August 2022 - Additions to the SRI-Rice Website (Links to online material)
(See previous months acquisitions - 2013-2022)
• SRI-RICE STATISTICS for August 2022:
SRI-Rice website: 2,141 new users (2,161 users last month) from 64 countries (73 last month) logged 2,827 sessions (2,875 last month) in which 4,344 pages (4,462 last month) were viewed. [Top ten countries in order of number of new users: India (557), USA (302), China (176), Philippines (122), Nepal (93), Tanzania (77), Australia (48), Japan (47), Indonesia (38), Nigeria (38)]
Facebook pages: 1) SRI-Rice: 2,617 followers. 2) SRI Equipment Innovators Exchange: 386 members (7 new). 3) SRI West Africa: 1,923 members, 4) SICA America Latina: 1,135 likes; 1,159 follows
SRI-Rice Newsletter: 214 views (72 last month)
YouTube (primary): 1,263 (1,625 last month) new views this month for our 90 uploads. 63 views (137 last month) for our 41 playlists (not including our India YouTube channel). 1,696 subscribers (9 new). 282,352 all-time views of our videos (2009-2021). 91,824 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: 1,948 followers (9 new)
Slideshare: 1,728 views this month; 541 slideshows/posters total uploaded, 262 followers
Research Databases: There are 2,151 items (1,499 journal articles), in our Zotero research database (10 new)
• For additional global news see: our News page, Latest Additions, SRI Newsletter, LinkedIn, or see news by country
• SRI-Rice web pages updated during August 2022: 2022 additions, July 2022 additions (new page), Ecuador, Indonesia, Malaysia, events, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, India videos, research network, Spanish material, theses
In the Press - August 2022
- El arroz agroecológico, la opción al insumo caro [Farmers in Ecuador adopt organic SRI in Guayas province]
April 23, 2022, Expreso (Ecuador) [accessed August 13, 2022] - The green revolution in Goa
August 2, 2022, Gomantak Times (Goa, India) - Sought for devpt projects, Aquem-Baixo farmers retain and cultivate paddy fields [Farmers use SRI in new project]
August 10, 2022, The Goan (Goa, India) - VC SKUAST-K visits MRCFC Khudwani, reviews progress research projects [Vice Chancellor SKUAST-Kashmir visited the Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops (MRCFC) and recommended promoting DSR and SRI]
August 8, 2022, Kashmir Reader (Kashmir, India) - Agricultural empowerment with organic systems in South Sulawesi
August 8, 2022, Indonesia Posts English [South Sulawesi, Indonesia]
Blog Posts and Website Articles - accessed during August 2022
- 2022. UPSC Essentials: One word a day – SRI | UPSC Current Affairs News – The Indian Express. Shreya Edits website. August 27. [Study material that ends up pondering the difference between SRI and DSR.]
- Cortez, Zane. 2022. System of Rice Intensification technology in Indonesia. Comdev Asia Newsletter. August 9. [Review of Arsil et al recent research article with focus groups in Java and Bali that concluded "SRI adoption was perceived as an economic advantage while dis-adoptions were rooted in difficulties in changing traditional methods. It was concluded that the technology adoption is based on subjective evaluation and SRI dissemination must focus on informing potential users of its short- and long-run benefits".]
- Li, Charlie. 2022. System of Rice Intensification: A solution to methane emissions and food insecurity. Earth.org website. August 25.
- 2022. A love story. Lotus Foods website.
- 2022. Arroz orgánico, con menos químicos y fertilizantes se impulsa en la provincia del Guayas. AgroEcuador website. April 18. [Small farmers in Guayas province, Ecuador, adopt organic SRI.] [accessed August 13, 2022]
- Hermiandra, Dennis Wara. 2022. Mewujudkan pembangunan hijau rendah karbom melalui pertanian berkelanjutan. SinauTani website. [One of seven projects by the Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund's (ICCTF) and Low Carbon Development (LCD) pilot projects implemented by Gadja Mada University in Sumba Timur, Indonesia, is based on SRI.] [accessed August 13, 2022]
- Roopa, Nupur. 2022. The magic of a fistful seeds. Earth Island Journal. August 12. [Story about Sabarmatee, whose NGO uses SRI to multiply, distribute and promote traditional seeds.]
- Azhari, Nurul Ezzaty Mohd. 2022. UPM participates in MAHA 2022, showcases 14 innovative products. Universiti Putra Malaysia website. August 10. [SRI nursery seedling tray on of several innovations on display at MAHA event in Malaysia]
- Pooja, Janardan Singh, Shilpa and Raveena. 2022. System of Rice Intensification. Intensive Agriculture Magazine July-Sept (1): 10-14. [accessed August 9, 2022]
- The Indonesian SRI Research and Innovation Network's (IndoSRInet) website is now in Bahasa Indonesia. [The network continues to build out its twitter, YouTube channel, Instagram an Facebook.] [posted September 7, 2022]
Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - links acquired during August 2022
(in order of acquisition. See also complete alphabetized list of journal articles.)
[Note: • Red dot indicates the publication is freely available.]
- • Panotra, N., et al. 2022. Plant growth analysis of Basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) as affected by application of different organic nutrient sources under System of Rice Intensification. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology 40(10): 798-803. doi:10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i1031145 [accessed August 28, 2022]
- • Bashar, Zubairu Usman. 2016. Design and development of SRI single seedling transplanting implement with seedlings in semi-dried clay media. PhD dissertation, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (109p. pdf) [accessed August 26, 2022]
- • Punusingon, 2022. Respon evapotranspirasi tanaman padi (Oryza sativa L.) varietas Permata dan Serayu terhadap variasi ketebalan tanah menggunakan metode System of Rice Intensification (SRI) di Desa Rasi, Kabupaten Minahasa Tenggara. EUGENIA 27(1): 1-6. [accessed August 20, 2022]
- • S., Mohan Kumar. 2019. Effect of high density planting on light interception, growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under modified system of rice intensification. The Bioinfo Publication 11(12): 8640–8642. [accessed August 17, 2022]
- • Khairani, Miftahul, Nalwida Rozen and Etti Swasti. 2021. The effect of organic mulch on the growth and yields of rice (Oryza sativa L.) with SRI-Jajar Legowo 4:1 method. Prosiding Seminar Nasional Faperta 2021, Andalas Univeristy. [accessed August 16, 2022]
- Kharim, Muhammad Nurfaiz Abd., et al. 2022. Predictive zoning of pest and disease infestations in rice field based on UAV aerial imagery. The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science 25(3): 831-840. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrs.2022.08.001 [accessed August 14, 2022]
- • Ralaivoavy, Christian. 2021. Capitalisation des pratiques agroecologiques dan la Region Analanjirofo. IngénieurAgronome (Master 2) thesis. Antananarivo University (Madagascar). 45p. [accessed August 13, 2022]
- • Shahane, Amit Anil, et al. 2022. Effect of crop establishment methods and microbial inoculations on augmenting the energy efficiency and nutritional status of rice and wheat in cropping system mode. Sustainability 14, 5986. doi:10.3390/su14105986 [accessed August 10, 2022]
- Gardjito. 2011. Analysis on sustainability of organic farming in rice intensification (Analisis keberlanjutan usahatani organik dalam intensifikasi padi). PhD dissertation. Bogor Agricultural University (Indonesia) [accessed August 10, 2022]
- Sai, M. Vikram, et al. 2022. Influence of different age of seedlings and micro nutrient management practices on growth and yield attributes of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under System of Rice Intensification. Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika. 37(1):76-79. doi: 10.18805/BKAP411 [accessed August 2, 2022]
Documents Uploaded and New Pages Created/Updated on our Website - August 2022
- Web pages updated during August 2022: 2022 additions, July 2022 additions (new page), Ecuador, Indonesia, Malaysia, events, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, India videos, research network, Spanish material, theses
- Bimba, Robert S.M. 2022. CHAP embarks on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) program in Guinea. SRI-Rice website, Guinea page. July 27. (2p pdf) [Description of the Liberia-based NGO CHAP's new SRI collaboration in Guinea.] [uploaded August 3, 2022]
- Fisher, Lucy. 2022. July 2022 news additions to the SRI-Rice website.
Videos/Audio - August 2022
- 2022 (August 27). System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method of Rice Cultivation @Govardhan Ecovillage. 3:56 min. Govardhan Rural Development channel, YouTube. [Govardhan Rural Development: "Something new is always initially rejected, later accepted and down the line aspired"! Hear first hand about SRI success from project farmer in Vikramgad, Palghar, Maharashtra, who was introduced the SRI method of rice cultivation, to help farmers get a better yield.]
- 2022 (August 24). Variable Rate Application of Organic Liquid Fertilizer in The System of Rice Intensification, SFTRC Facebook. 1:09 min. [Speaker: [Dr Muhammad Nurfaiz Abd Kharim presents in the Smart Farming Technology Research Center (SFTRC) Webinar Series]
- 2022 (August 9). A success story of SRI - Manikantan from Cheripadi WS under KfW -NABARD funded soil project of CRD. 5:44 min. Centre for Research and Development CRD channel, YouTube. [Malyalam language (with some English subtitling) farmer interview of successful SRI/integrated farming efforts in Cheripady soil project watershed in Kasaragod district, Kerala, India, by Centre for Research and Development]
Presentations - August 2022
- none this month
