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In the Press
December
- Beras SRI Tasik Ikut Pameran di Jerman
Dec. 30, 2009, KabarIndonesia (Indonesia) - Task force to
tacle price rise
Dec. 21, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - SRI method gives better returns
Dec. 19, 2009, Express Buzz (Orissa, India) - Self-reliance in foodgrains a far cry in Tripura
Dec. 14, 2009, Sinlung (Tripura, India) - Farmers get SRI method training
Dec. 10, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) -
India could be a new pole of global growth: World Bank president
Dec. 2, 2009, hindustantimes (India) [note: see paragraph 11!] - Rice intensification project a boon to farmers
Dec. 1, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) -
Now Ambuja Cement helps paddy farmers double yield
Nov. 30, 2009, mydigitalfc.com (West Bengal, India)
November
- Samba
paddy, rainfed crops benefit from recent rainfall
Nov. 25, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) -
Achieving more with less: A new way of rice cultivation - New online toolkit
World Bank Institute News and Announcements (Washington DC) - Erode
does well in paddy production
Nov. 25, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - Collector inspects
SRI paddy
Nov. 25, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - CCpur shares
success of SRI farming
Nov. 24, 2009, E-PAO [from Sangai Express] [also see related article in Hueiyen News Service] (Manipur, India) - Weed growth
in rice
Nov. 19, 2009, The Hindu (West Bengal, India) - SRI
technique gives a boost to rice production in Krishnagiri
Nov. 19, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - SRI method
Nov. 12, 2009, E-PAO [from Sangai Express] (Manipur, India) - Rice expert welcomed here
Nov. 11, 2009, Solomon Star (Solomon Islands) - SRI method
successful in Imphal East
Nov. 9, 2009, E-PAO [from Sangai Express] (Manipur, India) -
My Jakarta: Emily Sutanto, Organic Rice Exporter
Nov. 9, 2009, Jakarta Globe (Indonesia) - Agri Dept's efforts
spur interest on new paddy varieties
Nov. 7, 2009, E-PAO [from Sangai Express](Manipur, India) -
NREGA holds the key for second Green Revolution
Nov. 4, 2009, Observer Research Foundation (India) - Exploratory
study to illuminate the spread of the System of Rice Intensification
Nov. 3, 2009, Wageningen University and Research Centre (Netherlands)
[Also see articles in AlphaGalileo (UK) and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (USA)]
October
- SRI
demonstration plots on 125 hectares in two districts
Oct. 31, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) -
NREGA can pave the way for second Green Revolution
Oct. 30, 2009, Thaindian News (New Delhi, India)
[also reposted in DailyIndia.com, india4u.com, World News, newKerala.com and numerous blogs] - Rice
intensification (SRI) technique benefits farmers in Tripura
Oct. 29. 2009, newKerala.com (Tripura, India) - Farmers intensify
paddy cultivation under SRI
Oct. 28, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - Farmers taught on
SRI
Oct. 27, 2009, The Morung Express (Nagaland, India) - 19,558
hectare under SRI method in Nagapattinam
Oct. 26, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - Adopt
SRI method
Oct. 24, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - PBIT steps to attract investment, promote trade
Oct. 21, 2009, Pakistan Observer (Lahore, Pakistan) - System to enhance rice output developed
Oct. 21, 2009, The International News (Lahore, Pakistan) - First fair for life fair trade
certified rice to hit US market
Oct.15, 2009, Ethnopharm (San Francisco,USA) - Bhutan agriculture scientists learn paddy cultivation technique
Oct. 13, 2009, VideosFromIndia (Tripura, India) - World
Bank experts study new paddy cultivation system
Oct. 5, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) -
CM launches phase II of Jeevika
Oct. 3, 2009, The Times of India (Patna, India)
September
- Farmers urged to
adopt SRI for better yield
Sept. 25, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - RP can be sufficient in rice within one year
Sept. 24, 2009, BusinessMirror (Philippines) -
Lanka to introduce new rice technique to cut water use
Sept. 10, 2009, hindustantimes (Colombo, Sri Lanka) - SRI method
doubling rice output
Sept. 8, 2009, Assam Tribune (Assam, India) - NFSM
bogged down in Nagapattinam
Sept. 7, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) -
IOB to coordinate with farmers in enhancing rice output
Sept. 7, 2009, Business Standard (Pudicherry, India) - SRI paddy
crops infuse hope and cheer to Andhra Pradesh farmers
Sept. 3, 2009, The Hindu (Andhra Pradesh, India) - Villupuram farmers
reap the benefits of SRI system
Sept. 1, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
August
-
A global rice revolution
Aug. 28, 2009, Asia Sentinel (Hong Kong) - Cultivating paddy -
the SRI way
Aug. 25, 2009, The Daily News, (Colombo, Sri Lanka) -
India aims for more crop, income per drop of water
Aug. 17, 2009, Commodity Online (Kerala, India) - Article
sur le groupement SRI Madagascar paru dans le journal "LA VERITE" le Jeudi 06
Août 2009
Aug. 17 (La Verite aricle -reposted in Groupement SRI Blog) - Farmers get high
yields under SRI
August 12, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - HYV IR 64 seeds
distributed
Aug. 11, 2009, E-PAO (Manipur, India) -
Mentan: Stok beras nasional surplus 2,9 juta ton
Aug. 9, 2009, Liputan6.com (Jombang, Indonesia) -
AAU’s new rice growing technique conserves water
Aug. 4, 2009, expressindia (Gujarat, India) - System
of Rice Intensification conference
Aug. 3, 2009, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution (Panama) - 18,000
hectares to be covered
Aug. 3, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - An organic
revolution blooms
Aug. 2, 2009, Jakarta Globe (Jakarta, Indonesia)
July
- NFS popularity increases amongst cultivators
July 30, 2009, The Statesman (West Bengal, India) - Field
gadget gift for farmers
July 25, 2009 The Telegraph (Jharkhand, India) - ATMA Mon goes on
‘learning & exposure’ trip
July 23, 2009, Morung Express (Assam, India) - Farm
tips to beat rain deficit
July 21, 2009, The Telegraph (Jharkhand, India) - UP study shows benefits of organic rice production
July 13, 2009, Businesss Mirror (Philippines) -
SRI to increase cultivation of rice
July 9, 2009, The Times of India (Allahabad, India) - SRI cultivation
introduced to beat dry spell
July 6, 2009, E-PAO (Manipur, India)
June
-
Hirakud water depleting, farmers left high and dry
June 29, 2009, express buzz (Sambalpur India) - Transport minister
gets carried away by SRI
June 29, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) -
TN govt to spend Rs 520 cr on Agri Deptt
June 29, 2009, Business Standard (Chennai, India) - TN
govt prepares roadmap to enhance agricultural output
June 22, 2009, FnBnews.com (Mumbai, India) - TN chalks
out initiatives to enhance agricultural output
June 18, 2009, The Hindu (Chennai, India) - Minister
declares open agri clinics at Anbil, Valanadu
June 13, 2009, The Hindi (Tiruchi, India) -
New farming technique yields more paddy
June 10, 2009, The Times of India (Chennai, India) -
Farmers get tips on Rice Farming
June 10, 2009, The Times of India (Chennai, India) - SRI technology
introduced in Kohima
June 8, 2009, The Morung Express (Nagaland, India) - Normal coverage for kuruvai paddy crop
June 6, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) -
SRI cultivation a boon for farmers
June 2, 2009, express buzz (Orissa, India)
May
- Lok Sanjh Foundation Conducted a System of Rice Intensification Training in
Pakistan
May 2009, PANAP - 10,000 hectares to be brought under SRI programme
May 30, 2009, The Hindu (Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, India) - SRI to usher in
Green Revolution in Mon
May 20, 2009, The Morung Express (Nagaland, India) - A magic
hand for hungry stomachs
May 1, 2009, Tehelka (India)
April
- Orissa's
foodgrains output likely to touch 10 million tonnes
April 28, 2009, Orissadiary.com (Orissa, India) - New farming
methods for Ladakh, Kashmir
April 15, 2009, Tribune News Service (Srinagar, India) - International Conference on
Promising Practices for the Development of Sustainable Paddy Fields
(PAWEES 2009) will be held Oct. 7-9, 2009 [see also brochure] (Indonesia) -
508 farmers trained, 718 more benefit from techno-demo farms under organic
agriculture program — DA
April 10, 2009, balita-dot-ph (Philippines) - Integrated
farming emerges a viable option for Kerala
S April 9, 2009, iStockAnalyst (India) [see 5th paragraph for SRI ref.] - Growing
rice debt free
April 3, 2009. Living on Earth (USA radio program distributed by Public Radio International)
March
- More paddy will be produced
March 26, 2009, The Statesman (West Bengal, India) - System of Rice Intensification Can Improve Livelihood Profile of Small
Farmers
March 23, 2009, The Central Chronicle (Madhya Pradesh, India) -
2 tahun diperkenalkan, SRI menarik 50 persen warga Gunting
March 18, 2009, suarasurabaya.net (Surabaya, Indonesia) - Governor optimistic
on financial front
March 18, 2009, E-PAO (Manipur, India) (SRI ref in 3rd paragraph from bottom) - SRI method: Thanjavur stands first in State
March 15, 2009, The Hindu, (Tamil Nadu, India) - Upcountry
insight: Rice farmers target increased production by 2009 (reference to SRI
is in 12th sentence)
March 12, 2009, The New Times (Rwanda) - SRI method: T.N. steals a march over Andhra Pradesh
March 11, 2009, The Hindu (India)
February
-
State level symposium on SRI
Feb. 21, 2009, The Sentinel (Assam, India) - SITMO introduces System of Rice Intensification to Ifugao farmers
Feb. 21, 2009, PIA Daily News Reader (Philippines) - Introduction of
the System of Rice Intensification
Feb. 20, 2009, Press Information Bureau (Govt. of India) - Tirumanur farmer records highest yield
Feb. 13, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) -
18 Assam farmers in Tripura for SRI training
Feb. 9, 2009, Chennaivision (Chennai, India) - Training
to farmers in SRI
Feb. 9, The Hindu (Tripura, India) - System
of Rice Intensification a boon to farmers
Feb.1, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu)
January
- Loren
press release
Jan. 25, Senate of the Philippines, 14th Congress (Philippines) - (related article)
Civil society groups demand PGMA and DBM to release approved funds for health, environment, agriculture
Jan. 23, Pinoy Press (Philippines) - (related article)
Groups demand release of P570-million budget for health, environment, agriculture
Jan 22, PhilStar.com (Philippines) - Cambodia Seeks Overseas Buyers for Bumper Rice Crop
Jan. 18, 2009, Asia Calling (Indonesia) - SRI raises productivity in Tiruchi
Jan. 17, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - Rice
intensification technology makes paddy farmers smile in Sankagiri
Jan. 16, 2009, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) - NALCO asked to promote SRI
Jan. 1, 2009, Tathya, (Orissa, India)
Blog and SRI Website Posts (2009)
- Lessons from Cuba
Dec. 23, 2009, Land Research Action Network - Concept
note on climate change
Dec. 22, 2009, Agriculture and Rural Development -
Mengenal SRI (System of Rice Intensification)
Dec. 19, 2009, Seputar Pembangunan Pertanian Indonesia (Indonesia) - Article, express de Madagascar: Riziculture and 3 other November French language entries Groupement SRI Blog (Madagascar)
-
Farmers urged to double rice production
Nov. 18, 2009, Kalahandia Blog (Orissa, India) - SRIpadi,
a new SRI blog
launched Oct. 27, 2009, by The SRI Group at Universitas Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) [in Malay and English] - Rice intensification (SRI) technique benefits farmers in Tripura Oct. 30, 2009, Yuvablog (India)
- Survey Says:
Sharing Innovations for Sustainable Ways to Alleviate Hunger
Sept. 24, 2009, Nourishing the Planet (Worldwatch Institute Blog) - September/August 2009 posts from Groupement SRI Blog
(Madagascar)
- Restitution participation groupement au fiermada et organisation essai guanomad
Sept. 14, 2009
- Participation du groupement SRI au fiermada du 05 au 09 Août 2009 au CC ESCA Antanimena,
Aug. 26, 2009
- Article sur le groupement SRI Madagascar paru dans le journal "LA VERITE" le Jeudi 06 Août 2009
Aug. 17, 2009 - Farmer’s
Notebook: Crops under ‘System of Rice Intensification’ withstand
drought conditions
Sept. 3, 2009, Businessline Blog (Andhra Pradesh, India) [Audio file] - A
global rice revolution
Aug. 28, 2009, KI-Media (Cambodia) - Cambodian
officials urge rice intensificaiton
Aug. 23, 2009, Let's Go Media (Cambodia) -
SRI (System of Rice Intensification) development in Asia
Aug. 6, 2009, LEISA's Farm (Netherlands) - Opening of
FIER Mada
Aug. 6, 2009, Groupement SRI (Madagascar) - July 2009 posts from the Groupement SRI Blog:
- Summary of the 6th meeting of the SRI Group,
July 30
- Trip report of field mission to Boeny Region,
July 30
- Réunion de travail avec FOFIFA, Chef du Volet Recherche Variétale,
July 9 - Water, Climate Change & India's NAPCC
July 29, 2009, Green News, Views and Cues (India) - SRI
paddy organic agriculture in the concept of integrated agricultural
systems
July 27, 2009, Agriculture (blog) (Indonesia) - Réunion de
travail avec FOFIFA, Chef du Volet Recherche Variétale
July 9, 2009, Groupement SRI (Madagascar) -
Food for the future: Organic farming takes root in post-Bali
July 4, 2009, Subak.org (Bali, Indonesia) -
Kelantan Very Own SRI-Organic Paddy Field
June 26, 2009, Pertanian (Kelantan, Malaysia) - SRI cultivation a boon for
farmers
June 2, 2009 Kalahandia (Orissa, India) -
Visite du Secrétariat auprès des partenaires SRI dans la
Région de Vakinakaratra du 08 au 10 avril 09
May 19, 2009, Groupement SRI Madagascar (Madagascar) - Partage sur le riz rose par Mr Jules Randrianarivelo, Président de la
Confédération Nationale Koloharena
April 29, 2009, Groupement SRI Madagascar (Madagascar) - Social
economy and the System of Rice Intensification in the Philippines
March 21, 2009, Social Economy Student Network Ontario (Canada) - Setting up
a better system of communication for SRI
March 5, Groupement SRI Madagascar - The system of rice intensification: a way forward to increase rice productivity?
March 2009, Progress in Eastern and Southern Africa, no. 11 - Rice aplenty in Aceh
Spring 2009, Caritas News no. 118, pp.10-11. - India’s National Action Plan on climate change: There is little hope
here (see 5th paragraph)
March 2, 2009, What's with the Climate? -
System of Rice Intensification video
Feb. 21, 2009, Rural Development Advocates Blog (Philippines) -
System of Rice Intensification
Feb. 15., Rural Development Advocates Blog - SRI-Orissa,
a discussion list (Google Group) of the SRI-Orissa Learning Alliance opened on
Feb. 7, 2009.[see also SRI Learning Alliance Workshop blog] (Orissa, India) - Portraits of Sustainable
Agriculture Projects and Initiatives in Africa (SRI is no. 11),
- Feb.5, 2009, Africa Project 2020 - SICA America
Latina,
a Spanish language SRI Google Group opened for discussions on February 3, 2009. - SRI and
knowledge-sharing
Jan. 26, 2009, Full Circle Associates - Groupement SRI,
a blog by the Secretariat of the SRI Platform, in Madagascar opened January 23, 2009 - Oxfam
Quebec (System of Rice Intensification – Advancing small rice farmers in
Vietnam)
Jan. 21, 2009, Education for Sustainable Development in Vietnam -
SRI in the News
Jan. 6, 2009, SRI in Vietnam website
SRI Updates / Newsletters (2009)
Check the following sites directly for their additions- SRI Update Series
- SRI Update #20 (February 17, 2009)
- SRI Newsletter (India) - supported by the WWF-ICRISAT Project
- SRI Newsletter No.6 (April-May, 2009)
- SRI Newsletter No.5 (February-March, 2009)
- SRI Newsletter No.4 (January, 2009)
- See the SRI India website for 2008 editions
Videos / Audiofiles (2009)
GLOBAL
- The World Bank Institute's SRI videos have been reissued on a new SRI Toolkit website Overview of SRI - SRI principles, key elements, benefits, and constraints. (12 minutes) Applying SRI - An application of SRI in the Philippines (known locally as Sustainable System of Irrigated Agriculture –SSIA) (15 minutes) Viewpoints - Interviews with farmers and practitioners, researchers and scientists, as well as managers and financiers, on SRI and its challenges.
BHUTAN
- 2009 (October 13). Bhutan agriculture scientists learn paddy cultivation technique. VideosFromIndia. Tripura, India. 2:05 min. (A seven-member team of agriculture scientists and district agricultural officers from Bhutan go on a study tour to learn about the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Tripura, India.)
INDIA
- Prasad, Jitendra Kumar. 2009 (December 4). SRI (Hindi) . Video on bhola1982 channel on YouTube. 2:46 min. (Hindi language) [Video was made during summer training by Jitendra Kumar, CABM , Pantnagar, India, with the intention that it be customized for local use.]
- 2009 (November 24). Weeding in SRI Paddy-Banavasi. Video by Digital Green on digitalgreenorg channel on YouTube. 4:54 min.
- 2009 (November 23). Comparison between traditional paddy and SRI paddy. Video by Digital Green on YouTube on digitalgreenorg channel. 16:55 min. In Mundari, a tribal language spoken by the Munda community in Jharkhand, India.
- 2009 (October 13). Bhutan agriculture scientists learn paddy cultivation technique. VideosFromIndia. Tripura, India. 2:05 min. [A seven-member team of agriculture scientists from Bhutan took first hand experience of System of Rice Intensification (SRI),a paddy cultivation technique from farmers and scientists in Tripura.]
- 2009 (October 7). SRI in TN-IAMWARM Project. Video by mdputn on YouTube. 10:56 min. (Tamil language with English subtitles). [Video about SRI experience of the Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation and Water Bodies Restoration and management (TN-IAMWARM) project in Tamil Nadu India].
- Kailasam, Bala. 2009 (October 6). Neerundu Nilamundu (Mission Impossible) Part 05. Produced by e9 intrakt and directed by Bala Kailasam. 7:41 min. Rajoo channel, YouTube. (Tamil and English) [SRI reference is between minute 5:14 and 6:18 and refers to Villipuram District in Tamil Nadu. This is one of a six-part video about engineers of the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD) trying to work with farmers on microirrigation]
- Special Techonology: System of Rice Intensification. TNAU Agritech Portal [online description in English of SRI practices with pictures and instructions that includes an embedded video with SRI interviews in Tamil language. TamilNadu Agricultural University.
- 2009 (August 19). S.R.I. - Challenging Traditions, Transforming Lives. Published on gautamchintamani's channel on YouTube. 9:57 min. [Video about SRI in Uttarakhand created by the People's Science Institute, Dehradun, India].
- 2009 (August 17). Mandava Weeder Improved (0:53 min) and Improved Mandava Weeder (0:47 min). Two videos on kishan 1956 channel on YouTube. [short videos about mechanical weeders used with SRI]
- Prabu, M.J. 2009 (Sept. 3). Farmer’s Notebook: Crops under ‘System of Rice Intensification’ withstand drought conditions. Audio podcast by Mohan Padmanabhan on Businessline Blog. Andhra Pradesh, India. 4:52 min.
- 2009 (April 26). SRI and SVA. System of Rice Intensification (SRI) images with English text about SRI practices promoted by the Sahabhagi Vikash Abhiyan (SVA) in western Orissa. Video on subhashreepradhan channel on YouTube. 1:04 min.
- Hoffman, Beth. 2009 (April 3). Growing Rice Debt Free (see script of audio). RealPlayer or MP3. [Some farmer advocates in India are trying to find low-cost and low-tech solutions to India's tired soil - solutions (including SRI) that can increase fertility and yield without more trips to the moneylender.] (7:30) (see also part II on Green Revolution)
- 2009. Four new videos on mechanized weeders in India have been added to Sukshethram's channel on YouTube during January 2009. (There are now a total of 20 videoclips about SRI in India, including land preparation, transplanting, motorized and non-motorized weeders, etc.) --MOV00065 (small mechanized weeder) (3:10 min.) --SRI Mechanised Weeder in Action (0.23) min.) --Mechanized Weeder Front View (0:28 min.) --Mechanized Weeder Turning (1:43 min.)
- 2009 (January 29). Rice Intensification. System of Rice Intensification (SRI) comparison with conventional paddy in Maraladoddi, Karnataka. Video published by Digital Green on MediaMelon site. 10:16 min. (46.5 MB)
INDONESIA
- 2009 (May 24). System of Rice Intensification. Bahasa Indonesia version of the original SRI video by ADRA that was put out several years ago. (an NGO in New Zealand) about SRI in Indonesia. (in four parts). Available online on the the danafastforward channel on YouTube. -- English version: Part I: 6:48 min; Part II: 8:49 min; Part III: 9:17min. -- Bahasa Indonesia version: Part I: 6:48 min.; Part II: 7:42 min.; Part III: 9:02 min.; Part IV: 8:37 min.
- 2009 (January 10). Rice Cultivation in Bali & The System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Video on YouTube. Paradigm Shift Project, Toronto, Canada. 9:50 min.
IRAQ
- Jaber, Flaih A. and Khidir A. Hameed. 2009. Paddy Mechanization. Video from Al-Mishkab Rice Research Station (MRRS), Najaf, Iraq. 3:09 Min. [Describe land preparation, seed selection, nursery development and planting with the use of a mechanized transplanter at MRRS in Najaf, Iraq].
KOREA
- 2009 (May 24). System of Rice Intensification. Korean Hangul Language version of the original SRI video by ADRA (an NGO in New Zealand) about SRI in Indonesia. (in three parts). Available on the the danafastforward channel on YouTube. Part I: 8:59 min.; Part II: 10:39 min.; Part III: 5:14 min.
PAKISTAN
- 2009 (September 11). Three videos on the SRI Cornell channel onn YouTube provided by Asif Sharif CEO of FarmAll Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. Videos show Sharif's Mechanized SRI (MSRI) project in the Punjab. 1) System of Rice Intensification -Mechanized Tranplanting in Pakistan. 1:01 Min. 2) System of Rice Intensification - Mechanized Weeder in Pakistan. 1:00 Min. 3) Counting Tillers - Mechanized SRI Project in Pakistan. 2:33 Min.
- 2009 (November 3). Interview with Asif Sharif about mechanized SRI (MSRI) on YouTube. Videos originally produced by AAJ (which means “Today” in Urdu) TV channel in Pakistan and broadcast on Oct. 30, 2009. Zarkaiz on Paddy Transplantation in Pakistan 1 Episode 18 (two parts) Part 1 9:55 Min.; Part 2 10:22 Min.
SRI LANKA
- 2009 (Dec. 8). SRI (System of Rice Intensification. Silent Witness to a Golden Harvest (2). Video on 04cs004 channel on YouTube. Oxfam Australia. 9:17 min. Oxfam Australia. [Documentary about the SRI in Sri Lanka, the SRI network, and the community partnership program in Sri Lanka through Oxfam Australia]
USA
- 2009 (October 12). Increasing rice yields and profits in the developing world. Audio file from Chicago Public Radio's Worldview program . [Jerome McDonald interviews Olivia Vent on the value of SRI globally.] WBEZ radio station, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- 2009 (July 17). Positive Spin #128. Segment on SRI benefits and Lotus Foods marketing initiative. (There are three news segments in this video; the SRI segment is the middle one [-17:45 to -7:54. Entire video is 28:27 minutes)
- 2009 (April 3). Hoffman, Beth. Growing Rice Debt
Free. Living on Earth (radio program distributed by Public Radio
International). 7:30 min.
Hoffman, Beth. 2009 (April 3). Growing Rice Debt Free (see script of audio). Living on Earth (radio program distributed by Public Radio International). 7:30. min 
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