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In the Press - 2025

June 2025

• Liberia: Rivercess and Grand Bassa farmers urge CHAP, Concern Worldwide to sustain agriculture project
  June 23, 2025. Front Page Africa (Liberia)
• World Bank-funded modernisation project transforms TN's agriculture sector [Project in 17 rive sub-basins includes SRI.]
  June 22, 2025, DT Next (Tamil Nadu, India)
• CHAP's Farm4Jobs initiative receives major boost from Lotus Foods Foundation, USA
  June 7,2025, GNN Liberia (Liberia)
• Rural industrialisation drive set for boost (Unusual article in which Zimbabwe looks to Tajikistan for SRI guidance.)
  June 1, 2025, Heraldonline (Zimbabwe)

May 2025

• Afrique de l’Ouest : Le SRI lance l’offensive rizière !
  May 6, 2025, Mali ACTU (Mali)

April 2025

• Less-thirsty rice offers hope in drought-stricken Chile
  April 29, 2025, France24 (Chile/France)
• Norwegian ambassador visit Nagaon to review development projects & agricultural initiatives [The Ambassador of Norway to India and World Food Programme (WFP) Country Director visited Nagaon district to see the "Enhancing Climate Resilience and Women's Empowerment in Agriculture" that includes SRI.]
  April 26, 2025, The Assam Tribune (Assam, India)
• How intensive agriculture is worsening India's climate change crisis [SRI a main suggestions to remedy methane problem]
  April 24, 2025, India Today (India)
• Rice farmers embrace modern technologies [Africa Institute of Corporate Citizenship (AICC) and We Effect promote SRI in Traditional Authority Maganga in Salima District Malawi.]
  April 17, 2025, Nation Online (Malawi)
• Hanoi strives for 80% of rice area to apply SRI
  April 2, 2025, Vietnam.VN (Vietnam)

March 2025

• BCC, CHAP seal agreement to enhance agricultural training and research [CHAP to help Bomi Community College (BCC) add practical SRI and SCI experience and incorporate SRI into curriculum in Liberia.]
  March 28, 225, Daily Observer (Liberia)
• How water green credits can further conservation [Suggests water credits for SRI in India.]
  March 25, 2025, Hindustan Times (India)
• What Sarawak’s rice farmers know about survival
  March 24, 2025, Sarawak Tribune (Sarawak, Malaysia)
• World Water Day 2025 corporations and communities unite to secure Odisha's water future [SRI included in discussion]
  March 21, 2024, Odishabarta (Odisha, India)
• Sarawak’s crossroads: Can nature and progress coexist? [90 farmers have adopted SRI in [community-led WWF conservation initiative in Ba’kelalan, Malaysia, which began in 2017. Market also promotes market linkages.]
  March 20, 2025, Sarawak Tribune (Sarawak, Malaysia)
• Petani Ciamis beralih ke pertanian organik, Gaccors dorong inovasi pupuk kompos [Town in West Java gravitate toward SRI and compost.]
  March 9, 2025, Tribun Priangan (West Java, Indonesia)
• Modern irrigation in Tanzania: A key to sustainable agriculture [stressed the need to shift towards SRI to optimize water use]
  March 3, 2025, Kilimo Kwanza (Tanzania) [See also related article: Modern irrigation in Tanzania: Challenges, innovations, and policy shifts]
• Impending drought in Kashmir region [SRI recommended in Aabi Awal areas where farmers irrigation control.]
  March 2, 2025, Greater Kashmir.com (Kashmir, India)

February 2025

• FG, UK To boost rice production through SRI [UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Nigerian govt. and Propcom+ project promote SRI in Nigeria]
  February 15, 2025, Leadership (Nigeria)
• Over 22,000 farmers benefit From Propcom+ climate-smart rice farming Initiative [22,000 farmers benefit from Propcom+ program featuring SRI]
  February 13, 2025, The Whistler (Nigeria)
• Theni farmer gets state award for good paddy yield [R Murugavel of Periyakulam in Theni wins C Narayanaswamy Naidu Award for achieving highest paddy yield through SRI]
  February 6, 2025, New Indian Express (Tamil Nadu, India)
• A simple method dramatically raises rice output and conserves water at the same time
  February 1, 2025, Review Nepal (Nepal)

January 2025

• Sistem tanam padi SRI: Solusi pertanian berkelanjutan
  January 29, 2025, Karawang Post (Indonesia)
• Système de riziculture intensive adopté sur la ZAAP de Nano [500 woman farmers trained in SRI in FAO project in North Togo.]
  January 29, 2025, AgriDigitale (Togo)
• Theni farmer bags State award for highest productivity [C Narayanasamy Naidu Paddy Productivity Award went to R Murugavel, Theni district, who used SRI to get a yield of 10,815 kg paddy/ha --the highest in the state during 2023-24. He received a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a medal.]
  January 28, 2025, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Panama and Vietnam strengthen economic and technological relationship [Panamanian president expresses interest to Vietnamese PM in cooperating with Vietnam in several ways, including learning about rice production and SRI.]
  January 21, 2025, Newsroom Panama (Panama)
• Nigerian government trains extension workers For rice production [Two-day Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) SRI training, in partnership with SRI-2030, began in Kano state with frontline extension agents from Kano, Jigawa, Kebbi, Bauchi, and Adamawa states; participants will return to their respective states to train 2,000 farmers.]
  January 16, 2025, AgroNigeria (Nigeria)
• Move to improve paddy production
  January 3, 2025, Daily News (Tanzania)

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Blog Posts and Website Articles - 2025

• 2025. Mali set to raise rice production to 2.96mln tons in 2025/26. Ecofin Agency website. June 17.
• 2025. Resilient rice actors for healthier urban rice in Benin. Rikolto website. May 12. [accessed June 7, 2025]
• Lee, Sarah. 2025. Ecological food policy and Sustainable farming for global nutrition. NumberAnalytics website. June 11. [An example of successful agroecology initiatives.]
• Bamendjo, Koutaba et Bangourain. 2025. Pour un système de Riziculture Intensive: Le CIPCRE outille 60 producteurs. CIPCRE website. May 30. [60 producers in 4 villages get SRI training by CIPCRE in Cameroon.]
• Batra, Kanchi. 2025. Building sustainable agribusiness: Lessons from India’s journey. The Diplomatist. May 26. [Ambassador V.B. Soni cites SRI in address on India’s journey to a sustainable future.]
• 2025. Sustainable agricultural practices: 7 soil hacks you need. Farmonaut website. [SRI is one of the 7...] [accessed May 29, 2025]
• Kaliati, Ousman. 2025. AICC's SRI field visit in Malawi. Times 360 Malawi post on Facebook. May 25.
• 2025. Rice farming’s climate change adaptation: Innovative techniques for sustainable production. Agrow Times website. May 23. [See also "Global rice production reaches historic high despite USDA downgrade" Posted by Agrow Times on May 21, which summarized world rice production and highlights SRI's place in it.]
• 2025. Exciting things happening at our rice R&D project! advancingecoag acct, Instragram May 20. Advancing Eco Agroculture group teams up with Jubilee Justice to try out SRI in the USA.] [Also noted in X post.]
• 2025. AGCOT: Tanzania’s Green Revolution corridors must be built on equity, climate, and commonsense. Kilimo Kwanza website. May 12. [The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) has been pivotal in reshaping the nation’s agricultu]
• Suh, N. N., B. Diawara, and E.R. Dossou-Yovo. 2024. Report on capacity building in scaling on Systems of Rice intensification (SRI) to produce more rice with less water. AICCRA Report. Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA). CGIAR website. [accessed May 18, 2025]
• 2025. 7 towns in EV set to scale up rice production through SRI. Dept. of Agriculture, Eastern Visayas Facebook post. May 15.
• Cancio, Awie B. 2025. Many opportunities opened up after my training with BPP. ATIiNspire acct., Instagram May 6. [Farmer trained by ATI's Binhi ng Pag-asa (BPP) increases yield by 44% and reduces costs by 67% in the Philippines.]
• 2025. Regional forum on the transformation towards sustainable agricultural systems | Bamako, May 5–7 . CORAF page, Facebook. May 6..
• 2025. Mali launches US$24M plan to scale up rice production, strengthen food sovereignty. Milling Middle East and Africa website. April 22. [Implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture (Mali) in partnership with GIZ-Mali, the 10-year PN-SRI project will use SRI methods to increase rice production from 3 million tonnes to 5.5 million tonnes. The initiative is expected to benefit 245,000 producers across one million hectares.]
• Linh, K. 2025. Hà Nội: Giảm phát thải từ đồng ruộng. Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (Vietnam) website. April 23. [See English translation: Hanoi: Reducing emissions from fields.][Over 70% of Hanoi’s rice fields use SRI; the goal by 2030 is 90%.]
• Yuanani, Alivia Ichsania. 2025. Teknologi irigasi padi hemat air dorong produktivitas pertanian di Indonesia. LXPR website. April 22. [Brawijaya University efforts to bring drip irrigation methodology to SRI.]
• date? System of Rice Intensification. Regeneration website. [Has some good overview and links.] [accessed April 18, 2025]
• 2025. Abled differently Zaharadeen Zailani a beacon of hope to Africans disabled smallholder farmers. AGRA website. [SRI demo in Kaduna State in Nigeria by AGRA and the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS)]
• 2025. Where every step heals the Earth – The Pratithi wWay. pratithiorganic. InstagramS.
• Jadhav, Aishwarya, Matt Piotrowski and Natasha Ferrari. 2025. Navigating climate transitions: The path to sustainable Indian rice production. ORBITAS website.
• Hammad. 2025. Highest rice producing state in India 2025: An overview. Chegg webiste. April 2. [This report says that the top two rice-producing states in India are using SRI.]
• Shivers, Kaia Niambi. 2025. The Real Rice Queen. Konda Mason seeks justice in land and farming, one grain of rice at a time. Ark Republic website]. March 30. [Konda is head of Jubliee Justice, a group of Black farmers in the South using SRI to grow rice.] [accessed April 2, 2025]
• AsHA. 2025. AsHA NGO introduces SRI. AsHA-ngo.1 Instagram post. March 19. [Altruism Society Honour Assistance (AsHA) introduces SRI to Self-Help Group (SHG) in Assam.]
• 2025. Investment from Malians abroad supports farmers back home. IFAD website, rural voices section. March 13. [Among the new investments of Ciwara and Zira is SOPROTRILAD, a Malian company that provides over 3,000 small-scale farmers with inputs and buys the rice they harvest. IFAD’s INCLUSIF project has supported SOPROTRILAD in building relationships with rice cooperatives and introducing them to SRI and other climate smart techniques.]
• 2025. nPR No. 2025-0503 Procurement of training kits & materials for the conduct of scaling rice technologies (System of Rice Intensification (SRI), Palayamanan and AgroEcology in Western Visayas). Western Visayas Dept of Agriculture (Philippines) website. March 16. [Shows that govt.-sponsored SRI training is ongoing in the Western Visayas.]
• WALLY-E. 2025. New rice variety manages with half the water. Warpnews website. March 12. [Chilean experience with varieites using SRI.]
• 2025. PR No. 2025-0504 Procurement of ICT equipments for the conduct of scaling of rice technologies (System of Rice Intensification (SRI), palayamanan and agroecology in Western Visayas. Sierra Club Wisconsin facebook post. March 10. [Post says SRI is reduces GHGs and water.]
• 2025. Post about Fr. Henri de Laulanié. churchandscience post on threads site. February 25.
• Bobis, Abigael Rose F. 2025. Carmel Farm, CBSUA collaborate to explore innovations in rice farming and organic agriculture. Central Bicol University of Agriculture (CBSUA) website. March 3. [Carmel Agri-Learning Farm Inc., in partnership with the CBSUA, established SRI sites at Bagnos Learning Center in Behia and Salinlahi Farm in San Antonio, both in Tiaong, Quezon Province on February 25 to 27, 2025.]
• 2025. India rice market growth, trends & opportunity analysis 2025-2033. OpenPR website. February 28. [Projection in Indian rice increasing shift towards sustainability and specialty rices; this may be good for SRI, which is noted in the article.]
• 2025. IPB University Professor: AI-based precision irrigation techniques can increase rice yields. IPB University (Bogor) website. February 27. [SRI highlighted as example of successful application of precision irrigation techniques.]
• Miftahudin, Husen. 2025. Dukung SDGs, regional Indonesia Timur telurkan inovasi lingkungan dan sosial. MetroTV website. February 26. [Pertamina EP Sukowati Field through the Prabu Kresna Program wins govt award for companies implementing social and environmental change by increasing the capacity of farmers in Rahayu Village, Tuban Regency to implement the Organic Farming System using the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method, boosting income of small farmers to IDR 10.2 million per season and save agricultural production of IDR 2.8 million/Ha/season.]
• Praharee, Pashudhan. 2025. The Journey of Bihar: From food deficiency to food self-sufficiency in agriculture and allied sectors. Pashudhan Praharee website. February 25. [SRI listed among key drivers of Bihar’s transformation.]
• Debottam, Chakra. 2025. Southeast Asia’s rice crisis: A wake-up call we can’t ignore. Meduim,com website. February 19.
• Sharma, Lavish. System of Rice intensification: UPSC insights. CuriousMinds1, Instagram. February 17.
• rafglobal. 2025. The success of RAF Global's System of Rice Intensification (SRI) program in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand! rafglobal, Instagram. February 14 [193 farmers adopted SRI, leading to impressive results: 17.4 kg per decimal yield—44% higher than the state average and 54% above the national average! 500 farmers to be added.]
• Makoye, Kizito. 2025. ‘Without help, we will starve’: Tanzania farmers left struggling as US climate aid disappears. Down to Earth website. February 11. [Story about SRI farmers being cut off from services by USAID shutdown.]
• CIPCRE. 2025. Intensive rice cultivation system in Cameroon. (Le Cercle International pour la Promotion de la Création (CIPCRE) post on Facebook. February 1. [A visit in Cameroon by SRI-2030 (Francesco) to CIPRE to expand SRI efforts in Bangourain, Koutaba, Santchou and Bamendjo.]
• Green, Rachel. 2025. East Africa’s rice revolution: Climate-Smart irrigation urgent for food security. Water Management Insights website. February 2. [Brief reference to SRI.]
• 2025. Site validation for System of Rice Intensification (SRI) demo at Sitio Usiwan Brgy. Sto. Niño, Quezon Province, Philippines. Office of the Municipal Agriculturist-San Francisco, Quezon, Facebook. February 3. [Site validation for System of Rice Intensification (SRI) demo at Sitio Usiwan Brgy. Sto. Niño, Quezon Province, Philippines].
• 2025. Empowering 50 farmers: enhancing climate resilience t the System of Rice Intensification! Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) LinkedIn. January 27. [Fifty farmers across seven villages in Shahapur district, Thane, Maharashtra, India, are reaping benefits by learning and utilising SRI ]
• Castro, Maolis. 2025. The world’s southernmost rice farms innovate against climate change. EL PAÍS website. January 25. [Project in Chile uses SRI reduces water and methane.]
• Gulden, Katherine Torday. 2025. SRI Tanzania project shows promising results in improving farmer livelihoods. Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) website. January 24. [Two years in, the SRI Tanzania project has made a significant impact on the lives of 2,880 farmers, with a 30-40% increase in yield and an approximately 90% reduction in seed usage.]
• 2025. WFP Guinea-Bissau country brief, June - July 2024. ReliefWeb website. January 23, 2025. [ During mid-2024, WFP and Guinea-Bissau Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development's joint PAUSA project delegation visited collaborative key initiatives, System of Rice Intensification (SRI) expansion.]
• Styger, Erika. 2025. The SRI approach: Rice farming made simple and sustainable. Jubilee Justice blog. January 16.
• RAFIS DA6. 2025. A success story of unity and progress of AMIA Villages in Dao, Capiz. Department of Agriculture - Western Visayas (Philippines) website. January 21. [147 farmer in AMIA program (Duyoc and Lacaron, Capiz) accessed ₱2.7 million from Dept. of Ag. for SRI and related efforts.]
• 2025. Rice Production emission reduction methods and innovations research study 2024: Focus on China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, U.S., South Korea, Italy, Spain, and Greece. GlobeNewswire website. January 14.
• 2025. Rice emissions are driving climate transitions for the sector. Orbitas Finance website. January 19. [Article says China is actively promoting SRI, among other things.]
• 2025. Bridging regional disparities in agriculture: A success story from Igatpuri, Nashik. Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) post on X. January 13.[Of 60 FFS farmers in Igatpuri, Nashik, Maharashtra, yield increased by 120 quintals, while input costs were reduced by Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 1,500 per farmer.]
• 2025. Raia wa Mali wanaoishi ughaibuni waonesha mfano bora wa kuwekeza nyumbani. Habari za UN (UN News) website. January 6. [Swahili article on how IFAD helped Ciwara Capital invest in SOPROTRILAD, a company based in Mopti, Mali, that grows rice with SRI methods, processes and sells rice. It collaborates with 160 agricultural cooperatives, and helps over 3,000 small farmers in Mali.]
  
• Singira. 2025. Researchers expands project scope to boost Rice Production in Kilosa. Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) website. January 4. [750 farmers and 16 extensions officers from five irrigation schemes; Chanzuru, Rudewa, Ilonga, Kilangali and Mvumi all based in Kilosa District, Morogoro Region attended SRI training. The SRI project is implemented by TARI in collaboration with Norwegian institute of Bio Economy research (NIBIO) and Swamination Research Institute (MSSRF) situated in India.] 

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Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - acquired during 2025

(listed in order of acquisition. See also complete list of journal articles alphabetized by author)
- Red dot (•) indicates article is freely available; asterisk (*) is SCI (SRI applied to crops other than rice)

• • Anshary, Muhammad Saifuddin, Riza Adrianoor Saputra, et al. 2025. Keragaman gulma di pertananan padi aromatik metode SRI pada lahan sawah tadah hujan yang diaplikasi pupuk NPK dan kompos jerami. Jurnal Agroteknologi 15(2): 87-96. [accessed June 15, 2025]
• • Arif, Muhammad. 2009. Effect of organic and inorganic K sources and system of rice intensification on growth and yield of genotypically varying rice cultivars. M.Sc. thesis. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. 183p. [accessed June 15, 2025]
• • Kalita, R., R. K. Thakuria, et al. 2025. Optimized crop microenvironments for enhanced growth and physiological parameters of kharif paddy (Oryza sativa L.) in Assam. International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research 9(5): 995-1002. doi:10.33545/26174693.2025.v9.i5l.4458 [accessed June 7, 2025]
• • Isnawan, B., L.N. Aini, et al.. 2025. Uptake of nitrogen, phosphorus, and kalium nutrients in various local rice varieties with various irrigations. Asian Journal of Applied Research for Community Development and Empowerment, 9(2): 139-147. doi:10.29165/ajarcde.v9i2.675 [accessed June 8, 2025]
• • Karki, Keshav Bahadur, and Dhirendra Man Thapa. 2024. Optimizing rice yields: Influence of seedling age and Crop spacing in SRI. i Tech Mag, 6: 96-99. [accessed June 4, 2025]
• • Wiguna, A. H., A. Ismail, and M. Ekayan. 2025. Perbedaan pendapatan dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi adopsi "SRI" di Kecamatan Bojongsoang Kabupatan Bandung. Jurnal Manajemen Pembangunan Daerah 18(1): 26-39. doi:10.29244/jurnal_mpd.v18i1.56011. [accessed June 4, 2025]
• • Blundo-Canto, G., D. Kangogo, J.C. Castella, et al. 2025. Assessing the multidimensional impacts of agroecological practices in Southeast Asia. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development 45(4): 10.1007/s13593-025-01021-6
• Chhetri, P., R. Singh, A. Kumar, et al. 2025. Analyzing the effects of crop establishment tactics and Integrated Nitrogen Management practices on yield, economics and soil health of rice in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India. Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. doi:10.1007/s40009-025-01653-y [accessed April 27, 2025]
• Adrinal, Adrinal. 2025. Assessing the impact of Terra Preta from rice husk on soil, rice plant growth, and yield in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Journal of Tropical Soils 30(3): [accessed May 9, 2025]
• • Hosseinipour, Shayan, and Hesam Mousavi. 2025. Climate-smart agriculture: the promise of system of rice intensification (SRI) for sustainable paddy production. AgriRxiv preprint. doi:10.31220/agriRxiv.2025.00304 [accessed April 22, 2025]
• • Kerketta, Ashish, Plabita Ray, et al. 2025. Analysis of adoption practices of SRI in tribal region of Sundargarh district in Odisha. [accessed April 22, 2025] Indian Journal of Extension Education 61(2): 101–104. doi:10.48165/IJEE.2025.612RN01 [accessed April 22, 2025]
• • Eliya, J. 2016. Effects of flooding and system of rice intensification on nitrogen use efficiency in rice production at Mkindo, Morogoro, Tanzania. MSc. Thesis, Sokoine University of Agriculture (65p pdf). [accessed April 22, 2025]
• • Sedana, Gede, Ketut, Wirawan, and Naori Miyazawa. 2025. Implementation of organic rice farming based on Local wisdom in Bali Province, Indonesia. The Philippine Agricultural Scientist 108(1): 72-78. [accessed April 12, 2025]
• • Borsari, B. 2025. Climate change education through agroecology curricula in Sierra Leone. In: Mbah, M.F., Molthan-Hill, P., Molua, E.L. (eds) Practices, Perceptions and Prospects for Climate Change Education in Africa. Springer, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-84081-4_13 [accessed April 10, 2025]
• • Akanbi , S. O., R. Mukaila, Ojimiwe, O. K. et al. 2025. Profitability and determinants of System of Rice Intensification technology usage among rice farmers. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 21(1), 16–25. doi:/10.35516/jjas.v21i1.1586 [accessed April 7, 2025]
• • Kalita, R., R. K. Thakuria, B. Medhi,et al. 2025. Agronomic manipulation on nutrient uptake and status in Sali rice under varied crop establishment in the inceptisol of Assam. International Journal of Advanced Biochemistry Research 9(3):312-316. doi:10.33545/26174693.2025.v9.i3d.3954 [accessed March 23, 2025]
• • Selvarani, G.,E. Subramanian, A.Sathishkumar, et al. 2025. Impact assessment of water efficient rice production technology on farmers’ field. Plant Science Today [early access] doi:10.14719/pst.7314
• • Isnawan, Bambang Heri, S. Susila,and M. Mulyono. 2018. A study of physiology of rice varieties with intermittent irrigation and conventional method on System of Rice Intensification. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources. doi:10.2991/fanres-18.2018.31 [accessed February 28, 2025]
• Paat, Andrew, Jeanne Paulus, et al. 2015. Respons pertumbuhan dan produksi padi sawah metode SRI (System of Rice Intensification) terhadap perbrian pupuk organik dan anorganik. Cocos 6(6). [accessed February 23, 2025]
• • Kesh, Hari, Ali Akhtar, et al. 2017. Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management and plant geometry on growth and quality of rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties under SRI technique. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 6(10): 2503-2515. doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2017.610.294 [accessed February 23, 2025]
• • Sabarmatee, C. S. Prasad, H. Maat, and D. Glover. 2025. Masculine Tools and Feminine Tasks: The Dynamic Interplay of Gender and Technology Through System of Rice Intensification. International Journal of Rural Management. doi:10.1177/09730052241312477. [accessed February 20, 2025]
• • Hosseinpour, Shayan, and Hesan Mousavi. 2025. Climate-smart agriculture: the promise of system of rice intensification (SRI) for sustainable paddy production. CABI preprint. doi:10.31220/agriRxiv.2025.003
• Safitri, Detiana. 2024. Kinerja Fertigator Otomatis Nirdaya (FONi) dengan irigasi bawah permukaan pada budidaya padi SRI - Salibu. Masters thesis,Water management for rice production: a key component of food security in East Africa Institute Pertanian Bogor (Indonesia). [accessed February 15, 2025]
• • Bwire, Denis, Hirotaka Saito, et al. 2025. Water management for rice production: a key component of food security in East Africa. Discover Water 5(7),. doi:10.1007/s43832-025-00196-z [accessed February 4, 2025]
• • Sidauruk, Lamria, Ernitha Panjaitan, et al. 2025. Penerapan pertanian terpadu di daerah pesisir Desa Paluh Subur Kecamatan Hamparan Perak Sumatera Utara. Reswara Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat 6(1): 21-30. [accessed January 20, 2025]
• • Mazengo, Yusuph. 2024. The impact of system of rice intensification adoption on household food security in Mtwara region. Masters thesis. University of Dodoma (Tanzania) [accessed January 18, 2025]
• • Wahlang, Badahunlang, Anup Das, Jayanta Layek, et al. 2021. System of Rice Intensification and Integrated Crop Management under Integrated Nutrient Management improves growth and productivity of lowland rice. Innovative Farming 6(2): 28-35. [accessed January 17, 2025]
• • Lyu, Jun. 2024. High yield strategies in rice cultivation: Agronomic practices and innovations. Bioscience Evidence14(6): 270-280. doi: 10.5376/be.2024.14.0028) [accessed January 05, 2025]
• • Rafi, Shaik Mohammad, Amod Kumar Thakur, Om Prakash Verma, et al. 2024. Impact of fertilizer doses on growth and grain yield under different rice cultivation methods. Annals of Agricultural Research New Series 45(4): 336-343 [accessed January 01, 2025]

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New Links to Online Publications (and SRI-Related Social Media and Websites) 2025
(see also Latest Research directly above and Recent Uploads below for new material on our site).

• Mati, Bancy. 2025. System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Growing more rice while saving water. SRI-Africa.net website. June 15. Kenyan publication of practical notes for SRI farmers.]
• Dolo, James S. 2021. Assessment of the level of adoption of the SRI (Intensive Rice Cultivation System) in Liberia. Consultancy of The National Rice Federation of Liberia and CRCOPR/ROPPAA. Central Agricultural Research Institute website. [accessed June 16, 2025]
• 2025. Metode System of Rice Intensification (SRI) dalam budidaya padi 2025. Universitas Jember. [Indonesian language training manual.] [accessed April 16 2025]
• 2025. Textbook of Field Crops Proouction-Foodgrain Crops (Volume I). Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture, New Delhi. 396p. The chapters of this second edition (the first update since 2002) covers emerging trends in crop production in India such as System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and others. Not online. For copies, contact bmicar@gmail.com. [accessed March 2025]
• Singh,Madhurya, Shambhunath Ray, et al. 2024. Unlocking production potential: Harnessing climate-smart technologies for optimal water use efficiency. Agriculture and Food: E-Newsletter 7(5): 544-546. [accessed January 4, 2025]

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Documents Uploaded on our Website 2024 (Includes new pages added to the SRI-Rice website)

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Videos

• 2025. How Does Rice Cultivation Contribute To Methane Emissions? 2:33 min. EarthScienceAnswers channel, YouTube [AI-generated description of methane that recommends SRI.]
• 2025 (May 30). What Does SRI Stand For? - The World of Agriculture. 2:45 min. The World of Agriculture channel, YouTube. [AI-generated description of SRI.]
• 2025 (May 16). Sustainable Rice Farming in Tanzania: More Yield, Less Inputs! 32.12 min. Erick Kumari channel, YouTube.
• 2025 (May 23). Can Rice Be Grown Organically? 3:04 minutes. The World of Agriculture channel, YouTube. [Has a section promoting SRI]
• 2025 (April 17). Chile desarrolla innovador sistema de cultivo de arroz que reduce el uso de agua y las emisiones de metano. 8 min. https://www.13.cl/ website. [Video by Vania Ramos about rice production efforts to reduce methane using SRI in Chile.]
• 2025 (March 6). With support from IFAD, Malians living abroad are making impactful investments in the place that offers the greatest returns: their homeland. IFAD page, Facebook.
• 2025 (April 16). What Research Has Been Done On SRI? - The World of Agriculture. 3:28 min. The World of Agriculture channel, YouTube. [AI-generated overview of SRI]
• 2025 (April 3). What Challenges Do Rice Farmers Face With Climate Change? - Ecosystem Essentials. EcosystemEssentials channel, YouTube. [SRI and breeding recommended to combat Climate Change.]
• 2025 (March 26). L-14|System of Rice Intensification (SRI) | Complete Agricultural Series UPSC . 13:10 min. ADITYA AGNIHOTRI channel, YouTube. [English language basic SRI lecture in India. Good overview!]
• 2025 (March). Numerous SRI videos (in Bahasa Indonesia) are available on the @iconGOAT channel on YouTube. [Choose "latest" tab on the video menu to access them. Most of from training sessions with farmers in March 2025.] [accessed March 2, 2025]
• 2025. (February 23). Petani Harus tahu agar Produksi Padi Meningkat: Sistem Rice Intensification (SRI) dan Jejer Legowo. 11:04 min. Daeng Farmers channel, YouTube. [Indonesian language video on combining SRI with Jajar legowo, a method that change the spacing to leaves every few rows empty.]
• 2024 (January). This ROBOT DUCK keeps Rice/Paddy fields clear of weeds | Amazing Agriculture Technology. YouTube. [Here's another short on reall duks for rice weeding: https//://www.youtube.com/shorts/sTkZrWDWNEk]
• 2025 (February 11). Farmer Wins State Award for Record Paddy Yield Using SRI! | Tamil. தினக்கதிர் channel, YouTube.
• 2025 (February 2). How to manage your rice field using SRI technology. 6:18 min. SAWBO™ Scientific Animations Without Borders channel, YouTube. [Animated SRI explanation from Rikolto in the DRC.]
• 2025 (January 16). From Flood To Feast: How Regenerative Organic Farming Yields More Crop Per Drop with Caryl Levine... Care More Be Better channel, YouTube. [Podcast featuring the founders of Lotus Foods, an organic rice company that sources SRI-grown rice from around the world.]
• 2025 (January 9). Conversation with Konda Mason (Part of Paddy an Cultural Revival series by Forever Sabah in Malaysia). 1:16:22 min. Forever Sabah channel, YouTube. [Jubilee Justice Founder in Louisiana talks online with Forever Sabah, a Malaysian NGO. about their journey with SRI and other items. Originally recorded in Feb. 2021,]
• 2025 (January 8). RICOWAS trains farmers at Golinga. 4:30 min. CSIR_SARI channel, YouTube. [NewsPoint TV clip on CSIR-SARI SRI training in the Golinga irrigation scheme in northern Ghana through the 13-country RICOWAS program.]
• 2025 (January 2). From Scarcity to Abundance: SRI (System of Rice Intensification) for Sustainable Rice Farming. 2:26 min. Jan Swasthya Sahyog channel, YouTube. [Jan Swasthya Sahyog program (partner of Oxfam) in Chhatishgarh that promotes SRI.]

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* indicates SCI, which is adaptation of SRI principles to other crops