2023 NEWS AND LATEST RESOURCES
- Latest Research
- New Publication Links
- New Uploads (Our site)
News from other years:
[Also see WHAT'S NEW THIS MONTH!]
In the Press - 2023
January 2023
- Alasan budidaya padi dengan metode SRI perlu dilakukan [IPB professor cites SRI's importance for Indonesia)
January 27, 2023, Trubus (Indonesia) - Chusnul Arif: Metode SRI,budidaya padi hemat air dan mengurangi emisi (similar to item above)
January 27, 2023, Wanaloka (Indonesia) - TN honours its best on R-day [At the Republic Day celebrations in Chennai, Farmer G Vasantha of Aalavayal in Pudukottai, won the C Narayanasamy Naidu Award for the highest rice production. The award, which carries `5 lakh, a medal and a citation. She been growing rice SRI methods for the past 20 years,]
January 27, 2023, New Indian Express (Tamil Nadu, India) - Kementan sosialisasikan budidaya padi organik mudah dan murah
[Ministry of Agriculture is promoting the Pro-Organic Farmer Movement (Organic Genta). SRI cited as example.]
January 9, 2023, Indopos.co.id (Indonesia) - Alumni IPB gelar HA IPB Awards 2022 [Alumni Awards at Insitut Pertanian Bogor include Ida Bagus Gede Arsana, farmer and
director of Bali SRI organik enterprise, for his work on organic SRI in Bali.]
December 27, 2022, Media Indonesia (Bogor, Indonesia) [accessed January 1, 2023]
Blog Posts and Website Articles - 2023 (and Dec. 2022)
- 2023. Official launch of the RICOWAS project January 18, 2023 in Bamako. Sahara and Sahel Observatory website. January 18. [The RICOWAS project is a five-year SRI-based initiative in 13 West African countries.]
- McCallister, Jen. 2023. Exploring the role of SRI and Nationally Determined Contributions for Climate Action. SRI-2030 blog. January 18.
- SRI-2030 blog. [accessed January 16, 2023]
- SRI-2030. SRI FAQs. SRI-2030 website. [accessed January 16, 2023]
- 2023. Technique de production agroécologique du riz au profit de la coopérative Gouantina de Douna. Plant Village blog. January 12. [PlantVillage project in Burkina Faso tests SRI with women's cooperative in farmer field school.]
- Jha, Raunak. 2022. How have subsidies of electricity skewed income distribution among farmers in Punjab? GRIN website. [Term paper suggesting MSP and electricity benefits wealthier farmers; article not about, SRI, but SRI suggested to help.]
Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - acquired during 2023 (and Dec. 2022)
(listed in order of acquisition. See also complete alphabetized list of journal articles)
- Red dot ( •) indicates article is freely available; asterisk (*) is SCI (SRI applied to crops other than rice)
- Kamara, Lamin Ibrahim, Baqir Lalani, and Peter Dorward. 2023. Towards Agricultural Innovation Systems: Actors, roles, linkages and constraints in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Sierra Leone.Scientific African (pre-proof. Jan. 2023) doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01576 [accessed February 1, 2023]
- • Siregar, Nadia Itona, Dwi Sadon, and Cahyono Tri Wibowo. 2020. Analisis jaringan komunikasi kelompok tani dalam penerapan budi daya padi metode System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Jurnal Pikom 21(1): 1-14. doi:10.31346/jpikom.v21i1.2216 [accessed January 16, 2023]
- • Adomoku, Richard Oppong. 2020. Investigating profit efficiency of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Northern Ghana. Master's thesis. University of Development Studies (Ghana). 117p. pdf. [accessed January 11, 2023]
- Kirar, Shiv Singh, A.K. Gupta, and Akhilesh Kulhade. 2017. Comparative study of input and output cost of traditional and SRI methods of paddy cultivation. Interaction 35(1): 60-63. [accessed January 11, 2023]
- • Bindu, H.A., and K.B. Umesh. 2022. Comparative economics of climate smart rice cultivation systems in Mandya district of Karnataka. Pharma Innovation 11(12): 5301-5305. [accessed January 10, 2023]
- Srinivas, K.R., van Est, R. 2023. Technology assessment in developing countries: The case of India—Examples of governmental and informal TA. In: Hennen, L., Hahn, J., Ladikas, M., Lindner, R., Peissl, W., van Est, R. (eds) Technology Assessment in a Globalized World. Springer, Cham. 10.1007/978-3-031-10617-0_6
- • Usman, Made, Kadekoh Indrianto, and Mahfudz and Sakka Samudin. 2016. The effect of System of Rice Intensification cultivation (SRI) implementation on growth and yield of wetland rice, and changes in soil nitrogen, phosphor and potassium. Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research 3(5): 234-239. [accessed January 10, 2023]
- • Abubakar, M., Y.S. Demuliyi, and A. Saleh. 2022. Ergonomic assessment of power tiller operators during the testing of System of Rice Intensification practices at Bakolori Irrigation Scheme, Zamfara State, Nigeria. Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management 26(12): 2053-2058 [accessed January 5, 2023]
New Links to Online Publications (and SRI-Related Social Media sites) 2023 (and Dec. 2022)
(see also Latest Research directly above and Recent Uploads below for new material on our site).
- Rajoelisolo, Kotondrajaona. 2022. Système de Riziculture Intensive. SIA OmniScriptum Publishing. €39,90 [accessed December 27, 2022]
- Trang, Vu H., et al. 2022. Rice cultivation ambition in the new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions: 2020-2022. InfoNote: Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Research Program. CGIAR website. Updated October 2022. [accessed December 7, 2022]
Documents Uploaded on our Website 2023 (and Dec. 2022) (Includes new pages added to the SRI-Rice website)
- [SRI-Rice web pages updated during January 2023: December 2022 additions (new page), Burkina Faso, Ghana, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, India videos, events, other crops, research network, theses, videos]
- Singh, Gurpreet. 2015. Beyond apprehensions: An experience of System of Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) Intensification. SRI-Rice website, Other crops section. [This is an article previously posted on March 27, 2015, http://thealternatevoice.blogspot.in (no longer online).] [uploaded January 15, 2023]
- Fisher, Lucy. 2022. Monthly additions to the SRI-Rice website. [uploaded monthly].
Videos / Audiofiles - 2023 (and Dec. 2022) (either uploaded by SRI-Rice OR linked to from our website)
- 2023 (January 18). Lancement officiel du projet RICOWAS, 39:20 min. Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel OSS channel. [Launch of RICOWAS project, a $14 million project in 13 countries in W. Africa that has SRI as a primary focus.]
- 2022 (December 5). SRI video from Projet de Résilience et de Compétitivité Agricole (PReCA). 2:26 min. RTB video clip uploaded on PReCa Facebook page. [The RTB video report (attached) to appreciate this support of the Project in Karfiguéla, in the Cascades region.] [accessed January 15, 2023]
- 2023 (January 11). Save 30 to 40% of the world water consumption: Dry Rice intercropping- iRice. Ralf Otterpohl channel, YouTube. [Lecture about SRI intercropping system from Hamburg University of Technology]
- 2023 (January 1). SRI Method For Rice Cultivation. 6:26 min. Mr Agri channel, YouTube.
- 2022 (December 31). SRI rice intensifications in traditional way to improve yield. 4:11 min. Khan Baba channel, YouTube. [Features drum seeder and furrow-maker for direct-seeding. Not sure where this is from.]
- 2022 (December 27). System of Rice Intensification - SRI (Rearranged) - Complete Guide with Visuals of Every Step. 57:52 min. Rupesh Jain channel, YouTube. [
- 2022 (December 27). Journey of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) with Motivation Song Ashayein (Movie - Iqbal). 4:19 min. Rupesh Jain channel, YouTube. [Indian video showing SRI progress to music.]
- 2022 (December). SRI Cultivation in East Jorhat Block, Assam I SeSTA I Rice Cultivation I Women Farmers. 2:08 min. Seven Sisters Development Assistance (SeSTA) channel, YouTube.
Slide Presentations (Primarily PowerPoint) - 2023 (and Dec. 2022) acquisitions
- Fisher, Lucy. 2022. Overview of the System of Rice Intensiciation (SRI) Around the World. Presentation at the International Conference on System of Crop Intensification for Climate-Smart Livelihood and Nutritional Security, Hyderabad, India, December 12-14, 2022. [uploaded December 30, 2022]
- Hameed, Khidhir Abbas. 2022. Estimated Water Savings, Yield, and Income Benefits from Using SRI Methods from Using SRI in Iraq. Presentation at the International Conference on System of Crop Intensification for Climate-Smart Livelihood and Nutritional Security, Hyderabad, India, December 12-14, 2022. [uploaded December 28, 2022]
- Rosenzweig, Cynthia, and Sonali Shukla McDermid. 2022. AgMIP Integrated Assessments in South Asia. 16 slides. Presentation at the ADBI Annual Conference 2022, November 28, 2022. [accessed December 25, 2022]
* indicates SCI, which is adaptation of SRI principles to other crops
