December 2018 - Additions to the SRI-Rice Website
(Links to online material)
• SRI-RICE STATISTICS FOR December 2018:
SRI-Rice website: 2,725 users (2,945 last month) from 76 countries (77 last month) logged 3,375 sessions (3,693 last month) in which 5,749 pages (6,174 last month) were viewed. [Top ten countries in order of number of users: India (1,001), USA (327), Canada, Philippines, Tanzania, Nepal, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, and UK.]
Facebook pages: 1) SRI-Rice: All-time likes 2,517; 2,500 follows. 2) SRI Equipment Innovators Exchange: 349 members, SRI West Africa: 2,085 members, SICA America Latina: 1,118 total likes; 1,129 follows.
YouTube (primary): 2,798 (3,420 last month) new views this month for our 89 uploads. 227 views (250 last month) for our 41 playlists (not including our India YouTube channel). 817 subscribers (17 new). 159,693 all time views of our videos. 88,395 lifetime views of our playlists [NOTE!: The 8 India playlists from the SRI India video channel are now accessible on the main SRI-Rice video channel].
Twitter: 1,760 followers (3 new this month)
Slideshare: 10,312 (12,748 last month) views new this month; 518 slideshows/posters total uploaded, 236 followers
Research Databases: There are 1,480 items (1,125 journal articles), in our Zotero research database (21 new) (700+ of these appear in the Mendeley SRI Research database, but we are not adding to this regularly). Note: We are no longer adding to RefWorks as it was retired in Dec. 2015. Please use Zotero.)
• For additional global news see: our News page, Latest Additions, SRI Newsletter, LinkedIn, YouTube (India), and photo gallery, or, see news by country
• See: SRI-Rice Center news for updates on our program's staff, students and activities
• SRI-Rice web pages updated during December 2018: 2018, events, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, month index, November 2018, theses, videos, Bangladesh, Guinea, Indonesia, Liberia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam.
News from past months
In the Press - December 2018
- Karur paddy farmers take to SRI technique [Of the 11,135 ha now cultivated in Karur district, 8,546 ha. are grown with SRI methods (70% of actual paddy cultivated area).]
December 29, 2019, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - Medco E&P raih PROPER emas delapan tahun berturut-turut
December 28, 2018, Antara Sumsel (Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia) - Dinas Pertanian Tabanan apresiasi petani gunakan pupuk organik
[Head of Bali's Dept. of Ag. appreciates use of organic inputs in Belulang Village in Tabanan; Bali Organic Indonesia Community Organization these successfully promotes organic SRI]
December 22, 2018, Antara Bali (Bali, Indonesia)
Similar article: Dinas Pertanian dorong petani pakai pupuk organik
December 23, 2018, Tribun-Bali (Bali, Indonesia) - Binh Thuan reviews project to enhance agricultural opportunities for women [Activities include, among others, development of rice farming models using SRI on 115ha in Tuy Phong, Bac Binh, and Tanh Linh districts.]
December 22, 2018, Voice of Vietnam (Vietnam) - Trà Vinh expands climate change adaptation models [The Project on Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mekong Delta in Trà Vinh Province has worked on 53 production models since 2015, one of which is SRI].
December 20, 2018, Vietnam News (Vietnam) - Baznas kembangkan lumbung padi organik di Sukabumi [National Amil Zakat Agency (Baznas) conducts trainings and helps with marketing for organic SRI in Sukabumi, West Java. ]
December 17, 2018, Republika (West Java, Indonesia) - Padi Organik jadi sektor unggulan, petani dilatih metode System of Rice Intensification [CSR program promotes organic SRI in East Kalimantan through Yayasan the NGO Aliksa Organik SRI Consultant]
December 14, 2018, Neraca (Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia) - To feed the world amid climate change, we need a better way to grow rice
December 14, 2018, CBC website (Canada) - Pengembangan UMKM tanah air melalui program sektor unggulan [CSR program promotes organic SRI in East Kalimantan through Yayasan the NGO Aliksa Organik SRI Consultant]
December 13, 2018, Neraca (Kalimantan Timur, Indonesia) - The will of the people is to halt climate change, what about politicians? [John Vidal's latest article notes SRI as an example of the major initiatives to fight climate change.]
December 11, 2018, The Guardian (UK) - Cultivable area fast dwindling in Madurai [In a district of Madurai, though cultivable area had shrunk by almost 50% in the yield had not come down. In 2000, SRI was launched, only 5% of farmers switched from conventional method. "Today, over a period of 15 years, almost 70% have adopted SRI technique. Not only do they save on cost, but water and labour too were minimal."]
December 10, 2018, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - Ensuring Rice self-sufficiency in West Africa by 2025
December 3, 2018, Goldstreet Business (Ghana)
Blog Posts and Website Articles - accessed during December 2018
- Thaw, Moh Moh. 2018. "It is impossible to keep going using the traditional ways." Tat Lan Programme website. December 7. [Story of a farmer who learned SRI from FFS through Tat Lan program in Myebon and Minbya, Rakhine State, Myanmar.]
- 2018? West Bengal: Flagship initiative - System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Ambuja Cement Foundation website. [ACF has scaled up its operations and increased outreach from 174 farmers in 2009 to 8840 farmers in 2018.].
- Adinata, Rahmat. 2018.Tanam padi hitam di Bali dengan cara maju. Rahmat Bagi Semua Alam blog. December 23. [The author reports on farmers growing black rice using organic SRI methods in Nagi, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali.]
- 2018. Krishnagiri District Agriculture Department page. Krishnagiri District (gov.) website. [The Ag. Department page of Krishnagiri District, Tamil Nadu, India, lists 3 of the five technological interventions as SCI-related (SRI, System of Pulse Intensification, and SSI.] [accessed December 23, 2018]
- CCAFS. 2018. Climate-smart agriculture in Côte d'Ivoire: what are the entry, points for investment? Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) website. December 20. [Article lists SRI as one of the Climate Smart Agriculture methods in Côte d’Ivoire; table shows SRI as being one of the most adopted of these.]
- 2018. Warga bajo rasakan manfaat CSR Pertamina. Kumparan website. December 18. [Year-long Pertamina Oil Company CSR program on organic SRI to start in Blora Regency, Central Java.]
- Basnet, Bhola Man Singh. 2018. Rice science to farmers. Halokhabar website. [Article about rice in Nepal that notes also the importance of SRI.]
- 2018. Rice intensification (SRI) and climate change mitigation. Agroinforbank website. December 17.
- 2018. Our new organic systems of rice intensification (SRI) record. LOAMC-Philippines website. [Dayaday of Barangay Daanbanwa, Lambunao, Iloilo, Philippines, harvested 10.2 tons/hectare or approximately 204 sacks/hectare at 50 kilos per sack of paddy. LOAMC that reported the results stands for League of Organic Agriculture Municipalities in the Philippines, Incorporated (LOAMC-Philippines)]
- Diallo, Mamadou Alimou. 2018. Comment produire le riz de manière intensive: Système de Riziculture Intensive (SRI). Agrofast Guinee website. December 1. [French language article from Guinea that describer the steps to planting SRI.]
- 2018. CSR Report: Nestlé India spent above 2% of average net profits. The CSR Journal, December 11. [One of Nestlé's CSR projects in India is working with the company AgSRI to promote SRI and SSI as part of a water stewardship initiative at the Kabini river Basin in Karnataka.]
- 2018. Forum for Knowledge Sharing. MS Swaminathan Research Foundation Community Agrobiodiversity Centre website. December 7. [At a Nov. 28 training on yield enhancement of traditional rice varieties at Kallangira village, Waynad, it is noted that SRI implemented to enhance yield in traditional paddy varieties.]
- Gandhi, Verun. 2018. Stories from the hinterland. The Economic Times blog. December 5. [Stories of rural change in book "The Rural Manifesto" notes SRI for millet and mustard.]
- 2018. Budidaya padi Sistem SRI (System of Rice Intensification) secara baik dan benar. Lele.co.id website. December 3. [Indonesian language extension information.]
- 2018. Tinker, teacher, soldier, SRI: The farmer leading the way towards Malaysia’s organic future. Farm Stands website. December 2. [Article about Malaysia's SRI trainer Captain Zakaria and his SRI Lovely training farm in Kedah, Malaysia.] [accessed December 1, 2018]
- Hilario, Frank A. 2018. PH Imports rice from Cambodia, Magsaysay Award Winner. With Organic SRI, we can do better! The Happy Horitculturist website. 12 November. [Article arguing for more organic SRI in the Philippines.] [accessed December 1, 2018]
- Hilario, Frank A. 2018. Prasad PH & ZIDOFA in quiet revolution, dissolving farmer poverty! The Happy Horitculturist website. 10 November. [Philippines article about the "Zidofa approach" to growing rice with SRI.] [accessed December 1, 2018]
- Las Marias, Jesus. 2018. Organic SRI rice can feed the nation, yet mitigates global warming. LinkedIn website. August 13. [Philippines] [accessed December 1, 2018]
Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - links acquired during December 2018
(in order of acquisition. See also complete alphabetized list of journal articles.)
[Note: • Red dot indicates the publication is freely available.]
- • Hastuti, et al. 2018. IbM implementation of SRI method in semi organic rice farm in Pasarean Village, Pamijahan Subdistrict, Bogor District. Agrokreatif 4(20): 125-134. doi: 10.29244/agrokreatif.4.2.125-134 [accessed December 31, 2018]
- Shahane, Amit Anil. 2018. Influence of cultivation methods and nutrient management on productivity and nutrient dynamics in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) - Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Cropping System. PhD dissertation, Division of Agronomy ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute New Delhi. [accessed December 31, 2018]
- • Islam, Asadul, Philip Ushchev, Yves Zenou, Xin Zhang. 2018. The value of information in technology adoption: Theory and evidence from Bangladesh. SSRN. 55p.
- • Nahar, L., A. Sarker, M. Mahbub, and R. Akter. 2018. Effect of crop establishment method and nutrient management on yield and yield attributes of short duration T. Aman rice. Bangladesh Agronomy Journal 21(1): 117-123. 10.3329/baj.v21i1.39390 [accessed December 31, 2018]
- Sahu, Lekh Ram, et al. 2017. Effect of water regimes and nutrient levels on morpho-physiological traits of rice-rice cropping system under transplanting and modified Modified System of Rice Intensification (MoSRI). Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences 6(5): 621-628 [not online, though it can be accessed at the end of Sahu's dissertation.] [accessed December 23, 2018]
- •Sahu, Lekh Ram. 2017. Evaluation of water regimes and nutrient management on rice-rice cropping system under transplanted and Modified System of Rice Intensification (MoSRI). PhD dissertation, Indira Gandhi Krisis Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (Chhatishgarh, India). 236 p. [accessed December 23, 2018]
- • Paulus, Jeanne M., et al. 2018. Aplikasi mol gamal pada pertumbuhan dan produksi padi sawah metode SRI (System of Rice Intensification). EUGENIA 24(1): 9-14.
- Narayanamoorthy, A., and P. Jothi. 2018. Water saving and productivity benefits of SRI: a study of tank, canal and groundwater irrigated settings in South India. Water Policy. doi:10.2166/wp.2018.199 [accessed December 17, 2018]
- • Umami, Wahuni, et al. 2018. Effect inundation period to summed dominant ratio (SDR) and biomass rice weeds of method SRI (System of Rice Intensification) in Indonesia. International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology 3(6): doi:10.22161/ijeab/3.6.2 [accessed December 17, 2018]
- • Apriliyandi, Emiril. 2017. Analysis of application provision of irrigation method SRI (System of Rice Intensification) in the village of Banjar Sari subdistrict of Labuhan Haji East Lombok Regency. (Analysis aplikasi perberian air irisasi dengan metode SRI (System of Rice Intensification) di Desa Banjar Sari, Kecamatan Labuhan Haji, Kabupatan Lombok Timur. S1 thesis, University of Mataram, Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia. 16p. [accessed December 17, 2018]
- Nugroho, Bayu Dwi Apri, and Chusnul Arif. 2018. PA1-2 : Field monitoring system and adaptation strategy of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) cultivation against regional climate change in the southern part of Indonesia. 한국농업기계학회 학술발표논문집 Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers 23(1): 51 [accessed December 17, 2018]
- Maftukhah, Rizki, et al. BE1-1: System of Rice Intensification in terrace rice field: Plant growth rate and nitrogen availability. 한국농업기계학회 학술발표논문집 Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers 23(1): 47 [accessed December 17, 2018]
- 2018. GA1-5: The Role of University in System of Rice Intensification Development Model and Its Implication: UGM Case. 한국농업기계학회 학술발표논문집 Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers 23(1): 45 [accessed December 17, 2018]
- • Maat, Harro. 2018. Group compositions: The politics of technology implemented in smallholder farming. UAiR Journal of Political Ecology 25(1):xx. [accessed December 16, 2018]
- • Srinivas, D., et al. 2017. Evaluation of rice (Oryza sativa L.) hybrids for system of rice intensification (SRI) with limited water input. Agriculture Update 12(TECHSEAR-9): 1-8. [accessed December 16, 2018]
- • Kumari, Tulika. 2015. Comparative economics of SRI and conventional method of paddy cultivation in Gumla District of Jharkhand, India. Master's thesis. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. 56 p. [accessed December 16, 2018]
- Abirami, P., and S. Senthilnathan S. 2018. Comparative analysis of traditional and SRI method of rice cultivation and its adoption behaviour in Tamil Nadu. Agricultural Economics Research Review 31(conf): 215. [accessed December 16, 2018]
- Salgotra, R. K., et al. 12018. Morphological and grain quality analysis of basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) under different systems in north-west plains of Himalaya. Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding 9(3): 1146-1156. doi: 10.5958/0975-928X.2018.00143.6 [accessed December 16, 2018]
- Ahmad, Riaz, et al. 2013. Improving the performance of direct seeded System of Rice Intensification by seed priming. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology 15(4): 791-794 [accessed December 3, 2018]
- • Khalid, Farhan. 2015. Improving the performance of system of rice intensification by seed priming. PhD dissertation. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. 164 p. [accessed December 3, 2018]
New Links to Publications (pdfs, books, etc.) - November 2018
- Ministry of Environment, Cambodia. 2018. CAM: Greater Mekong Subregion Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project. Asian Development Bank website. [This is an ADB subproject report for the Kandoal sea barrier - Kandoal commune, Koh Kong province; doc prepared November 2018. SRI is one of the mitigation methods in project extension that began in 2014. - see pages 8, 31, 38.]
Documents Uploaded and New Pages Created/Updated on our Website - December 2018
- [Web pages updated during December: 2018, events, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, month index, November 2018, theses, videos, Bangladesh, Guinea, Indonesia, Liberia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam.]
- Bimba, Robert. 2018. CHAP Newsletter on 7th CARD GM and CARD High-Level Meeting held in Tokyo, Japan, October 2-5, 2018. October 8.
- Bimba, Robert. 2018. Japanese Government Rice Grant impact in Liberia continues on after the close of the project implemented by CHAP. October 8. (3p. pdf)
- Fisher, Lucy. 2018. November additions to the SRI-Rice website. SRI-Rice website.
Videos/Audio - December 2018
- Video: 2018 (December 17). Systemic Rice Intensification (SRI). 0:51 min. Agriquize 2k18 IG channel, YouTube. [Basic SRI practices explained in one minute.]
- Video: 2018 (November 16). SRI Wheat Cultivation: 4 ਕਿੱਲੋ ਬੀਜ ਨਾਲ 1 ਏਕੜ ਕਣਕ ਏਦਾਂ ਬੀਜੋ. 18:44 min. Naturalfarming KVM channel, YouTube. [Indian language video on SWI, The System of Wheat Intensification.] [accessed December 16, 2018]
- Video: 2018 (December 12). How do you feed a world dealing with climate change? | The Question. 4:00 min. CBC website. [Video by the Canadian Broadcasting Company about the pros and cons of promoting SRI globally, with focus on West Africa]
- Video: 2018 (December 7). System of Rice Intensification transforming lives in Tanzania. 11:42 min. Kilimo Biashara channel, YouTube. [Story about an FAO project promoting SRI in several districts of the Morogoro in Tanzania]
Presentations - December 2018
- Presentations at the The Workshop to Enhance Cooperation and Sharing among SRI National Networks in Asia, held October 18-19, 2018, at the Leverage Business Hotel-Skudai, Malaysia [uploaded Dec. 2018]
- Uprety, Rajendra, Nepal SRI Network, 9 slides
- Eiji, Yamaji, Introduction of J-SRI : Japan Association of the System of Rice Intensification, 13 slides
- Arif, Chusnul, Budi Indra Setiawan, and Ahmad Jatika, SRI Networks in Indonesia - Report of INA-SRI Activities, 14 slides
- Hameed, Khidhir Abbas, Iraq - Initiatives to Spread the SRI in the Middle East and Central Asia, 20 slides
- Sen, Debashish, National Consortium of SRI (NCS) India, 10 slides
- Phu, Hoang Van, Vietnam SRI Network, 21 slides
- Verzola, Roberto, SRI Pilipinas: Asia SRI Network Ideas, 45 slides
- Moreira, Diddier, and Kelly Witkowski, SRI en las Americas, 8 slides
- Photakoun, Viengxay, SRI-LMB in Laos, 9 slides
- Konwar, Kakali, et al. 2018. Increasing the productivity of rapeseed through the practice of System of Rapeseed Intensification. 19 slides. Presented at the International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India, December 13-16, 2018. [uploaded December 17, 2018]
- Thiyagarajan, T. M. 2018. Understanding the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) for Sustainable Rice Production. 53 slides. Presentation at The International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Sustainable Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India, December 13-16, 2018. [uploaded December 15, 2018]
- Presentations (Day 1) at the SRI-LMB Regional Workshop for the Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for Innovation and
Learning around the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the Lower
Mekong River Basin (SRI
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LMB), held November 1-2, 2018, at the Notvotel Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand (pdfs): [accessed December 15, 2018]
- Kassam, Amir. Mobilizing greater crop and land potentials: Integrating System of Rice Intensification with Conservation Agriculture. 34 slides.
- Mishra, Abha. Learning with the System of Rice Intensification for Food Security and Climate-Smart Agriculture. 52 slides.
- Mishra, Abha. SRI-LMB Project Achievement and the "Way Forward".
- Ty, Sopheavy. Key Policy Options for th SRI-LMB Countries. 13 slides.
- Isahak, Anizan, Norida Mazlan and Anni Mitin. Key Findings of the Evaluation of the SRI-MB Project. 27 slides.
- Duong, Nguyen Quy. Project Achievements - Key Learning and Recommendations. 42 slides.
- Photakoun, Viengxay, and Kongsy Xayavong. SRI-LMB in Laos. 28 slides.
- Parithamma, Thongsa. SRI Learning from Uttaradit Province, Thailand. 16 slides.
- SRI in Surin Province. 48 slides.
- Kaewkamthomg, Yuttakarn. Reflection on SRI-LMB Experience in Thailand. 15 slides. - Presentations (Day 2) at the SRI-LMB Regional Workshop for the Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for Innovation and Learning around the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the Lower Mekong River Basin (SRI - LMB), held November 1-2, 2018 at the Notvotel Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand (pdfs) [There are 11 presentations in this group] [accessed December 15, 2018]
* = System of Crop Intensification (SCI)
