July 2021 - Additions to the SRI-Rice Website (Links to online material)
(See previous months acquisitions - 2013-2021)
• SRI-RICE STATISTICS for July 2021:
SRI-Rice website: 2,142 users (2,394 users last month) from 69 countries (65 last month) logged 2,702 sessions (3,030 last month) in which 4,575 pages (5,038 last month) were viewed. [Top ten countries in order of number of new users: India (716), USA (272), Tanzania (133), Philippines (115), China (97), Japan (61), Malaysia (59), Nepal (52), Nigeria (41), Indonesia (32)
Facebook pages: 1) SRI-Rice: 2567 likes; 2,678 follows. 2) SRI Equipment Innovators Exchange: 346 members 3) SRI West Africa: 1,961 members, 4) SICA America Latina: 1,140 likes; 1,170 follows
SRI-Rice Newsletter: 64 views (83 last month)
YouTube (primary): 3,683 (3,653 last month) new views this month for our 90 uploads. 91 views (166 last month) for our 41 playlists (not including our India YouTube channel). 1,585 subscribers (36 new). 265,686 all time views of our videos (2009-2021). 93,466 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: 1,917 followers (1 new)
Slideshare: 6,370 views this month; 536 slideshows/posters total uploaded, 256 followers
Research Databases: There are 1,952 items (1,384 journal articles), in our Zotero research database (11 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, or see news by country
• SRI-Rice web pages updated during July 2021: 2021 additions, June 2021 additions (new page), Bangladesh, Benin, Cambodia, Ghana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Mali, Nepal, North Korea (DPRK), Vietnam, events, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, India videos, listservs, research network, videos
In the Press - July 2021
- Setting trends in adopting better farming practices [Farmer in Krishnagiri district becomes sought-after SRI trainer.]
July 30, 2021, The Times of India (Tamil Nadu, India) - Sustainable Agriculture: What we know and how to scale up [SRI's potential and current contributions noted]
July 17, 2021, Hindustan Times (India) [see full report that the article by Niti Gupta et al refers to here] - Metode tanam padi sistem SRI dan Jarwo, tingkatkan produksi petani [NTB Governor recommends SRI combined with the Jarwo system.]
July 15, 2021, Ampenan News (NTB, Indonesia) - Ini harapan Gubernur terhadap metode tanam padi Sistem SRI – Jarwo
July 15, 2021, Duta Selaparang (NTB, Indonesia) - SRI method of cultivation adopted in Cheiphobozou and Botsa block [SRI being implemented under SDAO Chiefphobozou National Food Security Mission]
July 8, 2021, The Morung Express (Nagaland, India) - After 25 years, farmers get ready for ‘kar’ paddy cultivation [Farmers being advised to use SRI during ‘kar’ paddy season for better yield and consequent increased income.]
July 8, 2021, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - Drought-like situation likely to affect overall food production in state [Farmers encouraged to adopt SRI to deal with scanty rainfall.]
July 5, 2021, Eastern Mirror (Nagaland, India) - Paddy farmers boost yield by using System of Rice Intensification [Story of how Rajendra Uprety brought SRI to Nepal and raised yields]
July 2, 2021 Kathmandu Post (Nepal)
Blog Posts and Website Articles - accessed during July 2021
- Awasthi, Hitul. 2021. Two new technologies to boost rice production and conserve natural resources. Jagran Krishi website. Updated July 31. [Overviews of DSR and SRI.]
- 2021. Reaping the benefits: Training in rice growing system raises yields and well-being. Phys.org website. July 21. [Refers to article in the American Journal of Agriculture Economics by Barrett et al about SRI impact in Bangladesh]
- Oliver, Noel. 2021. It's rice planting season in Cambodia. Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific website. July 14.
- Curchoe, Carol. 2021. Modern-day agricultural heroes: Celebrating pioneers. AgDaily. July 14, 2021. [Henri de Laulanié, who first described SRI, is among the world's most notably pioneers]
Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - links acquired during July 2021
(in order of acquisition. See also complete alphabetized list of journal articles.)
[Note: • Red dot indicates the publication is freely available.]
- Graf, Sarah Lena, and Carlos Oya. 2021. Is the system of rice intensification (SRI) pro poor? Labour, class and technological change in West Africa. Agricultural Systems 193: 103229 [accessed July 31, 2021]
- • Singh, Avinash Kumar, et al. 2021. Impact of planting methods and weed control practices on growth, yield and quality of paddy. The Pharma Innovation Journal 10(6): 1130-1134 [accessed July 31, 2021]
- • Guven, Cahit, Lan Tong, and Mehmet Ulubasoglu. 2021. Growing more rice with less water: The System of Rice Intensification and rice productivity in Vietnam. Munich Personal RePEc Archive, Paper No. 108768 [accessed July 31, 2021]
- • Yassi, K. Mustari, and T. Dariati. 2021. Development of System of Rice Intensification and Legowo planting systems on ‘Rendengan’ planting season using various rice varieties in different equatorial rainfall types in South Sulawesi. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 807(4): 042028. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/807/4/042048 [accessed July 19, 2021]
- Abirami, G. 2012. Socio-economic impact of Irrigated Agriculture Modernization and Water Bodies Restoration and Management (IAMWARM) Project in Puddukkottai district of Tamil Nadu. M.Sc. thesis, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University.
- Hosseinpour, S., H. Moghadam, and H. Pirdashti. 2021. Evaluation of yield and yield components of rice cv. ‘Tarom Hashemi’ in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and conventional systems. Journal of Agricultural Science and Sustainable Production (in press). doi:10.22034/saps.2021.36888.2376 [accessed July 16, 2021]
- • Al-Hasani, L. N. H., A. J. Musa, and S. B. Salem. 2021. Influence of irrigation and tillage patterns on yield and its components for five rice varieties (Oryza sativa L.) under the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Euphrates Journal of Agriculture Science 13(2): 17-32. [accessed July 16, 2021]
- • Mati, B. M., W. W. Nyangau, J .A. Ndiiri, and R. Wanjogu. 2021. enhancing production while saving water through the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Kenya's irrigation schemes. Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology 20(1): 24-40 [accessed July 12, 2021]
- • Putra, Dendy Tri Dharma. 2021. Pengaruh berbagai dosis mulsa organik alang- alang terhadap tanaman padi (Oryza sativa L.) metode SRI sistem Jarwo 4:1 [Effect of various doses of mulch organic reeds on rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) SRI method Jarwo system 4:1]. Jurnal AGROHITA 6(1): 61-67 [accessed July 9, 2021]
- Barrett, Christopher B., et al. 2021. Experimental evidence on adoption and impact of the System of Rice Intensification. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. doi:10.1111/ajae.12245 [accessed July 9, 2021]
- • Singh, Avinash Kumar, et al. 2021. Outcomes of yield attributes, yield and economics of rice (Oryza sativa L.) using various planting methods and weed management practices. The Pharma Innovation 10(6): 1135-1139
- • Jumar, Riza Adrianoor Saputra, and Siti Raudatul Jannah. 2021. Effect of fish amino acid application on growth and N-uptake in plants rice using the System of Rice Intensification method. Tropical Wetland Journal 7(1): 25-30. doi: 10.20527/twj.v7i1.91. [accessed July 3, 2021]
New Links from our Website to Online Publications (and SRI-Related Social Media sites) - July 2021
- (see Latest Research section for pdf links to online research publications).
Documents Uploaded and New Pages Created/Updated on our Website - July 2021
- [Web pages updated during July: 2021 additions, June 2021 additions (new page), Bangladesh, Benin, Cambodia, Ghana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Mali, Nepal, North Korea (DPRK), Vietnam, events, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, India videos, listservs, research network, videos]
- Fisher, Lucy. 2020. June 2021 news additions to the SRI-Rice website.
Videos/Audio - July 2021
- 2021 (July 6). SRI- System of Rice Intensification / SRI विधि द्वारा धान की खेती by Shri R N Sahu. 7:50 min. Akashvani Raigarh channel, YouTube. [Hindu language SRI overview.]
- 2021 (July 10). काळ्या भाताची SRI पद्धतीने लावणी - SRI - System of Rice Intensification. 16:07 min. Kalifornia30 Farms channel, YouTube. [Marathi language (Maharashtra, India) video about growing black rice with SRI methods.]
- 2021 (July 14). SRI System of Rice Intensification. 6:43 min. GreenFem channel, YouTube. [Sinhala language training video from Sri Lanka.]
Presentations - July 2021
- none this month
