October 2020 - Additions to the SRI-Rice Website
(Links to online material)
• SRI-RICE STATISTICS for October 2020:
SRI-Rice website: 2,547 users (2,091 last month) from 82 countries (69 last month) logged 3,267 sessions (2,701 last month) in which 5,313 pages (4,355 last month) were viewed. [Top ten countries in order of number of new users: India (799), USA (498), Philippine (156), China (112), Tanzania (84), Indonesia (80), Malaysia (62), Japan (52), Nepal (47), Kenya (45)]
Facebook pages: 1) SRI-Rice: 2,567 likes and 2,639 followers. 2) SRI Equipment Innovators Exchange: 340 members (5 new) 3) SRI West Africa: 1,987 members, 4) SICA America Latina: 1,143 likes; 1,163 follows.
SRI-Rice Newsletter: 53 views (197 last month).
YouTube (primary): 2,190 (2,446 last month) new views this month for our 90 uploads. 136 views (149 last month) for our 41 playlists (not including our India YouTube channel). 1,397 subscribers (21 new). 243,565 all time views of our videos. 92,610 lifetime views of our playlists (2013-2019) [NOTE!: The 8 India playlists from the SRI India video channel are now accessible on the main SRI-Rice video channel].
Twitter: 1,880 followers (9 new)
Slideshare: 4,735 (7,577 last month) views new this month; 532 slideshows/posters total uploaded, 252 followers
Research Databases: There are 1,820 items (1,297 journal articles), in our Zotero research database (19 new) (700+ of these appear in the Mendeley SRI Research database, but we are not adding to this anymore).
• For additional global news see: our News page, Latest Additions, SRI Newsletter, LinkedIn, YouTube (India), and photo gallery, or see news by country
• SRI-Rice web pages updated during October 2020: 2020 additions, Cambodia, Indonesia, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Taiwan, Tanzania, home page, India news, India research, India videos, journal articles, videos, September 2020 additions (new page), events
News from past months
In the Press - October 2020
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Stories of youths at paddy fields [Rice project in communities of Tinuhan and Lapasan Ulu in Tenghilan (Sabah, Malaysia) launched a Paddy Project on 40 acres, partnering with Kivatu Nature Farms (KNF). Project includes teaches SRI to youth.]
October 30, 2020, Borneo Post Online (Sabah, Malaysia) - Local government urge to work with development partners [Agriculture Policy Research in Africa (APRA) Country Representative says SRI will benefit farmers, including women. Suggests Local Govt. Authorities work with partners to support SRI.]
October 22, 2020, Daily News (Tanzania) - 因應水情嚴峻 桃市舉行抗旱應變會議 (In response to severe water conditions, drought response meeting held) [SRI suggested]
October 19, 2020, HiNet (Taiwan) - Serahkan bantuan Alsintan di Karangasem, Gus Adhi dan SOKSI totalitas sejahterakan petani, "Sepi Ing Pamrih Rame Ing Gawe" [SRI suggested to reduce water use in Eastern Bali, Indonesia]
October 17, 2020, MetroBali (Bali, Indonesia) - Office riz Mopti : Malgré les inondations, l’espoir est permis [In the rice area of Mali's Mopti region, govt reports that 400+ producers (1/3 women) have received training, particularly in SRI as supported by CIV/GIZ.]
October 1, DePeches du Mali (Mali)
Blog Posts and Website Articles - accessed during October 2020
- 2020.Youngsters learn traditional rice farming skills in Tenghilan, Sabah. Borneo Echo website. October 29. [Rice project in communities of Tinuhan and Lapasan Ulu in Tenghilan (Sabah, Malaysia) launched a Paddy Project on 40 acres, partnering with Kivatu Nature Farms (KNF). Project includes teaches SRI to youth.]
- Sarian, Zac B. 2020. More important than money: Being on the magazine cover. zac b. sarian blog. October 29. [Filipino farmer tries to break the world rice record with SRI.]
- LPEM. 2020. BAZNAS kembali jalankan program Sekolah Tani di Lampung Tengah. BAZNAS website. October 26. [Farmer Field School on organic SRI held in Central Lampung (Indonesia) by Badan Amil Zakat National, a govt. welfare group.]
- 2020. System of Rice Intensification (SRI) recommended to increase productivity. Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) website. October 26. [Researchers at the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Tanzania recommend nationwide training on SRI.]
- 2020. Spotlight on Lotus Foods. Middlebury National Foods Coop website. October 8. [Story of Lotus Foods, a pioneer in marketing rice grown with SRI methods.]
- 2020. The story of Pouk La and SRI Farmers. Tropical Agriculture Association website. October 8. [Story (and video link) about Pouk La, a Champion Farmer in Takeo province, Cambodia who has been practicing SRI since 2008 .]
- Thacker, Hency. 2020. The complete report on CSR activities of Nestle. October 6. [Nestle launched a water stewardship CSR initiative with AgSri at the Kabini river Basin in Karnataka, India. As of 2019, 300 farmers have adopted the SSI and SRI methods on 180 hectares for both sugarcane and paddy.]
- Sarian, Zac B. 2020. Dennis Miguel: He wanted to break the world record rice yield! zac b. sarian blog. Ocotber 4. [Filipino who tried to break the world rice yield record with SRI in 2019 reflects on his efforts which ultimately yielded 10 tons/ha.]
Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - links acquired during October 2020
(in order of acquisition. See also complete alphabetized list of journal articles.)
[Note: • Red dot indicates the publication is freely available.]
- • Ghosh, Ananya, et al. 2020. Evaluation of rice hybrids in terms of growth, productivity and grain quality under System of Rice Intensification. International Journal of Chemical Studies 8(4): 836-840. [accessed October 31, 2020]
- • Rusdy, Salman Ali, and Aryo Fajar. 2020. Proses komunikasi dalam Penyuluhan pertanian program System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Jurnal Kirana 1(1): 1-11. [accessed October 30, 2020]
- • Bhavya, M. R. 2016. Effect of site specific nitrogen management approaches in different rice establishment systems. PhD disseration. University of Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga (Karnataka, India). (296p.) [accessed October 29, 2020]
- • Ndabila, Amos. 2018. Adoption of system of rice intensification and impact on yield in Mbarali District In Mbeya, Tanzania. MSc thesis. Sokoine University (Morogoro, Tanzania). 81p. [accessed October 24, 2020]
- Htwe, Than, et al. 2020. Energy use efficiency and cost-benefits analysis of rice cultivation: A study on conventional and alternative methods in Myanmar. Energy (in press). 10.1016/j.energy.2020.119104 [accessed October 20, 2020]
- • Kasim, Musliar, et al. 2016. Studi persepsi dan tingkat adopsi petani padi terhadap penerapan System of Rice Intnensification (SRI) di Kota Payakumbuh. Research report, Andalas University (Indonesia), 39p. [accessed October 20, 2020]
- • Usman, Y., et al. 2020. Comparatif analysis on working time allocation of the system of rice intensification (SRI) and non-SRI rice farming in West Sumatra. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 385. Paper presented at the Conference on Agrifood System Towards Agriculture 4.0 and Delivery of Sustainable Developments Goals, 4-7 September 2018, Padang, Indonesia.
- • Ardiansyah, A., et al. 2020. Performance of SRI rice growth on soil accustomed to conventional cultivation methods. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal 22(3): 11-18. [accessed October 16, 2020]
- • Irham, et al. 2020. Indonesian organic farmers: The long journey of farmers' groups towards organic farming sustainability (A case study in Rukun Farmers Group, Yogyakarta). IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 518: 012030. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/518/1/012030 [accessed October 11, 2020]
- Irawan, Aldy Yudha. 2014. Potensi Trichoderma harzianum dan Bacillus firmus dalam Mengendalikan Penyakit – Penyakit Penting pada Tanaman Padi (Oryza sativa L.) dengan Metode System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Bachelor's thesis. Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia [accessed October 11, 2020]
- Pujarani, Gandheswari. 2013. Pengaruh jarak tanam dan penjarangan terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman padi lahan kering (Oryza sativa L.) varietas Situ Bagendit dengan metode SRI (System of Rice Intensification). Bachelor's thesis. Universitas Padjadjaran, Indonesia. [accessed October 11, 2020]
- Menakaadnyana, Gede. 2011. Pertumbuhan dan hasil panen padi System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Agrotrop: Journal on Agriculture Science 1(2): [accessed October 9, 2020]
- • Kavitha, M.P., P. Paramaguru, and M. Uma Maheswari. 2020. Doubling farmers income through system of rice intensification and comparative analysis of SRI and conventional method of rice cultivation in Theni district of Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Chemical Studies 8:(4) 414-416. doi:10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4g.10180 [accessed October 9, 2020]
- • Prasetya, I Kadek Andrie, I Wayan Tika, and Sumiyati. Kajian pengematan air irigasi pada metoday System of Rice Intensification (SRI) dan teknik irigasi berselang (mgenyatin) pada bidudaya padi studi kasus di Subak Sigaran). Jurnal BETA (Biosistem dan Teknik Pertanian) 2(2): 1-9 [accessed October 9, 2020]
- • Barokah, Umi, and Untung Susanto. 2020. Respon berbagai varietas padi pada lahan organik dengan System of Rice Intensification (SRI) di Sragen. Agrinika 4(2):130-142 [accessed October 4, 2020]
- Khadka, Ram, et al. 2020. Agroecological intensification fro sustainable food production: Opportunities with the System of Rice Intensification. pp.198-229, In Principles and practices of food security: sustainable, sufficient, and safe food for healthy living in Nepal. Association of Nepalese Agricultural Professionals of Americas. [accessed October 1, 2020]
New Links from our Website to Online Publications (and SRI-Related Social Media sites) -Oct. 2020)
- (see also Latest Research section for links to online research publications).
Documents Uploaded and New Pages Created/Updated on our Website - October 2020
- [Web pages updated during October 2020: 22020 additions, Cambodia, Indonesia, Liberia, Malaysia, Mali, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sierra Leone, Taiwan, Tanzania, home page, India news, India research, India videos, journal articles, videos, September 2020 additions (new page), events]
- Oliver, Noel. Br. Noel Oliver's newsletter. SRI-Rice website. [Updates on SRI and other activities carried out by Karuna Barrambang Organization, CROAP, and SORIYA.] [uploaded September 1, 2020]
- Fisher, Lucy. 2020. September 2020 monthly news additions to the SRI-Rice website.
Videos/Audio - October 2020
- 2020 (October 30). System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Initiatives in the Cordillera Rice Terraces. 4:17 min. CDPC Cordillera channel, YouTube. [SRI activities by the Center for Development Programs in the Cordilleras (CDPC) Network in the Philippines.]
- 2020 (October 28). Market Day October 28, 2020 Edition. 53:34 min. (SRI section begins at min 17:11). LNTV LIBERIA Live channel, Youtube. [LNTV interview with Robert Bimba, CHAP director in Liberia. He discusses his work with his SRI and marketing programs.]
- 2020 (October 21). Panen raya padi pola SRI (System of Rice Intensification)| DI. Batu Bulan | T.A. 2:44 min. Sugeng Purwanto channel, YouTube. [SRI harvest festival by the Dept. of Public Works in Sumbawa, Indonesia.]
Presentations - October 2020
- Witkowski, Kelly. 2020. SRI in the Americas: S-S Cooperation to Accelerate action. 5 slides. September 23. United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) website. [Presentation at the webinar on Fostering South-South cooperation on nature-based solutions for a low-emission and climate-resilient recovery ] [accessed October 11, 2020]
- Ahamed, Soumique. 2020. SRI (Rice Farming). 44 slides. Soumique Ahamed channel, slideshare.net. [SRI lecture at the H.N.B Garhwal University, Srinagar, India.] [accessed September 8, 2020]
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