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In the Press - 2012

December 2012

• Guv: Palay production up [Paddy production increased in Negros Oriental due to provincial govt. promotion of SRI]
  Decebmer 29, 2012, The Visayan Star (Negros Oriental, Philippines)
• Lahan pangan abadi: Majalengka tetapkan 39.000 ha
  December 25, 2012, Bisnis.com (Majalengka, Indonesia)
• Tuticorin focuses on SRI method [District can achieve 4.5 tons and reduce water use with SRI]
  December 15, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• AIT signs agreement with EU for 3.4 million Euro project [for project "Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for Innovation and Learning around the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the Lower Mekong River Basin"]
  December 14, 2012, Asian Institute of Technology (Thailand)
• Cultivate alternative crops, West Godavari Collector tells farmers [Ag. Joint Director says, in West Godavari district, AP, paddy farmers should us SRI, mechanization and drum seeders to save water and electricity.]
  December 13, 2012, The Hans India (Andhra Pradesh, India)
• Farmers encouraged to go in for short duration crop [Ag. Dept suggests SRI and short duration crops. 37,500 ha. already under SRI in Pudukottai District.]
  December 10, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Paddy farmers a confused lot [Ag. Dept suggests SRI in light of poor monsoon and insufficient irrigation water; also providing subsidized power weeders.]
  December 9, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• New rice technology boosts yields, quality
  December 6, 2012, Business Daily (Western Province, Kenya)
• Use drum seeder to cut costs, scientists tell paddy farmers [Drum seeders suggested for farmers with small landholdings.]
  December 5, 2012, The Hindu (Karnataka, India)
• How millions of farmers are advancing agriculture for themselves
  December 3, 2012, Independent Science News (New York, USA)
• System of Root Intensification method now inspiring farmers abroad: Nalanda DM [Nalanda farmers increase return on investments: 35-40% growth in paddy production with SRI]
  December, 3, 2012, Times of India (Bihar, India)

November 2012

• New hope for Goan farmers [With substantial reduction production costs and double or triple yield, most Goan farmers are expected to adopt SRI.]
  November 30, 2012, Navhind Times (Goa, India)
• SRI technology may be a boon for farmers growing paddy in Punjab [Six years of experiments in Gurdaspur district by ATMA and Dept of Agriculture have indicated the superiority of SRI practices over the traditional methods]
  November 30, 2012, The Indian Express (Punjab, India)
• Seminar at Bhironda on SRI rice cultivation [Yields of 8.5t/ha-11.5t/ha recorded in trials byKVK and Dept. of Agriculture.]
  November 30, 2012, Times of India (Goa, India)
• AIT's Abha Mishra gets best paper award [She has been conferred the SAWADA Prize for the best paper published in the journal 'Paddy and Water Environment Engineering' for the year]
  November 28, 2012, Asian Institute of Technology, news section (Thailand)
• SRI system revives popularity of paddy cultivation [Farmer cites increased earnings and reduced seed, water, pests problems- especially rats; however, need more timely access to weeders and markers]
  November 28, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• SRI comes in handy to tide over labour crisis
  November 26, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) [Scant irrigation leads farmers to SRI; power weeders found helpful.]
• SRI technique gaining popularity [R.S. Mangalam block in Ramanathapuram District plants 900 ha.]
  November 25, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Small farmers happy with SRI method [Adarsa/SDTT mobilized 2,043 farmers from 143 villages in all 9 blocks of Tikrapada District to adopt SRI on 1,723 acres. Agriculture Dept also introduced SRI on 50 ha in each panchayat with support of Rs 1,250 per ha.]
  November 24, 2012, New Indian Express (Odisha, India)
• Pola tanam SRI makin diminati oleh petani
  November 16, 2012, Suara Merdeka (Indonesia)
• Push for scientific farming [Target is to conduct at least 60 village-level programs with SRI in Nagaon district.]
  November 15, 2012, Yahoo News India (Assam, India)
• First Golden Rice Ear Awards highlight agriculture. [Plant Protection Agency (PPD) was among winners for its work with SRI] Vietnews, November 15, 2012, Vietnews (Vietnam)
• ICAR to distribute pre Kharif seed [ICAR to give RC Maniphou-12 seed to farmers to multiply on 70 hectares]
  November 14, 2012, KanglaOnline (Source: Imphal Free Press) (Manipur, India)
• Farmers told to go in for SRI method, short-duration crops
  November 13, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• SRI paddy cultivation to be taken up in 8,000 hectares in Karur (34 villages have been declared as SRI villages in the district)
  November 9, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)

October 2012

• Rice farmers told to adopt the System of Rice Intensification to increase production
  October 24, 2102, West FM (Kenya)
• How can we build a sustainable farming system for all? [SRI noted first "examples on the ground section."]
  October 24, 2012, The Sustainable Business Blog (The Guardian) (United Kingdom)
• They stoop to conquer [Story about women, organic ag, and SRI in Koraput, Odisa]
  October 21, 2012, The Hindu (Odisha, India)
• Rich harvest due to adoption of System of Rice Intensification method [Ag. Dept. says rabi yields doubled with SRI in Guirim and Moira villages in Goa; input cost reduced by 25-35%; 110 SRI demos (10 per zone) covering 1000 hectares to be added.]
  October 21, 2012, Navhind Times (Goa, India)
• Filière rizicole: Un rendement de plus de 9 t/ha avec des engrais bio [Nine percent of Madagascar's 2 million farmers are using SRI methods on 11% Madagascar's rice lands.Using organic fertilizers can improve yields to 9+ t/ha. ]
  October 18, 2012, Midi Madagasikara (Madagascar) [article also on AllAfrica website]
• The battle for water - India's food insecurity compounded by water scarcity
  October 16, 2012, AlertNet (India)
• Choose short duration crops and adopt SRI technique, farmers told [Short duration variety and SRI recommended by Agriculture Dept.]
  October 17, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• 2012 Magsaysay awardees teach farmers science and business
  October 14, 2012, PhilStar (Philippines)
• HKTI: Jumlah petani Indonesia terus turun
  October 8, 2012, Harian Analisa (Indonesia)
• Tanzania: KPL to add 2700 rice farmers in Kilombero
  October 4, 2012, AllAfrica.com (Tanzania)
• This tiller uses less water [Farmers should adopt short duration crops and SRI]
  October 4, 2012, DNA (Tamil Nadu, India)
• 84 villages go in for SRI method [in Thanjavur district for this samba season]
  October 3, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Tanzania: Thousands of rice farmers set for good times
  October 1, 2012, AllAfrica.com (Tanzania)

September 2012

• Fields of gold: Crops get an "intense" touch
  September 30, 2012, Times of India (Goa, India)
• SRI method changing the fortune of farmers in Bihar
  September 30, Poly Eyes (Bihar, India)
• Can President Mukherjee redress this farmer's grievance? [World record holder for highest paddy yield awaits certification.]
  September 29, Down to Earth (Bihar, India)
• Organic SRI motivates seed production by small farmer
  September 20, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Tech helps Bihar overcome deficient rain [State Agriculture Secretary Vijayalaksmi says SRI adopted on nearly 700,000 ha. in Bihar]
• September 10, 2012, The Pioneer (Bihar, India)
• SSI technology to remove sugarcane yield barriers [TNAU training on SSI, which could yield 250 tons/ha and have water savings of 40%.]
  September 7, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Award for farmer with highest yield [Cash awards for high crop yields includes Rs 5,00,000 for farmer with highest SRI yield.]
  September 7, 2012, Indian Express (Tamil Nadu, India)

August 2012

• Cambodian rice expert produces 'more with less'
  August 30, 2012, Inquirer Global Nation (Manila, Philippines)
• Northern Metro Manila sinking fast - experts
  August 29, 2012, Philippine Star (Manila, Philippines)
• Incessant rains will have no adverse effect on agriculture, says Tendulkar [Director of Ag in Goa hopeful about SRI]
  August, 28, 2012, Navhind times (Goa, India)
• Ramon Magsaysay awardee pushes SRI for palay production
  August 28, 2012, Business Mirror (Philippines)
• Could Tito-Sen's doc have been wrong? [Last two paragraphs mention spike in SRI info requests following previous news posting]
  August 21, 2012, The Philippine Star (Manila, Philippines)
• School drop-out helps preserve traditional paddy seeds [Article notes all seeds can be used with SRI]
  August 16, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• "SRI": revolutionary way of rice growing in RP
  August 16, 2012, Zamboanga Today Online (Zamboanga, Philippines)
• Cornell helps scale up 'green' rice production in West Africa
  August 13, 2012, ChronicleOnline (New York, USA) [also available on R&D]
• Power weeder, a boon to Tirunelveli farmers
  August 13, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Mechanised System of Rice Intensification launched
  August 10, 2012, The Hindu (Andhra Pradesh, India)
• Transforming rice production with SRI (System of Rice Intensification) knowledge and practice: Reducing agriculture foot print and ensuring food security: A book by T M Thiyagarajan and Biksham Gujja
  August 1, 2012, India Waterportal (India)

July 2012

• CEDAC's president Dr. Yang Saing Koma has been selected for the 2012 Ramon Magsaysay award
  July 26, 2012, KI-Media (Cambodia)
• Six organic farming groups in Ganjam get a fillip [Six organic groups certified under Participatory Guarantee Scheme (PGS)]
  July 25, 2012, The Hindu (Odisha, India)
• Laser leveller for minimising water [improves results with SRI when water is reduced]
  July 25, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Farmers asked to switch over to SRI cultivation
  July 25, 2012, The Hindu (Andhra Pradesh, India)
• Rice intensification training held at Kohima
  July 23, 2012, Echo of Arunachal (Nagaland, India)
• Paddy plantation begins in rain-fed Gumla district
  July 22, 2012, Times of India (Bihar, India)
• Rayagada may face drought, Agri Dept indifferent
  July 22, 2102, The Pioneer (Odisha, India)
• System of rice intensification technique to kickstart with fields in Quepem [10 ha target for SRI in Quepem taluka]
  July 17, 2012, The Times of India (Goa, India)
• Mizoram introduces System of Rice Intensification [Similar articles in Morurng Express, July 13, and The Northeast Today, July 14]
  July 14, 2012, Mizoram News (Mizoram, India)
• System of Rice Intensification Hmanga buh chin
  July 13, 2012, Directorate of Information & Public Relation - Govt. of Mizoram (Mizoram, India)
• Ryots to be provided 50 p.c. subsidy on drum seeders
  July 8, 2012, The Hindu (Andhra Pradesh, India)
• Rice intensification method to be tried in Canacona [Already tried in Sanguem, Mapusa and Valpoi]
  July 1, 2012, Navhind Times (Goa, India)

June 2012

• Growing rice faster by system rice intensification method is here [KVK agronomists and Pilar Soceity priests in Bhironda try SRI]
  June 29, 2012, Times of India (Goa, India)
• SRI method of paddy sowing may be answer to depleting groundwater
  June 29, 2012, The Indian Express (Punjab, India)
• Prospect of drought triggers panic among Nawada farmers
  June 29, 2012, Times of India (Bihar, India)
• Goa to promote System of Rice Intensification this monsoon
  June 27, 2012, Times of India (Goa, India)
• 626 villages in Vizag district take up organic farming [SRI promoted under CSMA project]
  June 26, 2012, The Hindu, (Andhra Pradesh, India)
• Making farming organic [12th para: SRI promoted under CMSA]
  June 25, 2012, The Hindu (India)
• Goa turns to Tamil Nadu for lessons in farming
  June 21, 2012, Navhind Times (Goa, India)
• Go hybrid this Kuruvai: TNAU [Farmers should use hybrid rice CORH 3, which is compatibe with SRI]
  June 21, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Innovative rice production [Press release about JDA's GIZ-funded SRI work in Balkh Province, Afghanistan]
  June 19, 2012, JDA International (re:Afghanistan)
• ¿Qué es el SRI?
  June 16, 2012, El Telégrafo (Ecuador)
• Farmers burn own paddy after low yield - Peasants blame new mode of cultivation
  June 15, 2012, The Telegraph (West Bengal, India)
• Symposium on system of rice intensification held [3rd State Level Symposium on SRI held June 12, 2012]
  June 12, 2012, Imphal Free Press (Manipur, India)
  [See related article in E-PAO - 'Local rice production, a profitable business' [Source: Hueiyen News Service]
• Freeze paddy support [Last para: Public money going into paying higher MSP on paddy can well be spent in promoting water-saving SRI or direct-seeding technologies.]
  June 7, 2012, Business Line (India)
• System of Rice Intensification
  June 1, 2012, Jammu Kashmir Newspoint (Jammu Kashmir, India)

May 2012

• The system of rice intensification (SRI) is gaining ground in Asia
  May 15, 2012, Thailand Business News (Bangkok, Thailand)
• Ahli pertanian: dua cara atasi krisis beras
  May 14, 2012, ANTARA News (Jakarta, Indonesia)
• High yield pushes up area under irrigated pulses [5th para. refers to System of Pulse Intensification]
  May 12, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Budidaya Padi Hemat Air SRI Kembali Dikembangkan
  May 11, 2012, Suaramerdeka (Central Java, Indonesia)
• Government unsure of farm work in NREGA [Decision to allow farmers to emply NREGA workers for SRI reversed]
  May 9, 2012, Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India)
• Nanjai Kalikurichi villagers voluntarily switch to SRI method
  May 5, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• New rice growing method pushed
  May 2, 2012, Mb.com.ph (Manila, Philippines)

April, 2012

• Agri officials inspect [Manipur Ag. Dept. to acquire 5,000 cono-weeders for SRI farmers]
  April 27, 2012, E-PAO (Manipur, India) [source: Sangai Express]
• Follow scientific ways for better yield: Expert [Farmers in Balangir district advised to use SRI during seed treatment campaign]
  April 25, 2012, The Pioneer (Orissa, India)
• Farm mechanisation, organic farming making headway [Organic farming, mechanization, nutritional security and SRI successful in 2011-12 despite the monsoon failure in Visakhapatnam, AP]
  April 24, 2012, The Hindu (Andhra Pradesh, India)
• TN sets higher farm output target output
  April 19, 2012, Business Line (Tamil Nadu,India)
• Door to door, drop by drop [Last para: To beat recurrent floods, MPA has also developed summer paddy cultivation using SRI]
  April 19, The Hindu (Bihar, India)
• Bihar's Srividhi campaign arouses interest in other states
  April 16, 2012, Newstrack India (Bihar, India)
  --Similar article in Bihar Prabha
• Vikram Akula back in biz; to pump money in agri firm [Social entrepreneur joins AgSri as director]
  April 15, 2012, Business Line (Andhra Pradesh, India)
  (see related April 12 FirstPost Business article: The return of The return of Vikram Akula, this time as sugarcane messiah)
  
• Project to double crop yield [Chief Minister Nitish Kumar campaigns to double foodgrain output and create agric. roadmap in the state.]
  April 14, 2012, The Telegraph (Bihar, India)
• Nitish acolytes fancy him as Prime Minister [see article above]
  April 14, 2012, The Times of India (Bihar, India)
• Bihar farmer sets organic wheat production record [uses SRI methods to get 135.75 quintals/ha]
  April 12, 2012, Newstrack India (Bihar, India)
• Diglipur farmer gets lucky with double paddy cropping
  April 9, 2012, Andaman Sheekha (Andaman and Nicobar Islands Territory, India)
• Popularise SRI mode: Ponnala [IT minister in AP suggests ag department promote SRI for water-saving]
  April 9, 2012, Deccan Herald (Andhra Pradesh, India)
• Develop hybrid rice to meet local demand: ICAR [AP govt. to support SRI on 5 lakh haas opposed to 1.13 lakh ha last year]
  April 8, 2012, Business Line (Andhra Pradesh, India)
• SKDRDP touches new heights in door step banking [SKDRDP helps SHG's with loans; NABARD helps 29,108 farmers SRI farmers on 38,379 acres]
  April 2, 2012, Microfinance Focus (Karnataka, India)
• Only 2 per cent ryots benefit under MGNREGA [MGNREGA laborers to be allocated only for the SRI]
  April 1, 2012, The Hindu (Andhra Pradesh, India)
• Nitish home district clocks world record in potato yield
  April 1, 2012, Deccan Herald (Bihar, India)

March 2012

• Le FIDA s'implique dans la vulgarisation du système de riziculture intensive au Burundi
  March 31, 2012, Afriquinfos (Burundi)
• On their feet, and happily too [SHG helps woman find success with SRI, para. 14-16]
  March 31, 2012, Deccan Herald (Orissa, India)
• Kokrajhar for more farming areas
  March 31, 2012, Seven Sisters Post (Assam, India)
• Paddy yield doubled in district this season
  March 29, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• One village, two farming world records
  March 29, 2012, The Indian Express (Bihar, India)
• 'Pradan' revives agriculture in poor villages in India{para. 10-11, women adopt SRI with SHG help]
  March 28, 2012, News Blaze (Orissa, India)
• Three Indian programs shaping crop protection [Last sentence about SRI MGNREGS, the 8 billion dollar social security program, being allowed to include SRI as work]
  March 27, 2012, Farm Chemicals International (India)
• Agriculture gets highest ever allocation [While the budget provides 500 crore for SRI for an extended area of 27.55 lakh acres, labor could be problem]
  March 27, 2012, Times of India (Tamil Nadu, India)
• SRI promoted under National Food Security Mission [National Food Security Mission – Rice, which is being implemented in 144 districts of 16 States, promotes SRI demonstrations - 0.4 ha and Rs.3000/- per demonstration.]
  March 27, 2012, Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India
• A bonanza for farm sector [Tamil Nadu's SRI scheme, which covered about 25 lakh acres in 2011-12, will be extended to 27.55 lakh acres in 2012-13]
  March 27, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Madagascar: Une histoire (vraie et réaliste) de riz par Erick Rajaonary
  March 23, 2012, Madagate (Madagascar)
• Press Release: Water options for India in a changing climate
  March 21, 2012, Intercultural Resources (Delhi, India)
• Paddy production: Bihar panchayat breaks China's record [Parliament informed the Bihar farmer surpassed China paddy yield record]
  March 20, 2012, Business Line (New Delhi, India - re: Bihar)
• Chapter I. To Ha Tĩnh for SRI Cross-learning
  March 20, 2012, SRI in Vietnam blog/website (Vietnam)
• Bihar's Nalanda district beats China's paddy production record news
  March 20, 2012, domain-b (Bihar, India)
• East logs rise in foodgrain yield [SRI reference in para. 16]
  March 13, 2012, Business Standard (New Delhi, India)
• Farmers adopt new cultivation technique [NABARD/Gramabhyudaya projects promotes SRI with weeders, markers in 32 AP villages]
  - March 9, The Hindu (Andhra Pradesh, India)
• Kharif recommendations [NREGA expanded for SRI- 8th para.]
  March 9, 2012, Govt. of India Press Bureau
• Women to be trained in agro-business [women farmers to be trained in agro-business enterprises. para. 3]
  March 9, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• International Women's Day 2012: Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi on addressing the often "subordinate status of girls and women"
  March 8, 2012, Buddhadharma Quarterly [Buddhist Global Relief partners with Oxfam on SRI projects in Cambodia and Vietnam]
• The rise of a woman farmer
  March 8, Deccan Chronicle (Andhra Pradesh, India)
• Africa: Five Great Grains With Promise for the Future [Dista rice, grown with SRI in Madagascar, on of 5 highlighted grains]
  March 6, 2012, AllAfrica (Washington DC)
• Self-help solves irrigation problem - A Sivasagar village takes up tools to resist erosion, Baksa & Nalbari get aid for farming [9th para.]
  March 5, 2012,The Telegraph (Assam)
• SRI Datang, Panen Lebih Banyak
  March 5, 2012, SuaraMerdeka (Central Java, Indonesia)
• SKDRDP to popularise SRI method of paddy cultivation [promoting SRI with small farmers]
  March 4, 2012, The Hindu (Karnataka, India)
• In udupi 18,573 acres of land is used for System of Rice Intensification method
  March 3, 2012, Manipal World News (Karnataka, India)
• Pahang adopts proposals [The Menteri Besar of Pahang State says Pahang will be turned into a national food security hub ... equipped with a rice cultivation technique -- System of Rice Intensification]
  March 2, 2012, New Straits Times (Pahang, Malaysia)
• Way beyond greenwashing [SRI discussion is in the "Threat From the Food Movement" section.]
  March 2, 2012, Dollars and Sense (USA)

February 2012

• Climate-smart agriculture can diminish planthopper outbreaks
  Feb. 29, 2012, Ricehoppers (Asia)
• Grain of gain in rebel den, 4 districts on radar - Innovative rice farming ensures food security in West Singhbhum
  Feb. 29, 2012, The Telegraph (Jharkhand, India)
• Organic farming
  Feb. 28, 2012, Mb.Ph.com website. (Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines)
• Rural champions of change [10th paragraph: Women marchers want SRI info]
  Feb. 28, 2012, The Hindu (Madhya Pradesh, India)
• States' grants tied to wage payment [info on NGREGA funds for SRI]
  Feb. 23, 2012, Business Standard (New Delhi, India)
  Similar articles:
  - Expanded National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to arrest fall in appeal, The Economic Times
  - NREGA 2 aimed at bolstering UPA 2, Hindustan Times
• Paddy harvest in full swing in many areas
  Feb. 22, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• First Mindanao organic farming congress set
  Feb. 17, 2012, Sun Star, (Zamboanga de Sur, Philippines)
  - Similar article in the Mindanao Examiner: Zambo Sur to host 1st Mindanao Organic Farming Congress, Agro-Tourism Fair
  
• IRRI team visits Nalanda to study SRI method
  Feb. 15, 2012, Times of India (Bihar, India)
• PM's Speech at the Workshop on Agriculture at Rashtrapati Bhavan [SRI reference is in 14th paragraph]
  Feb. 15, 2012, Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India
• ADB backs agricultural development in north
  Feb. 6, 2012, Lao Voices website (source: Vientiane Times) [Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Ty Phommasak suggests using Asian Development Grant funds for SRI]
• Growing a better future: In-kind food aid can provide a vital lifeline when food is unavailable
  Feb. 6, 2012, Sudan Vision (Sudan) [SRI is discussed in sustainable intensification section]
• Scientific methods spell boom for farmers [Farmers in Bihar benefiting from both SRI and SWI]
  Feb. 5, 2012, The Telegraph (Bihar, India)
• Farmers felicitated for bumper paddy harvest
  Feb. 4, 2012, Times of India (Jharkhand, India)
• Eastern UP gets 50% more than state's original Green Revolution allocation [..and SRI is part of additional sustainability focus]
  Feb.1, 2012, IndiaSpend (UP, India)

January 2012

• Farmers reap rewards of SRI cultivation
  Jan. 31, 2012, The Hindu (Kerala, India)
• MADAGASCAR: The "less is more" philosophy of rice production
  Jan. 31, 2012, IRIN Humanitarian News (UN)
• La tecnificación agrícola
  Jan. 30, 2012, El Telégrafo (Ecuador)
• After paddy feat, a Nalanda village looks at potato
  Jan. 27, 2012, Indian Express (Bihar, India) [SRI record rice yields inspire potato and wheat farmers]
• Officers instructed to support farmers for doubling the yield
  Jan. 26, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Odisha fights back with new agricultural practices to counter food insecurity
  Jan. 26, 2012, News Blaze (Orissa, India)
• Knowledge on climate change essential for effective farming
  Jan. 25, 2012, Times of India (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Farmers in Mulanthuruthy reap a rich harvest
  Jan. 21, 2012, The Hindu (Kerala, India)
• La dialéctica científica se enfrenta en el arroz
  Jan. 16, 2012, El Telégrafo (Ecuador)
• How women are lifting up Haiti
  Jan, 15, 2012, CNN Opinion (Port-au-Prince, Haiti) [SRI reference in paragraph 9]
• SRI competition: appeal to farmers
  Jan. 14, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Haiti 'a country undeniably on the move'
  Jan 11, 2012, The Miami Herald (Florida, USA) [SRI reference in paragraph 8]
• Scientists asked to come out with high-yielding rice varieties
  Jan. 11, 2012, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India) [Indian Ag Minister cites SRI prize in 6th paragraph]
• Grassroots heroes lead Bihar's rural revolution
  Jan. 10, 2012, India Today (Bihar, India)
• ADB backs agricultural development in north
  Jan. 6, 2012, Lao Voices website (source: Vientiane Times) [Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Ty Phommasak suggests using Asian Development Grant funds for SRI]
• CM aims agri-budget, high output
  Jan. 6, 2012, The Telegraph (Jharkhand, India)
• NABARD to assess success of new paddy growing technique
  Jan. 5, 2012, The Pioneer (Jharkhand, India)
• El cultivo del arroz, buenas noticias
  Jan. 2, 2012, El Telégrafo (Ecuador)
• Produksi padi DIY meningkat
  Jan. 1, 2012, Media Indonesia (Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
  
  

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Blog Posts and Website Articles - 2012

• Singh, Pragya. 2012. Rice transplanter for small farms. Young Designers website (National Institute for Design). [accessed Jan. 13, 2013]
• Bharucha, Zareen. 2012. Growing possibilities in Africa. STIR website. June [acquired Jan. 9, 2013]
• 2012. SRI: Successful campaign and encouraging in Morarano. CODEGAZ website. [Report on the French NGO CODEGAZ work in the Morarano, Madagascar.] [accquired Jan. 7, 2013]
• Massonnet, Adrien. 2012. SRI, Defis alimentaires et sous-developpement a Madagascar. Groupement SRI Madagascar website. September 10. (French, 91p.) [Report (mémoire master 2) on constraints to SRI adoption by a Sorbonne University student.] [acquired Dec. 14, 2012]
• Rengam, Sarojeni V. 2012. Day 4: Sustainable food production promotes healthy food and healthy living. Oxfam's Blog channel. December 12. [Part of the online discussion on "The Future of Agriculture." SRI is described in the context of the Biodiversity-based ecological agriculture (BEA) model.]
• Nwanze, Kanayo F., 2012. Sustainable intensification: Miracle or mirage? Statement by Kanayo F. Nwanze, president of IFAD at the food security 2012 conference. International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) website. December 10. [para. 42-44: Say SRI is "miraculous" and notes IFAD's SRI work in Madagascar and Rwanda]
• 2012. Des innovations pour accroitre la production: Filière riz en Afrique de l’Ouest. Sidwaya website. July 31. (Burkina Faso) [accessed Dec. 9, 2012]
• McDonald, K. 2012. Is the future of sustainable farming SCI "System of Crop Intensification?" Big Picture Agriculture website. December 4.
• Perricone-Dazzo, Lorraine. 2012. Rice cropping systems: My M.P.S project paper. Lorraine's Peace Corps Blog (Senegal). November 21.
• Styger, Erika. 2012. Increasing rice yields and saving water: Lessons for policy and practice - The System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) website, feature article. November 20.
• 2012. Lotus Foods SRI rice cultivation in Bhutan, India, Indonesia. The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business, Business Innvation Facility website. [acquired Nov. 26, 2012]
• 2012. Income growth for paddy farmers using SRI technique. Mediaselangorku website. November 12.
• Palanisami, K., K.R.Karunakaran and Upali Amarasinghe. 2012. Impact of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Analysis of SRI Practices in 13 States of India. IWMI - TATA Water Policy Program. CGIAR website. November. (7p. pdf)
• Fisher, Lucy. 2012. Videos about the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). News and Views - System of Rice Intensification (SRI) blog. November 4.
• (GOI Monitor). 2012. Farm To Fork: What's Shrinking Our Food. Halabol Voices. October 28. [Source: GOI Monitor article from July 12, 2012]
• Nwanze, Kanayo. 2012. Statement by IFAD President to the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development. October 27. [Statement delivered at the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2), Punta del Este, Uruguay, 29 October - 1 November 2012. SRI ref is para: 22-24.]
• Biswas, Anibrata. 2012. SRI-India Google Group bimonthly update: September-October 2012. SDTT-SRI website.
• Driscoll, Mark. 2012. How can we build a sustainable farming system for all? The Sustainable Business Blog (The Guardian). October 24.
• Mans, Darius. 2012. Africare thrives in spite of conflict. Africare website. October 16.
• Lahangir, Sarada. 2012. The nature friendly ways of Koraput's rice women. Women's Feature Service website. October 16.
• Fisher, Lucy. 2012. Research Articles on SRI in India.... And Elsewhere. New and Views -System of Rice Intensification (SRI) blog. August 30.
• Correya, Michael. 2012. The Perfect Harvest. Buisness Outlook, September 1. [Story about AgSRI's work with the Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI)]
• Safe launches Sri initiative in saline soils of Sundarban sponsored by Nabard. South Asia Forum for Environment. August 16.
• Pilot project on "System of Rice Intensification" under Farmers Technology Transfer Fund . Parivartan website. [acquired 8/12, Publication date unknown]
• Lee, Ken. 2012. More Crop Per Drop: Engaging consumers for positive change in rice production and consumption. Sustainable Brands website. June.
• Joint Development Associates International, Inc. 2012. Innovative rice production. JDA International website. June 19. [Press release about JDA's GIZ-funded 2011-2012 SRI work in Balkh Province]
• System of Crop Intensification [Great that SCI is included on this survivalist and preparedness blog!]
  June 18, 2012, Prep-blog.com (USA)
• Symposium on system of rice intensification held [3rd State Level Symposium on SRI held June 12, 2012
  June 12, 2012, Kangla Online (Manipur, India)
• System of Rice Intensification
  June 2012, Advance Agricultural Practice portal
• Jungle Tracking - Lintang Organic Valley, Sik Kedah
  May 23, 2012, AzuraHanna blog (Malaysia)
  
• System of Rice Intensification (SRI)- Bihar's Srividhi campaign
  May 2, 2012, Bihar Spider blog
• Mkondiwa, Maxwell. 2012. Growing more rice with less water in a changing climate. YPARD (Young Professional's platform for Agriculture Development) website. April 26. [Mkondiwa's reporting from the 6th Community Based Adaptation Conference in Vietnam]
• Taylor, Fr. Bernie. 2012. New rice project in Myanmar. La Salette website. April. [acquired 6/18/12]
• System of rice intensification: Route to achieve food security in Asia [source: IRIN]
  April 27, 2012, OneWorld South Aisa
• Analysis: Why rice intensification matters in Asia
  April 24, 2012, IRIN website (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs)
• SRI News and Views blog
  April 23 - Earth Day, April 12 - SRI Research, March 12 - China, Feb. 20 - Kenya, Feb. 8 - Sri Lanka, Jan. 30 - Afghanistan, Jan. 23 - China, Jan. 15, - Haiti, Jan. 13 - Cuba
• Growing more rice with less water in a changing climate
  April 22, 2012, Climate Change: Agriculture and Food Security website
• Padi SRI Selangor blog (Malaysia)
  2012 SRI posts: April (1), March (4) Feb. (3), Jan. (5) (in Malay)
• More from less: Adopting an innovative rice system in Mali
  April 17, 2012, One website
• Padi SRI organik di Blok J Sawah Sempadan
  April 14, 2012, Hijau Sawah blog (Malaysia)
• SRI research: More published articles than you might think!
  April 13, 2012, SRI News and Views blog
• System of Rice Intensification
  April, 2012. International Rice Research Institute website (Philippines)
• Le Deuxième Vice-Président de la République et le Président du FIDA visitent les réalisations des projets financés par le FIDA à Ngozi et Karusi
  April 2, 2012, Présidence de la République website
• Farmers Piloting the System of Rice Seed Intensification (SRI) Towards Climate Change Adaptation in BacKan Province
  Date?, WeAdapt website (Vietnam) [SRD is SRI as a climate change adaptation strategy based on 6-year successful project in BacKan province]
• Towards a hunger-free Asia and Pacific (see para. 6)
  March 23, Vietnam SRI website
• System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the news
  March 16, 2012, Earthlinks website (Santa Cruz, Calif.)
• Growing more with less in Haiti lac extra [see 12th para]
  March 12, 2012, USAID website
• Knowledge, technology and the politics of rice [see longer article in Common Voices]
  March 9, 2012 Energy Bulletin
• Five Great Grains with Promise for the Future
  March 6, 2012, Nourishing the Planet blog
• For Cambodian farmers, poverty can be just one tragic accident away
  March 2, 2012, Oxfam America blog
• Extension of the System of Rice Intensification
  February 18, 2012, A Single Grain of Rice blog
• Rice Yield increased after applying the System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
  Feb. 17, 2012, Yim Sok Sophors blog
• Small but steady steps for a Green Revolution in Bihar
  Jan. 28, 2012, Bihar's - Change in Destiny and Progress blog
• 1) Cul de Sac and 2) Matheux Corridor
  Jan. 14, 2012, USAID WINNER website
• USAID's Shah Assesses Pace Of Haiti Recovery (Radio show transcript of USAID's Rajiv Shah Interview)
  Jan. 12, 2012, NPR website (USA)
• Food Security and SRI (System of Rice Intensification) methods of cultivation
  February 13, 2012, Bangalore Film Society blog
• Haiti - Two years later
  Jan. 12, 2012, U.S. Dept of State website (Washinton D.C.)
• SRI Gaining Momentum in Latin America -- Cuba
  Jan. 10, 2012, Global News and Views SRI blog (New York, USA)
• Lotus Foods: Changing the world one grain of rice at a time
  Jan. 2012, Specialty Food Magazine website. [SRI is discussed in the section on sustainability efforts.]
• Cultivating Prosperity: Madagascar's Rice Revolution.
  (date?), CRS website, Madagascar section.
• Madagascar Rice: Same Fields, Bigger Yields.
  (date?), CRS website, Madagascar section.
• Complete blog post listings are also found on specific country pages; for the past 12 months, see also complete 2011 news listings. For individual years, see the menu at the top of the page.
  
  

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Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - 2012

• Gopalakrishnan, S., et al. 2012. Plant growth-promoting traits of biocontrol potential bacteria isolated from rice rhizosphere. SpringerPlus 1(1): 71-84. doi:10.1186/2193-1801-1-71 [acquired 1/8/13]
• Gehring, C., et al. 2012. Ecological intensification of rice production in the lowlands of Amazonia – Options for smallholder rice producers. European Journal of Agronomy 4(46): 25-33. doi:10.1016/j.eja.2012.11.006 [acquired 1/8/13]
• Roy, A. K., S. Chakrabarty, H. D. Chuadali, and B. C. Mahato. 2012. System of rice intensification (SRI): An experiment in Purulia under NAIP. Environment and Ecology 30(4): 1280-1284. [acquired 1/8/13]
• Amiri Larijani, Bahman, and Sayed Jalal Hoseini. 2012. Comparison of integrated chemical and organic fertilizer management on rice growth and yield under system of rice intensification (SRI). International Journal of Agronomy and Plant Production 3(S): 726-731. [acquired 1/8/13]
• Pathak, Mahesh, R. C. Shakywar, Dinesh Sah, Shyam Singh. 2012. Prevalence of insect pests, natural enemies and diseases in SRI (System of Rice Intensification) of rice cultivation in North East Region. Annals of Plant Protection Sciences 20(2): 375-379. [acquired 1/8/13]
• Sathish, H. S., Nagaratna Biradar, J. G. Angadi, S.D. Kololgi and S. Hemalatha. 2012. A study on profile of system of rice intensification (SRI) paddy growers of Karnataka. Karnataka Journal of Agricultural Sciences 25(4): 450-454 [acquired 1/8/13]
• Uphoff, N. 2012. Supporting food security in the 21st century through resource-conserving increase in agricultural production. Agriculture & Food Security 1: 18-30. doi:10.1186/2048-7010-1-18 (review article) [acquired 1/3/13]
• Uphoff, N. 2012. We are not alone: Messages from inner space. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 10(4): 263-267. doi:10.1080/14735903.2012.690957 [acquired 1/3/13]
• Sharma, Y., J. Prabhakara, D. Kachroo, and A. Samanta. 2012. Influence of puddling intensity and organic amendments on water productivity under SRI and conventional transplanting of rice and their residual effect on secceeding wheat crop. Indian Journal of Agricultural Research 46(1): 75-79.
• Sumberg, J., A. Jens, K. Giller, and J. Thompson. 2012. Response to "Combining sustainable agricultural production with economic and environmental benefits." The Geographical Journal (unpaginated). doi:10.1111/j.1475-4959.2012.00472.x (response to a commentary) [acquired 1/3/13]
• Sumberg, J., J. Thompson, and P. Woodhouse. 2012. Why agronomy in the developing world has become contentious. Journal of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society: 1-13. doi:10.1007/s10460-012-9376-8 [acquired 1/3/13]
• Khumairoh, U., J. C. J. Groot, and E. A. Lantinga. 2012. Complex agro-ecosystems for food security in a changing climate. Ecology and Evolution 2(7): 1696-1704. doi:10.1002/ece3.271 [acquired 1/3/13]
• Dhital, Krishna. 2011. Study on System of Rice Intensification in transplanted and direct-seeded versions compared with standard farmer practice in Chitwan, Nepal. Master's thesis, Tribhuvan University (Rampur, Nepal). (152p., 922KB pdf) [uploaded Nov. 30, 2012]
• Tann, Huyly, Chaiwat Makhonpas, Aram Utthajadee, and Kasem Soytong. 2012. Effect of good agricultural practice and organic methods on rice cultivation under the system of rice intensification in Cambodia. Journal of Agricultural Technology 8(1): 289-303.[acquired Dec. 3, 2012]
• Noltze, Martin, Stefan Schwarze, and Matin Qaim. 2013. Impacts of natural resource management technologies on agricultural yield and household income: The system of rice intensification in Timor Leste. Ecological Economics 85: 59-68. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.10.009 [acquired 11/26/12]
• Deshmukh, Ghanshyam, and R. K. Tiwari. 2012. Impact of weeders for weed management in system of rice intensification (SRI). Indian Journal of Weed Science 43(3/4): 243-244. [Hardcopy was published in 2011, the online 11/9/12] [acquired by SRI-Rice 11/21/12]
• Revathi, M., N. K. Prabhakaran, C. Chinnusamy, and S. Meena. 2012. Influence of establishment methods and weed management practices on nutrient removal by weeds and uptake by rice in puddled lowland. Madras Agricultural Journal 99(7): 496-499. [acquired 11/18/12]
• Damodaran, V., B. K. Saren, N. Ravisankar, and N. Bommayasamy. 2012 Influence of time of planting, spacing, seedling number and nitrogen management practices on productivity, profitability and energetics of rice (Oryza sativa) in island ecosystem. Madras Agricultural Journal 99(7): 538-544. [acquired 11/18/12]
• Senthilkumar, T. and V. K. Thilagam. 2012. Comparative study on improved TNAU drum seeder with SRI and conventional methods of transplanting. Madras Agricultural Journal 99(7): 629-630. [acquired 11/18/12]
• Pasha, M. L., L. Krishna, D. Bhadru, and R. B. M. Naik. 2012. Comparative performance of different weed management practices in system of rice intensification. Madras Agricultural Journal 99(7): 473-475. [acquired 11/18/12]
• Parashivamurty, S. Rajendraprasad, R. Siddaraju, and J. Lakshmi. 2012. Study the effect of promising varieties and methods of cultivation on growth, seedyield and quality parameters in rice (Oryza sativa L.). The Mysore Journal of Agricultural Sciences 46(3): 529-537. [acquired 11/18/12]
• Singh, Y. V., K. K. Singh, and S. K. Sharma. 2012. Influence of crop nutrition and rice varieties under two systems of cultivation on grain quality, yield and water use. Rice Science 19(4). [acquired 11/18/12]
• Sowmyalatha, B. S., C. Ramachandra, and B. R. Jagadeesh. 2012. Effect of methods of cultivation and fertility levels on nutrient uptake of rice hybrids. Environment and Ecology 30(3): 978-981.[acquired 11/17/12]
• Baskar, P., K. Siddeswaran, N. Thavaprakaash, and P. Muthukrishnan. 2012. Performance of nursery methods and crop geometry of rice varieties under rice low lands. Madras Agricultural Journal 99 (7/9): 563-566.[acquired 11/17/12]
• Gopalakrishnan, S., P. Humayun, S. Vadlamudi, R. Vijayabharathi, R. K. Bhimineni, and O. Rupela. 2012. Plant growth-promoting traits of Streptomyces with biocontrol potential isolated from herbal vermicompost. Biocontrol Science and Technology 22(10): 1199-1210. doi:10.1080/09583157.2012.719151 [acquired 10/4/12]
• Wen, J., W. Dai, X. Ho, X. Song, Y. Li, J. Luo, and Z. Xie. 2012. Effect of planting density and nitrogen on N absorption, utilization and yield of rice under Triangle System of Rice Intensification (TSRI). Southwest China Journal of Agricultural Sciences 25(1): 183-187. [acquired 10/1/12]
• Liu, S., X. Li, Y. Xu, and J. Ma. 2012. Comparative study on triangle System of Rice Intensification (SRI) with Square System of Rice Intensification, throwing-transplanted rice and traditional cultivation. Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin 28(21): 38-45.[acquired 10/1/12]
• Hoffmaister, Juan P., and Mikael Roman. 2012. Pursuing the link between development and climate change adaptation: The case of rice production in Mozambique. Climate and Development (pp. 1-15, early printing) doi:10.1080/17565529.2012.698591[acquired 10/1/12]
• Loganandhan, N., B. Gujja, V. V. Goud, and U. S. Natarajan. 2012. Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI): a methodology of "more with less." Sugar Technolgy (pp.1-5, early print). doi:10.1007/s12355-012-0180-y
• Arayaphong, Supisra. 2012. Cost - benefit analysis of different rice cropping systems in Thailand. Master's thesis, Uppsala University, Sweden. (60p., 2MB pdf). [The study finds that compared to conventional methods, SRI reduces production inputs (water, seed, agrochemicals), increases yield gain, and reduces environmental degradation (through pesticide and CH4 reduction). However, risk is higher.] [acquired Oct. 3, 2012]
• Krupnik, Timothy J., Carol Shennan and Jonne Rodenburg. 2012. Yield, water productivity and nutrient balances under the System of Rice Intensification and recommended management practices in the Sahel. Field Crops Research 130: 155-167. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2012.02.003 [acquired 9/28/12]
• Bagayoko, M. 2012. Effects of plant density, organic matter and nitrogen rates on rice yields in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in the "Office du Niger" in Mali. ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science 7(8): 620-632. [acquired 9/12/12]
• Chang, Y., R. Chen, Y. Li, and H. Lu. 2012. SRI- The choice for paddy rice system in dealing with water deficiency and land shortage- 灌溉稻系統在面對水與耕地短缺下的選擇--稻作強化栽培體系. Water Resource Management Society Journal - 水資源管理會刊 14(1): 38-44. [acquired 9/3/12]
• Singh, Y. V. 2012. Crop and water productivity as influenced by rice cultivation methods under organic and inorganic sources of nutrient supply. Paddy and Water Environment (Online First, 12 August 2012). doi:10.1007/s10333-012-0346-y [acquired 9/3/12]
• Ly, Proyuth, Lars Jensen, Thilde Bruun, Dominik Rutz, and Andreas de Neergaard. 2012. The System of Rice Intensification: Adapted practices, reported outcomes and their relevance in Cambodia. Agricultural Systems 113: 16-27. doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2012.07.005 [acquired 8/15/12]
• Roy, Shyamashree, and P. S. Bisht. 2012. System of Rice Intensification: A possible way to sustainable rice production. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Biotechnology 5(2): 177-184. [acquired 7/31/12]
• Veeramani, P., R. D. Singh, and K. Subrahmaniyan. 2012. Study of phyllochron-System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technique. Agricultural Science Research Journal 2(6): 329-334. [acquired 7/31/12]
• Nyamai, M., B. M. Mati, P. G. Home, B. Odongo, R. Wanjogu, and E. G. Thuranira. 2012. Improving land and water productivity in basin rice cultivation in Kenya through System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal 14(2): 1-9. [acquired 7/31/12]
• Singh, N., D. Kumar, O. V. S. Thenua, and V. Tyagi. 2012. Influence of spacing and weed management on rice (Oryza sativa) varieties under System of Rice Intensification. Indian Journal of Agronomy 57(2): 138-142. [acquired 7/31/12]
  
• Suryavanshi, Priyanka, Y. V. Singh, R. Prasanna, Arti. Bhatia, and Y. S. Shivay. 2012. Pattern of methane emission and water productivity under different methods of rice crop establishment. Paddy and Water Environment (Online First, 12 April 2012). doi:10.1007/s10333-012-0323-5
• Veeramani, P., R. Durai Singh, and K. Subrahmaniyan. 2012. Studies on different planting pattern (using rolling marker) in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) through hybrid rice CORH 3. International Journal of Research in Chemistry and Environment 2(1): 58-61. [acquired 7/11/12]
• Durga, K. K. 2012. Influence of seedling age and spacing on productivity and quality traits of rice under System of Rice Intensification. Madras Agricultural Journal 99(4/6): 301-304. [acquired 4/5/12]
• Sridevi, V., and V. Chellamuthu. 2012. Influence of System of Rice Intensification on growth, yield and nutrient uptake of rice (Oryza sativa L.). Madras Agricultural Journal 99(4/6): 305-307.[acquired 4/5/12]
• Veeraputhiran, R., R. Balasubramanian, B. J. Pandian, M. Chelladurai, R. Tamilselvi, and V. G. Renganathan. 2012. Influence of System of Rice Intensification on yield, water use and economics through farmers' participatory approach. Madras Agricultural Journal 99(4/6): 251-254.[acquired 4/5/12]
• Noltze, Martin, Stefan Schwarze and Matin Qaim. 2012. Farm diversity and heterogeneous impacts of system technologies on yield, income and poverty: The System of Rice Intensification in Timor Leste. Poster presented at the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) Triennial Conference, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. pp. 1-24. [acquired 6/25/12]
• Babar, S. R. and A. Velayutham. 2012. Weed management practices on weed characters, plant growth and yield of Rice under System of Rice Intensification. Madras Agricultural Journal 99(1):46-50.
• Basu, Soutrik, Cees Leeuwisa. 2012. Understanding the rapid spread of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Andhra Pradesh: Exploring the building of support networks and media representation. Agricultural Systems 111:34-44. doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2012.04.005 [acquired June 19, 2012]
• Choi, Joongdae, Woonji Park, Kiwook Park, Guenyeob Kim and Deogbae Lee. 2012. Effect of SRI on the reduction of irrigation requirement and NPS pollution discharge from runoff plots in Korea. Abstract of paper presented at the International Water Association (IWA) World Congress for Water, Climate and Energy, Dublin, Ireland, May 14-17. [acquired 6/18/12]
• Mishra, Abha, and Norman Uphoff. 2012. Morphological and physiological responses of rice roots and shoots to varying water regimes and soil microbial densities. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science 1-27, iFirst article. doi: 10.1080/03650340.2012.669474
• Turmel, Marie-Soleil. 2012. Soil properties and the response of rice production to water regime and fertilizer source in low fertility soils of the Republic of Panama. Ph.D. dissertation, McGill University. [acquired 6/3/12]
• Krupnik, Timothy J., Carol Shennan, William H. Settle, Matty Demont, Alassane B. Ndiaye and Jonne Rodenburg. 2012. Improving irrigated rice production in the Senegal River Valley through experiential learning and innovation. Agricultural Systems 109:101-112. doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2012.01.008 [acquired 5/16/12]
• Ch., Sowmya, and Ramana M. Venkata. 2012. Performance of hybrids/high yielding varieties and nutrient management in System of Rice Intensification – A review. 33(1):1-15. [acquired 5/16/12]
• Babar, S. R. and A. Velayutham. 2012. Weed management practices on nutrient uptake, yield attributes and yield of rice under System of Rice Intensification. Madras Agricultural Journal 99:51-54. [acuired 5/15/12]
• Avasthe, R. K., S. Verma, Ashok Kumar, and H. Rahman. 2012. Performance of rice (Oryza sativa) varieties at different spacing under system of rice intensification (SRI) in mid hill acid soils of Sikkim Himalayas. Indian Journal of Agronomy Year 57(1):32- 37 [Acquired 4/16/12]
• Comments to D. Glover's 2011 article in NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences: 'The System of Rice Intensification: Time for an empirical turn' : [Acquired 4/17/12]
    + Uphoff, N. 2012. Comment to 'The System of Rice Intensification: Time for an empirical turn', [NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 57 (2011) 217-224]. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 59(2012) [in press]. doi:10.1016/j.njas.2012.02.001
    + Glover, D. 2012. Reply to Comment to: 'The System of Rice Intensification: Time for an empirical turn' by D. Glover. NJAS - Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences 59 (2012) [in press]. doi:10.1016/j.njas.2012.02.002
• Ghritlahre, S. K., A. K. Sarial, M. Ram, D. R. Aneja, and R. Singh. 2012. Genetic yield potential of rice (Oryza sativa) through water saving and high-yielding SRI technology. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 82(3):260-3 [Link accesses abstract only] [Acquired 4/16/12]
• Mohapatra, P. C., M. Din, B. C. Parida, S. P. Patel and P. Mishra. 2012. Effect of mechanical planting and weeding on yield, water-use efficiency and cost of production under modified system of rice intensification. Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 82 (3):280-3 [Acquired 4/16/12]
• Krupnik, Timothy J., Carol Shennan and Jonne Rodenburg. 2012. Yield, water productivity and nutrient balances under the System of Rice Intensification and recommended management practices in the Sahel. Field Crops Research 130:155-167. doi:10.1016/j.fcr.2012.02.003
• Deb, Debal, Jörg Lässig and Marius Kloft. 2012. A critical assessment of the imortance of seedling age in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Eastern India. Experimental Agriculture. Published online first by Cambridge University Press pages 1-21. doi:10.1017/S001447971200004X
• Ghritlahre, S. K., and A. K. Sarial. 2011. G x E interaction and adaptability of rice cultivars in SRI and normal production systems. Cereal Research Communications 39(4):589-597. doi:10.1556/CRC.39.2011.4.14 [Acquired 4/2/12]
• Prabha, A.C. Surya, T.M. Thiyagarajan and M. Senthivelu. 2011. System of Rice Intensification Principles on Growth Parameters, Yield Attributes and Yields of Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Journal of Agronomy 10:27-33. doi:10.3923/ja.2011.27.33 [link acquired 3/22/12]
• Hameed, K. A., F. A. Jaber, A. Y. Hadi, J. A. Elewi, and N. Uphoff. 2011. Application of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) methods on productivity of Jasmine rice variety in southern Iraq. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences 7(3):474-481 (not online - for copies, write to K. A. Hameed). [acquired 3/23/12]
• Mishra, Abha, Prabhat Kumar and Andrew Noble. 2012. Assessing the potential of SRI management principles and the FFS approach in Northeast Thailand for sustainable rice intensification in the context of climate change. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (published online early by iFirst). doi:10.1080/14735903.2012.658648
• Ndiiri, J.A., B.M. Mati, P.G. Home, B. Odongo, and N. Uphoff. 2012. Comparison of Water Savings of Paddy Rice under System of Rice Intensification (Sri) Growing Rice in Mwea, Kenya. International Journal of Current Research and Review 4(6):63-73
• Choi, J. D., W. J. Park, K. W. Park and K. J. Lim. 2012. Feasibility of SRI methods for reduction of irrigation and NPS pollution in Korea. Paddy and Water Environment (published online by Springerlink Feb. 9, 2012) doi:10.1007/s10333-012-0311-9
• Noltze, Martin, Stefan Schwarze and Matin Qaim. 2012. Understanding the adoption of system technologies in smallholder agriculture: The system of rice intensification (SRI) in Timor. Agricultural Systems 108:64-73. doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2012.01.003
• Swaminathan, M. S. and P.C. Kesavan. 2012. Agricultural Research in an Era of Climate Change. Agricultural Research (published online by Springerlink). doi:10.1007/s40003-011-0009-z
• Ferichani, I. M., and D. A. Prasetya. 2011. Institutionalization of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Indonesia: Socio-economic aspects. Journal of Crop and Weed. 7(1):12-16.
• [link to SRI-Rice: 2/29/12] Patra, Partha Sarathi and Samsul Haque. 2011. Effect of seedling age on tillering pattern and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under system of rice intensification. ARPN Journal of Agriculture and Biological Science 6:33-35.
• [link to SRI-Rice: 3/1/12] Kediyal, Vijyendar. K., and Sandhya Dimri. 2009. Traditional methods of Rice Cultivation and SRI in Uttarakhand Hills. Asian Agri-History 13(4):293-306.
• Rao, I. V. Y. Rama. 2011. Estimation of efficiency, sustainability and constraints in SRI (System of Rice Intensification) vis-a-vis traditional methods of paddy cultivation in north coastal zone of Andhra Pradesh. Agricultural Economics Research Review 24:325-331.
• [acquired link for our website 3/4/12] Karthikeyan, K., Jacob Sosamma, and S. M. Purushothaman. 2010. ORYZA. Incidence of insect pests and natural enemies under SRI method of rice cultivation 47(2):154-157
• For complete research listings, see research section; or go to journals and theses sections. For the last 12 months, see 2011 resources.

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New Links from our Website to Online Publications (2012)
(see also Latest Research directly above and Recent Uploads below for new material on our site)

• Wijeratna, Alex . 2012. Fed up: Now's the time to invest in agroecology. ActionAid website. (p., 1.8MB pdf) [acquired Jan. 22, 2013] [SRI refererences appear on p. 31 (SRI section under Agro-ecology's multiple benefits) and p. 33 (in CEDAC's work)]
• Gujja, Biksham, Vinod Goud, U.S Natarajan, T. V. V. V Rao, Suhasini Ramayanam and Sraban Kumar Dalai. 2012. SiCAS - Sistema de Caña de Azúcar Sostenible - Produciendo 'Más con Menos'. AgSRI website. (Spanish translation by Rena Pérez; 50p. pdf) [System of Rice Intensification principles as adapted to sugarcane by Biksham Gujja.]
• Biswas, Anibrata. 2013. SRI-India bimonthly update (Nov.-Dec). SDTT website. (10p. pdf)
• Rappocciolo, Francesca. 2012. Spreading the System of Rice Intensification across east and southern Africa. IFAD website. November. (22p., pdf)
• Cappiello, Sidsel F., and Peter Cooper. 2012. The System of Rice Intensification in Vietnam. In The large-scale implementation of adaptation and mitigation actions in the agriculture and food sector: Case studies November 2012, 47-49. CGIAR's Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
• Redfern, Suzanne K., Nadine Azzu and Jesie S. Binamira. 2012. Rice in Southeast Asia: Facing risks and vulnerabilities to respond to climate change. In Building resilience for adaptation to climate change in the agriculture sector, ed. A. Maybeck et al, 295-314. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) website. [Proceedings of a Joint FAO/OECD workshop (April 23-24, 2012)] [acquired December 5, 2012]
  
• UNEP. 2012. Avoiding future famines: Strengthening the ecological foundation of food security through sustainable food systems. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi, Kenya. [Page 41 of this 80-page document covers SRI as an Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) strategy and also includes a box on SRI in the FAO-EU Food Facility Programme in western Nepal. The overall report addresses an important aspect of the food security discourse: the ecological foundation of food security. Objectives are to describe the problem and proffer solutions.] [acquired October 17, 2012]
• Giovannucci, Daniele, et al. 2012. Food and agriculture: the future of sustainability. Sustainable development in the 21st century (SD21). New York: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development. (2.8MB, 94p. pdf) [See also two-page policy brief. SRI is mentioned as a sustainable agriculture innovation on p.19 and p.44 (p.32 and p.56 of the pdf).] [acquired October 17, 2012]
• Pandey, Sharad. 2012. Effect of weed control methods on rice cultivars under SRI practices. Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing. [Explores suitable weeding method and variety for rice cultivation using the system of rice intensification (SRI) in Nepal] [Acquired 8/21/12]
• Thiyagarajan, T. M., and Biksham Gujja. 2012. SRI - Transforming rice production with SRI (System of Rice Intensification) knowledge and practice. AgSRI website. (216p., 10.26MB) [Publication by the National Consortium of SRI (NCS) and AgSRI] [acquired 7/31/12]
• 2012. Des innovations pour accroitre la production: Filière riz en Afrique de l'Ouest. Sidwaya website. July 31. (Burkina Faso) [acquired Dec. 5, 2012]
• Uphoff, Norman. 2012. System of Rice Intensification - A pro-poor option for food security. News Reach 12(4): 8-22. [Norman Uphoff, in an interview with B.C. Barah. News Reach is the NGO Pradan's livelihoods and development bimonthly magazine.] [acquired 7/25/12]
• Koma, Yang Saing. 2011. Building experiences with SRI development and dissemination in Cambodia (2000–2010). In Agroecology and Advocacy: Innovations in Asia, 3-11. Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy website. October. [Link acquired 7/25/12] [This publication was produced by Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development]
• Castillo, Gina E., Minh Nguyet Le, and Kimberly Pfeifer. 2012. Oxfam America: Learning from the System of Rice Intensification in Northern Vietnam. (Policy brief no. 15). 2012. In Scaling up in agriculture, rural development, and nutrition, ed. Johannes Linn, no. 19. June. Washington D.C.: IFPRI.
• Chetty, Sowmya, and Venkata Ramana 2012. Integrated Nutrient Management in SRI. Lambert Academic Publishing (https://www.morebooks.de/). (172 p.) [link acquired 6/18/12 is to purchase the book from the publisher.] The book includes a review of SRI, including performance of cultivars in relation to methods of planting (SRI and conventional transplanting) and the effect of FYM when used alone or in integrated manner on growth, yield and nutrient uptake of rice is presented.]
• Kassam, and Norman Uphoff. 2012. How rice will be produced in the future - Based on learning from the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Agriculture for Development 15:34-38. (see entire issue 15) [Article in June edition of a journal put out by the Tropical Agriculture Association] [acquired 6/12]
• Hufstader, Chris. 2012. Building a better life, one plant at a time. Oxfam Impact. June. [Article on the Oxfam website about farmers using SRI in Cambodia growing bigger, stronger plants that can better withstand flooding.]
• Biswas, Anibrata. 2012. SRI-India Bimonthly Update - March-April. SDTT-SRI website. May.
• 2012. Récits recueillis sur le terrain. Rural Poverty Portal website. March. (8p. pdf)] [This document about International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) projects in Burundi refers to doubling of yields from 5 to 10 tons/ha with SRI on page 6]
• Bouman, Bas. 2012. What is the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and where is it going? International Rice Research Institute website. April.
• Pearl-Martinez, Rebecca and Annaka Peterson Carvalho. 2011. All in one bucket? Combining mitigation and adaptation for women's empowerment. In Forests and Gender, ed. Lorena Aguila Andrea, Quesada-Aguilar and Daniel D. M. P. Shaw, 33-35. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN [Article on how SRI empowers women while combining mitigation for and adaptation to climate change] [linked 4/1/12]
• [linked 4/5/12] Gujja, Biksham et al. 2012. Farmers from the field - SSI - More with less. AgSRI website. March. (60p. pdf) (7p. pdf) [Published AgSRI with assistance from NRMC (NABARD), this publication was compiled with inputs/experiences of thousands of SSI farmers from different states of India]
• Gujja, Biksham, Vinod Goud, U.S. Natarajan, T.V.V.V. Rao, Suhasini Ramayanam and Sraban Dalai. 2012. Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative. AgSRI website. (7p. pdf) [Manual for Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) methods compiled by the AgSRI Group. For the complete 48 p. manual contact AgSRI]
• Galler, S. (ed.) 2012. Shedding light. Global Waters 3(2):10-13. (special World Water Day edition of the USAID publication entitled "Improving the Role of Water in Food Security for World Water Day"). [When asked in an interview for an example of drought resistant crops, USAID Program Analyst for Climate Change, Moffatt Ngugi, gave SRI as one of the two examples provided]
• Adve, Nagraj. 2012. The per capita myopia. Tehelka 9(13), March 31. [Review of Praful Bidai's new book on the politics of climate change - SRI is mentioned along with non-agricultural solutions such as renewable energy, etc. para. 4]
• Thakkur, Himanshu. 2012. Water sector options for India in a changing climate. South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers & People (SANDRP) website. (106p., 1.4MB pdf)
• Matt, Harro. 2012. Knowledge, technology and the politics of rice. Common Voices 8:15-17.
• Khalid, Farhan, Azraf-Ul-Haq Ahmad and Naeem Fiaz. 2012. SRI: Colossal Hope for Threatening Paddy Demand. Rice Plus magazine 5:9. Jan.-March issue. (3.7MB pdf)
• 2012. Upscaling SRI strategy in the XII Plan: Summary of proceedings. SRI-India website. (10p.pdf) [Minutes of a roundtable discussion organized by the National Consortium of SRI in India] (see also upscaling page which has links to proceedings, presentations, publications, etc.]
• [New link as of 2012] Koma, Yang Saing. 2011. Building experiences iwth SRI development and dissemination in Cambodia (2000-2011). CEDAC website. (8p. pdf). [Document detailing the history of SRI in Cambodia 2000-2010, with special reference to the NGO CEDAC]
• [new link] 2009. Ang SRI (System of Rice Intensification). PASALI Philippines Foundation. Issuu.com website. (4p pdf). [Tagalog language SRI manual developed for use in PASALI's programs in Mindanao, Philippines]
• [new link] 2010. Let's paint the future of Laos with the people. JICA website. January 24. (in Japanese) [The promotion of SRI (System of Rice Intensification) in Laos by Pro-Net21 was featured in "JICA's World" (January 2010) with the special feature of "NGO and JICA - Wish to offer the power of cooperation"]
• [newly published] Erulan, Sathiyavani, Velayudham Kumaran and Thavaprakaash Nallasamy. 2012. System of Crop Intensification in Greengram in Greengram: An Innovative Approach. Available from More Books Publishing (49€) 92 p. [SRI practices are being extrapolated to greengram, called System of Crop Intensification (SCI), a term used when applied to other other crops than rice].
• Haridas, V. R. 2012.  Rice - The Golden Grain. Caritas India website. January 23. ( 51p., 11.7 MB pdf)  [Instructional booklet about organic SRI for farmers - published by the NGO Cartias in India.]
• Practical Information:
• [uploaded 9/30/12] Baskaran, P. 2012. STI -- Sustainable Turmeric Initiative: An Innovative Method for Cultivation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa). System of Rice Intensification website. (8p., 321 KB pdf) [General information and instruction for STI, an adaptation of SRI methods for turmeric developed in Thumbal, Tamil Nadu.]
• Dash, Tushar Kanta and Ashutosh Pal. 2011. Growing Crops with SRI Principles. SDTT-SRI website (42p, 26MB pdf) [The booklet, published by the Livolink Foundation's SRI Secretariat in Bubaneshwar, Orissa, contains information on applying SRI principles to wheat, finger millet, mustard and several vegetables.]
• Taharim, Noorazimah. 2011. Penaman Padi Cara SRI. Padi SRI Selangor website. (6p., 82KB pdf) [Manual in Bahasa Malaysia put together on behalf of the Menteri Besar Incorporate (MBI) Selangor]
• [acquired 7/27/12] 2011. SWI manual (in Hindi). PowerPoint presentation by PRADAN on SWI methods in Bihar. 20 slides.
• 2011. Système de Riziculture Intensive (SRI). Collection Guides Practiques du CTA No. 17. Groupmement SRI Madagascar website. 8p. [French language SRI manual published by CTA in collaboration with GDC and the Groupement SRI Madagascar]
  
  

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Recent Documents Uploaded on our Website (2012 )

• [uploaded Jan. 6, 2013] PIPM Project (FAO). 2012. Increase rice yield through the System of Rice Intensification. System of Rice Intensification website. (1p.,791KB pdf) [Instructional poster designed for the Farmer Field Schools in the 8 provinces where the Promoting Integrated Pest Management (PIPM) project is active in Afghanistan. (see project details)]
• [uploaded Jan. 6, 2013]PIPM Project (FAO). 2012. System of Wheat Intensification - An easy opportunity to increase wheat yields in Afghanistan. System of Rice Intensification website. (1p.,799KB pdf) [Instructional poster designed for the Farmer Field Schools where the Promoting Integrated Pest Management (PIPM) project is active in Afghanistan.]
• [uploaded Nov. 30, 2012] Dhital, Krishna. 2011. Study on System of Rice Intensification in transplanted and direct-seeded versions compared with standard farmer practice in Chitwan, Nepal. Master's thesis, Tribhuvan University (Rampur, Nepal). (152p., 922KB pdf)
• [uploaded Nov. 30, 2012] Pérez, Rena. 2012. The SSI trial in Bahia Honda, Cuba, suffers an "accident"! System of Rice Intensification website. November.
• [uploaded 11/13/12] SRI National Network Bangladesh. 2010 (revised 2012). System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - Proceedings of the Experience-Sharing National Workshop: Fifth National SRI Workshop. System of Rice Intensification website. (74p., 3.38MB pdf) (see also shorter version: 11p., 68 KB pdf) [Proceedings of the Fifth SRI National Workshop, which was hosted by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) at Gazipur on April 28, 2010, and jointly organized by SRI National Network Bangladesh (SRI NNB) and BRRI, and was co-sponsored by Padakhep Manabik Unnayan Kendra (Centre for Sustained Human Development).]
• [uploaded 10/31/12] Uphoff, Horman. 2012. SRI spread map for 2012. System of Rice Intensification website. (1p. 103KB pdf)
• [uploaded 10/6/12] Uphoff, Norman. 2012. Raising smallholder food crop yields with climate-smart agroecological practices. System of Rice Intensification website. (24p., 2.28MB pdf) [Booklet supplementing presentation by Norman Uphoff on "The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and beyond: Coping with climate change," World Bank, October 10, 2012]
• [uploaded 10/6/12] PRADAN. 2012. Cultivating Rapeseed/Mustard with SRI Principles: A Manual. System of Rice Intensification website. (24p., 696KB pdf) [This manual is based on experiences by PRADAN and Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) that began with farmers in Gaya district, Bihar.]
• [uploaded 10/6/12] PRADAN. 2012. Cultivating wheat with SRI principles: A manual. System of Rice Intensification website. (20p., 4.76MB pdf) [This manual resulted from the Bihar Rural Livelihood Promotion Society (BRLPS), the Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), and the NGO PRADAN, Nalanda branch who worked together on SWI in the Gaya and Nelanda districts of Bihar.] A 2011 Hindi version is also available as a PowerPoint.
• [uploaded 10/6/12] PRADAN. 2012. Cultivating finger millet with SRI principles: A training manual. System of Rice Intensification website. (20p., 2.16MB pdf) [Based on the experiences of farmers affiliated with the PRADAN rural development program in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand States and with the SRI Consortium, Chhattisgarh, India. Print copies produced by Sir Dorbji Tata Trust and PRADAN]
• [uploaded Oct. 17, 2012] Africare. 2011. Rapport de synthese altelier sous regional sur le Systeme de Riziculture Intensif (SRI). System of Rice Intensification website. December. [French language report of a sub-regional SRI workshop in Goundam, Timbuktu, that was organized by Africare Mali, Nov. 14-18, 2011. Participants from Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali.]
• [uploaded 10/6/12] Khadka, Ram Bahadur, and Prashanta Raut. 2011. System of Wheat Intensification (SWI): A new concept on low input technology for increasing wheat yield in marginal land. System of Rice Intensification website. (11p., 246KB pdf) [Report on a SWI project in Far Western Nepal by European Union Food Facility Project, Forum for Awareness and Youth Activity Nepal and Safety Nets Supporting Agricultural Productivity (SNAP) Mercy Corps Nepal]
• [uploaded 9/30/12] Baskaran, P. 2012. STI -- Sustainable Turmeric Initiative: An Innovative Method for Cultivation of Turmeric (Curcuma longa). System of Rice Intensification website. (8p., 220 KB pdf) [General information and instruction for STI, an adaptation of SRI methods for turmeric developed in Thumbal, Tamil Nadu.]
• [uploaded 6/24/12] Uphoff, Norman T. 2010. Opportunities to achieve resource-conserving increases in agricultural production: Learning from the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Paper presented at the international conference Bivision Alexandria 2010, April 11-12, in Alexandria, Egypt. [see full proceedings]
• [uploaded 6/1/12] Mati, Bancy. 2012. System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Growing More Rice While Saving on Water. System of Rice Intensification website. (12p, 638KB pdf). [Updated version of the original 2009 SRI training manual for farmers in Mwea, Kenya. Hard copy published in cooperation with Jomo Kenyatta University and the National Irrigation Board.]
• [uploaded 6/1/12] Nyamai, Matolo, Bancy Mati and Andrew Gidamis. 2010. Mfumo wa Kilimo Shadidi cha Mpunga (MKiShaMpunga). System of Rice Intensification website. (16p. 6.82MB pdf) [Kiswahili language SRI manual developed for Kenyan farmers in conjunction with Jomo Kenyatta University, AICAD, IMAWESA and WBI and translation assistance from Sokoine University of Tanzania]
• [uploaded 5/24/12] Husain, Muazzam. 2010 (revised 2012). System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - Proceedings of the Experience-Sharing National Workshop: Fifth National SRI Workshop. System of Rice Intensification website. (11p., 68 KB pdf) [Proceedings of the Fifth SRI National Workshop, which was hosted by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) at Gazipur on April 28, 2010, jointly organized by SRI National Network Bangladesh (SRI NNB) and BRRI, and co-sponsored by Padakhep Manabik Unnayan Kendra (Centre for Sustained Human Development).]
• [uploaded 4/27/12] 2012. System of Rice Intensification: Guideline on SRI Practice for Tropical Countries. System of Rice Intensification website. March. (16p., 1.8MB pdf) [Manual produced by the Japan Association of the System of Rice Intensification] (16p., 1.8MB pdf)
• [acquired 4/24/12] Ngô Tiến Dũng, et al. 2011. Simple and Effective - SRI and Agriculture Innovation. System of Rice Intensification website. (28p., 1.1MB pdf) (see also 15p.1.2MB Vietnamese version - Đơn giản và Hiệu quả - SRI và Nông nghiệp sáng tạo) [This publication, compiled to celebrate the adoption of SRI by over a million smallscale farmers in Vietnam, is a collaborative effort of Agriculture Ministry's Plant Protection Dept. (PPD), farmers (PPSD) from 6 provinces, Oxfam, Hanoi University of Agriculture and several other groups.]
  
• [acquired 3/23/12] Hameed, K. A., F. A. Jaber, A. Y. Hadi, J. A. Elewi, and N. Uphoff. 2011. Application of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) methods on productivity of Jasmine rice variety in southern Iraq. Jordan Journal of Agricultural Sciences 7(3):474-481 (not online - for copies, write to K. A. Hameed).
• Reddy, P. Bala Hussain, S.Sreenivasulu and C.Manohar. A report on direct-seeding technology with SRI concepts in rice using drumseeder in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. System of Rice Intensification website. (6p., 350KB pdf) [Report of direct-seeding innovation by the RASS-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Tirupati, Chittoor dt, A.P, India]
• Ndiiri, J.A., B.M. Mati, P.G. Home, B. Odongo, and N. Uphoff. 2012. Comparison of Water Savings of Paddy Rice under System of Rice Intensification (Sri) Growing Rice in Mwea, Kenya. International Journal of Current Research and Review 4(6):63-73 [Note: The cited link downloads the entire issue; click here to see only the 456KB Ndiiri article]
• Sharif, Asif. 2012. System of Maize Intensification. System of Rice Intensification website. March 3. (332 KB pdf, 3p.) [Report on FarmAll Technology's progress on adapting SRI principles to maize.]
• Mati, Bancy, 2012. SRI Farmers now Turned into Trainers in Kenya! System of Rice Intensification website. (4p. 91KB pdf) [Report detailing the spread of SRI in Kenya]
• Mukherjee, Kuntal. 2012. SDTT-CSO Collaboration in Chhattisgarh for SRI Promotion among Small & Marginal Farmers. System of Rice Intensification website. February 7. [Report by Kuntal Mukherjee for the PRADAN Team in Chhattisgarh, India- 2011/early 2012]
• Pérez, Rena. 2012. El comienzo del Sostenible Sugarcane Iniciative en Cuba.System of Rice Intensification website. (2p., 86KB pdf) [Spanish language document about the first efforts to introduce Sustainable Sugarcane Inititiatve (SSI) to Cuba].
• 2012. SRI Progress in Sri Lanka through Oxfam Australia. System of Rice Intensification website. (2p., 88KB pdf) [Abstract about SRI/Eco-friendly farming taken from the ACRP in (Sri Lanka) Annual Report of Oxfam Australia 2010-11]
• 2012. Success of Rizana in SRI cultivation to influence Government agricultural program in the Eastern Province. System of Rice Intensification website. (3p., 1.02MB pdf)
• 2012. Case Study 02: Eco-friendly farming - SRI. System of Rice Intensification website. (2p., 91KB pdf) [Story of RM Heenmenike, a woman who success in SRI led her to become a volunteer trainer; she was featured in a video and several news articles.]
• Ramzi, Ali Muhammad, and Haji Mohd Osman. 2012. System of Rice Intensification (SRI): 2011 Campaign Results & Recommendations. Aga Khan Foundation/Afghanistan. System of Rice Intensification website. (14p., 2.10 MB pdf) [SRI activities of the Participatory Management of Irrigation Systems (PMIS) project managed by the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF). The project is part of a larger government-led initiative, the Panj-Amu River Basin Program (PARBP), which is funded by the European Union.]
• Zheng, Jia-guo, Zhou Li, Chi Zhong-zhi, and Jiang Xin-lu. 2011. Agricultural Water Savings Possible through SRI for Future Water Management in Sichuan, China. System of Rice Intensification website. (10p. 357KB pdf) [Authors are from the Tillage and Cultivation Research Center, Crop Research Institute, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan, China]
• [uploaded Jan. 2012]. 2010. Farmers Leading the Way from Crisis to Resilience Global Farmer Perspectives on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). System of Rice Intensification website. October. [Oxfam/WWF/Africare brochure available as 2p pdf of 4p brochure (626KB) or reconstructed sequential 5p. pdf (1.26MB)]
• [uploaded Jan. 2012] 2006. System of Rice Intensification - Weeders - A Reference Compendium. System of Rice Intensification website.
• Pérez, Rena. 2012. Workshop on the Efficient Use of Water and Machinery for Rice Production. System of Rice Intensification website. 2p (185KB). (See also Spanish version). [Report a workshop organized by Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (IAGRIC) in Havana, Cuba, on December 12-16, 2011.]
• Ngimbu, Henry. 2011. Progress Report for the U. S. Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Program: Scaling up SRI farming practice of paddy rice growing for better productivity and increased income to sustain the livelihoods of 300 farmers in the Zambezi District of the Northwestern Province of Zambia. System of Rice Intensification website. (11p., 361 KB pdf)[Final report for a grant to the Centre for System of Rice Intensification Initiative (CSRII) by the U.S. Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program in Zambia]
• AMEF. 2011. System of Crop Intensification: AMEF Experience in Red Gram. System of Rice Intensification website. (2p. 1.69MB pdf) [AME Foundation's experiences with applying SRI principles to red gram production in Karnataka, India]
• For additional documents, check country, research, conference or other crop pages. For docs uploaded during the past 12 months, check also 2011 news archives.
  
  

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Videos / Audiofiles (2012)

• Video: 2011. Jim Carrey talks giving back through the Better U Foundation. 1:44 min. Produced by Access Hollywood. Access Hollywood website. [We just found this video in 2013!]
• Video: 2012 (September 21). SRI-Philippines 2012. 14:48 min. Produced by Renan Yadao Nibut. Renan Nibut channel, YouTube. [Video about SRI on on a farm in Payas Brgy, San Jose Sur Agoo, La Union, Philippines] [acquired Dec. 8, 2012]
• Video: 2012 (May 22). AgSri SSI film. 1:29 min. ranjit channel, YouTube. [acquired Nov. 29, 2012]
• Video: 2012 (October 12). CBD COP11: Small changes to big sectors can have a huge impact. RTCC channel, Vimio.[In an interview at the Oct. 2012 Convention on Biodiversity in Hyderabad, India, Gujja describes the work of his organisation, AgSri, in reducing water use in Indian agriculture.] [acquired Nov. 25, 2012]
• Video: 2011 (April 19). Revolution in SRI. 5:54 min. Krishi Usha channel, Vimeo. [English language video about the Krishi Usha Weeder, a very popular weeder used for SRI that is manufactured by KVGK, with technical support from Usha martin Ltd., Mcahinery Division] [Acquired Nov. 2012]
• Video: 2012 (October 27). Water management in SRI. 13.03 min. Produced by ASA and Digital Green. digitalgreenorg channel, YouTube. [Hindi language. Video is a conversation with a farmer about paddy water management.]
• Video: 2012 (October 27). Application of fertilizer in SRI. 17.31 min. Produced by ASA and Digital Green. digitalgreenorg channel, YouTube. [Hindi language. Video is a conversation with a farmer about fertilizer use for paddy.]
• Video: 2012. (October 2). Mark Fulford on System of Crop Intensification (SCI), September 22, 2012. Produced by Erika Styger. SRI channel, YouTube. [Erika Styger interviews SCI farmer and farm consultant Mark Fulford from Monroe Maine about the importance of SCI for organic agriculture in North Eastern USA.
• Videos: 2012. Producción de más cultivos por gota de agua - una forma innovadora de Cultivo del Arroz (SICA) [SRI toolkit]. 1) Mejora de la productividad del arroz con ahorro de agua (11 min.); 2) Guía práctica para agricultores - (16 min.). El Instituto del Banco Mundial. [Acquired Sept. 2012]
• Video: 2012 (September 30). SRI Dhaan- A film on System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 22:00 min. Produced by Seven Sisters Development Assistance (SeSTA) in collaboration with Jajaboree Productions. Jyotirmay Das's videos, Vimeo. [Experiences of farmers practicing SRI in communities of the Bongaigaon - Chirang region of Western Assam in India.]
• Video: 2012 (September 22). Principles of System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 8:07 min. Produced by Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and The Allied Trusts. verma ext channel, YouTube.
• Video: 2012 (August 23). Success Story of SRI Farmer . ASA - Bihar. 14.23 min. Produced by ASA and Digital Green. digitalgreenorg channel, YouTube.[Languages: Hindi introduction followed by Maithili (all conversation with the farmer).]
• Video: 2012 (August 17). A Madagascar success story for the International Fund for Agricultural Development. 3:16 min. TV2Africa channel, Youtube. [Broadcast from TV2 Africa that includes a shortened version of a Floodedcellar video about SRI farmers in IFAD projects southern and eastern Africa. The clip focuses on a farmer from Madagascar.]
• Videos: 2012 (August 22). System of Rice Intensification. 1:10:18 min. Produced by RKMP Lab, DRR Hyderabad. naiprkmp channel, YouTube. [Hour-long video of an e-learning course about SRI available on the Rice Knowledge Management Portal in India. Individual modules that make up the complete course above: Module 1- Rice production in India 9:42 min; Module 2 - Prinicples/Practices 9:06 min.; Module 3 - Introduction/Adoption 12:31 min.; Module 4 - Effects 6:19 min.; Module 5 - Research 16:30 min.; Module 6 - Benefits 15:02 min.; Module 7 - Summary 3:16 min.]
• Video: 2012 (August 14). Sistema Intensificado de Cultivo de Arroz SRI - SICA en Ecuador (Español). Part 1 (17:47 min) and Part 2 (17.47 min). Produced Jorge V. Gil Chang. sricornell channel, YouTube. [Spanish language video on promotion of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in San Gabriel, Caule, Guayas, Ecuador (2008).]
• Video: Jeevika Bihar. 2012 (August 21). Use of Conoweeder in SRI (Hindi). 9:58 min. digitalgreenorg channel, YouTube.
• Video: 2012 (June 24). System of Rice Intensification. 45:01 min. veasna nida channel, YouTube. [Khmer language video about SRI in Cambodia. CEDAC is featured] [acquired June 27, 2012]
• Audio: 2012 (June 20). SICA, una propuesta de agricultura responsable. 15 min. Produced by the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IICA). Agroenlace, IICA website.
  [Spanish language radio program about SRI (SICA en espanol) with a focus on Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. Hoy conversamos sobre el SRI/SICA, un conjunto de prácticas alternativas que rompe las reglas convencionales de manejo del arroz y logra duplicar la productividad reduciendo drásticamente los costos. Para hablar del tema nos acompañan Manuel Sánchez, Representante del IICA en República Dominicana, Luis Pacasangre Enamorado, profesor e investigador de la Universidad EARTH, y Oscar Montero, consultor independiente con experiencia en la producción de arroz con tecnología SICA.]
• Video: 2011 (Dec. 14) [new link as of 6/11/12] Petani Berjaya di Aceh Jaya (Victorious Farmer of Aceh Jaya). Produced by Caritas Czech Republic. 27:21 min. idepfoundation channel, YouTube. [Indonesian language video about the NGO Caritas Czech Republic's (CCR) work with farmers in Aceh Jaya Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia to introduce SRI and sustainable innovations.]
• Video: 2012 (April 19). System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 10:36 min. tnauagritechportal channel, YouTube. [Tamil language video on the at the TNAU Agriech Portal; produced Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, India]
• Video: [As of 4/17/12] On April 16, 2012, a YouTube (English) version was posted of the original 2008 WBI video Overview of SRI - Improving Rice Productivity and Achieving Water Savings. 12.22 min. (originals are on the WBI website in English or French.) [Video intended for policy and decision makers, managers of development projects, and stakeholders involved in agriculture, water resource and irrigation management.]
• Video: [New link as of 3/29/12] 2011 (November 21). Direct Seeding in Rice. 3:21 min. ARKVK channel, YouTube [Video by RASS-Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Andrha Pradesh about adapting direct seeding of rice to SRI principles using a drumseeder]
• Video: [New link as of 3/29/12] 2011 (Oct. 24). Power Weeder in Direct Seeded Rice Plot. 1:48 min. ARKVK channel, YouTube. [RASS-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, has tested a power weeder in paddy plot which is directly sown using drumseeder.]
• Video: 2012 (March 3). SRI in East and Southern Africa. 8:09 min. FloodedCellar channel, YouTube. (also available on blip-tv link) http://blip.tv/ifad/system-for-rice-intensification-sri-on-the-move-in-east-and-southern-africa-6135362) [Video on SRI knowledge spreading from Madagascar into Rwanda and Burundi.]
• Audio clips: 2012 (January 13). 48 short audio segments on the System of RIce Intensification. Rice Knowledge Management Portal website, audio gallery section. [The Indian Council of Agricultural Research and other agencies sponsored the rice portal. There are a number of other SRI audio files available]
• Video: 2012 (January 26). System of Rice Intensification - Tamil. Produced by Durai Nakkiran. 1:54 min. agrinakkiran's channel, YouTube. [Video of a Tamil language SRI instruction booklet]
• Audio: Shah, Rajiv (interview by Neal Conan). 2012 (January 12.). USAID's Shah Assesses Pace Of Haiti Recovery. NPR website. 16:56 min audiofile. [Interview on National Public Radio - transcript and audio].
• See 2011 for 25+ SRI videos from the past 12 months or video page for all video listings
• [acquired 3/5/12] Video: Sorensen, Meredith. 2011 (February 6). Madagascar on My Mind - Megatransect Part 2 (of 3). 5:31 min. iknowtrash channel, YouTube. [Video about four former Peace Corps Volunteers who walked the length of Madagascar in 2004, teaching SRI along the way.]

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Slide Presentations (Primarily PowerPoint) - 2012 acquistitions

• [uploaded 1/11/13] Amiri Larjani. 2012. Rice planting under dry bed transplanting. Presentation by B. Amiri Larjani about non-irrigated rice experiments (dry bed transplanting) undertaken at the Haraz Extension and Technology Development Center (HETDC) at Amol City, Mazandaran province, Iran. 6 slides.
• [uploaded 1/2/13] Adhikari, Debraj. 2012. A Sharing on System of Wheat Intensification (SWI) in Sindhuli, Nepal. Presentation to the ICWMP Farmer Field School in Sindhuli by the Plant Protection Officer, District Agriculture Development Office, Sindhuli,Nepal. 22 slides.
• [linked to 12/11/12] Date produced? The SRI Method. Slideshow on the Gimidiriya (itshed.net) website. 48 slides. (Sinhala langauge) [SRI method as promoted by the Gimidiriya Foundation in Sri Lanka.]
• [uploaded 12/6/12] Styger, Erika. 2012. The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Mali. PowerPoint presented to the IARD4020 class at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, November 16. 48 slides.
• [uploaded 10/30/12] Gbenou, Pascal. 2012. Le SRI au Bénin. PowerPoint presented at the SRI Rice meeting at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, October 23. 24 slides.
• [acquired 10/12/12] Khadka, Ram Bahadur. 2012. Performance of Rice with Varied Age of Seedlings and Planting Geometry under System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Farmer's Field in Western Terai, Nepal. PowerPoint presented at presented at 4th National Convention of Society of Agricultural Scientists in Nepal (SAS-N), Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal, April 4-6. 17 slides.
• [acquired 10/4/12] Taharim, Noorazimah. 2012. Optimizing Costs through Using Indigenous Microorganisms (IMO) (Mengoptimumkan Kos Melalui Penggunaan Mikroorganisma Tempatan). PowerPoint presented by Noorazimah Taharim, Menteri Besar Incorporated (MBI), Selangor, at the National Workshop on Sustainable Rice Production: Revisiting IPM, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, September 12-13, 2012. 58 slides.
• [acquired 10/4/12] Mishra, Abha. 2012. IPM-SRI Practices in Thailand. PowerPoint presented at the National Workshop on Sustainable Rice Production: Revisiting IPM, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, September 12-13, 2012. 38 slides.
• [acquired 10/4/12] Anas, Iswandi. 2012. Enhancing Soil Health for Rice Growth. PowerPoint presented by Iswandi Anas, Professor of Soil Biotechnology, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor Indonesia, at the National Workshop on Sustainable Rice Production: Revisiting IPM, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, September 12-13, 2012. 27 slides.
• [acquired 10/4/12] Isahak, Anizan, and Che Radziah Che Md Zin. 2012. Enhancing Plant Health for Sustainable Rice Production. PowerPoint presented by Anizan Isahak, Faculty of Science and Technology Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, at the National Workshop on Sustainable Rice Production: Revisiting IPM, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, September 12-13, 2012. 19 slides.
• [uploaded 10/4/12] Zheng Jiaguo. 2011. Agricultural Water Savings by SRI for Future Water Management in Sichuan, China. Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences. 51 slides. PowerPoint presented by Zheng Jiaguo, Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
• [acquired 9/30/12] Anas, Iswandi, N. K. Megasari, T. Hutabarat, M. Bakri, M.P. Utami and Norman Uphoff. 2012. Enhancing Soil Health for Rice Growth. PowerPoint presented by Iswandi Anas, Professor of Soil Biotechnology, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor Indonesia, at the J-SRI Meeting at University of Tokyo, Japan, September 27. 35 slides.
• [acquired 9/10/12] Danesh, Jithya. 2012. Promoting System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Wayanad, Kerala. PowerPoint presented at a colloquium on Citizen Voices in Environmental Governance (Public Affairs Centre), Bangalore, India. Slideshare.com. August 24. 12 slides.
• [uploaded 9/7/12] Pérez, Rena. 2012. El SICA ahorra mucha agua. PowerPoint presented at Cornell University, Sept. 7, 2012. 12 slides. [About the System of Rice Intensification and its adaptation to sugarcane in Cuba]
• [uploaded 8/6/12] NOSC. 2011. Welcome to NOSC. 47 slides.[PowerPoint presentation about the Nusantara Organic SRI Center in Indonesia].
• [uploaded 8/2/12] SRI-Rice. 2012. 18 PowerPoint presentations given at the First West Africa SRI Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 26-27.
• [acquired 7/29/12] Pérez, Rena. 2012. Sistema de Caña de Azúcar Sostenible. System of Rice Intensification website. 12 slides. 3.45MB. [pdf of a PowerPoint presentation about the "Sustainable Sugarcane System (Sistema de Caña de Azúcar Sostenible, or SiCAS in Spanish)]
• [acquired 7/27/12] PRADAN. 2011. SWI manual (in Hindi). PowerPoint presentation on SWI methods in Bihar. 20 slides.
• [acquired 7/10/12] System of Rice Intensification in Manipur, India. PowerPoint presentation by Gaikhangjang Gangmei, Rongmei Naga Baptist Association (RNBA/RRC), Develpment & Relief Department, Manipur, India. 13 slides.
• [acquired 6/15/12] 2012.Choi, Joong-Dae. Woon-Ji Park, Ki-Wook Park and Kyong-Jae Lim. 2011. Feasibility of SRI application in Korea for reduction of irrigation requirements and non-point source (NPS) pollution. PowerPoint presented by Joong-Dae Choi at the Paddy and Water Environment Engineering Society PAWEES International Conference, Taipei, October 27. 47 slides.
• [acquired 7/2/12]. 2011. Experience with multi-sectoral strategies: The example of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) from Madagascar. PowerPoint presented by Norman Uphoff at the Agricultural Technology Adoption and Food Security in Africa Evidence Summit, Washington DC, June 1-2, 2011.
• [acquired 4/14/12] 2012. Promoting the Adoption of SRI through Participatory Research and Outreach in Kenya: SRI - Growing More Rice with Less Water. PowerPoint presentation by Bancy M. Mati (SRI Projects Coordinator at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (JKUAT) Nairobi), April 18, 2012, at a workshop on the Rice-EA project, Nairobi, Kenya. 35 slides.
• [acquired 4/14/12] Y.C. Chang et al. 2012. Adapting Water Management Practice to the Double Exposure of Climate Change and Globalization: System of Rice Intensification in Taiwan. PowerPoint presentation by Y.S. Chang at the 9th PAWEES Conference, Capacity Building for Participatory Irrigation and Environmental Management, Taipei, Taiwan, October 27-29, 2011. 30 slides.
• [acquired 4/13/12] Khadka, Ram B. 2012. Performance of Rice with Varied Age of Seedlings and Planting Geometry under System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Farmer's Field in Western Terai, Nepal. PowerPoint presented by Ram B. Khadka (Regional Agriculture Research Station, Khajura, Nepaat), the 4th National Convention of Society of Agricultural Scientist Nepal (SAS-N), April 4-6, Kathmandu, Nepal. 17 slides.
• [acquired 4/6/12] 2012. Le SRI: Une technique agro écologique en faveur du développement durable. Groupement Madagascar SRI (GSRI) website. 16 slides. [GSRI presentation at a national workshop to prepare for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development]
• 2012. Policy Matters: Prospects from National Consortium on SRI. SRI-India website. 18 slides. [Presentation at the Roundtable on Upscaling SRI Strategy in the XII Plan, organized by the National Consortium on SR, Council of Social Development, New Delhi, on January 13.]
• Demba, Moussa Ag. (date?). How SRI has changed the life of a farmer in Timbuktu - A story. Interaction website. 12 slides. [Presentation by a farmer from the Timbuktu Food Security Initiative (TFSI), sponsored by Africare-Mali, Bamako]
• See also other recent slide presenations on our SRS Slideshare site. The latest of the 340+ PowerPoint presentations will appear at the top of the list.
  
  

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Photo Gallery

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