July 2018 - Additions to the SRI-Rice Website
(Links to online material)
• SRI-RICE STATISTICS FOR July 2018:
SRI-Rice website: 4,045 users (2,967 last month) from 84 countries (85 last month) logged 4,823 sessions (3,809 last month) in which 7,869 pages (6,746 last month) were viewed. [Top ten user countries in order of sessions: India, USA, Philippines, Malaysia, Tanzania, Nepal, France, Japan, Indonesia, UK, (Of note: Myanmar is #12)
Facebook pages: 1) SRI-Rice: All-time likes 2,484; 2,466 follows. 2) SRI Equipment Innovators Exchange: 348 members (-1) SRI West Africa: 2,095 members (-3), SICA America Latina: 1,111 total likes; 1,121 follows.
YouTube (primary): 5,120 (4,355 last month) new views this month for our 89 uploads. 273 views (267 last month) for our 41 playlists (not including our India YouTube channel). 676 subscribers (56 new). 143,596 all time views of our videos. 87,410 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: 1,739 followers (10 new this month)
Slideshare: 5,991 (6,185 last month) views new this month; 490 slideshows/posters total uploaded, 232 followers (1 new)
Research Databases: There are 1,400 items (1,079 journal articles), in our Zotero research database (27 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 Picasa 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 July 2018: 2018 additions, June monthly update, events, journal articles, India journals, India news, Spanish docs, staff news, videos, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Colombia (sp and en), Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal
News from past months
In the Press - July 2018
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Tata Steel at Sukinda creating sustainable livelihood opportunities for farmers [Tata Steel Rural Development Society (TSRDS), the CSR wing of Tata Steel at Sukinda, has promoted SRI for 5 years. In 2018, 10 training sessions were held and 213 farmers have adopted.]
July 30, 2018, OrissaDiary.com (Odisha, India) - President Joko Widodo unveils Tanju Dam to support West Nusa Tenggara as the national food granary [Rice production in NTB is now 3-4 tons/ha and local government want to get 5-6 tons/ha for conventional and 8-10 tons/ ha through SRI]
July 2018, Market Insider (NTB, Indonesia) - Rice can now be grown in drought, high temperatures, thanks to this new technique [Article on two ways to reduce water use: breeding for fewer stomata OR SRI.]
July 27, 2018, India Today (India) - Union Minister Dr. Aung Thu inspects usage of combined harvester and thresher [Minister of Agriculture visits SRI fields to see rice harvesting equipment]
July 21, 2018, Global New Light of Myanmar (Myanmar) - Make use of copious water in dams: Theni Collector [Appeals for use of SRI technique to reap higher yield]
July 20, 2018, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
- Brighter hope for the Cordillera watersheds [SRI included in Center for Development Programs in the Cordillera (CDPC)'s program to help indigenous population in the Cordilleras]
July 18, 2018, Herald Express (Luzon, Philippines)
- What is SRI Rice? [Students at Don Bosco College of Agriculture share SRI experience plus Trichoderma and Beauvaria bassiana in seedbed for disease and insect control.]
July 17, 2018, Navhind Times (Goa, India) - Minister: Revive Sabah Padi Board? [Sabah Padi Board may be revived and will look into SRI.]
July 15, 2018, Borneo Post Online (Sabah, Malaysia) [See also local language version article in New Sabah Times] - Drought fear looms large in state [SRI suggested if monsoon rains fail to come on time]
July 15, 2018, The Pioneer (Jharkhand, India) - Program sosial BSI terus meningkat di tahun keenam operasional [PT Bumi Suksesindo includes SRI in CSR efforts in Banyuwangi]
July 14, 2018, Surya.co.id (East Java, Indonesia) - Natural farming the better way
July 14, 2018, Star Online (Kedah, Malaysia) - *SSI brings hope to distressed sugarcane farmers [812 farmers increased yield by 10 tons/ha in NIRMAN/Tata Trust SSI project in Bhapur block]
July 13, 2018, EodishaSAMANCHAR (Odisha, India) - Taking to the field [The Agri Sprouts Group of DBCA-Sulcorna take part in SRI demo in Malcornem village, Goa]
July 13, 2018, Herald (Goa, India) - Jagjivan Ram Innovative Awards reach the state for the first time [T.V. Rajanarayanan, SRI farmer (among other things) from Tiruvilwamala, Kerala, wins Zone XI Jagjivan Ram Innovative Farmer Award of ₹50,000, an equal amount of travel grant and a citation.]
July 10, 2018, The Hindu (Kerala, India)
- Pertamina EP Asset 4 Cepu Field berikan pelatihan program pertanian sehat ramah lingkungan berkelanj [Pertamina CSR project that includes SRI in Blora Regency.]
July 6, 2018, beritajatim.com (Central Java, Indonesia) - JNAU inks pact with MPWFDC for Tejasvini programme [SRI-based vegetable production included rural women empowerment program of Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University (JNAU)]
July 6, 2018, The Hitavada (Madhya Pradesh, India) - Zanzibar targets higher rice self-sufficiency by 2020
July 5, 2018, IPPmedia (Zanzibar, Tanzania) - This farmer lures birds to manage pests [SRI farmer plants fruit trees to lure birds to eat pests]
July 5, 2018, The Times of India (Tamil Nadu, India)
Blog Posts and Website Articles - accessed during July 2018
- Chan, Zora. 2018. Sustainable rice farming in the highlands. WWF Malaysia website. July 25 [WWF SRI training in Sarawak, Malaysia]
- SRI News bibit padi unggulan hasilkan 10 ton per hektar. Mn.co.id website. July 25. [' SRI News' systems expands SRI principles to incorporate additional methods in Indramayu, Indonesia.]
- 2018. Low cost high yield rice. FXB India Suraksha Facebook post. July 24.
- Richard and Andrea. 2018. News reports from The Organic & Non-GMO Report. Harmony Valley Farm website. July 25. [Covers Lotus Foods promotion of SRI]
- Suhardi, Dani, and Lailatul Istikhomah. 2018. Farmer School in Mekarmanik, Rumah Zakat's built village. Rumah Zakat website. July 23. [Farmer Field School near Bandung uses SRI fields in learning about pest management.]
- 2018. Impressive yield and income increases from SRI project in West Africa. Biosafety Information Centre/Third World Network website. July 18. [highlights recent W. Africa SRI success]
- 2018. Jarak tanam padi SRI-Legowo. CybExt website, Dept of Ag. Extension and Human Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia [Indonesian language extension material on coming SRI with Jajar Legowo system.]
- 2018 (updated). System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Wikipedia entry in German.
- Tining. 2018. (Indonesia) Antisipasi dampak perubahan iklim dengan penerapan budidaya SRI di Sumba Timur. Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada website. [Governor of Nusa Tenggara Timur province says SRI should be used throughout the province due to climate change trials in Tarsa]
- 2018. India Umsning. Food Resources Bank website. [Fund-raising for an Indian SRI/SALT project]
- 2018. New tech for an ancient food. Cornell Engineering page, Cornell University website. [3D printing project for SRI tools at Cornell University]
- Arianne Pfoutz. 2018. SRI and Lotus Foods—transforming how rice is grown. The Organic & Non-GMO Report website. July 7.
- Mondal, Debopriya. 2018. Today's seed, tomorrow's supply. WWF India website. [Story of Srikanto Das, a traditional agriculturist who works on salt tolerant paddy cultivation, Sir and establishing a seed bank to conserve the germplasm of these many varieties.]
- 2018. Growing safe, affordable organic rice in the Philippines! Organic Without Boundaries website. July 3.
Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - links acquired during July 2018
(in order of acquisition. See also complete alphabetized list of journal articles.)
[Note: • Red dot indicates the publication is freely available.]
- Oda, Masato, et al. 2018. High-yield SRI in West Java by decomposing straw in waterlogged paddy field. Paddy and Water Environment (online first July 30, 2018) 1-5 (short communication). doi: 10.1007/s10333-018-0668-5 [accessed July 24, 2018]
- • Effendi, Arman, Aswaldi Anwar, and Reni Mayerni. 2018. The effects of planting range and weed management on growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) using modified SRI (The System of Rice Intensification). International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology 8(1): 272-279. doi:10.18517/ijaseit.8.1.2159 [accessed July 24, 2018]
- • Toungos, Mohammed Dahiru. 2018. System of Rice Intensification: A review. International Journal of Innovative Agriculture & Biology Research 6(2): 27-38. [accessed July 24, 2018]
- • Dhakal, Bishal, et al. 2017. Assessment of yield and yield attributing characters of drought tolerant rice cultivars under different crop management practices in Central Terai of Nepal. International Journal of Science and Research 6(10): 1646-1649 [accessed July 24, 2018]
- Pasaribu, Pinta Omas; Triadiati, and Iswandi Anas. 2018. Rice ratooning using the Salibu System and the System of Rice Intensification method influenced by physiological traits. Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science 41(2): 637-654. [accessed July 24, 2018]
- • Istiqomah, Nurul, et al. 2018. Ketersediaan nitrogen dan populasi bakteri tanah dalam SRI (System of Rice Intensification). Buana Sains 18(1): 35-36. [accessed July 7, 2018] 10.5296/jas.v6i1.1253
- Singh, A. K., and Mandira Chakraborti. 2018. The effects of crop establishment method, soil–water regime and integrated nutrient management practices on sustainability of rice yield in North-Eastern India. Agricultural Research (online first July 4, 2018) 1-7. 10.1007/s40003-018-0336-4
- • Sen, Debashish, et al. 2017. The Introduction of SRI in Uttarakhand. Anthropologie & développement 46-47: 100-126. doi:10.4000/anthropodev.595 [accessed July 1, 2018]
- Serpantié, Georges. 2017. Le système de riziculture intensive ou « SRI » à Madagascar. Entre légende urbaine et innovation rurale. Anthropologie & développement 46-47: 67-99. doi: 10.4000/anthropodev.588 [accessed July 1, 2018]
- • Fagodiya, Ram Kishor. 2018. Methane production, emission and mitigation from rice fields. Biotech Articles (review article). June 26. [accessed July 1, 2018]
- • Toungos, Mohammed Dahiru. 2018. Comparative analysis on the cropping System of Rice Intensification and traditional method of rice production in Mubi North, Adamawa State, Nigeria. International Journal of Innovative Agriculture & Biology Research 6(2): 7-26. [accessed July 1, 2018]
New Links to Publications (pdfs, books, etc.) - July 2018
- none this month
Documents Uploaded and New Pages Created/Updated on our Website - July 2018
- [SRI-Rice website pages updated during July 2018: 2018 additions, June monthly update, events, journal articles, India journals, India news, Spanish docs, staff news, videos, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Colombia (sp and en), Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal]
Videos/Audio - July 2018
- Video: 2018 (July 18). SRI paddy cultivation. SRI bidhi mey dhan ka kheti, Kisan Bhandu channel, YouTube.
- Video: 2018 (July 2). เสวนาประชาคมเกษตรกรไทย สัมมนาเชิงปฏิบัติการระดับประเทศ. สถาบัน กศน. ภาคเหนือ channel, YouTube. [Video of the SRI-LMB National Workshop & Farmers Congress, held May 29-20, 2018, in Uttaradit province, Thailand.]
- Video: 2018 (July 2). Seminario Web “Avances con el Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo de Arroz (SRI) en las Américas: Progresos en Colombia. 1:19:13 min. IICA channel, Vimeo. [Video of a Spanish language June 29 webinar by Gabriel Garcés of FEDEARROZ.]
Presentations (PowerPoints) - July 2018
- none this month
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