 (1,798 last month) new views this month for our 90 uploads. 42 views (92 last month) for our 41 playlists (not including our India YouTube channel). 1,495 subscribers (13 new). 255,693 all time views of our videos (2009-2021). 93,149 lifetime views of our playlists (2013-2021) [NOTE!: The 8 India playlists from the SRI India video channel are now accessible on the main SRI-Rice video channel].
Twitter: 1,916 followers
Slideshare: [stats not available this month]; 534 slideshows/posters total uploaded, 253 followers
Research Databases: There are 1,915 items (1,359 journal articles), in our Zotero research database (19 new) (700+ of these appear in the Mendeley SRI Research database, but we are not adding to this anymore).
• For additional global news see: our News page, Latest Additions, SRI Newsletter, LinkedIn, YouTube (India), and photo gallery, or see news by country
• SRI-Rice web pages updated during April 2021: 2021 additions, March 2021 additions (new page), Chile, Indonesia, Iran, Liberia, Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, SCI, research network, theses, videos]
In the Press - April 2021
- 13,620 farmers to benefit from climate-resilient rice production project
April 12,2021, Liberian Observer (Liberia) - How an alcohol-addicted village became a model for organic farming [SRI part of the story!]
April 9, 2021, Daijiworld (India)
Blog Posts and Website Articles - accessed during April 2021
- 2021. Kilimo Shadidi Cha Mpunga Kuongeza Tija Kwa Wakulima. Cute766 website. April 29. [(in Swahili) Sokoine University researcher presents SRI study results in seminar in Tanzania.]
- Roy, Joyashree, Nandini Das, and Shreya Some. 2021. India must use SDG framework to strengthen developmental diplomacy. Observer Research Foundation website. April 29. [Article on India's use of SDG framework includes SRI.]
- IICA. 2021. The southernmost rice industry in the world is adapting to climate change. Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) website. April 27.
- Scattergood, Gary. 2021. Avoiding greenwashing accusations: Food firms need to get to the roots of sustainability to achieve credibility – BBC expert. Foodnavigator-Asia.com. April 14. [SRI is an example reducing inputs and methane.]
- Groeneweg-Thakar, Kanika. 2021. Women’s leadership in water governance and management. Water Governance Facility website. March. [Webinar on International Womens' Day features Ms Neetu Singh, who trained women in SRI and other efforts.] [Accessed April 14, 2021]
- 2021. Enhanced photosynthesis (Technology Factsheet). Geoengineering Monitor. April 11. [Discussion of C3 to C4 for rice includes statement by Norman Uphoff on how other agronomic methods such as SRI can increase yields without additional plant engineering.]
- *Basu, Subhodeep, Arhadeep Saha, and Sayantani Satpathy. 2021. Addressing nutrition crisis: Reflections from Odisha Millets Mission. Ideas for India website. April 9. [Includes information on the System of Millet Intensification (SMI).]
- Karelia, Gopal. 2021. Scientist helps 50000 farmers switch To ‘Madagascar Method’, increase yield by 50%. Better India website. [Story of how Debashish Sen, People's Science Institute, introduced SRI to farmers in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh beginning in 2006] [Accessed April 8, 2021]
- Ravichandran, V. 2021. A new style of growing rice. Global Farmer Network website. April 1. [Links to BBC video of Ravidchandran's SRI work.]
Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - links acquired during April 2021
(in order of acquisition. See also complete alphabetized list of journal articles.)
[Note: • Red dot indicates the publication is freely available.]
- • Sharma, Aaina, et al. 2021. Influence of various water saving techniques on yield and water productivity of irrigated rice: A review. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 10(1): 1993-2004. doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1001.231 [accessed April 28, 2021]
- • Nazir, Aijaz, et al. 2021. Effect of crop establishment methods and weed management practices on yield and yield attributes of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under temperate conditions of Kashmir. Applied Biological Research 23(2): 171-178. doi:10.5958/0974-4517.2021.00023.9 [accessed April 28, 2021]
- • Singh, R., T. Kumari, P. Verma, et al. 2021. Compatible package-based agriculture systems: an urgent need for agro-ecological balance and climate change adaptation. Soil Ecology Letters (online first April 28, 2021) doi:10.1007/s42832-021-0087-1 [accessed April 28, 2021]
- • Mhango, Solomon Simon. 2020. Implications of socio-economic factors on adoption of paddy production innovations in Mvomero district, Tanzania. PhD dissertation. Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania). 156 p. [accessed April 20, 2021]
- • Singh, Shailendra Kumar. 2021. Productivity and profitability of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as influenced by planting methods and nutrient resources under Eastern Uttar Pradesh. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 10(3): 616-626. [accessed April 20, 2021]
- Kumar, Pramod, et al. 2021. Effect of different crop establishment methods and nitrogen levels on the performance of kharif season rice (Oryza sativa) in the Indo-Gangatic plains of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Crop Research 56: 1&2: 1-7. doi: 10.31830/2454-1761.2021.001 [accessed April 19, 2021]
- Patel, Mamta, Sneha Pandey, and Jwala Parte. 2021. Impact evaluation of the System of Rice Intensification Scheme in Chhattisgarh Indian Journal of Economics and Development 17(1):176-181. doi:10.35716/IJED/20140 [accessed April 19, 2021]
- • Rahayu, Ahadiyat Yugi, et al. 2021. Pendampingan petani padi melalui KKN pembelajaran pemberdayaan masyarakat Desa Piasa Kulon Kabupaten Banyumas. Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdhii 7(1): 29-25 [accessed April 17, 2021]
- • Elita, Nelson, et al. 2021. Pengaruh aplikasi Trichoderma spp. indigenous terhadap hasil padi varietas Junjuang menggunakan System of Rice Intensification (Effects of Indigenous Trichoderma spp. Application on the yield of Junjuang variety rice under the System of Rice Intensification). Jurnal Tanah dan Iklim 45(1): 79-89. [accessed April 12, 2021]
- Deo, Man Mohan, et al. 2021. Development of mechanical urea briquette applicator for SRI. 91(2): The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 91(2): [accessed April 12, 2021]
- • Ginigaddara, G. A. S., and S.L. Ranamukhaarachchi. 2021. Varied responses of System of Rice Intensification to medium and short-aged rice and types of planting material in Central Plains of Thailand. Asian Journal of Emerging Research 3(1): 12-18. [accessed April 12, 2021]
- • Lalit Kumar, et al. 2021. Resource Conservation Technologies (RCTs) in rice-wheat production: An overview. International Journal of Advanced Research and Innovative Ideas in Education 7(2): 23-27. [accessed April 2, 2021]
New Links from our Website to Online Publications (and SRI-Related Social Media sites) - April 2021)
- (see Latest Research section for pdf links to online research publications).
Documents Uploaded and New Pages Created/Updated on our Website - April 2021
- [Web pages updated during April: 2021 additions, March 2021 additions (new page), Chile, Indonesia, Iran, Liberia, Philippines, Tanzania, Thailand, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, SCI, research network, theses, videos]
- Fisher, Lucy. 2020. March 2021 news additions to the SRI-Rice website.
Videos/Audio - April 2021
- 2021 (April 16). SRI method in rice cultivation. 13:42 min. Future Tamilachi channel, YouTube. [Tamil language SRI instructional video.]
Presentations - April 2021
- None this month
