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In the Press - 2021

December 2021

• PT Vale kenalkan padi SRI organik ke petani di Blok Pomalaa [Progress by PT Vale's CSR SRI organic project in Sulawesi, Indonesia]
  December 19, 2021, Sindonews (Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia)
• ‘Mechanised transplanting of paddy will save farmers ₹3,600 per acre’
  December 8, 2021, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Climate smart water saving techniques for mitigation of climate change impacts in hill agriculture
  December 7, 2021, The Sangai Express (Manipur, India)
• Man/Riziculture : 12 ‘‘champions’’ nationaux du projet Sri de la Cnra distingués [12 SRI champions cited at national Nov. workshop on SRI project that showed yield gains of 11 to 78%]
  December 3, 2021, Fratmat.info (Côte d'Ivoire)

November 2021

• Mali: les populations bénéficiaires du projet (PNIP ) sont estimées à 9.156 personnes dont 4.852 femmes
  November 28, 2021, Croissance Afriques (Mali)
• Bumi Sorowako sehat, petani makmur [Organic SRI project in Sorowako, East Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia; a CSR project of PT Vale Indonesia, a nickel mining company]
  November 26, 2021, Sulteng Terkini (Sulawesi Tengah Indonesia)
• Sustainable farm practices need of the hour [Himanshu Thakur talk about SRI and other items in relation to soil moisure and COP26]
  November 15, 2021, The Tribune (India)
• SRI: A new technique is helping Nepal farmers produce more rice with less water
  November 21, 2021, Online Khabar (Nepal)
• COPOUT at COP26 [While NDC targets are vague and over-ambitious, SRI is suggested by author to reduce methane]
  November 11, 2021, The Nepali Times (Nepal)
• La Côte d’Ivoire réduira ses émissions de gaz à effet de serre de 30,41% [Côte d'Ivoire is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 30.41% by 2030, according to its Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Jean-Luc Assi.]
  November 10, 2021. @BIDJ@n.net (Côte d’Ivoire)
• Pernem farmer harvests 1.5 tonne of hybrid, local rice varieties organically using ‘better yield’ tech
  November 8, 2021, Times of India (Goa, India)

October 2021

• ‘Do more to ramp up rice production’
  October 25, 2021, The Sun Daily (Malaysia)
• Meningkatkan produksi padi dengan teknik SRI [Govt in South Solok Regency supports SRI.]
  October 18, 2021, Harian Haluan.com (West Sumatra, Indonesia)
• Agro dept urges ryots to grow 'black rice'
  October 16, 2021, Times of India (Goa, India)
• Farm mechanization in rice cultivation [Notes transplanters and weeders appropriate for SRI.]
  October 1, 2021, Greater Kashmir (Kashmir, India)

September 2021

• Panen raya padi organik CSR Pertamina Hulu Rokan Region 1 Zona 4 Adera Field [2nd harvest of Pertamina CSR organic SRI project in South Sumatera. Yield increases from 6 to 7-9 tons/ha.]
  September 29, 2021, HBN Indonesia (South Sumatera, Indonesia)
• Groupe Filatex - Dons d’intrants agricoles pour la Commune d’Ambohijanaka
  September 26, 2021, La Vérité (Madagascar)
• Metode SRI, cara mudah tanam padi dalam pot [Project plants SRI rice in pots]
  September 20, 2021, Cendana News (Central Java, Indonesia)

August 2021

• Letters to the editor - SRI technology to boost paddy cultivation (letter #2; farmer talks to PM Modi about SRI)
  August 11, 2021, Herald (Goa, India)
• Netravali woman farmer uses tech to boost farm output, gets PM's attention [Goa woman talks about SRI to PM]
  August 10, 2021, Times of India (Goa, India)
• Telangana farmer who changed kismet of waste land
  August 9, 2021, New Indian Express (Telangana, India)
• Citizen science helps rice farmers to move forward
  August 7, 2021, Borneo Post Online (Sabah, Malaysia)
• Paddy farmers boost yield by using System of Rice Intensification
  August 6, 2021, Kathmandu Post (Nepal)

July 2021

• Setting trends in adopting better farming practices [Farmer in Krishnagiri district becomes sought-after SRI trainer.]
  July 30, 2021, The Times of India (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Sustainable Agriculture: What we know and how to scale up [SRI's potential and current contributions noted]
  July 17, 2021, Hindustan Times (India) [see full report that the article by Niti Gupta et al refers to here:
• Metode tanam padi sistem SRI dan Jarwo, tingkatkan produksi petani [NTB Governor recommends SRI combined with the Jarwo system.]
  July 15, 2021, Ampenan News (NTB, Indonesia)
• Ini harapan Gubernur terhadap metode tanam padi Sistem SRI – Jarwo
  July 15, 2021, Duta Selaparang (NTB, Indonesia)
• SRI method of cultivation adopted in Cheiphobozou and Botsa block [Being implemented under SDAO Chiefphobozou National Food Security Mission]
  July 8, 2021, The Morung Express (Nagaland, India)
• After 25 years, farmers get ready for ‘kar’ paddy cultivation [Farmers being advised to use SRI during ‘kar’ paddy season for better yield and consequent increased income.]
  July 8, 2021, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Drought-like situation likely to affect overall food production in state [Farmers encouraged to adopt SRI to deal with scanty rainfall.]
  July 5, 2021, Eastern Mirror (Nagaland, India)
• Paddy farmers boost yield by using System of Rice Intensification [Story of how Rajendra Uprety brough SRI to Nepal and raised yields]
  July 2, 2021 Kathmandu Post (Nepal)

June 2021

• Taking rice science to farmers
  June 29, 2021, myRepublica (Nepal)
• CAU expert disapproves use of paddy seeds from granary [SRI is a must for Seed Production Programme taken up jointly by the Central Agricultural University, Imphal, and farmers; CAU want farmers to use better seed.]
  June 21, 2021, E-Pao (Manipur, India)
• UK-Aid, Silvex International train famers on climate-smart agriculture in Jigawa [A training initiated an SRI project anchored by the FCDO LINKS project in Kano and Jigawa States, Nigeria; Silvex International Limited is a major implementing partner.]
  June 19, 2021, Solace Base (Nigeria)
  
• Wheat Field Day observed at MRCFC, (SKUAST-Kashmir) Khudwani [Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops, Khudwani (Kashmir), notes their work in recommending SRI and other resource-conserving methods.]
  June 19, 2021, Kashmir Reader (Kashmir, India)
• Sabahan heirloom rice that should be in your pantry [Initiated by Forever Sabah, Projek Padi involved 43 farmers from the two communities, producing 28 tons of rice on 38 acres of paddy land, using 34 varieties of rice. SRI was part of the project.]
  June 18, 2021, Borneo Post Online (Sabah, Malaysia)
• Paddy transplantation in full swing across Madurai
  June 2021, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)

May 2021

• Raih emas di ajang internasional IPITEx 2021 Thailand, Unsoed Purwokerto terus ukir prestasi [The Jenderal Soedirman University (Unsoed) delegation from Indonesia won a gold medal in the Bangkok International Intellectual Property, Invention, Innovation and Technology Exposition (IPITEx 2021) for Microcontroller-based Automatic Irrigation Gate Design for Rice Farming Using the System Rice Intensification (SRI) Method".]
  May 18, 2021, Tribun Jateng (Central Java, Indonesia & Thailand)
  
• Rice paddies in New York? African farmer adds crucial wetlands and crop. [Gambian farmer in Ulster Count, New York, are adapting some SRI methods on their farm].
  May 5, 2021, Time Union (New York, USA)
• Kogi APPEALS demonstrates improved technologies for rice farmers [6 year project highlights SRI]
  May 4, 2021, Nigerian Tribune (Nigeria)

April 2021

• 13,620 farmers to benefit from climate-resilient rice production project
  April 12,2021, Liberian Observer (Liberia)
• How an alcohol-addicted village became a model for organic farming [SRI part of the story!]
  April 9, 2021, Daijiworld (India)

March 2021

• Wujudkan "Tanah Dolar" jadi pertanian organik, Gus Adhi latih penyuluh dan petani Gianyar
  March 3 2021, Bali Berkarya (Bali, Indonesia)
• Panen padi SRI Organik di Blora hasilnya lebih melimpah [CSR project by Pertamina yields 6.3-8.4 tons/ha with organic SRI in Blora, Central Java.]
  March 29, 2021, Tribun Jateng (Central Java, Indonesia)
• Japanese supported fisheries, rice project yields fruitful results [Includes results of CHAP-managed SRI work]
  March 16, 2021, Daily Observer (Liberia)
• Can a hungry Mali turn rice technology into ‘white gold’? [Updated version of a 2018 article by Reuters.]
  March 14, 2021, Arab News (Re: Mali)
• A green success story unfolds on farm at Pedda Kurumapally village in Telangana [City man returns to farming]
  March 8, 2021, The Hindu (Telangana, India)

February 2021

• Autonomie alimentaire : Changer la base de régime alimentaire, mais pourquoi bon sang? [Author thinks SRI could help La Réunion become sef-sufficient in rice.]
  February 23, 2021, Témoignages (La Réunion)
• SRI विधि से खेती ज्यादा फायदेमंद क्यों है? कम लागत में ऐसे होती है ज्यादा पैदावार [History and pros and cons of SRI in India]
  February 15, 2021, TVHindi9 (India)
• Il était une fois le père Laulanié, il était une fois le SRI
  February 3, 2021, Témoignages (La Réunion)

January 2021

• Awards for farmer producer companies from this year [Among Republic Day awards given was the ‘Thiru. C. Narayanasamy Naidu Award’ for highest productivity with SRI which was won by G. Selvakumar of Srivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu.]
  January 26, 2021, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Petani Langkat diajak budidayakan padi ramah lingkungan [Tani Sehat farmer group has first SRI harvest; CSR project by PT Tirta Investama Langkat.]
  January 14, 2021, Sinar Baru Indonesia (North Sumatra, Indonesia)
• Good response to farmers’ schemes: Collector
  January 10, 2021, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Penyuluh Kostratani Kecamatan Sumur Pandeglang jadi motivator SL Tematik [Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK) buffer villages have govt-sponsored FFS on SRI (16 meetings) facilitated by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)]
  January 6, 2021, Jurnal Inspirasi (West Java, Indonesia)

Blog Posts and Website Articles - 2021

• PIB. 2021. Minimization of carbon footprint. Press Information Bureau - India website. December 14.
• 2021. Rice in Rajasthan: A detailed overview. SupeRice website. December 10. [Discusses SRI among other topics]
• Salvi, Irene (editing/translation). 2021. Farmer field schools at the service of sustainable rice. Rikolto website. December 8. [Rikolto's SRI work in the DR Congo]
• Ramanujan, Krishna. 2021. $14M grant to adapt West African rice production to climate. Cornell Chronicle. December 7. [News about 13-country RICOWAS project that promotes SRI in West Africa]
• System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Vikaspedia website. [Instructional SRI information from India] [accessed December 8, 2021]
• Selda Jr., Eleazar N. 2021. Benepisyaryo ng grarian reform sa mogpog nagsanay ng sri/. Marinduque News. December 7. [50 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries from Bintakay Farmers Association, had a 2-day SRI training under the Climate Resiliency Farm Productivity Support Program of the Department of Agrarian Reform in Marinduque.]
• Patle, GT. 2021. Climate smart water saving techniques for mitigation of climate change impacts in hill agriculture. The Sangai Express. December 7 .(SRI included; from Manipur, India)
• Mondal, Monika. 2021. Why India is neglecting its methane problem. Eco-Business website. December 3. [While India did not ledge to reduce methane at COP26, SRI is suggested as an idea to reduce emissions in India.]
• 2021. Rice in Tamil Nadu: A detailed analysis. Superrice website. December 2. [While published in 2021, this article, which has a lot of info on SRI in Tamil Nadu, seems to have been written in 2008.]
• 2021. System of Rice Intensification. Regenerative Agriculture website. November 29. [Summary of Oxfam SRI article]
• 2021. Why Jubilee Justice is teaching Black farmers to grow organic rice. New Hope Network website. November 19.
• 2021. System of Rice Intensification. Oxfam website. November.
• Matsumoto, Nancy. 2021. Meet the African farmer growing rice in New York’s Hudson Valley. Civil Eats, November 18. [Story of Gambian rice farmers in NY, who are workiing with SRI methods.]
• D'Souza, Renita. 2021. Perspectives on a green taxonomy for India. Observer Research Foundationa (ORF). November 11. [SRI among suggestions in light of COP26 discussions.]
• 2021. A French missionary’s agricultural system for Nepal’s rural populations. World Neighbors website. November 9. [Story of World Neighbors SRI farmers in Nepal]
• 2021. Journey of Bari Marndi. Land Tenure Hub website November 9. [Woman from relocated village in Odisha succeeds with SRI and help from Indian Grameen Services, who help her to purchase more land.]
• Gnoumou, Daouda. 2021. La Zone ANADER de Katiola s'inscrit dans la dynamique nationale d’auto suffisance en riz. Agence Nationale d'Appui au Développement Rural (ANADER) website. [The yields obtained in 2020 and 2021 in Katiola, Cote d'Ivoire are ~6 to 8 t/ha. ANADER supervisory agents provide advisory support.] [accessed November 6, 2021]
• 2021? Rizipisciculture, la technique qui booste la production du riz a Oume. Agence Nationale d'Appui au Développement Rural (ANADER) website. October 21? [SRI/fish project makes progress in Cote d'Ivoire.] [accessed November 6]
• De Poli, Alessandra. 2021. Il sistema agricolo di un missionario francese per le popolazioni rurali del Nepal. AsiaNews.it website. November 6. [Italian language article about World Neighbors SRI experience in Nepal. Most participants are women. At the request of the participants, they are experimenting with using human urine as fertilizer.]
• Ji-hyun. 2021. Agro office in India promotes black rice farming. WeKnowRice blog. November 5. [The zonal agricultural department of Saligao, India, has decided to introduce the black rice variety to Goan farmers.]
• Sn, Atick. 2012. Modul 8. Kebutuhan dan cara pemberian air irigasi untuk tanaman padi sawah metode SRI. [This article in Bahasa Indonesia describes how to undertake water management for SRI.] [accessed November 4, 2021]
• *2021. Five food processing companies that take CSR seriously. The CSR Journal. November 3. [Nestle launched a water stewardship CSR initiative with AgSri at the Kabini river Basin in Karnataka to promote SRI and SSI]
• Doni, Febri. 2021. Indonesian SRI Research and Innovation Network (IndoSRInet). IndoSRInet website. [This is the new website of the newly revived Indonesian SRI Network. See also the new IndoSRInet facebook page.] [accessed October 31, 2021]
• 2021. Improving food security in West Africa through resilient rice cultivation. Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel website. October 28. [The Adaptation Fund (AF) has just approved the “Scaling up Climate Resilient Rice Production in West Africa” (RICOWAS) project, a 4-year 14 million dollar project to promote SRI and other rice resilient measures in 13 West African countries.]
• Abin, Joseph. 2021. Biofach India Day 2: Discussions held on policy making and sustainable practices. Krishi Jagran website. October 30. [Tappan Ray, Founder and CEO of Pratithi Organic Food Pvt., cites SRI as way to increase yields without chemical fertilzers.]
• LINKS. 2021. Climate-Smart Agriculture. LINKS website. [The program Catalysing Economic Growth for Northern Nigeria (LINKS), funded by UKAID, works in the northern Nigerian states of Kano, Kaduna and Jigawa. SRI is an important part of their CSA programming.]
• Mosha, Devotha, et al. 2021. Holistic adoption of System of Rice Intensification can increase yields: A case of Mngeta, Kilombero District, Tanzania. Future Agricultures blog. September 28. [Summary of ARPA paper that discusses SRI adoption by farmers who are not following usual SRI practices.] [accessed October 20, 2012]
• Deltour, G. 2021. Du Riz pour le Makay: Étude de faisabilité d’un Système de Riziculture Intensive (SRI). Naturevolution website. October 3.
• Suwardiyasa, Putu. 2018. Metode tanam padi System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Dinas Pertanian (Buleleng, Bali) website. October 19. [Instructional material by Ministry of Agriculture in Buleleng Regency, Bali]
• Held, Lisa. 2021. Methane from agriculture is a big problem. We explain why. Civil Eats website. October 6. [Article mentions SRI among solutions.]
• Held, Lisa Elaine. 2021. What you need to know about the environmental impacts of rice production. FoodPrint website. October 1. [Article that includes info on various SRI ventures in the USA and also why SRI is important.]
• Kabemba, Éric Dieudonné. 2021. Professionnalisation de la riziculture au Tanganyika: le chemin parcouru à Kamangu. Rikolto Congo website. September 10. [Rikolto agronomist in Tanganyika documents SRI progress adoption by 409 FFS rice-adopters, which includes 98 learned from other rice farmers. Good adopters reached 5-6 tons/ha.]
• 2021. De bons résultats du système de riziculture intensive au nord de la Côte d'Ivoire. COMMODAFRICA website. September 10. [The National Center for Agronomic Research (CNRA) reports SRI use in Gbon, Savanes district in northern Côte d'Ivoire, resulted in a 25% increase in production.]
• Nepveu, Audrey. 2020. What we can do to support farmers on the front lines of climate change. IFAD Blog. March. [The IFAD blog entry notes SRI in the mitigation strategies.] [accessed September 23, 2021]
• 2021. Professionnalisation de la riziculture au Tanganyika : le chemin parcouru à Kamangu. Ricolto Congo website. September 10.
• 2021. How Lotus Foods is creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive supply chain. New Hope Network website. September 17. [Lotus Foods is helping Black farmers in the South (USA) to experiment with SRI methods.]
• Nyangezi, Arsène. 2021. SRI: développer la riziculture durable au Sud-Kivu. Rikolto website. Sept. 1. [Article about the NGO Rikolto's SRI work in South Kivu and Tanganyika provinces in the DRC.]
• 2021. Inception-Kick off Meeting of JSPS-GRIPS-MSRI research project titled on “Impact of Mechanized System of Rice Intensification in Bangladesh”. RDA Bangladesh gov. website. August 12. [Japanese-sponsored 3-year SRI project in Bangladesh.]
• RNBA Manipur. 2021. Adoption of SRI method for rice cultivation. RNBA website. August? [SRI project by the Development & Relief Department of Rongmei Naga Baptist Association, Manipur (India)] [accessed August 31, 2021]
• 2021. Asisten ll Lutim: Beras sehat metode System’ Of Rice Intensification (SRI) di petani Wasponda yang mandiri. INFO-NAWACITA website. August 28. [Ongoing CSR project (since 2016) of PT Vale has a harvest festival in East Luwu Regency (Sulawesi) by the Organic SRI Farmers Association (APSO).]
• 2021. Farmer-to-Farmer training improves rice production in Madagascar using environmentally sustainable approaches. CNFA (Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture) website. August 26. [CNFA volunteers supported by USAID promote SRI and other sustainable approaches in Vatovavy Fitovinany, Madagascar.]
• 2021. Pragati Koraput's program page on SCI. Pragati Koraput website. [Overview of the NGO Pragati Koraput's SCI programs for rice and millet.] [accessed August 24, 2021]
• Maringen. 2021. Development of rice planting method SRI (System of Rice Intensification). PESADA website. June 21. [Womens' organization in Sumatera, Indonesia, promotes SRI.]
• 2021. धान की खेती: मशीनीकरण और आधुनिक तकनीकी अपनाकर लागत कम करें. m.jagran.com website. August 13.
• Gupta, Niti, Shanal Pradhan, Abhishek Jain and Nayha Patel. 2021. Sustainable Agriculture in India 2021 – What we know and how to scale up. New Delhi: Council on Energy, Environment and Water.
• Chakrabarty, Mrigakshi. 2021. My expedition in SeSTA. SeSTA blog. [Story of a new employee's experiences with promoting SRI and other efforts.] [accessed August 9, 2021]
• DE. 2021. ‘Projek Padi’ to be expanded to other villages. Warta Oriental website. August 9. [Forever Sabah project involves “Citizen Scientists” from initial two villages expand to new villages to monitor harvests and to assess the results SRI and organic ag progress.]
• Awasthi, Hitul. 2021. Two new technologies to boost rice production and conserve natural resources. Jagran Krishi website. Updated July 31. [Overviews of DSR and SRI.]
• 2021. Reaping the benefits: Training in rice growing system raises yields and well-being. Phys.org website. July 21.
• Oliver, Noel. 2021. It's rice planting season in Cambodia. Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific website. July 14.
• Curchoe, Carol. 2021. Modern-day agricultural heroes: Celebrating pioneers. AgDaily. July 14, 2021. [Henri de Laulanie, who first described SRI, is among the world's most notably pioneers]
• Ramadhan, Afrian. 2021. Pola tanam SRI bisa meningkatkan produktivitas padi di Kabupaten Dompu. Kompasiana blog. June 19. [Paddy yield in Dompu Regency, NTB, Indonesia, attibuted to SRI, which has been practiced there since 2009.]
• 2021. JM Financial Ltd management discussions. IIFL Securities website. [Various ag projects, some of which have SRI components reviewed in Bihar and Maharashtra.] [accessed June 18, 2021]
• Sharma, Sudeep. 2021. सघन धान खेती प्रबिधि System of Rice Intensification (SRI) उत्पादनमा वृद्धी ल्याउने प्रबिधि .eKishaan website. June 8. [Nepali language brief SRI instructions.]
• Torgalka, Varsha. 2021. In Assam, new rice varieties are a lifeline for farmers struggling to adapt to climate change. ScrollIn website. June 3. [The NGO SeSTA helps farmers in Assam combine new flood-tolerant varieties with SRI.]
• 2021. About Mtenda Kyela Rice Supply Co. LTD. SAGCOT Catalytic Trust Fund website. [The Mtenda Kyela Rice Supply Co. that purchases paddy in Southern Highland of Tanzania has a project with SAGCOT that works [accessed May 31, 2021]
• Torgalkar, Varsha. 2021. New varieties of rice help farmers in flood-prone Assam. The Third Pole website. May 31. [New varieties together with SRI increase yields in Majuli district, Assam, India.]
• 2021. Best method: SMI in finger millet enhances productivity. Millet Advisor website. [Recommendations based on experiences in Odisha, India, by the SMI Odisha Millet Mission. [accessed May 24, 202]]
• Stern, Laurie. 2021. How conservation saved a cotton farmer. Field Work website. May 19. [US farmers make note of SRI.]
• Kashyaap, Sindhu. 2021. [Startup Bharat] How this 23-yr-old came upon the idea for an agritech startup to make farming more machine driven. Your Story website. May 18, 2021. [Story of an Indian man who invented a SRI-compatible translplanter. See also their Pitchbook profile]
• Ebrahim, Zofeen. 2021. As Pakistan bans water-guzzling rice, one farmer has an alternative. The Third Pole website. May 5. [Asif Sharif suggests reducing water for rice through "paradoxical agriculture", or paedar qudrati nizam kashtkari (PQNK), which combines SRI with conservation agriculture.]
• Singh, Shipra. 2021.What is Madagascar method for rice cultivation? Krishi Jagran website, Agripedia section. May 5.
• 2021. Caryl and Olivia – Healthier rice and lives. UncoverSpecial website. April 30. [Article tell of meeting Caryl and Olivia and learning about SRI and Lotus Foods.] [accessed May 5, 2021]
• 2021. Kilimo Shadidi Cha Mpunga Kuongeza Tija Kwa Wakulima. Cute766 website. April 29. [(in Swahili) Sokoine University researcher presents SRI study results in seminar in Tanzania.]
• Roy, Joyashree, Nandini Das, and Shreya Some. 2021. India must use SDG framework to strengthen developmental diplomacy. Observer Research Foundation website. April 29. [Article on India's use of SDG framework includes SRI.]
• IICA. 2021. The southernmost rice industry in the world is adapting to climate change. Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) website. April 27.
• Scattergood, Gary. 2021. Avoiding greenwashing accusations: Food firms need to get to the roots of sustainability to achieve credibility – BBC expert. Foodnavigator-Asia.com. April 14. [SRI is an example reducing inputs and methane.]
• Groeneweg-Thakar, Kanika. 2021. Women’s leadership in water governance and management. Water Governance Facility website. March. [Webinar on International Womens' Day features Ms Neetu Singh, who trained women in SRI and other efforts.] [Accessed April 14, 2021]
• 2021. Enhanced photosynthesis (Technology Factsheet). Geoengineering Monitor. April 11. [Discussion of C3 to C4 for rice includes statement by Norman Uphoff on how other agronomic methods such as SRI can increase yields without additional plant engineering.]
• *Basu, Subhodeep, Arhadeep Saha, and Sayantani Satpathy. 2021. Addressing nutrition crisis: Reflections from Odisha Millets Mission. Ideas for India website. April 9. [Includes information on the System of Millet Intensification (SMI).]
• Karelia, Gopal. 2021. Scientist helps 50000 farmers switch To ‘Madagascar Method’, increase yield by 50%. Better India website. [Story of how Debashish Sen, People's Science Institute, introduced SRI to farmers in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh beginning in 2006] [Accessed April 8, 2021]
• Ravichandran, V. 2021. A new style of growing rice. Global Farmer Network website. April 1. [Links to BBC video of Ravidchandran's SRI work.]
• Soo, Cheah Chor. 2021. Kedah and Penang should put aside squabble; prioritise the health of Sg Muda. Focus Malaysia website. March 31. [SRI could be one option to fixing water dispute between Kedah and Penang according to Global Environment Centre (GEC) director.]
• Roy, J., N. Das, S. Some, and H. Mahmud. 2021. Fast-Growing Developing Countries: Dilemma and Way Forward in a Carbon-Constrained World. In: Dasgupta P., Saha A.R., Singhal R. (eds) Sustainable Development Insights from India. India Studies in Business and Economics. Springer, Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-33-4830-1_2 [SRI noted in the agriculture section of this article that focuses on Bangladesh and India.] [accessed March 31, 2021]
• de Souza, Marlos, and Sasha Koo-Oshima. 2021. Food and Agriculture, Chapter 5, in The United Nations Water Development Report 2021 Valuing Water. [Includes a box on SRI.]
• 2021. สวก. เข้าร่วมพิธีรับมอบเครื่องหย่อนกล้าแบบประณีตเพื่อนพึ่ง(ภาฯ) จากมูลนิธิอาสาเพื่อนพึ่ง (ภาฯ) ยามยาก สภากาชาดไทย. Agriculture Development Research Agency website (Thailand). March 26. [NGOs provide SRI-capable transplanter (?)]
• Ravichandran, V. 2021. Technology in water usage will help us do more with less. Farm Journal Agweb website, opinion section. March 21. [Discussion of water usage which includes SRI as an answer in India. There is a link to Ravichandran's short BBC SRI video as well.]
• 2021. Varietas padi Basmati metode SRI berhasil panen di Parindu, Sanggau. Natural Kapital Foundation. March 20. [Group in Parindu, Sanggau, Aceh, Indonesia, tries out SRI with Basmati rice.]
• Jkubania. 2021. Celebrating sustainable agriculture on International Day of Forests. African Wildlife Foundation website. March 20. [Includes story of SRI farmer in Tanzania.]
• IIRR and CEDAC. 2020. Ecosystems-based adaptation in the forest and agriculture interface: Operationalizing action in Mondulkiriand Koh Kong. A brief for decision makers. International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
• 2021. System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Journals of India website. March 10. [Summary of SRI practices, benefits, and costs.]
• Reddy, Jagdish. 2021. SRI rice cultivation - method, paddy yield, benefits. Agricultural Farming website. [SRI overview and instructions; India.] [updated March 11.]
• Oliver, Noel. 2021. New generations ready for livelihood success. Jesuit Mission website. February. [accessed March 7, 2021] [School Children’s Project is providing children in Cambodian schools with training in agriculture and ecology through SRI methods.]
• Fisher, Lucy. 2021. System of Rice Intensification recognized for climate policy impact. Cornell Chronicle, February 23. [Apolitical website recognizes policies by Vietnamese Govt. to reduce GHGs by using SRI.]
• date? SRI Project in Marangdut. Bhutan Foundation website. [During Oct. armyworms badly affected rice yields in Marangdut except in SRI fields, which used biopesticides and were unaffected. SRI yields expected to be 10% higher when harvested.] [accessed February 16, 2021]
• Mushahary, Barhunkha. Paddy farmers reap rich harvest through SRI cultivation. Village Square. February 17. (Story of COVID-time success by the NGO SeSTA in Assam with yields doubled by SRI.)
• 2021. Can Africa overcome its own water problems? Farmers Review Africa. February 16.
• date? Success story#3. ICAR-IIRR website. [SRI success and potential based on AICRIP centers findings] [accessed February 12, 2021]
• Huda, Hanief Miftahul. 2020. Standar operasi prosedur (SRI) System of Rice Intensification. Natural Farming Indonesia. December 24. [SRI instructions with organic input details. (in Indonesian)] [accessed February 12, 2021]
• Grover, Sami. 2021. How small-scale farmers are growing more rice with less water and fewer chemicals. Treehugger website. February 8.
• Idrissa, Silue. 2021. Securite alimentaire: Une nouvelle approche rizicole utilisee par les techniciens de l'ANADER. National Rural Development Support Agency (ANADER) website. February 1. [SRI farmers/ANADER staff in Daloa, Cote d'Ivoire, have sharing event in 7 villages.]
• Fisher, Lucy. 2021. System of Rice Intensification recognized for climate policy impact. Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) website. January 30. [Apolitical website recognizes policies by Vietnamese Govt. to reduce GHGs by using SRI.]
• 2021. 100 climate policy breakthroughs. Apolitical website. [Apolitical website recognizes 100 climate policies, one of which is efforts by Vietnamese Govt. to reduce GHGs by using SRI.]
• 2021. Mahasiswa agroteknologi meraih medali perak di ajang international perlombaan Advanced Innovation Global Competition (AIGC). Universitas Jendral Soedirman website. January 14. [Indonesian students win silver medal for SRI irrigation device at international competition.]
• 2021. Reduced carbon footprint and increased economic results: when science proves the positive impact of agroecology! Agrisud International website. January 13. [See also French version] [Summary of a research paper that shows SRI can play a part in reducing carbon footprint in Madagascar.]
• *Dwyer, Augusta. 2021. From West Africa, here comes the next miracle grain: fonio. Global Landscape Forum website. January 7.
• 2021. SRI dan JARWO, terobosan baru cara penanaman padi organik di Muara Laboh. Anwar Muhammad Foundation (AMF) website. [Project in Muara Loboh, West Sumatra, gets training in SRI and Jajar Logowo methods from the NGO AMF.]

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Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - acquired during 2021

(listed in order of acquisition. See also complete alphabetized list of journal articles)
- Red dot ( •) indicates article is freely available; * asterisk is SCI (SRI applied to crops other than rice)

• Samudra, I Made, et al. 2021. Use of Bacillus firmus E65-talc based formulation for the management of bacterial leaf blight disease. Gontor AGROTECH Science Journal, 7(2): 183-214.
• *• Sikdar, Samrat, Satya Prakash and Shweta Kumari. 2020. Analysing the demographic and socio-personal characteristics of ‘System of Wheat Intensification’ (SWI) adopter as well as non-adopter farmers: A study in Samastipur District of Bihar State, India. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 9(4): 476-485. doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2020.904.056 [accessed December 20, 2021]
• • Nasamu, Michael A., and Ali Garba. 2020. Productivity of irrigated and rainfed rice (Oryza sativa L.) as influenced by seedling age and row spacing in Kuru Plateau State, Nigeria. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch 5(1): 71-84. doi: 10.35410/IJAEB.2020.5461 [accessed December 17, 2021]
• • Doni, Febri, et al. 2021. Associations of Pantoea with rice plants: Friends or foes? Agriculture 11(12): 1278 doi: 10.3390/agriculture11121278 [accessed December 17, 2021]
• • Korotoumou, Mariko, et al. Stochastic Meta Frontier analysis of smallholder rice farmers’ technical efficiency. Journal of Agricultural Science 11(8): 31-44. doi:10.5539/jas.v11n8p31 [accessed December 12, 2021]
• Jagannath, Madane Ananda, J.K. Singh, and Vijay Pratap. 2021. Effect of irrigation and nitrogen management on yield and economics of SRI-grown hybrid rice (Oryza sativa). The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 91(11) [accessed December 6, 2021]
• Fafchamps, Marcel, et al. 2021. Mobilizing P2P diffusion for new agricultural practices: Experimental evidence from Bangladesh.The World Bank Economic Review. 35(4): 1076-1101, doi:10.1093/wber/lhab009 [accessed December 4, 2021]
• • Musa, Jawad, Saddam Hussein Abbas, and Khidhir Abbas Hameed. 2021. Performance of two rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes Under modern and conventional farming methods in three locations in Iraq. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 910: 012067. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/910/1/012067 [accessed November 27, 2021]
• • Ires, Idil. 2021. Intensive agriculture as climate change adaptation? Economic and environmental tradeoffs in securing rural livelihoods in Tanzanian river basins. Frontiers in Environmental Science 9: 531. [accessed November 26, 2021]
• • Massawe, Ikunda H., Filbert B. Rwehumbiza and Balthazar M. Msanya. 2017. Effect of water management systems with different nutrient combinations on performance of rice on soils of Mvumi, Kilosa district, Tanzania. International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology 4(2): 34-44. doi:10.20546/ijcrbp.2017.402.005 [accessed November 26, 2021]
• • Massawe, Ikunda H. Filbert B. Rwehumbiza and Balthazar M. Msanya. 2016. Effect of water management systems with different nutrient combinations on performance of rice on soils of Mvumi, Kilosa district, Tanzania. M.Sc thesis, Sokoine University (Tanzania). 82p. [accessed November 26, 2021]
• • Sarangi, S.K., et al. 2011. Assessment of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) during Rabi season in coastal salt-affected soils. Journal of Indian Society Coastal Agricultural Research 29(1): 54-58. [accessed November 23, 2021]
• • Joseph, Erdjani. 2020. Etude du comportement de quatre (4) variétés de riz (Oryza sativa L.) face aux attaques des maladies foliaires et de la pourriture des gaines en Système de Riziculture Intensif (SRI) et en Système de Riziculture Traditionnel (SRT) à Bocozelle 5ème section communale de Saint-Marc. Diplôme Ingénieur-Agronome thesis. Université Quisqueya (Haiti). 80 p. [accessed November 7, 2021]
• • Salwati, S., et al. 2021. Peningkatan kadar Zn beras pecah-kulit pada sistem penggenangan berselang melalui aplikasi pupuk kandang diperkaya Zn heptahidrat. Jurnal Ilmu Pertanian Indonesia 26(4): 630-638. [accessed November 4, 2021]
• • Ha, Tuan M., and Ho Van Bac. 2021. Effects of Climate-Smart Agriculture adoption on performance of rice farmers in northeast Vietnam. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 11(4): 291-301. doi:10.18488/journal.ajard.2021.114.291.301 [accessed November 4, 2021]
• • Behera, Abhishek Kumar, et al. 2021. Response of black rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties to organic amendments under SRI method of cultivation. The Pharma Innovation Journal 10(10): 1101-1103. [accessed October 30, 2021]
• Palit, P.N., et al. .2021. Ecointensification in agriculture under changing climate. In: Jhariya M.K., Banerjee A., Meena R.S., Kumar S., Raj A. (eds) Sustainable Intensification for Agroecosystem Services and Management. Springer, Singapore. 10.1007/978-981-16-3207-5_22 [accessed October 22, 2021]
• • Arif, C., et al. 2021. Performance of agro-environmental monitoring for optimum water and crop management: A case study for East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 871(1): 012032. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/871/1/012032 [accessed October 20, 2021]
• • Kumar, Rahul, et al. 2021. Impact of SRI Components on growth and productivity of conventional and transplanted rice. Biological Forum –An International Journal 13(3): 196-199. [accessed October 13, 2021]
• Harman, Gary, et al. 2021. Benefits to plant health and productivity from enhancing plant microbial symbionts. Frontiers in Plant Science 11: 610065. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2020.610065 [accessed October 12, 2021]
• Vent, Olivia, Sabarmatee, and Norman Uphoff. 2016. The System of Rice Intensification and its impacts on women: reducing pain, discomfort, and labor in rice farming while enhancing households’ food security. In: Amber J. Fletcher and Wendee Kubik (eds)., Women in Agriculture Worldwide. Taylor & Francis. [accessed October 11, 2021]
• • Shanmugasundaram, B., N. Rose and C. Parayil. 2021. Resource use efficiency in SRI rice cultivation in Palakkad Plain Agro-ecological Zone of Kerala. Indian Research Journal of Education Extention 21(4):1-5. [accessed October 10, 2021]
• • Sofian, Ahmad. 2021. Perbandingan beberapa teknik budidaya terhadap pertumbuhan dan produksi padi (Oryza sativa L.) dan sifat kimia tanah. Jurnal Agrofolium 1(1): 9-13. [accessed September 25, 2021]
• Nyamai, Matolo. 2017. A comparative assessment of SRI and conventional rice production in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya. MSc thesis. Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technoogy (Kenya) [accessed September 25, 2021]
• • Mosha, Devotha B., et al. 2021. Yield and commercialisation effects of SRI interventions in Mngeta, Kilombero District, Tanzania. APRA Working Paper 66, Brighton: Future Agricultures Consortium. Sept. 21. [There is: a significant association between SRI training and adoption of SRI; significant spillover; need for farmers to adopt more than one of the practices; better strategy for understanding principles.] [accessed September 25, 2021]
• • Kavishe, Rosemary. 2021. Assessing adoption and water productivity of the system of rice-intensification under farmer-led irrigation system in northern Tanzania. MSc Thesis. The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST)(Tanzania). 60 p. [accessed September 25, 2021]
• Agustina, Hilda. 2021. Manajemen air Sistem Irigasi Evapotranspirasi aliran bawah permukaan (Sistem Irigasi Evapotranspirasi) pada budidaya padi Sistem of Rice Intensification (SRI) Salibu. (Water Management Subsurface Evaporative Irrigation Sistem (Evapotranspirasi Irrigation Sistem) in Rice Cultivation System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - Salibu). PhD dissertation. Bogor Agricultural University (IPB). [accessed September 24, 2021]
• Donzia, S.K.Y., H. Yeo, and H.K. Kim. 2019. Design and evaluation of soil pH IoT sensor attribute for rice agriculture in Central Africa.. In: Lee R. (eds) Applied Computing and Information Technology. ACIT 2018. Studies in Computational Intelligence, 788: 37-47. Springer, Cham. 10.1007/978-3-319-98370-7_4 [accessed September 19, 2021]
• • Midya, Ashim, et al. 2021. Crop establishment methods and integrated nutrient management improve: Part I. Crop performance, water productivity and profitability of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in the Lower Indo-Gangetic Plain, India. Agronomy 11(9): 1860. doi:10.3390/agronomy11091860 [accessed September 19, 2021]
• • Fayama, Tionyélé. 2021. Determinants l'adoption ou non du Systeme de Riziculture Intensive (SRI) dan la Vallee de Karfiguela a Banfora - Burkina Faso. Revue des Etudes Multidisciplinaires en Sciences Economiques et Sociales 6(2): 44-65. doi: 10.48375/IMIST.PRSM/REMSES-V6I2.24655 [accessed September 19, 2021]
• • Nigrat, Mergono Adi, Carolina Diana Mual, and Yohanis Yan Makabori. 2021. Pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman padi (Oryza sativa L.) pada berbagai sistem tanam di Kampung Desay, Distrik Prafi, Kabupaten Manokwari (Rice Plant growth and yield (Oryza sativa L.) on various planting systems in Village Desay District Prafi, Manokwari Regency)Prosiding Seminar Nasional Pembangunan dan Pendidikan Vokasi, Pertanian Politeknik Pembangunan Pertanian Manokwari, 31 Juli 2021.doi:10.47687/snppvp.v2i1.191 [accessed September 15, 2021]
• • Quynh, Vu Duong, and Mai Van Trinh. 2018. Assessment of economic, ecological efficiency and resistant ability to unforable climate condition of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in comparison with conventional rice cultivation in Bihn Dinh province. Journal of Vietnam Agricultural Science and Technology 6(91): 27-34.
• • Anwari, Gulaqa. 2017. Effects of cultivation methods on yield of local rice varieties in Kunduz, Afghanistan. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development 4(3): 60-63 [accessed September 1, 2021]
• • Ouma, Marilda Auma. 2021. Assessing the uptake of System of Rice Intensification practices. PhD disseration, Egerton University (Kenya). 187 p. [accessed August 31, 2021]
• • Nayaka, G. V. , G. Prabhakara Reddy, and R. Mahender Kumar. 2021. Effect of water management, systems of cultivation on grain yield and energy budget of rice varieties. 33(17): 70-81. doi: 10.9734/ijpss/2021/v33i1730551 [accessed August 31, 2021]
• • Hazra, Kali Krishna, et al. 2021. Sustainable phosphorus management option for non-flooded rice-lentil sys-tem in alkaline soil of Indo-Gangetic plain. Environmental Challenges 100258 (in press). doi:10.1016/j.envc.2021.100258 [accessed August 31, 2021]
• • Kumar, G. Santhosh, et al. 2021. Evaluation of establishment methods and nutrient management practices on growth rate, root weight, water productivity and yield of rice. Pharma Innovation 10(8): 988-994. [accessed August 25, 2021]
• • Abdulkadir, Tukur D., et al. 2021. Analytical comparison between the speed of screw and crank-rocker based pick and place mechanisms for seedling tray seeding machine. Basrah Journal of Agricultural Sciences 34(1) 108-118. doi: 10.37077/25200860.2021.34.sp1.12 [accessed August 24, 2021]
• • Prusty Ajay Kumar, et al. 2021. Technology adoption of farmers regarding System of Rice Intensification (SR) methods in Puri District of Odisha, India. Journal of Tianjin University Science and Technology 54(7): 394-405. doi: 10.17605/OSF.IO/3CVHZ 1 [accessed August 18, 2021]
• • Tampubolon, Yanto Raya, et al. 2021. Securing food security: System for Rice Intensification method to produce more with less resources in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Journal of Research in Agriculture and Animal Science 8(5): 1-6. [accessed August 18, 2021]
• Lestari, S. A., E, P. Ramdan, and U. Kulsum. 2021. Identifikasi penyebab penyakitb Blas padi pada kombinasi pola tanam System of Rice Intensification (SRI) dan Jajar Legowo. Agropross : National Conference Proceedings of Agriculture, 5, 312–321. [accessed August 15, 2021]
• • Das, Sripriya, et al. 2021. Recent advances in crop establishment methods in Rrce-wheat cropping system - A review, in Cereal Grains, IntechOpen. doi:10.5772/intechopen.98743. [accessed August 15, 2021]
• • Androli, Vandana A., et al. 2019. Factors associated with symbolic adoption of SRI (System of Rice Intensification) method of paddy cultivation. International Journal of Agricultural and Statistical Sciences 15(2): 493-496. [accessed August 1, 2021]
• Graf, Sarah Lena, and Carlos Oya. 2021. Is the system of rice intensification (SRI) pro poor? Labour, class and technological change in West Africa. Agricultural Systems 193: 103229. doi:10.1016/j.agsy.2021.103229 [accessed July 31, 2021]
• • Singh, Avinash Kumar, et al. 2021. Impact of planting methods and weed control practices on growth, yield and quality of paddy. The Pharma Innovation Journal 10(6): 1130-1134 [accessed July 31, 2021]
• • Guven, Cahit, Lan Tong, and Mehmet Ulubasoglu. 2021. Growing more rice with less water: The System of Rice Intensification and rice productivity in Vietnam. Munich Personal RePEc Archive, Paper No. 108768 [accessed July 31, 2021]
• • Yassi, K. Mustari, and T. Dariati. 2021. Development of System of Rice Intensification and Legowo planting systems on ‘Rendengan’ planting season using various rice varieties in different equatorial rainfall types in South Sulawesi. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 807(4): 042028. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/807/4/042048 [accessed July 19, 2021]
• Abirami, G. 2012. Socio-economic impact of Irrigated Agriculture Modernization and Water Bodies Restoration and Management (IAMWARM) Project in Puddukkottai district of Tamil Nadu. M.Sc. thesis, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University.
• Hosseinpour, S., H. Moghadam, and H. Pirdashti. 2021. Evaluation of yield and yield components of rice cv. ‘Tarom Hashemi’ in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and conventional systems. Journal of Agricultural Science and Sustainable Production (in press). doi:10.22034/saps.2021.36888.2376 [accessed July 16, 2021]
• • Al-Hasani, L. N. H., A. J. Musa, and S. B. Salem. 2021. Influence of irrigation and tillage patterns on yield and its components for five rice varieties (Oryza sativa L.) under the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Euphrates Journal of Agriculture Science 13(2): 17-32. [accessed July 16, 2021]
• • Mati, B. M., W. W. Nyangau, J .A. Ndiiri, and R. Wanjogu. 2021. Enhancing production while saving water through the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Kenya's irrigation schemes. Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology 20(1): 24-40 [accessed July 12, 2021]
• • Putra, Dendy Tri Dharma. 2021. Pengaruh berbagai dosis mulsa organik alang- alang terhadap tanaman padi (Oryza sativa L.) metode SRI sistem Jarwo 4:1 [Effect of various doses of mulch organic reeds on rice plants (Oryza sativa L.) SRI method Jarwo system 4:1]. Jurnal AGROHITA 6(1): 61-67 [accessed July 9, 2021]
• Barrett, Christopher B., et al. 2021. Experimental evidence on adoption and impact of the System of Rice Intensification. American Journal of Agricultural Economics. doi:10.1111/ajae.12245 [accessed July 9, 2021]
• • Singh, Avinash Kumar, et al. 2021. Outcomes of yield attributes, yield and economics of rice (Oryza sativa L.) using various planting methods and weed management practices. The Pharma Innovation 10(6): 1135-1139
• • Jumar, Riza Adrianoor Saputra, and Siti Raudatul Jannah. 2021. Effect of fish amino acid application on growth and N-uptake in plants rice using the System of Rice Intensification method. Tropical Wetland Journal 7(1): 25-30. doi: 10.20527/twj.v7i1.91. [accessed July 3, 2021]
• • Ginting, Yulisa Andriani, and Leo Rio Ependi Malau. 2021. Analisis pendapatan dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi penerapan System of Rice Intensification (Sri) di Desa Trasan Kecamatan Bandongan Kabupaten Magelang --(Income and affecting factors analysis of System Rice of Intensification (SRI) application in Trasan Village Bandongan Subdistrict Magelang District). Jurnal Manajemen Agribisnis 9(1): 303-314 [accessed June 30, 2021]
• Fadairo, Olushola Samuel, and Moussa Sanguiana Keita. 2021. The West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP): Smallholder paddy productivity and market linkages in Kindia Prefecture, Guinea. Afrika Focus 34(1): 127-154. doi:10.1163/2031356X-34010003 [accessed June 20, 2021]
• • Thatchinamoorthy, C. 2017. A study on System of Rice Intensification (SRI): A diagnostic study in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. International Journal of Current Agricultural Sciences 7(10): 250-253 [accessed June 15, 2021]
• Hatwar, Nikhil Khemrajji. 2020. Seasonal incidence, effect of different cultivation methods and botanicals on major pests infesting rice, Orzya sativa L. M.Sc. thesis. Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli. 172 p.
• • Dinesh, D., et al. 2019. System of Rice Intensification - a boon to Indian farmers: A review. Annals of Agricultural Research 40(2): 123-139 [accessed June 10, 2021]
• • Phu, Hoang Van, Ha Xuan Linh, and Dang Hoang Ha. 2021. Adaptive research on rice/potato rotation model (SRI for rice and minimum tillage method for potato) in paddy land of Phu Binh district, Thai Nguyen province. TNU Journal of Science and Technology 226(09): 240-249. doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.4422 [accessed June 5, 2021]
• • Kesh, H., et al. 2021. Adaptability and AMMI biplot analysis for yield and agronomical traits in scented rice genotypes under diverse production. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 20(2); 550-562. [accessed June 3, 2021]
• • Singh, Sultan, et al. 2021. Growth and yield of basmati rice under different crop establishment methods and sowing environment. MAUSAM 72(2): 425-434 [accessed June 3, 2021]
• • Liu, Li-Wei, et al. 2021. Internet of things based smart irrigation control system for paddy field. AGRIVITA Journal of Agricultural Science 43(2): 378–389. doi:10.17503/agrivita.v43i2.2936 [accessed May 31, 2021]
• • Phụ, Hoàng Văn, et al. 2021. The advantages of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in environmental protection and climate change mitigation in rice production - A review. TNU Journal of Science and Technology 226(9): 11-21. doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.4343. [accessed May 30, 2021]
• • Sunadi, et al. 2021. The productivity of paddy rice with the method of five seedlings clump-1 STSS used PHP mulch and furrow irrigation compared with several cultivation technology packages. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 757(1): 012014 [accessed May 26, 2021]
• • Nihayah, B. et al. 2021. Methane (CH4) emission flux estimation in SRI (System of Rice Intensification) method rice cultivation using different varieties and fertilization. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 757(1): 012001 [accessed May 26, 2021]
• Surendran, U., et al. 2021. Use of efficient water saving techniques for production of rice in India under climate change scenario: A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production (preproof) 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127272 [accessed May 17, 2021]
• • Shah, T.M., et al. 2021. Intercropping in rice farming under the System of Rice Intensification— An agroecological strategy for weed control, better yield, increased returns, and social–ecologica lsustainability. Agronomy 11: 1010. (online first May 20, 2021) doi:10.3390/agronomy11051010 [accessed May 20, 2021]
• Surendran, U., P. Raja, et al. 2021. Use of efficientwater saving techniques for production of rice in India under climate change scenario: A critical review. Journal of Cleaner Production (preprint) doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127272
• • Gowele, H.F., F.C. Mahoo, and F.C. Kahimba. 2020. Comparison of silicon status in rice grown under the System of Rice Intensification and flooding regime in Mkindo Irrigation Scheme, Morogoro, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences 19(2): 216-226
• Saravanakumar, S., and S. Panneerselvam. 2021. Influence of nitrogen management on growth and yield of rice under SRI technique. International Journal of Farm Sciences 11(1&2): 13-15. doi: 10.5958/2250-0499.2021.00003.3[accessed May11, 2021]
• • Thakur, Amod K., et al. 2021. How agroecological rice intensification can assist in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability (online first May 9, 2021) doi: 10.1080/14735903.2021.1925462 [accessed May 9, 2021]
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• • Singh, B., et al. 2021. Growing rice with less water: Improving productivity by decreasing water demand. In: Ali J., Wani S.H. (eds) Rice Improvement. Springer, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-66530-2_5[accessed May 6, 2021]
• • Er, Ah Choy, Habibah Ahmad, and Azima Abdul Manaf. 2021. Comparative cost benefit analysis of conventional farming and agroecological farming for paddy cultivation in Bachok, Kelantan. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development 12(6): 181-187. [accessed May 3, 2021]
• • Sharma, Aaina, et al. 2021. Influence of various water saving techniques on yield and water productivity of irrigated rice: A review. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 10(1): 1993-2004. doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1001.231 [accessed April 28, 2021]
• • Nazir, Aijaz, et al. 2021. Effect of crop establishment methods and weed management practices on yield and yield attributes of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under temperate conditions of Kashmir. Applied Biological Research 23(2): 171-178. doi:10.5958/0974-4517.2021.00023.9 [accessed April 28, 2021]
• • Singh, R., T. Kumari, P. Verma, et al. 2021. Compatible package-based agriculture systems: an urgent need for agro-ecological balance and climate change adaptation. Soil Ecology Letters (online first April 28, 2021) doi:10.1007/s42832-021-0087-1 [accessed April 28, 2021]
• • Rahmat, Siti Rahyla, et al. 2021. A review of organic agriculture industry in Malaysia and gross margin between organic and conventional plantation. Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government 27(3): 329-338 [accessed April 23, 2021]
• • Mhango, Solomon Simon. 2020. Implications of socio-economic factors on adoption of paddy production innovations in Mvomero district, Tanzania. PhD dissertation. Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania). 156 p. [accessed April 20, 2021]
• • Singh, Shailendra Kumar. 2021. Productivity and profitability of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as influenced by planting methods and nutrient resources under Eastern Uttar Pradesh. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 10(3): 616-626. [accessed April 20, 2021]
• Kumar, Pramod, et al. 2021. Effect of different crop establishment methods and nitrogen levels on the performance of kharif season rice (Oryza sativa) in the Indo-Gangatic plains of eastern Uttar Pradesh. Crop Research 56: 1&2: 1-7. doi: 10.31830/2454-1761.2021.001 [accessed April 19, 2021]
• Patel, Mamta, Sneha Pandey, and Jwala Parte. 2021. Impact evaluation of the System of Rice Intensification Scheme in Chhattisgarh Indian Journal of Economics and Development 17(1):176-181. doi:10.35716/IJED/20140 [accessed April 19, 2021]
• • Rahayu, Ahadiyat Yugi, et al. 2021. Pendampingan petani padi melalui KKN pembelajaran pemberdayaan masyarakat Desa Piasa Kulon Kabupaten Banyumas. Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdhii 7(1): 29-25 [accessed April 17, 2021]
• • Elita, Nelson, et al. 2021. Pengaruh aplikasi Trichoderma spp. indigenous terhadap hasil padi varietas Junjuang menggunakan System of Rice Intensification (Effects of Indigenous Trichoderma spp. Application on the yield of Junjuang variety rice under the System of Rice Intensification). Jurnal Tanah dan Iklim 45(1): 79-89. [accessed April 12, 2021]
• Deo, Man Mohan, et al. 2021. Development of mechanical urea briquette applicator for SRI. 91(2): The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences 91(2): [accessed April 12, 2021]
• • Ginigaddara, G. A. S., and S.L. Ranamukhaarachchi. 2021. Varied responses of System of Rice Intensification to medium and short-aged rice and types of planting material in Central Plains of Thailand. Asian Journal of Emerging Research 3(1): 12-18. [accessed April 12, 2021]
• • Lalit Kumar, et al. 2021. Resource Conservation Technologies (RCTs) in rice-wheat production: An overview. International Journal of Advanced Research and Innovative Ideas in Education 7(2): 23-27. [accessed April 2, 2021]
• • Isnawan, Bambang Heri, et al. 2021. Primary macro nutrient content, root growth, and crop growth analysis of local rice varieties with intermittent and continuous flooding irrigation. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 709: 012063. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/709/1/012063 [accessed March 31, 2021]
• • Khalid, Farhan, et al. 2021. Evaluating direct dry-seeding and seed-priming used with the system of rice intensification vs. conventional rice cultivation in Pakistan. Journal of Crop Improvement (online first March 30, 2021) doi: 10.1080/15427528.2021.1910094. [accessed March 31, 2021]
• • Ito, Noriko. 2018. ポスト緑の革命期のインドネシア・ジャワにおける低投入農法の普及過程―有機 SRI（System of Rice Intensification）の普及事例の社会ネットワーク分析― (The process of popularizing low-input farming methods in Java, Indonesia during the post-Green Revolution). 農林水産政策研究 = Journal of Agricultural Policy Research 29: 1-27.
• • Abankwah, Vincent, and Lucy A. Tutu. 2021. Rice production under the System of Rice Intensification and conventional methods: Which is more profitable in Ghana? Journal of Experimental Agriculture International 43(1): 75-83. doi:10.9734/jeai/2021/v43i130633 [accessed March 24, 2021]
• • Kaloi, Francis Kadipo, et al. 2021. Determinants influencing the adoption of rice intensification system among smallholders in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya. Advances in Agriculture (online first Feb. 24 2021). doi: 10.1155/2021/1624334 [accessed March 18, 2021]
• • Ghanaei-Pashaki, K.Mansour. 2020. Effect of rice-duck co-cultivation on rice yield, water productivity and weed control in different cultivation systems. Iranian Journal of Field Crops Research. 18(3): 341-355. doi: 10.22067/gsc.v18i3.86497 [accessed March 9, 2021]
• Eliyah, J. 2016. Effects of flooding and system of rice intensification on nitrogen use efficiency in rice production at Mkindo, Morogoro, Tanzania. Master's thesis. Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania). [accessed March 7, 2021]
• Denkyirah, E. K. 2015. Profitability of Rice Production: A Comparative analysis of System of Rice Intensification and conventional method in the Kassena-Nankana East District of Ghana. Master's thesis, University of Ghana. [accessed March 7, 2021]
• Salifu, Y. I. 2015. Evaluation of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) for enhanced rice (Oryza sativa L) production in the Guinea Savannah Zone of Ghana. Master's thesis, University of Development Studies (Ghana). [accessed March 7, 2021]
• • Zhimomi, T., et al. 2021. Effect of spacing and age of seedling on yield of rice under System of Rice Intensification. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 10(2): 763-769. doi: 10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1002.091 [accessed March 4, 2021]
• Biswas, Amit, Damodhara Rao Mailapalli, and Narendra Singh Raghuwanshi. 2021. Modelling the effect of changing transplanting water footprints for paddy under System of Rice intensification. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. (Online first March 1, 2021). doi:10.1002/jsfa.11186 [accessed March 4, 2021]
• • Ouma, Matilda A., Justus M. Ombati and Christopher A. Onyango. 2020. Challenges and coping strategies in the uptake of the System of Rice Intensification practices in Oluch Irrigation Scheme, Homa-Bay County, Kenya. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International 42(12): 13-25. doi:10.9734/jeai/2020/v42i1230624 [accessed February 27, 2021]
• • Ahadiyat, Y. R., and Ardiansyah. 2020. Aplikasi pemupukan pada System of Rice Intensification terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil padi saat musim kemarau. Jurnal Penelitian Pertanian Terapan 20(3): 213-217. doi:10.25181/jppt.v20i3.1713 [accessed February 25, 2021]
• • Shah, Tavseef Mairaj. 2021. Agroecological engineering interventions for food security and sustainable rural development: The case of rice farming in Kashmir. Hamburger Berichte zur Siedlungswasserwirtschaft 103. 152 p. doi:10.15480/882.3286. [Book based on PhD dissertation] [accessed February 25, 2021]
• *Kavita and Darwankar, M. 2020. System of Wheat Intensification: A short review. Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology 21(69-70): 74-78. [accessed February 12, 2021]
• • Htwe, T., et al. 2021. Grain yield and environmental impacts of alternative rice establishment methods in Myanmar. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 19(1): 507-524. [accessed February 10, 2021]
• Kavishe, R.E., F.C. Kahimba, and H.C. Komakech. 2021. Farmer's appropriation of system of rice intensification practices in water-scarce irrigation schemes in Northern Tanzania. Paddy and Water Environment. 10.1007/s10333-020-00836-1 [accessed February 10, 2021]
• • Nwahia, Ogechi Cordelia. 2021. Analysis of cost and returns in rice production by USAID-MARKETS II Project participants and non-participants in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Agricultural Socio-Economics Journal 121(1): 1-6. doi:10.21776/ub.agrise.2021.021.1.12 [accessed February 8, 2021]
• • Tampubolon, Yanto Raya, et al. 2020. IPTEK bagi masyakarkat untuk meningkatkan ketahanan pangan: Penerapan metode SRI (System of Rice Intensification) di Kecamatan Namorambe, Kabupaten Deli Serdang, Sumatera Utara. Logista 4(2): 285-297, doi: 10.25077/logista.4.2.285-297.2020 [accessed February 3, 2021]
• • Yadav, Shipra, et al. 2020. Soil organic carbon sequestration and carbon pools in rice based cropping systems in Indo-Gangetic Plains: An overview. International Research Journal of Pure & Applied Chemistry 21(24): 122-136. doi:10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i2430341 [accessed February 2, 2021]
• • Garbaa, A., and R. Kumeri. 2016. Transplanting rice (Oryza sativa L) using different seedling rates under rainfed condition in Bauchi, Nigeria. International Journal of Engineering & Scientific Research 4(3) [accessed February 1, 2021]
• • Diedhiou, Pierre C.C. 2021. Intensification (SRI) and traditional practices (TP) in Ziguinchor District, Senegal. Forestry & Agriculture Review 2(1): 22-36. doi:10.47285/far.v2i1.64 [accessed January 31, 2021]
• • Astane, Yaser Ghorbanian, et al. 2013. Effects of systems of rice intensification (SRI) on grain yield and water productivity of rice. Agroecology Journal 9(4): 53-61 [accessed January 30, 2021]
• Akpoti, Komlavi. 2021. The potential for expansion of irrigated rice under alternate wetting and drying in Burkina Faso. Agricultural Water Management 247: 106758. doi:10.1016/j.agwat.2021.106758
• • Sugarda, Tarya J., et al. 2008. Kajian pengembangan usahatani padi organik SRI (System of Rice Intensification) berwawasan agribisnis dalam mendukung program ketahanan pangan secara berkelanjutan. Agrikultura 19(1): 15-25. doi:10.24198/agrikultura.v19i1.625 [accessed January 27, 2021]
• Adrianto, Irwan. 2020. Kajian perbandingan usahatani padi organik SRI (System of Rice Intensification) dan padi anorganik di Kabupaten Luwu Timur. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Hasanudin (Indonesia) [accessed January 27, 2021]
• • Arif, Chusnul, et al. 2021. Performances of sheet-pipe typed subsurface drainage on land and water productivity of paddy fields in Indonesia. Water 13(1): 48. doi:10.3390/w13010048
• Ramesh, Kumbhar Chaitanya. 2020. Population dynamics and management of insect pests of rice and their natural enemies in different rice cultivation systems in Bihar. PhD dissertation, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University. 116p. (Bihar, India) [accessed January 27, 2021]
• Kalita, Rekhashree. 2020. Resource use efficiency in winter rice (Oryza sativa L.) under SRI concept as influenced by microclimate. Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat. 213p. (Assam, India) [accessed January 27, 2021]
• Konwar, Milon Jyoti. 2020. Real time nitrogen application in winter rice under different crop establishment techniques. PhD dissertation, Assam Agricultural University. [accessed January 25, 2021]
• • Hasanah, N.A., et al. 2021. Economic valuation of SRI paddy. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 622: 012050. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/622/1/012050 [accessed January 14, 2021]
• Mishra, Abha, Jan Willem Ketelaar, Norman Uphoff and Max Whitten. 2021. Food security and climate-smart agriculture in the lower Mekong basin of Southeast Asia: evaluating impacts of system of rice intensification with special reference to rainfed agriculture. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability doi:10.1080/14735903.2020.1866852 [accessed January 13, 2021]
• Nirmala, B., et al. 2021. Integrated assessment of system of rice intensification vs. conventional method of transplanting for economic benefit, energy efficiency and lower global warming potential in India. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, doi:10.1080/21683565.2020.1868648 [accessed January 10, 2021]
• • Khanh, Hồ Vũ, et al. 2020. Assessment of economic efficiency, soil characteristics and plankton on SRI model, and traditional intensive rice model in Tan Hiep, Kien Giang. Ho Chi Minh City University of Education Journal of Science, 17(12), 2130-2142. [accessed January 8, 2021]
• • Kuotsu, Kevizhalhou, and Avanish Prakash Singh. 2020. Establishment and weed management effects on yield of lowland rice (Oryza sativa). Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 9(6): 1742-1744. [accessed January 6, 2021]

New Links from our Website to Online Publications (and SRI-Related Social Media sites) (2021)
(see also Latest Research directly above and Recent Uploads below for new material on our site).

• Neupane, S., et al. 2021. Climate investment plan for the agriculture sector: A decision support tool for scaling up Climate-Smart Agriculture technologies and practices in Gandaki Province, Nepal. Local Initiatives for Biodiversity, Research and Development (LI-BIRD) and Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture, Cooperative and Poverty Alleviation (MoLMACPA), Gandaki Province, Pokhara, Nepal [accessed December 7, 2021]
• Hong, TV, et al. 2021. Rice cultivation ambition in the new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions: 2020-2021: Analysis of agricultural sub-sectors in countries’ climate change strategies. CCAFS Info Note. Wageningen, The Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). [Shows the number of countries including SRI and other rice production strategies in their NDCs. For exact countries, see the separate Excel sheet by S. Rose et al.]
• BSWI. 2019. Baradrone Social Welfare Institution (BSWI) 2018-2019 Annual Report. Baradrone Social Welfare Institution (BSWI) website. June 10. [BSWI SRI activity in northern West Bengal doubled the present average without relying on external inputs. In past 3 years, 4,600 farmers beat old yield record; best was by young farmer Kakon Ray, who set a new record of 17.59 tons/ha using SRI, BSWI helped bring 7,360 hectares under SRI in the last year without any project assistance other than mobilizing the farmers of Malda district.] [accessed October 10, 2021]
• Mosha, Devotha B., et al. 2021. Yield and commercialisation effects of SRI interventions in Mngeta, Kilombero District, Tanzania. APRA Working Paper 66, Brighton: Future Agricultures Consortium. Sept. 21. [There is: a significant association between SRI training and adoption of SRI; significant spillover; need for farmers to adopt more than one of the practices; better strategy for understanding principles.]
• Isinika, Aida, et al. 2021. Rice commercialisation effects in Mngeta, Kilombero District, Tanzania: Identifying the underlying factors. APRA Working Paper 63, Brighton: Future Agricultures Consortium. Sept. 7. [SRI is included in this study, though it is an adapted SRI that requires mulitple inputs.]
• Mendez, KS, et al. 2021. Portfolio of climate resilient options for farming and fishing Communities in Ivisan, Capiz. Cavite, Philippines: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). 42p. (pp. 20-28 related to SRI) [accessed August 31, 2021]
• 2020. APRA Tanzania influencing activities media workshop report on agricultural commercialisation in Tanzania. Future Agricultures website [Agricultural Policy Research for Africa (APRA) and Sokoine University have a workshop for journalists on 10/20/20. Page 4 includes information on "yield and commercialisation effects of SRI interventions in Mngeta, Kilombero District."] [accessed February 28, 2021]

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Documents Uploaded on our Website (2021) (Includes new pages added to the SRI-Rice website)

• [SRI-Rice web pages updated during December: 2021 additions, November 2021 additions (new page), Cote d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Iraq, Japan, Mali, Thailand, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, India publications, India videos, research network, videos]
• Hameed, Khidhir Abbas, and Abdulkadhim Jawad Musa. 2021. Report on our activities on the SRI system during the past four rice seasons in Iraq (2018-2021). SRI-Rice website. November. (4p., 2.14MB) [uploaded December 15, 2021]
• Chowhan, Gopal. 2021. ADRA’s SRI Progress in Bangladesh. Bangladesh country page, SRI-Rice website. 1p. [uploaded September 30, 2021]
• Baniqued, Adelberto. 2021. A brief activity report on the USAID/Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) sponsored season-long (October 2020 to March 2021) Organic System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Lower Tiparak, Tambulig and Switch, Ramon Magsaysay, Province of Zamboanga de Sur, Mindanao, The Philippines. SRI-Rice website. (8p. pdf) [uploaded May 13, 2021]
• [English translation was uploaded] Ghanaei-Pashaki, K. Mansour. 2020. Effect of rice-duck co-cultivation on rice yield, water productivity and weed control in different cultivation systems. Iranian Journal of Field Crops Research 18(3): 341-355. doi: 10.22067/gsc.v18i3.86497 [see English translation] [uploaded May 7, 2021]
• Fisher, Lucy. 2021. Monthly additions to the SRI-Rice website. [uploaded monthly].

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Videos / Audiofiles - 2021 (either uploaded by SRI-Rice OR linked to from our website)

• 2021 (December 18). धान सघनीकृत प्रणाली प्रविधि (System of Rice Intensification, SRI) for loksewa aayog @लोकसेवा Hub. 9:10 min. लोकसेवा Hub channel, YouTube. [Hindi language SRI instruction; text only]
• 2021 (December 14). SRI (System of Rice Intensification) at ECHO Asia Farm. 4:34 min. ECHO Asia channel, YouTube. [Thai version also available] [This video from ECHO Asia, which is located in northern Thailand explains SRI and emphasizes its importance for producing pure seed.]
• 2021 (November 21). E-Konsultani -- IoT Solution for SRI Paddy Farm Monitoring. 4:00 min. X-Camp IoT Lab channel, YouTube. [Internet of Things (IoT) tech applied to SRI in West Java, Indonesia]
• 2021 (November 18). Cara Membuat Semai Menggunakan Nampam. 6:36 min. Nagajr channel, YouTube. [(Bahasa Indonesia) Basic info by farmer on growing SRI seedlings in trays.]
• 2021 (November 16). Program Dosen Wajib Meneliti (PDWM) 2021. 14.07 min. Jumar channel, YouTube. [(Bahasa Indonesia). Video about instructors and students from Universitas Lambung Mangkurat doing SRI fieldwork in Kailmantan Selatan, Indonesia. Includes details on soil fertility research, field research methods, and other SRI practices.]
• 2021 (November 8). System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Comparison and Advantages. 16:48 min. Hello Agrarian by Dr. T. Pandiaraj channel, YouTube. [Video intended to help Indians prepare for ICAR exams.]
• 2021 (October 22). The International Webinar on Agroecology & Community Series: Ecological Management of Invasive Rice Pests. 1:22:35 min. SRI-Mas Society channel, YouTube. [Ravi Joshi presents information on organic rice pest management (insects, rats,snails and selected diseases) primarily in the Phillipines] [accessed November 14, 2021]
• 2021 (September). Lotus Foods: The Story of Sustainable Rice. 29:01 Heartland Stories Radio. [Interview with Ken Lee from Lotus Food about SRI principles/practices and the organic products they sell.] [Also available from Pacifica Network [accessed November 9, 2021]
• 2021 (October 19). Budidaya padi organik metode SRI || Part 2. 3:47 min. Sudirman official channel, YouTube. [Video from Barito Kuala Regency, South Kalimantan, Indonesia. Produced originally in 2018. The SRI is integrated with Jaja Legowo practices of leaving every third row empty.]
• 2021 (October 19). Advanced SRI. Method to increase rice productivity many fold. 9:44 min. Biswajit Ghosh channel, YouTube. [In this video, the advanced SRI method is using three seedlings/hill planted at 7cm in a triangular pattern. However, the spacing between the trials is not clear.]
• 2021 (October 17). Scientific Lecture on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - Full Package of Practices. 54:40 min. Hello Agrarian by Dr. T. Pandiaraj channel, YouTube. [Lecture by Dr. T. Pandiaraj, assistant prof at Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India.]
• 2021 (October 3). काळा भात भाग - १ फायदे व उत्पादनामधील संधी , Black Rice - Scope and Importance of Cultivation. 9:31 min. Yashwant Gavhane Agri tech channel. [Marathi language video on growing black rice with SRI methods in India and the benefits of black rice.]
• 2021 (October 1). Creating generational wealth through rice farming. 12:34 min. Utmost Precision channel, YouTube. [One of Kenya's first SRI farmers, Mathew Kamanu, who grows rice in Mwea, tells his story.]
• 2021 (September 29). Budidaya Padi System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 4:03 min. Agroekoteknologi ULM channel, YouTube. [Community training by Universitas Lambung Mangkurat in Desa Sungai Rangas, Kecamatan Martapura Barat, Kabupaten Banjar, Kalimantan Selatan.]
• 2021 (September 26). System of rice intensification Technology ; এইচএসসি কৃষিশিক্ষা ১ম পত্র ৩য় অধ্যায় সৃজনশীল প্রশ্নসহ. 22:59 min. কৃষি টিউব channel, YouTube. [Bangla language technical presentation on SRI.]
• 2021 (September 7). SRI Method || Paddy plantation . 12:19 min. Telugu Agri APPs channel, YouTube. [Telugu language description of bed preparation for SRI]
• 2021 (August). SRI || System of rice intensification || The magic of a handful of seeds. 28:27 min. Sambhav Odisha channel, YouTube.
• 2020 (June 13). System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 2:25 min. ADRA Bangladesh video on Facebook. [In the boro season, there are 300 farmers implementing SRI with the help of the NGO ADRA-Bangladesh's CEP-Dalatpur, Manikgan.] [accessed August 17, 2021]
• 2021 (August 10, 2021). System of Rice Intensification introduction video. 4:13 min. Rice Watch Action Network, Inc. channel, YouTube. [Tagalog language SRI instructional video from long-time SRI trainer Rene Jaranilla in the Philippines.]
• 2021 (August 8). Budidaya Padi Organik Dengan Metode System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 8:35 min. KKN-PPM UGM Simfoni Sindangwangi 2021
• 2021 (August 5). Paddy Cultivation in SRI Method. 4:35 min. Lucky Mediabbsr channel, YouTube. [Lucky media program in Ganjam district, Odisha, India, increases to 500 ha. This video explains practices.]
• 2021 (August 5). SRI and AWD (System of Rice Intensification and Alternate Wetting and Drying). 6:45 min. Dhirendra chand channel, YouTube. [SRI methods elaborated in Nepali language]
• 2021 (July 6). SRI- System of Rice Intensification / SRI विधि द्वारा धान की खेती by Shri R N Sahu. 7:50 min. Akashvani Raigarh channel, YouTube. [Hindu language SRI overview.]
• 2021 (July 10). काळ्या भाताची SRI पद्धतीने लावणी - SRI - System of Rice Intensification. 16:07 min. Kalifornia30 Farms channel, YouTube. [Marathi language (Maharashtra, India) video about growing black rice with SRI methods.]
• 2021 (June 25). Agroecological Opportunities with System of Rice Intensification & System of Crop Intensification. 1: 53:36 min. SRI Mas Society channel, YouTube. [Recording of a June 25 seminar for the International Webinar Series on Agroecology and Community.]
• 2021 (June 12). SRI methods of rice cultivation SRI the System of Rice Intensification. 18:45 min. JOURNEY WITH VIJAYKUMAR SHRIVASTAV channel, YouTube [Detailed SRI explantations and instructions from India (English)]
• 2021 (June 10). SRI System of Rice cultivation. 3:28 min. Udaya Agri_tech channel, YouTube. [Nepali language explanation of how to implement SRI methods.]
• 2021 (June 5). SRI method of paddy cultivation//most advanced technology for paddy cultivation. 16:07 min. AGRICulture Make Strong channel. [SRI instructional video from Tamil Nadu, India]
• 2020 (August 27). Sustainable Rice Intensification in Baguineda, Mali. 9:33 min. Green Innovation Centres channel, YouTube. [accessed May 2021]
• 2021 (May 15). System of Rice Intensification. 8:31 min. কৃষি টিউব channel, YouTube. [Hindi language explanation of SRI.]
• 2021 (May 12). SRI method of rice cultivation | SRI method of paddy cultivation In Hindi | श्री विधि से धान की खेती,.8:22 min. Mix Farming channel, YouTube. [Hindi language video with SRI instructions. Uses agrochemicals.]
• 2021 (April 16). SRI method in rice cultivation. 13:42 min. Future Tamilachi channel, YouTube. [Tamil language SRI instructional video.]
• 2021 (March 26). Ag506 Lect 11 Water saving in Rice-- System Rice Intensification 26 03 2021 - Part II. 1:13:05 min. Dinesh Kumar channel, YouTube. [Part II of a lecture by Dinesh Kumar for the Indian Agricultural Research Institute's (IARI's) Division of Agronomy.]
• 2021 (March 25). Ag506 Lect 10 Water saving in Rice-- System Rice Intensification 25 03 2021 Part I. 41:37 min. Dinesh Kumar channel, YouTube. [Lecture by Dinesh Kumar for the Indian Agricultural Research Institute's (IARI's) Division of Agronomy.]
• 2021 (February 19). System of Rice Intensification | SeSTA's Intervention | Northeast India | Assam. 10:14 min. Seven Sisters Development Assistance channel, YouTube. [Local language instructional SRI video from the Indian NGO SeSTA's project in Assam.]
• 2021. BBC clip on SRI and drip irrigation (from Follow the Food series). 3:02 min. BBC website. [Interview on SRI is with Ravidchandran Vanchinathan in South India. This video clip is part of the BBC series Follow the Food, specifically the section on Why our food needs to use less water.]
• 2021 (February 16). Rice iCrop - Intercropping Rice and Legumes. 28:54 min. Rice iCrop channel, YouTube. [Beans intercropped with SRI rice in Assam. This is research from Tavseef Shah's PhD dissertation.]
• 2021 (January 26). SRI: The Zamfara Rice Farming Experience. 13:40 min. NIFAAS Nigeria channel, YouTube. [One of a series SRI videos from Zamfara State, Nigeria, produced by the NAERLS, Zaria.]
• 2020 (July 8). Hore! Akhirnya Panen SRI! 12:21 min. MD Indonesia channel, Indonesia.[Vlog from a ZOA-MDS SRI project in Central Sulawesi. In Indonesian with English subtitles.] [accessed January 12, 2021]
• 2020 (May 23). SRI #3 Pembersihan Gulma (MDS-ZOA Vlog). 2:31 min. MD Indonesia channel, Indonesia [Vlog about weeding from a ZOA-MDS SRI project in Central Sulawesi. In Indonesian with English subtitles.].[accessed January 12, 2021]
• 2020. System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 2:17 min. Resilience India channel, YouTube. [Video sponsored by NIBIO, ICAR and NRRI in India that is a short overview of SRI methods from seed to harvest.]

 

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Slide Presentations (Primarily PowerPoint) - 2021 acquisitions

• 2021. El Sector Agropecuario Panameno Contribuyendo a la Lucha Frente al Cambio Climatico. 6 slides. SRI-Rice channel, Slideshare. [This is a partial slideset related to the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). The full slide set was presented at COP26, Glasgow, Scotland, by the Ministereo Desarrollo Agropecuario, Panama, during November 2021.] [uploaded November 15, 2021]
• Tetra Tech. 2021. 2103 - Reduced Methane Emissions Rice Production Project in Northernof Nigerian with System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 11 slides. SRI-Rice channel, Slideshare. [This is a presentation on progress of SRI activities in the LINKS program, Catalysing Economic Growth for Northern Nigeria, which is implemented by Tetra Tech International Development] [Uploaded October 2021]
• Pay, Cheth. 2018. Women-led agriculture service team in inclusive food system programme. FAO website. [Poster about Oxfam work in Cambodia presented at the 2nd Agroecology Conference, April 3-5, FAO, Rome.] [uploaded October 17, 2021]
• Cardona, Reinaldo. 2017. 1711 - Sistema Intensivo del Cultivo del Arroz para la Producción y Sustentabilidad del Rubro. Poster presentation, SRI-Rice channel, Slideshare [Spanish language presentation on 2017 results from SRI trials from parcel 234 in Calabozo, Guarico, Venenzuela.]
• Stoop, Willem. 2016. Ecological Intensification - Lessons from SRI from Green Revolution to Agro-Ecology. 42 slides. SRI-Rice channel, Slideshare. [Presentation in December 2016 to the Agro-Ecology Group at Brussels University.]
• *Uphoff, Norman. 2021. Agroecological Opportunities with System of Rice Intensification & System of Crop Intensification. 35 slides. SRI-Rice channel, Slideshare. [Presentation on June 25, 2021, that was part of the International Webinar Series on Agroecology and Community.]

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* indicates SCI, which is adaptation of SRI principles to other crops.