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In the Press - 2022

December 2022

• Apresiasi alumni berprestasi, Himpunan Alumni IPB gelar HA IPB Awards 2022 [Alumni Awards at Insitut Pertanian Bogor include Ida Bagus Gede Arsana, farmer and director of Bali SRI organik enterprise, for his work on organic SRI in Bali.]
  December 27, 2022, Media Indonesia (Bogor, Indonesia)
• PT Vale Alokasikan CSR Rp451 Miliar [There are 53 ha. of SRI in 4 districts of Luwu Timur, South Sulawesi.]
  December 26, 2022, Metro Sulawesi (Central Sulawesi, Indonesia)
• PT. Vale edukasi petani Puuroda dan Puubangga kembangkan padi organik [Update of PT Vale's CSR efforts with organic SRI in South Sulawesi, Indonesia]
  December 20, 2022, Kendari Pos South Sulawesi, Indonesia)
• Madagascar: Périmètres agricoles - 100 000 ha de terrain réhabilités [SRI implemented on 101,600 ha for three years, enabled Madagascar to improve its productivity to 5 tons per ha in 2 regions.]
  December 23, 2022, AllAfrica.com (Madagascar)
• Di NTT, dosen IPB kenalkan budidaya SRI yang hemat air [Profs from two univerisities in Java are studying SRI in Sumba Timur, NTT, in order to save water]
  December 7, 2022, Kompas (Re: Sumba Timur, Indonesia)
• Plans underway to benefit from lucrative regional rice market
  December 5, 2022, Daily News (Tanzania)

November 2022

• Tingkatkan taraf ekonomi, Vale (INCO) bina petani teknologi SRI Organik
  November 29, 2022, IPOT News (Central Sulawesi, Indonesia)
• *GM mustard: Where is data on biosafety and higher yield? [GM article notes SMI..]
  November 29, 2022, Fortune India (India)
• Ternyata ini alasan beras organik lebih mahal dari beras biasa
  November 28, 2022, detikFinance (Central Sulawesi, Indonesia)
• Yuk ketahui System of rice intensification dan budidaya Hatzon pada padi [Info on SRI and Hazton methods]
  November 27, 2022, NTB Satu (Lombok, Indonesia)
• Agriculture : Des nouveaux mécanismes d’accompagnement agricole pour pérenniser la production vivrière. [SRI included in govenment entrepreneurial framework system called Champs Écoles Agriculteurs (CEA) in Togo
  October 17, 2022, Matin Libre (Togo) [accessed November 7, 2022]
• At COP 27, IICA will present a document on sustainable agriculture milestones from across the Americas showcasing the countries’ shared commitment to combating climate change and caring for the environment
  November 5, 2022, SKN Vibes (re: Latin America)
• Conserving water can help avoid existing and future crisis [As SRI up to 44% water, Mountain Research Center for Field Crops (MRCFC)-Khudwani has been working on resources conservation technologies under All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) including SRI and direct dry seeded rice.]
  November 3, 2022, Kashmir Reader (Jammu and Kashmir, India)
• Arroz SRI/SICAJuly [Jorge Gil Chang makes the case for SRI in Ecuador.
  July 6, 2022, El Universo (Educador) [accessed November 6, 2022]
• Tripura registers shortfall in paddy cultivation due to low rainfall ["Since the previous Left Front government, Tripura has been working to boost paddy production with innovative techniques like System of Rice Intensification (SRI)."]
  November 2, 2022, Hindustan Times (Tripura, India)
• Expect no serious adverse impact on Aman paddy output despite rainfall deficit: Tripura agri official [ICM recommended over SRI]
  November 1, 2022, The New Indian Express (Tripura, India)

October 2022

• Rice insecurity: The depletion of groundwater resources and the increasing cost of cultivation may put rice production in jeopardy in the future [SRI suggested to reduce water use]
  October 7, 2022, New Indian Express (India)

September 2022

• Dosen IPB uji sistem monitoring lingkungan berbasis internet [IPB prof sets up irrigation monitoring in Sumba Timur, Indonesia]
  August 21, 2022, VIVA.co.id (NTT, Indonesia) [accessed September 25, 2022]
• Mô hình Làng nông nghiệp ứng phó với biến đổi khí hậu ở Tây Bắc
  Spetember 23, 2022,Khoa Học Phát Triển (Vietnam)
• Sawah dan kearifan lokal Dayak di Pulau Sapi, Kaltara [SRI combined with local rice practices in North Kalmantan (Borneo), Indonesia]
  July 5, 2022, Detik Borneo (Kalmantan Utara, Indonesia) [accessed September 11, 2022]

August 2022

• Sawah dan Kearifan Lokal Dayak di Pulau Sapi, Kaltara
• El arroz agroecológico, la opción al insumo caro [Farmers in Ecuador adopt organic SRI in Guayas province]
  April 23, 2022, Expreso (Ecuador) [accessed August 13, 2022]
• The green revolution in Goa
  August 2, 2022, Gomantak Times (Goa, India)
• Sought for devpt projects, Aquem-Baixo farmers retain and cultivate paddy fields [Farmers use SRI in new project]
  August 10, 2022, The Goan (Goa, India)
• VC SKUAST-K visits MRCFC Khudwani, reviews progress research projects [Vice Chancellor SKUAST-Kashmir visited the Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops (MRCFC) and recommended promoting DSR and SRI]
  August 8, 2022, Kashmir Reader (Kashmir, India)
• Agricultural empowerment with organic systems in South Sulawesi
  August 8, 2022, Indonesia Posts English [South Sulawesi, Indonesia]

July 2022

• Sell produce to consumers directly: Official to farmers [Ag. director says to use SRI so as not to waste seed.]
  July 29, 2022, Times of India (Tamil Nadu, India)
• UPSC Essentials: One word a day – SRI
  July 26, 2022, The Indian Express (India) [Unfortunately, you need a subscription to read]
• Silvex trains rural women on climate smart rice parboiling and drying [Project uses SRI and partners with FCDO LINKS project and others]
  July 2022, Stallion Times (Nigeria)
• Amid erratic climate, Kerala's paddy cultivation dwindles, demands more irrigation
  July 22, 2022, Daijiworld.com (Kerala, India)

June 2022

• 'Rice hometown' Thái Bình Province strives to enhance rice quality, branding [In 2020, the cultivated area of Thái Bình Province applying IPM and SRI reached nearly 45% of the total planting area, helping farmers reduce production costs and increase profits]
  June 29, 2022, EIN NewsWires (Thái Bình, Vietnam)
• Lebih menguntungkan, petani Manggis budidayakan padi salibu [Farmers in Karangasem, Bali, find success with SRI ratooning.]
  June 27, 2022, Bali Ekbis (Bali, Indonesia)
• SRI paves way through India’s rising water scarcity
  June 24, 2022, Chronicle Times (Punjab, India)
• Kapolda Sulsel sebut pengelolaan lingkungan PT Vale patut dontoh [More govt. accolades for PT Vale's SRI project]
  June 15, 2022, Teraskabar.id (South Sulawesi, Indonesia)
• Water management in paddy cultivation
  June 14, 2022, E-PAO (Manipur, India)
• Des producteurs du riz et du soja de l’Ogou et de l’Amou en formation à Gleï [Rice producers from the Ogou and Amou prefectures in Togo are taking part in a training workshop featuring SRI and other land management issues.]
  June 9, 2022, Atop (Togo)
• SRI Organik PT Vale, harapan baru pertanian produktif-ramah lingkungan di Pomalaa [First harvest of SRI Organic (PT Vale CSR program) in Baula District, Kolaka Regency, South Sulawesi shows 8.36 tons/ha in 4 villages.]
  June 3, 2022, SINDOnews (Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia)
• Climate Lab proving to be a game changer for farmers [Tamil Nadu SRI farmer reports on weather program]
  June 2, 2022, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Don't make Punjab a junkyard for machines [Brief mention of SRI as an innovation not always requiring big equipment]
  June 2, 2022, The Tribune (Punjab India)
• Bukti PT Vale rawat kelestarian lingkungan, panen perdana SRI Organik di Blok Bahodopi
  June 1, 2022, Sulsel by Fajar (South Sulawesi, Indonesia)
• Water released for irrigation [Cooperation Minister I. Periyasamy released the water for the kuruvai crop in the double crop areas are Tamil Nadu and urged farmers to adopt SRI.]
  June 1, 2022, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)

May 2022

• Explained: How SRI method of sowing paddy saves 15-20% water, gives better yield [SRI experiences/aspirations for Punjab]
  May 27, 2033, New Indian Express [Punjab, India]
• Telangana: SRI helps in reduction of pumping hours and irrigation days [SRI impact assessment in 20 project villages in Narayanpet shows farmers cut down input costs, improve plant growth and water savings,]
  May 16, 2022, Telangana Today (Telangana, India)
• SciCAT Program uses for different technologies for farms [Science for the Convergence of Agriculture and Tourism (SciCAT) program works with Dimpas Greentigrated Farm in Davao Orientalin highlighting SRI]
  May 13, 2022, Manila Bulletin (Manila and Davao, Philippines)
• SRI method requires less input costs, improves paddy yield: Study in Telangana's Narayanpet
  May 12, 2922, New Indian Express (Telangana, India)
• Farmers to learn modern cultivation techniques [Since the intermittent rain during the northeast monsoon will not be suitable for allowing the field to get dry, farmers should use SRI during the ‘kar’ paddy season.]
  May 11, 2022, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)

April 2022

• Panen padi organik dengan SRI di ALC hasilkan 11,8 ton GKP/Hektar [Organic SRI program in Bali produced 11.8 tons/ha.]
  April 25, 2022, Bali Ekbis (Bali, Indonesia)
• T.N. reaching saturation level in foodgrain production [C. Ramasamy, former Vice-Chancellor TNAU, says the paddy production can go up 90 lakh tonnes if there is an intense campaign to adopt the SRI, train farmers and regulate fertilization.]
  April 25, 2022, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Rice fish crop rotation in valley districts of Manipur [Good example of crop rotation with SRI]
  April 17, 2022, E-Pao (Manipur, India) [Also in Sangai Express on April 12, 2022]

March 2022

• ADDA is helping rural farmers to become self-sustainable in a changing world [Danish NGO ADDA includes SRI in Climate Smart project in North Vietnam]
  [Retrieved March 25, 2022] August 9, 2021, ScanAsia (Vietnam)
• PT Vale perluas program SRI Organik di Bahomotefe-Bahomoahi [PT Vale's CSR SRI program expands in Morowali Regency, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia,extends to Bahomotefe-Bahomoahi]
  March 22, 2022, Sulteng Metro (Cenral Sulawesi, Indonesia)
• Modern Farming: Goa's Visakha adopts modern farming, specializes in SRI technology
  March 15, 2022, Kisan of India (Goa, India) [Original: Modern Farming: गोवा की विशाखा ने अपनाई आधुनिक खेती, SRI तकनीक में माहिर

February 2022

• Liberia: Ten years on, CHAP eyes integrated rice fish farming technology
  February 25, 2022, Front Page Africa (Liberia)
• Banate bullish on government’s agri programs
  February 25, 2022, IMT News (Philippines)
• Farm profits threatened by soaring fertiliser prices [SRI recommended to help alleviate higher fertilizer prices.]
  February 25, 2022, Newswires (Vietnam)
• PT Vale tanam perdana SRI Organik di Uluere Morowali [PT Vale's CSR effort (The Sustainable Environmentally Friendly Healthy Agriculture Program) is expanding the Organic System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method to the Bahodopi Block, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia].
  February 17, 2022, Sulteng Raya (Central Sulsawesi, Indonesia)
• UNDP grant recipient launches climate smart seed rice for Liberia
  February 3, 2022, Africa-Press.net (Liberia) [Also available in Frontpage Africa]

January 2022

• This Black chef wants To reclaim his culture's culinary roots [Chef and farmer Matthew Raiford talks about preserving African American cooking and farming. He mentions using SRI to grow rice.]
  January 31, 2022, Huffington Post (USA)
• How we recorded bumper rice harvest despite poor rainfall in Kogi – Farmers [342 rice farmers from 27 Commodity Interest Groups, CIGS, in Kogi State, record bumper rice harvest despite poor rainfall due to KOGI APPEALS program, which includes SRI]
  January 2, 2022, Vanguard (Kogi, Nigeria)
• Mengintip uji coba tanam padi gunakan sistem tanam satu biji di Sumenep
  January 20, 2022, BangsaOnline (East Java, Indonesia)
• Prospering together with rice [National Smallholder Farmers’ Association of Malawi (Nasfam) promoted SRI under a climate-smart agriculture project with support from Irish Aid.]
  January 18, 2022, The Nation (Malawi)
• Berikan penyuluhan ke PPL, Faperta UIR teken MOA dengan Dinas Ketahanan Pangan dan Pertanian Dumai [Universitas Islam Riau faculty train govt. extension workers in Dumai, Riau, Indonesia, in SRI and other topics.]
  January 14, 2022, Katariau.com (Riau, Indonesia)
• PT Vale konsisten dorong pertanian SRI Organik di area pemberdayaan [PT Vale consistently encourages Organic SRI agriculture in empowerment areas] [Harapan Mulya Farmer's Group (KT) inLibutan Mandiri Village, South Sulawesi,
  January 6, 2022, Radar Sulteng (South Sulawesi, Indonesia)
• Tripura: Farmers’ victory rally raises 10 demands [SRI among the 10 demand raised by farmers]
  January 3, 2022, The Citizen (Tripura, India)

Blog Posts and Website Articles - 2022

• FAR. 2022. Mali / Formation des producteurs et productrices de riz en Système de Riziculture Intensive (SRI). Le Réseau International Formation Agricole et Rurale (FAR) website. October 4. [accessed December 31, 2022] [5 local Irrigation Training Centers, including CFASPAM, have started training more than 100 intermediary actors and 7,800 producers on the practice of SRI and pest management. The objective is to strengthen the skills of rice producers in the rice-growing basins, in particular the Central Niger Delta and specifically in the Mopti region.]
• 2022. Why India refused to sign the ‘Methane Pledge’ : Daily Current Affairs. Dhyeya IAS website. December 27. [An interesting set of reasons not to sign the Methane Pledge. However, SRI is promoted as what India can do to reduce methane emissions.]
• Panda, Luna, and Sagarika Mishra. 2022. Good practices 55 - From farm to market – Pragati’s journey with finger millet farmers. Agriculture in South Asia website. December 22. [SFMI in Odisha]
• 2022. Transition from subsistence farming to commercial farming. NorgesVel website. [Norwegian NGO experience with SRI in Tanzania] [accessed December 23, 2022]
• Yenkasa. 2022. Social Capital proves critical to success of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) farming in Tanzania. Yenkasa Africa. December 16.
• Paliath, Shreehari. 2022. 'India must develop an ecosystem-centric approach for agriculture'. IndiaSpend website. December 16. [Not much about SRI, but the context in which it exists]
• Gulden, Kathrine Torday. 2022. NIBIO and TARI to collaborate on climate-smart rice production system in Tanzania. NIBIO website. December 2. [Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) and Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) will collaborate on project involving 4000 rice farmers in the five districts in Tanzania.
• 2022. Blog 188- Behaviour change communications for improving soil health and building climate resilience. Agriculture Extension in South Asia website. ~December 1.
• Held, Lisa. 2022. Young farmers are growing food for climate action and racial justice. Civil Eats. November 28. [Story of Iriel who works with Jubilee Justice in Louisiana]
• 2022. SRI-Digital app to revolutionize rice farming in Mwea. Jomo Kenyata University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) website. November 24. [Bancy Mati target new app for SRI in Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kenya.]
• Leu, Andre. 2022. The distorted lies about Sri Lanka’s organic pathway. Regeneration International website. November 15. [Not really about SRI, but interesting! and it does mention SRI]
• Chakravarthy, A.B. 2022. How can technology innovations sustainably solve the global food challenge? Upaya website. November 14.
• 2022. Change the face of Vietnam’s rice industry with international organizations (VAN) International organizations assess that Vietnam". Nông Nghiệp Việtnam. November 16. [FAO expert says emissions had been significantly reduced when building measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system around SRI models in Vietnam..
• 2022. Lotus Foods' regenerative agriculture work featured in video shown at COP27. Cision PR Newswire website. November 14. [Video is accessible here.]
• NASFAM. 2022. MALAWI | System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to mitigate climate change effects by National Smallholder Farmers Association of Malawi (NASFAM). Climakers website. [accessed November 9, 2022]
• 2022. Visite de travail du Président de la République S.E.M Mohamed Bazoum dans la région de Dosso du 10 au 12 Octobre 2022. Présidence de la République du Niger website. October 10. [accessed November 7, 2022]
• Uprety, Rajendra. 2022. Rice sustainable farming and SRI (System of Rice Intensification) method. Wikifarmer website. November. [accessed November 5, 2022]
• Hardy, Liam, and Dustin Benton. 2022. The Global Methane Pledge How the UK can meetits commitment. Green Alliance website. October. [Article on UK's methane pledge includes info on SRI.] [accessed October 31, 2022]
• Laws, Forrest. 2021. Can reduced seeding rates lead to more profitable yields? How much seed do you have to plant to have a profitable rice yield? Delta Farm Press. March 2. [An Arkansas farmer adapts direct-seeded SRI to his farm with good results.] [accessed October 31, 2022]
• McCallum, Jen. 2022. SRI: A nature-based approach for rice cultivation providing a triple win for people, planet and prosperity. Resilience Hub website. [Article on SRI written in advance of COP27]
• 2022. Rice insecurity: The depletion of groundwater resources and the increasing cost of cultivation may put rice production in jeopardy in the future. Vajiram & Ravi website. October 7. [SRI suggested as one of the ways forward.]
• Rahayu, Sri. 2022. Budidaya padi dengan pendekatan teknologi SRI (System of Rice Intensification). Cybex website. October 25. [Government extension material on SRI principles and instruction]
• Donnelly, Kristin. 2022. Rice is Life cookbook from Lotus Foods founders launches nationwide. Cision PR Newswire website. October 21. [Lotus Food, an American countrys, is a major importer of SRI-grown rice.]
• 2022. India’s rice exports and food insecurity. Civils Daily (2nd paper). October 7. [Conclusion suggests SRI]
• Firmansyah, Rifdan. 2022. Pembangunan rendah karbon sektor pertanian: Konseptual, implementasi dan strategi ke depan. Low Carbon Development Indondesia website. October 5. [See English translation] [Good overview on Indonesia's strategy and potential strategy to address low carbon opportinities.]
• 2022. WFP Guinea-Bissau Country Brief, July and August 2022. reliefweb website. September 30. [Between July and August, WFP and FAO Identified and trained 150 farmers in 15 villages in Gabú, Bafatá and Quinara regions] [accessed October 1, 2022]
• 2022. Regional work. Mad Agriculture website. September 23. [Mad Agriculture works with an incredible network of stewards and community partners across the nation to bring the revolution to life. Jublilee Justice's work with SRI in Louisiana is cited.]
• Parr, Adam. 2022. Making the Important Urgent: Can climate migration light up the slow-burn politics of the Climate Emergency? University of Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment Working Paper 22-05. September 12.
• Marwanti. 2022. System of Rice Intensification (SRI): solusi budidaya padi sehat bekelanjutan. Ditjen Tanaman Pangan- Kementerian Pertanian website. September 20. [How and why to upscale SRI in Indonesia]
• Bagonggong, Cherry Jane V. 2022. AEWs in ZamPen undergone training on Organic Rice-Based Production. ATI Zamboanga Peninsula website. September 14. [Agricultural Training Institute – Regional Training Center IX (ATI-RTC IX) conducted training on Organic Rice-Based Production (Organic System of Rice Intensification and Stewardship) to the Agricultural Extension Workers (AEWs) of Region 9, in Zamboanga, Philippines.]
• Isra, Suhatril. 2022. MTOT: Menjawab masalah System of Rice Intensification dan Sistem Tanam Benih Langsung. Kompasiana blog. September 13. [Mulching with direct seeding overcomes problems with SRI and standard direct seeding]
• VIEWS. 2022. Promoting sustainable livelihoods. VIEWS website. September 11. [SRI and SMI (millet) are two of the five methods of farm-based livelihoods supported by the VIEWS NGO in Odisha, India.]
• 2022. Water use in agriculture. Insights on India website. September.
• 2022. Rochefort-en-Terre. L’association locale Ingalañ lance une collecte de fonds pour le Burkina Faso. Ouest-France website. August 11. [French NGO has promoted SRI in Burkina Faso since 2012.]
• Sunaratiya, Aakash, and Rahul Banick. 2022. System of Wheat Intensification (SWI): A novel approach. Food and Agriculture: E-Newsletter 4(9): 397-402. [accessed September 6, 2022]
• Kumari, Binita. 2022. System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Practices, varieties, and seed treatment. Krishi Jagran website, Agripedia section. Updated April 29, 2022. [Manual for SRI in India] [accessed September 6, 2022]
• 2022. Special Issue "The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Contributions to Agricultural Sustainability-II." MDPI website. [The deadline for submissions to this special issue of the journal Agronomy is now March 23, 2023.] [accessed September 6, 2022]
• SRI-2030. 2022. Sustainable Intensification of Rice Farming The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) +Conservation Agriculture (CA). SRI-2030 website. September.
• Bollier, David. 2022. Konda Mason on land, race, money, and spirit. PopularResistance.org. September 5. [Originally on David Bollier's blog, Sept. 1, 2022] [Story of Jubilee Justice founder, who includes SRI in her work with Black farmers in the southern USA.]
• Nurdin, Syahdan. 2022. Dosen IPB uji sistem monitoring lingkungan berbasis internet. Viva website. August 27. [Researchers from UGM and IPB in Indonesia test soil and water monitoring equipment in Sumba Timur, NTT] [accessed September 16, 2022]
• 2022. Short note on Andhra Pradesh agriculture. Mandi Bhav website. August 27. [Andhra Pradesh is set to scale new heights in agriculture during the 12 Five Year Plan with a renewed focus on Micro Irrigation, System of Rice Intensification (SRI) cultivation, micronutrient application, development of dryland agriculture, farm mechanization, increasing storage capacity and other agriculture-related strategies.]
• 2022. UPSC Essentials: One word a day – SRI | UPSC Current Affairs News – The Indian Express. Shreya Edits website. August 27. [Study material that ends up pondering the difference between SRI and DSR.]
• Cortez, Zane. 2022. System of Rice Intensification technology in Indonesia. Comdev Asia Newsletter. August 9. [Review of Arsil et al recent research article with focus groups in Java and Bali that concluded "SRI adoption was perceived as an economic advantage while dis-adoptions were rooted in difficulties in changing traditional methods. It was concluded that the technology adoption is based on subjective evaluation and SRI dissemination must focus on informing potential users of its short- and long-run benefits".]
• Lai, Charlie. 2022. System of Rice Intensification: A solution to methane emissions and food insecurity. Earth.org website. August 25.
• 2022. A love story. Lotus Foods website.
• 2022. Arroz orgánico, con menos químicos y fertilizantes se impulsa en la provincia del Guayas. AgroEcuador website. April 18. [Small farmers in Guayas province, Ecuador, adopt organic SRI.] [accessed August 13, 2022]
• Hermiandra, Dennis Wara. 2022. Mewujudkan pembangunan hijau rendah karbom Melalui pertanian berkelanjutan oleh SinauTani website. [One of seven projects by the Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund's (ICCTF) and Low Carbon Development (LCD) pilot projects implemented by Gadja Mada University in Sumba Timur, Indonesia, is based on SRI.] [accesseed August 13, 2022]
• Roopa, Nupur. 2022. The magic of a fistful seeds. Earth Island Journal. August 12. [Story about Sabarmatee, whose NGO uses SRI to multiply, distribute and promote traditional seeds.]
• Azhari, Nurul Ezzaty Mohd. 2022. UPM participates in MAHA 2022, showcases 14 innovative products. Universiti Putra Malaysia website. August 10. [SRI nursery seedling tray on of several innovations on display at MAHA event in Malaysia]
• 2022. System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Journals of India. July 28. [Compares SRI with other methods of rice production in India.]
• 2022. BALCO transforming lives of farmers. News Riveting website. July 27. [Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO) Limited's flagship initiative, ‘Mor Jal Mor Maati’,in Chattisgarh State includes SRI.]
• McCallum, Jennifer. 2022. Tackling food security with climate-smart rice. Apolitical website. July 25. [Great article, Jen!]
• 2020? Black Famers Rice Project website. [Jubliee Justice project covering several states in the southern USA to transform livelihoods of Black farming communities through regenerative SRI rice production.] [accessed Juy 25, 2022]
• Thompson, Claire Elise, and Marigo Farr. 2022. Surprising methane sources — and solutions. Fix Solutions Lab, Grist website. July 21. [SRI noted, especially Black Rice Project in Louisiana]
• IANS. 2022. Paddy cultivation in Kerala increasingly dependent on due to erratic climate. Weather Channel Indiawebsite. July 21.
• Verma, Anil, and Rina Devi. 2022. “I will try organic farming”: Women in Gaya make a choice. IDR website. July 19. [Story of how PRAN helped women adopt SRI in the Shekhwara village, Gaya District, Bihar, India]
• 2022. From “Obamacare” to “Biden Bucks”- [see item entitled To the mailbag, and the tragedy of Sri Lanka]. 5 Minute Forecast website. July 13. [Reader thinks the mistake of the Sri Lankan government was not to ‘go organic,’ but to do it without teaching farmers Lankan government was not to ‘go organic,’ but to do it without teaching farmers alternative methods.” They think SRI should have been promoted on a voluntary basis.]
• Bestari, Winda. Petani binaan PT Vale panen raya padi SRI Organik di Kolono. Kabupaten Morowali website. July 14. [Harvest festival of organic SRI in Kolono, Morowali Regency]
• 2022. Affrontare il nodo della giustizia climatica. Italia Fruit website. July 14. [Italian Fair Trade organization president makes note of SRI.]
• 2022? Our programs. SDC-Spanish Development Commission for African Region (SDC-FAR) website. [The agriculture program listed here says "Since January 2009, SDC-FAR has proven time and time again that SRI works. For over 10 years, it has been working to build the capacity and knowledge of rural farmers in ecologically-sound agriculture. It has increased yields and improved soil fertility, with a minimal use of chemicals." (Not clear which country in Africa though.) SDC-FAR is an African-American led non-profit international development organizations to support Central African Regional development/rehabilitation in the under developed, disaster torn and impoverished Central African Region nations.] [accessed July 1, 2022]
• Boonkerd, Nanthakorn. เทคนิคการปลูกข้าวต้นเดี่ยวโดยใช้แหนแดงและปุ๋ยอินทรีย์ชีวภาพในการปลูกข้าวต้นเดี่ยวระบบ มทส.(Azolla & BOF-System of Rice Intensification, SRI). Technology Clinic of the Community website. [Thai instructions of using Azolla and bio-organic fertilizer (BOF) with SRI] [accessed June 30, 2022]
• 2022. From ECHO's interns. ECHO website. June. [Interns at ECHO's main office weigh in on their experiences learning about SRI] [accessed June 30, 2022]
• 2022. Healthy rice plant, fresh environment, and better farmer thanks to SRI. Nong Nghiep Vietnam website. June 27. [By spring 2022, over 70% of Hanoi's 83,000 ha of rice land have implemented partial SRI and around 6 percent have adopted complete SRI.]
• System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Workshop announcement. ECHO website. [Event to be held July 22, 2022 at ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center (ศูนย์ฝึกอบรม และธนาคารเมล็ดพันธ์ุเอคโค่), Chiang Mai, Thailand (ประเทศไทย).] [accessed June 27, 2022]
• Fromartz, Samuel. 2022. Back forty: Why soil matters. The Food and Environment Reporting Network. June 28. [A review of David Montgomery and Anne Biklé book, “What Your Food Ate: How to Heal our Land and Reclaim our Health” which cites SRI as an example.]
• Tekale, Nagesh. 2022. त्रिपुरातील शेतीला ‘एसआरआय’ पद्धतीचे वरदान (Bounty of 'SRI' method to agriculture in Tripura). Agrowon website. June 12. [Story of SRI in Tripura.] [See English translation]
• Lotus Foods. 2022. Lotus Foods releases impact report, highlighting the company's mission to change the way rice is grown. Cision PR Newswire website. June 7.
• 2022? Game changing rice culture empowers rural women to ensure food security in South Odisha. Women Gender Constituency website. [Pragati Koruput in India cited a honoree in Women Gender Constituency's awards for "Gender Just Climate Solutions."] [accessed June 6, 2022]
• 2022. SPR 2022: Sustainable Agriculture technologies. Samajho website. May. [The pros and cons of almost any Sustainable Agriculture methodology you can think of, including SRI. This is a prep site for Indian Civil Service exams.] [accessed June 6, 2022]
• Haidar, M. 2022. Langkah dan tahapan budidaya padi organik dengan metode SRI. Karawang Post. June 2. [Steps and stages of organic rice cultivation with the SRI Method]
• Chaniago, Adriansyah. SRI Organic - Natural, profitable, and sustainable rice production. Aim2Flourish website. [Overview of PT Vale's long-term SRI project in Luwu Timur, South Sulawesi, Indonesia] [acessed May 30, 2022]
• Amruta, Patil. 2022. System of Rice Intensification(SRI) method of sowing paddy is being promoted by Punjab Government (UPSC Current Affairs). Prepp website. May 30. [Site that helps Indian students prepare for exams.]
• Balachandran, P.K. 2022. Ways to meet the impending food crisis in Sri Lanka – Analysis. eurasiareview website. May 25. [SRI suggested as an option. This article also argues that Sri Lanka's ban on chemical fertilizers hurt the country's rice production.]
• Tata Trust. System of Rice Intensification Initiative. Tata Trust website. [Tata Trust's SRI successes and areas of operation --12 states] [accessed May 22, 2022]
• Nelson, Katherine M., Reiner Wassmann, and Björn Ole Sander. 2022. Vietnam’s rice sector is the key to meeting methane reduction targets. East Asia Forum website. [accessed May 14, 2022]
• Mahukar, Kritika. 2022. Government to organize paddy fest for farmers to learn modern agricultural farming techniques. Krishi Jagran website. May 12. [Tamil Nadu (India) farmer fest incudes SRI, which is deemed appropriate for the 'kar' paddy season.]
• Mati, Bancy. 2022. Delivering digital training on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Kenya. SRI-Africa website. May 5.
• Berkelaar, D., B. Thansrithong, R. Haden, R. Uprety, and R. Burnette 2015. SRI, The System of Rice Intensification. ECHO Technical Note no. 82 [This is an updated version of the original Berkelaar item that has additional interesting info].
• Kumari, Binita. 2022. System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Practices, varieties, and seed treatment. Agripedia website. Updated April 28.
• TUO Foungnigué DAGNOGO. 2020. Burundi- Le Système de Riziculture Intensif (SRI): une aubaine pour les riziculteurs. Inades-Formation website. July 29. [English version: System of Rice Intensification (SRI): a godsend for farmers.] [SRI adopters have increased from 165 to 587 in 3 communes in West and South Burundi, Yields up from 4 to 6.5 tons/ha] [accessed April 29 2022]
• Gauvin, David. 2022. Henri de Laulanié, le curé inventeur de la riziculture intensive samedi.Témoignages website. April 9. [A short piece on SRI's originator from Réunion.]
• So, Kim, and Dinh Thung. 2022. Scaling up model of input cost reduction: SRI provides benefits and mitigates damage. Nong Nghiep (Vietnam Agriculture) website. April 19. [According to the Binh Thuan Agricultural Extension Center, the province has produced 1,100ha of rice using the SRI. In 2022, the Center will establish a model of intensive rice production using the SRI method, which is certified VietGAP and provides chain-link traceability, on size of around 20ha in the rice area of Tanh Linh district]
• Kurnik, Julia, and Katherine Devine. 2022. Innovation in reducing methane emissions from the food sector: Side of rice, hold the methane. World Wildlife Fund blog. April 12. [Article notes that dealing with stubble and SRI can reduce methane; SRI needs to mechanize to scale up.]
• SRI-2030. SRI-2030 website. Formally released April 2022. [SRI-2030, an initiative of Homeland Conservation (formerly the Downforce Trust), plants to scale up SRI to 50 million hectares by 2030. [SRI-2030 is a initative of Homeland Conservation, and NGO in the UK]
• Deepa. 2022. Rice: The staple diet of half the world. Owlcation website. April 4. [Article is not about SRI, but SRI is one of the methods that they cite saying how rice is grown.]
• 2022. Vietnam fertilizer market - Growth, trends, COVID-19 impact, and forecasts (2022 - 2027). Mordor Intelligence website.
• LWF. LWF Myanmar: innovative techniques for rice farmers. Lutheran World Federation website. March 3. [Lutheran World Federation's SRI projects provided training on SRI for local farmers in Myanmar since 2019. See also video on SRI project in Kayin State.]
• Hermosa, Magnum. 2022. This Black chef wants to reclaim his culture’s culinary roots. Delicious Food website. February 28? [Matthew Raiford is a chef, author and farmer raise awareness of the life cycle of food, especially in the African-American community; also grows rice with SRI.]
• IICA. 2022. Participatory research, the basis for a more sustainable rice in Chile. SKN Vibes website. March 2. [Participatory research group (PRG) project uses SRI in project funded by the Regional Government of Ñuble.]
• 2022. ‘I feel like more thana female farmer’: Nang Kwei on her journey to empowerment in Myanmar. Trócaire website. February 14.
• UNDP Liberia. UNDP grant recipient launches climate-smart commercial lowland seed rice. UNDP Liberia website. February 2.
• Mishra, Jigasa. 2022. Gond women take charge of water and farming in their village by Jigyasa Mishra. Mongabay-India website. February 1.
• Fookes, Alice. 2022. CSW66 – System of Rice Intensification (SRI) – Gender equality. NAWO website. January. [accessed January 27, 2022]
• *2022. WTO verdict on sugar subsidies and india's sugarcane industry. IASGYAN website. [SSI recommended]. [accessed January 27, 2022]
• *2022. Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI). Byju's website, current affairs section. [accessed January 27, 2022]
• *2020. Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) in sugarcane cultivation. Easgri.info website. November 10. [accessed January 27, 2022]
• Padhee, Arabinda K., and Anthony Whitbread. 2022. Indian agriculture: The route post-CoP 26. Down to Earth blog. January 18. [Strategies to make Indian agriculture resilient and sustainable in a changing climate. Brief mention of SRI. This story has been corrected to reflect that India did not sign the Sustainable Agriculture Policy Action Agenda].
• Brown. 2022. What you need to know about the environmental impacts of rice production. ePrimeFeed. January 14.
• Shrestha, Aavash. 2022. System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Agriculture Student Liaison Forum (ASLF) blog. January 7. [Student blogger covers SRI progress in Morang, Nepal.]

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Latest Research / Journal Articles / Theses - acquired during 2022

(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)

• • Sreeni, K.R. 2022. Sarvathobhadram-Organic Initiative: Cooperative model for resilient agriculture by adopting System of Rice Intensification. Journal of Rice Research 10: 337 [accessed December 29, 2022]
• • Sutowo, Irpan Ripa'i, and Zayyin Abdul Quddus. 2022. Farmers perception about organic rice agriculture System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method for sustainability farming business and environmental, In Proceedings of International Conference on Communication Science (ICCS) 2(1): 17-21. [accessed December 26, 2022]
• • Kesh, Hari, Khushi Ram Battan, Deepesh Kumar, and Prashant Kaushik. 2022. Genotype and environment interaction analysis for quality traits in Basmati rice. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 21(4): 905-911. doi:10.56042/ijtk.v21i4.31416 [accessed December 24, 2022]
• • Kerketta, A., S. K. Patra, P. Ray, and R. K. Raj. 2022. Knowledge gap causing discontinuance of SRI: A study in tribal region of Odisha. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology 40(11): 478-483. doi:10.9734/ajaees/2022/. [accessed December 24, 2022]
• Midde, Sai Kumar, Perumal, M. S., G, Murugan, and R. Sudhagar. 2022. Performance of different sources of nitrogen under different establishment methods of rice (Oryza sativa). Crop Research 57(5&6): 292-296. doi:10.31830/2454-1761.2022.CR-873 [accessed December 23, 2022]
• • Nguyen, Hang Thi Thuy, and Pham Xuan Hung. 2022. Determinants of System of Rice Intensification adoption and its impacts on rice yield in the upland region of Central Vietnam. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development 12(4): 306-315. doi:10.55493/5005.v12i4.4677 [accessed December 23, 2022]
• • Hardy, Harrison, Richard Hopkins, Ladslaus Mnyone, and Frances M. Hawkes. 2022. Manure and mosquitoes: life history traits of two malaria vector species enhanced by larval exposure to cow dung, whilst chicken dung has a strong negative effect. Parasites & Vectors 15(1): 472. doi:10.1186/s13071-022-05601-3 [accessed December 19, 2022]
• • Takahashi, Kazushi. 2022. A UFO? Assessment of System of Rice Intensification from the agricultural economics perspective. pp 87–97 (Chapter 7) in J. P. Estudillo et al. (eds.), Agricultural Development in Asia and Africa, Emerging-Economy State and International Policy Studies [December 4, 2022]
• • Valentino, Valentino. 2022. Budidaya padi sawah organik untuk pemulihan kesehatan tanah dan pengurangan residu pestisida pada produk hasil pertanian. Jurnal PkM Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat 5(5): 591-587. [accessed November 27, 2022]
• • Oladejo, Ajibola Mujidah. 2022. Economic implications of environmentally smart System of Rice Intensification in Nigeria. Journal of Sustainable Development 15(6): doi:10.5539/jsd.v15n6p1 [accessed November 24, 2022]
• • Janani, Higgoda K., et al. 2022. Water footprint assessment for irrigated paddy cultivation in Walawe Irrigation Scheme, Sri Lanka. Hydrology 9(12): 210. [accessed November 24, 2022]
• • Megha, P., P. Nair Pravitha, N.K. Rithuvarnya, and K.S. Suraj. 2022. Design and development of a self-propelled three row vertical axis rotary paddy weeder. Bachelor thesis (project report), Kelappaji College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology (Kerala, India). 66p. [accessed November 24, 2022]
• • Patra, Bishnupriya, Satyananda Jena and Amit Phonglosa. 2022. Date of planting, spacing and integrated nutrient management practices improves soil microbial populations and soil fertility status under rice-arhar cropping system in acidic soils of Eastern India. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis (online first Nov. 16, 2022). doi:10.1080/00103624.2022.2146133 [accessed November 19, 2022]
• • Aris, Nur Fatin Munirah, and Abdul Fatah. 2019. Cost and return analysis of System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Evidence from major rice producing areas in Malaysia. International Journal of Supply Chain Management 8(3): 541-546. [accessed November 12, 2022]
• Dash, P. K., et al. 2023. Lifecycle greenhouse gases emission from five contrasting rice production systems in the tropics. Pedosphere 33. doi:10.1016/j.pedsph.2022.11.001 (online first Nov. 4, 2022). [accessed November 4 2022]
• Mwidege, Asheri. 2022. Adoption dynamics of the System of Rice Intensification by smallholder farmers in Tanzania: A case of Mkindo Irrigation Scheme. International Journal of Adaptive and Innovative Systems 3(3): (online first). doi: 10.1504/IJAIS.2022.10050551 [accessed November 6, 2022]
• • Harahap, Ananda Muhammad Hidayah, A. Ardi, and Zulfadly Syarif. 2022. Efikasi herbisida etil pirazonsulfuron10% terhadap gulma dan hasil padi sawah (Oryza sativa L.) metode SRI dan convensional. Jurnal Pertanian Agros 24(3) 141-1422. [accessed November 6, 2022]
• Saha, Anuradha, and Vijay Bharti. 2022. Influence of crop-establishment methods and weed-management practices on weeding efficiency and productivity of basmati rice (Oryza sativa). Indian Journal of Agronomy 67(3): 233-239 [accessed November 3, 2022]
• • Mboyerwa, P.A., K. Kibret, P. Mtakwa, and A. Aschalew. 2022. Greenhouse gas emissions in irrigated paddy rice as influenced by crop management practices and nitrogen fertilization rates in eastern Tanzania. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6: 868479. doi:10.3389/fsufs.2022.868479 [accessed November 5, 2022]
• Nayaka G.V., Venkataravana, et al. 2022. Productivity and water-use efficiency of rice (Oryza sativa) cultivars under different irrigation regimes and systems of cultivation. Indian Journal of Agronomy 67(3): 221-226. [accessed November 3, 2022]
• • Sigalla, O.Z., R.M.J. Kadigi, and J.R. Selemani, 2022. Assessment of variation in marginal productivity value of water in paddy farming systems in times of water stress. Water 14: 3459. doi:10.3390/w14213459 [accessed October 28, 2022]
• • S., Deivasigamani, et al. 2022. Evaluation of different organic nutrients on growth and yield of traditional rice – Mapillai Samba (Oryza sativa L.) under SRI method. Pharma Innovation 11(10): 1182-1184. [accessed October 28, 2022] S
• • Mosha, D.B. and G. Boniface. 2022. The impact of rice commercialisation on livelihoods in Kilombero Valley, Tanzania: anybody left behind? Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences 21(1): 252-262 [accessed October 25, 2022]
• • Borna, Samina Nasrin, et al. 2022. Influence of rice establishment methods on water productivity, methane emissions and rice grain heavy metals content from irrigated rice paddies in Bangladesh. European Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences 4(5): 112-119. doi:10.24018/ejfood.2022.4.5.586 [accessed October 25, 2022]
• • Kasase, Hamenya, et al. 2022. Measuring the intensity of adoption of the system of rice intensification and improved rice seeds technologies in Geita district, Tanzania: An application of the adoption quotient and the double hurdle model approaches. International Journal of Statistics and Applied Mathematics 7(5): 83-93. doi: 10.22271/maths.2022.v7.i5b.884 [accessed October 20, 2022]
• • Segnon, Alcade C., et al. 2022. Climate change adaptation options to inform planning of agriculture and food systems in The Gambia: A systematic approach for stocktaking. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 6: 6:834867. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.834867 [accessed October 13, 2022]
• • Wachid, Abdul, and Mintono Mintono. 2017. Rice productivity variety Ir-64 using System of Rice Intensification (Sri) method with several models (Tegel and Legowo). Nabatia 5(2): 91-99. [accessed October 8, 2022]
• • Rokins, Pugazhenthi Davidson, et al. 2022. The impact of different planting systems on the bacterial diversity of rice cultivated in saline soil based on 16S rRNA gene-based metagenomic insights. Agriculture 12(10): 1624. 10.3390/agriculture12101624 [accessed October 8, 2022]
• • Aseru, Gloria. 2021. Effects of integrating deficit irrigation and carbonate foliar fertilizer application into the system of rice intensification. Master's thesis, Sokoine University of Agriculture (Tanzania). (100p. pdf) [accessed October 3, 2022]
• Villeda R., Emanuel. 2022. Efecto del arreglo espacial de siembra y la aplicación de ácidos húmicos y fúlvicos en la producción bajo el Sistema Intensivo del Cultivo de Arroz (SICA). Master's thesis. Zamorano (Honduras) (29p.) [accessed September 26, 2022]

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• Singh, S.K. 2022. Profitable rice farming through System of Rice Intensification (SRI) under Conservation Agriculture, pp 228-234, In: Mishra (ed). Conservation Agriculture - Mitigating Climate Change Effects & Doubling Farmers’ Income: ICAR-Research complex for Eastern Region, Patna [accessed September 26, 2022]
• Samanhudi, A. Yunus and A. Dinana. 2011. Liquid organic fertilizer and planting space influencing the growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) methods. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology 5(2): 232-238. [accessed September 26, 2022]
• • Bhat, Tauseef Ahmad, et al. 2022. Real-time nitrogen application of rice varieties based on Leaf Colour Chart under System of Rice Intensification in temperate climate. Agronomy 12(9): 2229. doi:10.3390/agronomy12092229 [accessed September 20, 2022]
• • Gallina, A., and C.R. Farnworth. 2016. Gender dynamics in rice-farming households in Vietnam: A literature review. CCAFS Working Paper no. 183. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Sinha, Abhay Kumar, et al. 2022. Economics of paddy cultivation by different sowing methods in Samba District of J&K. Journal of Community Mobilisation and Sustainable Development 17(2): 521-525. [accessed September 16, 2022]
• • * Muchhadiya, R.M., et al. 2021. Effect of NPK levels and city compost on soil chemical and biological properties, yield and quality of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under system of wheat intensification (SWI). The Pharma Innovation 10(11): 1230-1235 [accessed September 12, 2022]
• Gangopadhyay, Sohini, et al. 2022. Carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions for different rice cultivation practices. Sustainable Production and Consumption (in press) doi:10.1016/j.spc.2022.09.001
• Husny, Zulkarnain. 2010. Fluks gas metan (CH4) pada budidaya padi secara System of Rice Intensification dan konvensional pada sawah pasang surut, lebak and beririgasi. Jurnal Agroekoteknologi 2(2) 38-45. [accessed September 7, 2022]
• • Manikanta, Y.G.N.V.M., et al. 2022. A research review on system of rice intensification (SRI). The Pharma Innovation SP-11(8): 1951-1955. [accessed September 4, 2022]
• *• Debbarma, Victor, Vikram Singh and A.C. Singh. 2020. Effect of System of Barley Intensification technique on growth parameters of organic barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences 9(10): 1914-1926. doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2020.910.234 [accessed September 4, 2022]
• • Solihah, Iis, Ita Novita, and Siti Masithoh. 2016. Tingkat adopsi teknologi SRI (System of Rice Intensification) dan analisis usahatani padi di Kecamatan Nagrak Kabupaten Sukabumi. Jurnal AgribiSains 2(1): 1-9. doi:10.30997/jagi.v2i1.764 [accessed September 1, 2022]
• • Panotra, N., et al. 2022. Plant growth analysis of Basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) as affected by application of different organic nutrient sources under System of Rice Intensification. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics and Sociology 40(10): 798-803. doi:10.9734/ajaees/2022/v40i1031145 [accessed August 28, 2022]
• • Bashar, Zubairu Usman. 2016. Design and development of SRI single seedling transplanting implement with seedlings in semi-dried clay media. PhD dissertation, Universiti Putra Malaysia. (109p. pdf) [accessed August 26, 2022]
• • Punusingon, 2022. Respon evapotranspirasi tanaman padi (Oryza sativa L.) varietas Permata dan Serayu terhadap variasi ketebalan tanah menggunakan metode System of Rice Intensification (SRI) di Desa Rasi, Kabupaten Minahasa Tenggara. EUGENIA 27(1): 1-6. [accessed August 20, 2022]
• • S., Mohan Kumar. 2019. Effect of high density planting on light interception, growth and yield of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under modified system of rice intensification. The Bioinfo Publication 11(12): 8640–8642. [accessed August 17, 2022]
• • Khairani, Miftahul, Nalwida Rozen and Etti Swasti. 2021. The effect of organic mulch on the growth and yields of rice (Oryza sativa L.) with SRI-Jajar Legowo 4:1 method. Prosiding Seminar Nasional Faperta 2021, Andalas Univeristy. [accessed August 16, 2022]
• Kharim, Muhammad Nurfaiz Abd., et al. 2022. Predictive zoning of pest and disease infestations in rice field based on UAV aerial imagery. The Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Science 25(3): 831-840. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrs.2022.08.001 [accessed August 14, 2022]
• • Ralaivoavy, Christian. 2021. Capitalisation des pratiques agroecologiques dan la Region Analanjirofo. Ingénieur Agronome (Master 2) thesis. Antananarivo University (Madagascar). 45p. [accessed August 13, 2022]
• • Shahane, Amit Anil, et al. 2022. Effect of crop establishment methods and microbial inoculations on augmenting the energy efficiency and nutritional status of rice and wheat in cropping system mode. Sustainability 14: 5986. doi:10.3390/su14105986 [accessed August 10, 2022]
• Gardjito. 2011. Analysis on sustainability of organic farming in rice intensification (Analisis keberlanjutan usahatani organik dalam intensifikasi padi). PhD dissertation. Bogor Agricultural University (Indonesia) [accessed August 10, 2022]
• Sai, M. Vikram, et al. 2022. Influence of different age of seedlings and micro nutrient management practices on growth and yield attributes of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under System of Rice Intensification. Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika. 37(1):76-79. doi: 10.18805/BKAP411 [accessed August 2, 2022]
• Boruah, Prakshipta, et al. Water management strategies in rice fields for mitigation of Greenhouse Gasses (chapter 9), pp 75-80, in Agro-technological options for resource conservation and management, Biotech Books: New Delhi
• Sahu, Gunasagar, and Hifjur Raheman. 2022. Development of a solar energy operated weeder for wetland paddy crop. Journal of Renewable Energy and Environment (online first July 2022). doi:10.30501/jree.2022.304080.1255
• • Fefrianti, D.S., et al. 2018. The growth of rice (Oryza Sativa L.) ratoon system at various times flooding rice stump from conventional cultivation and the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research 42(2):272-279 [accessed July 29, 2022]
• Deshmukh, Ghanshyam, and R.K. Tiwari. 2011. Impact of weeders for weed management in system of rice intensification (SRI). Indian Journal of Weed Science 43(3/4): 43-44. [accessed July 29, 2022]
• • Sharma, Jyoti, et al. 2022. Novel resource conservation technologies for increasing the production and productivity of rice-wheat cropping system in Indo-Gangetic plains of India. Journal of Eco-friendly Agriculture 17(2): 235-242. doi:10.5958/2582-2683.2022.00047.8 [accessed July 29, 2022]
• • Tampubolon, Yanto Raya, et al. 2020. Iptek bagi masyarakat intuk meningkatkan ketahanan pangan: Penerapan metode SRI (System of Rice Intensification) di Kecamatan Namorambe, Kabupaten Deli Serdang, Sumatera Utara. Logista 4(2): 285-297 [accessed July 25, 2022]
• • Suryawanshi, Vijay Singh, S.B. Agrawal, and Poornima Malviya. 2022. Assessment of yield and yield attributes of rice under different crop establishment methods and nutrient management. Pharma Innovation 11(7): 2373-2376. [accessed July 25, 2022]
• Mohapatra, S., et al. 2022. Evaluation of fertilizer doses under different planting methods of rice (Oryza sativa) in west central table land zone of Odisha. Indian Journal of Agronomy 67(2): 123-128. [accessed July 17, 2022]
• Saputra, Rido. 2022. Pengembangan sistem kendali irigasi hemat air berbasis Logika Fuzzy pada implementasi Syste of Rice Intensification (SRI). Master of Agriculture Engineering, Gadja Mada University (Indonesia). 90p. [accessed July 9, 2022]
• • Zahari, Fadhilah, et al. 2020. Driven factors to sustainable paddy farming production in Malaysia. International Journal of Supply Chain Management 9(5): 978-983. [accessed July 6, 2022]
• • Santoso, Untung, Riza Adrianoor Saputra, et al. 2022. Pengenalan budidaya padi System of Rice Intensification (SRI) di Desa Sungai Rangas Kabupaten Banjar. Jurnal Pengabdian ILUNG (Inovasi Lahan Basah Unggul) 1(3): 114-121. doi: 10.20527/ilung.v1i3.4343 [accessed July 1, 2022]
• • Mboyerwa, Primitiva Andrea. 2018. System of Rice Intensification: Climate smart rice cultivation system for adaptation and mitigation of climate change impacts. Poster delivered at the Science Forum, Cape Town, South Africa. [accessed July 1, 2022]
• Murugaraj, G, S. Selva Kumar, Anju.S. Pillai, et . 2022. Implementation of in-row weeding robot with novel wheel, assembly and wheel angle adjustment for slurry paddy field. Materials Today: Proceedings (in press). doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2022.06.118 [accessed June 30, 2022]
• • Maftukhah, Rizki, et al. 2022. Contrasting rice management systems – Site-specific effects on soil parameters. Eurasian Journal of Soil Science 11(3): 225-233. doi:10.18393/ejss.1064317 [accessed June 29, 2022]
• • Aseru, Gloria, et al. 2022. Effects of integrating deficit irrigation and carbonate foliar fertilizers into the System of Rice Intensification on growth and yield: A case study of Mkindo Irrigation Scheme, Tanzania. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 11(2): 26-36 [accessed June 28, 2022]
• • Dass, Anchal and Shiva Dhar. 2014. Irrigation management for improving productivity nutrient uptake and water-use efficiency in system of rice intensification: a review. Annals of Agricultural Research 35(2): 107-122. [accessed June 28, 2022]
• Shivay, Yashbir Singh, et al. 2022. Cyanobacterial inoculation enhances nutrient use efficiency and grain quality of Basmati rice in the System of Rice Intensification. ACS Agricultural Science & Technology 2(4): 742-753. doi:10.1021/acsagscitech.2c00030 [accessed June 26, 2022]
• • Nugroho, B.D.A., et al. 2022. The effect of plant densities in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method to water productivity of paddy field in East Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1038: 012003 [accessed June 23, 2022]
• • Sunadi, M. Z. H. Utama, and B. Badal. 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 741: 012014. [accessed June 24, 2022]
• • Kesh, Hari, and Ram Khushi. 2022. Performance of basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) genotypes under different crop establishment methods. Genetika 54(1): 27-42. doi:10.2298/GENSR2201027K [accessed June 23, 2022]
• • Glover, Dominic. 2022. Affordances and agricultural technology. Journal of Rural Studies 94:73-82. [accessed June 21, 2022]
• • Geum, Dong-Hyeok (금동혁 ((주)이엠연구소), and Sin, Min-Hwan (신민환 ((주)이엠연구소). 2022. Contribution to water conservation and carbon reduction through water management in paddy fields 논에서의 물관리를 통한 물절약 및 탄소저감 기여 방안. Magazine of the Korean Society of Agricultural Engineers (한국농공학회지) 64(2): 20-27 [accessed June 18, 2022]
• • Pandey, Aviral. 2017. Determinants of System of Root Intensification (SRI) method in Bihar State, India. Journal of Community Positive Practices 17(2): 3-16 [accessed June 13, 2022]
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• • Rainiyati and Andika Aryanda. 2015. Pengaruh pemberian kombinasi pestisida nabati terhadap hasil tanaman padi (Oryza sativa L.) varietas Inpara-3 secara SRI (The System of Rice Intensification). Bioplantae 1(1): 21-26. [accessed June 3, 2022]
• Nayaka G.V, Venkataravana, et al. 2022. Nutrient dynamics of rice cultivars under different irrigation regimes and systems of cultivation. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis [accessed May 29, 2022]
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• Koutenaei, Norrolah Jalali. 2022. Evaluation of the effect of different cultivation systems on water productivity, yield and yield components of two improved and native rice cultivars. Iranian Journal of Irrigation and Drainage 16(1):135-147. [accessed May 18, 2022] [temporarily unavailable]
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• • Pili, Njira Njira. 2016. Possibilities of endophytic fungi from Kenya for growth promotion of rice (Oryza sativa L.) and defense against nematodes. PhD dissertation. Ghent University (Belgium). 172 p. [Notes effects of SRI on nematode species.] [accessed April 19, 2022]
• Matloob, Amar, et al. 2022. Water-wise cultivation of Basmati rice in Pakistan, pp:187-229, In: Modern Techniques of Rice Crop Production. Springer Singapore [accessed April 14, 2022]
• • Pathak, Jharna. 2013. System of Rice Intensification vs. conventional system: A case of Gujarat. International Journal of Agriculture and Food Science Technology. 4(4): 287-289. [accessed April 14, 2022]
• • Dixit, J., F. A. Hakak, and A. Saxena. 2022. Adaption of modified brush cutter for rice harvesting. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal. 24(1): 90-101. [accessed April 14, 2022]
• • Meesala, K., and S. Rasala. 2022. Potential of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to contribute to the policy objectives: Paradigm of three-tier approach in southern Telangana - A case study of Narayanpet. Agricultural Sciences 13(4): 542-554. doi: 10.4236/as.2022.134036. [accessed April 14, 2022]
• • Nihayah, B., B. D. A. Nugroho, and N A. I. Hasanah. 2022. Model denitrification decomposition (DNDC) untuk estimasi emisi gas CH4 pada budidaya padi metode SRI. Jurnal Ilmiah Rekayasa Pertanian Dan Biosistem 10(1): 116–128. doi: 10.29303/jrpb.v10i1.278 [accessed April 6, 2022]
• • Elita, Nelson. 2022. Identifikasi molekuler Trichoderma spp. indigenous dari rizosfer beberapa varietas padi asal Kabupaten Lima Puluh Kota dan Kota Payakumbuh. Agroteknika 5(1): 1-13. [accessed April 1, 2022]
• • Arif, Chusnul, Budi Indra Setiawan, and Masaru Mizoguchi. 2014. Penentuan kelembaban tanah optimum untuk budidaya padi sawah SRI (System of Rice Intensification) menggunakan algoritma genetika [Determining optimal soil moisture for System of Rice Intensification paddy field using genetic algorithms]. Jurnal Irigasi 9(1): 29-40. doi: 10.31028/ji.v9.i1.29-40 [accessed March 30, 2022]
• • Mboyerwa, Primitiva Andrea, et al. 2022. Lowering nitrogen rates under the system of rice intensification enhanced rice productivity and nitrogen use efficiency in irrigated lowland rice. Heliyon 8(4): e09140 [accessed March 30, 2022]
• • Nazir, A, et al. 2022. Comparative analysis of rice and weeds and their nutrient partitioning under various establishment methods and weed management practices in temperate environment. Agronomy 12(4): 816. doi:10.3390/agronomy12040816 [accessed March 27, 2022]
• • Marpaung, David S. M., Nova Anika, and Yazid Bindar. 2022. Strategi peningkatan produktivitas padi melalui Sistem Salibu Jurnal Sumberdaya Lahan. 16(1): 1-7. [accessed March 24, 2022]
• • Nihayah, Badi’atun, Bayu Dwi Apri Nugroho, and Nur Aini Iswati Hasanah. 2022. Model denitrification decomposition (DNDC) untuk estimasi emisi gas Ch4 pada budidaya padi metode System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Jurnal Riset Daerah 21(3): 3988-4002
• • Khanal, Surabhi. 2021. System of rice intensification in Nepal: determinant factors for adoption, and relevance to climate change. Master's thesis, Norwegian University of Life Sciences. 59p. [accessed March 19, 2022]
• Ingabire, Chantal, et al. 2013. Rice Intensification System (SRI): Awareness and adoption in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. Conference on confronting challenges of food insecurity and poverty in the era of climate change and variability. Rwanda, August 2013. [accessed March 19, 2022]
• *• Koshy, Natasha. 2017. Enacting “technology” and everything else: Gendered practices and the System of Crop Intensification. PhD dissertation. Syracuse University (New York). [accessed March 16, 2022]
• • Cahyono, Basuki Iman. 2022. Persepsi, tingkat pemahaman dan tingkat penerapan budidaya padi organik dengan metode SRI (System Of Rice Intensification) di Kabupaten Banyumas. Masters thesis, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (Indonesia). [accessed March 8, 2022]
• • Mandal, K. G., et al. 2022. Policy perspectives on agricultural water management and associated technologies suitable for different agro-climatic zones of West Bengal, India. Current Science 122(4): 386-395. [accessed March 2, 2022]
• • Agustina, H., et al. 2022. Subsurface evapotranspiration irrigation system design in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) salibu paddy cultivation. Asian Journal of Applied Sciences 10(1). doi: 10.24203/ajas.v10i1.6891 [accessed February 28, 2022]
• • Beumer, Koen, Harro Maat, and Dominic Glover. 2022. It's not the market, stupid: On the importance of non-market economies in sustainability transitions. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions 42: 429-441. doi:10.1016/j.eist.2022.02.001 [accessed February 24, 2022]
• • Kumar, Pradip, et al. 2017. Standardization of system of rice intensification (SRI) and its comparison to conventional system of rice production for resource conservation and yield maximization. Research in Environment and Life Sciences 10(7): 599-601. [accessed February 22, 2022]
• • Narayanamoorthy, A. 2022. Summary and policy pointers. In: The Irrigation Future of India. Global Issues in Water Policy, vol 29. Springer, Cham. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-89613-3_16 [accessed February 22, 2022]
• Nayaka, Venkataravana GV, G. Prabhakara Reddy, and R. Mahender Kumar. 2021. Productivity and economics of rice cultivars under different irrigation regimes and systems of cultivation. Oryza 58(4): 540-554 [accessed February 20, 2022]
• • Efendi, Efendi, et al. 2012. Selection of Acehnese germplasm of rice (Oryza Sativa L.) using SRI approach in the post-tsunami affected area of Aceh Province, Indonesia. Prceedings of the 2nd Syiah Kuala University Annual International Conference 2012. November 22-24, 2012.(Banda Aceh, Indonesia) [accessed February 13, 2022]
• • Brown, Laura Michelle. 1998. Swidden agriculture and an intensified rice cultivation program at Ranomafana National Park Madagascar. MS thesis, University of Montana. 78p. [accessed February 13, 2022]
• • Didal, Vijay Kumar, et al. 2022. Effect of nitrogen management practices on SPAD values and NDVI readings of rice crop. Pharma Innovation 11(2): 367-371. [accessed February 6, 2022]
• • Narayanamoorthy, A. 2022. Innovative farm practices and water use efficiency: A study of the System of Rice Intensification under different settings in South India. In: The Irrigation Future of India. Global Issues in Water Policy, vol 29. Springer, Cham. doi:1007/978-3-030-89613-3_13 [accessed February 6, 2022]
• • Zoundou, Sidnoma l, and Yu-min Wang. 2019. Assessment of probiotic bacteria effects on rice growth and yield at reduced doses of chemical fertilizers in Pingtung, Southern Taiwan. International Journal of Science and Research 8(8): 2073 - 2080. [accessed February 2, 2022]
• • Diédhiou, Pierre Claver César. 2019. Etude comparative des rendements et de la rentabilité du Système de Riziculture Intensif (SRI) et du Système Traditionnel dans le département de Ziguinchor. Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor (UASZ) (Senegal). [accessed January 23, 2022]
• • Dione, Moudo. 2019. L’impact du système de riziculture intensive (SRI) sur le rendement des riziculteurs de Matam. Université Assane Seck de Ziguinchor (UASZ) (Senegal). [accessed January 23, 2022]
• *Manikandan, M., and G. Thiyagarajan. 2021. Study on irrigation and fertigation scheduling for Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative (SSI) through subsurface drip irrigation. Cutting-Edge Research in Agricultural Sciences 13: 55–61. doi:10.9734/bpi/cras/v13/11364D [accessed January 22, 2022]
• • Ferichani, M. 2013. The potential of Ettawa goat manure and urine management to support the productive and sustainable farming. Journal of Crop and Weed 9(2): 76-80 [accessed January 20, 2022]
• • Nuryanti, Dewi Marwati, and Kisan Kisan. 2021. Tingkat adopsi petani terhadap inovasi budidaya padi dengan System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Journal TABARO Agriculture Science 5(2): 627-638. [accessed January 20, 2022]
• • Samidjo, G. S., A. Astuti, and M. Mulyono. 2022. Peningkatan kapasitas petani Muhammadiyah dalam seleksi benih pada budidaya padi System of Rice Intensification. PengabdianMu: Jurnal Ilmiah Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat7(1). doi:10.33084/pengabdianmu.v7i1.3016 [accessed January 19, 2021]
• • Santika, Sanan. 2022. The Influence of various weeding times and spacing on rice yields (Oryza sativa L.) Ciherang cultivars with the SRI cultivation system (System of Rice Intensification). Program Studi Agroteknologi, Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Garut, Indonesia. (Student paper). 10p.
• • Arif, Chusnul, et al. 2022. A model of evapotranspirative irrigation to manage the various water levels in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and its effect on crop and water productivities. Water 14(2): 170. doi:10.3390/w14020170
• • Doni, Febri,et al. 2022. Microbial contributions for rice production: From conventional crop management to the use of ‘Omics’ technologies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(2): 737. 10.3390/ijms23020737 [accessed January 11, 2021]
• Effendi, Arman. 2022. The effect of oil palm empty fruit bunches on rice production (Oryza sativa L.) with a flood height of 10 cm below soil surface. JUATIK - Jurnal Agronomi Tanaman Tropika 4(1): 177-190. [accessed January 11, 2021]
• Vicente, Eriglio Ferreira. 2013. Community development methods toward food security: The System of Rice Intensification in Zumalai Sub-District Covalima, Timor Leste. MSc thesis, University of the Philippines, Los Banos. 198 p. [accessed January 10, 2022]
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New Links from our Website to Online Publications (and SRI-Related Social Media sites) 2022
(see also Latest Research directly above and Recent Uploads below for new material on our site).

• Rajoelisolo, Kotondrajaona. 2022. Système de Riziculture Intensive. SIA OmniScriptum Publishing. €39,90 [accessed December 27, 2022]
• Trang, Vu H., et al. 2022. Rice cultivation ambition in the new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions: 2020-2022. InfoNote: Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Research Program. CGIAR website. Updated October 2022. [accessed December 7, 2022]

• (eds) Hashim, N., A. Yahya, D. Ahmad, and A.R.M. Shariff. 2021. Smart Technology for Paddy Cultivation (The Malaysian Experience). UPM Press: Malaysia. [SRI is one of the three sections of this book]. [accessed Nov. 2022]
• IICA. 2022. Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo de Arroz (SRI). pp.54-63, in Hitos de un agricultura sustenable en las Americas. Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) repository. [Report on IICA's activities related to climate change and natural resource conservation in Central and South America, including a section on their recent SRI activities in 7 countries.] [accessed November 6, 2022]
• SRI-2030. The System of Rice Intensification (SRI): A strategic opportunity for tackling the growing pressure on Egypt’s water resources while sustainably intensifying national rice production. SRI-2030 website. [2p pdf prepared for the COP27.] [accessed November 5, 2022]
• Mishra, Abha, Jan Willem Ketelaar, and Max Whitten. 2023. Chapter 5 - System of rice intensification - Empowering farmers to work with nature to achieve productive, resilient and climate-neutral farming systems in rice-based landscapes, pp. 87-105, in Neutral and Resilient Farming Systems. [accessed October 31, 2022]
• 2020. System of Rice Intensification - A SLEM best practice. Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education. Published by World Bank. [The Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education has documented System of Rice Intensification (SRI) as one of the best practices for sustainable land and ecosystem management (SLEM) under the World Bank funded SLEM Project.] [accessed October 12, 2022]
• Abonmai, Tabuiliu, and Ksh. Manishwari Devi. 2022. System of Rice Intensification. AgriCOS e-Newletter 3(10): No. 5. [Overview of SRI in item from Manipur, India] [accessed October 12, 2022]
• 2022. System of Rice Intensification. SRI-2030 website. [Overview infographic on SRI by SRI-2030] [accessed September 18, 2022]
• Sulaiman V., Rasheed, Delgermaa Chuluunbaatar, and Sreeram Vishnu. 2018. Upscaling Climate Smart Agriculture lessons for extension and advisory services. FAO Occasional papers on Innovation in Family Farming: Rome. [Case study of SRI is in chapter 3, pp 21-28]. [accessed September 11, 2022]
• Padan, Afri ST. 2022. Sawah: Sebagai Kearifan Lokal Manusia Dayak di Desa Pulau Sapi Kalimantan Utara. e-book [SRI info is in Chapter 4. Pulau Sapi in Northern Kalimantan (Borneo), Indonesia]
• Indonesian SRI Research and Innovation Network's (IndoSRInet) website is now in Bahasa Indonesia. [The network continues to build out its twitter, YouTube channel, Instagram an Facebook.] [posted September 7, 2022]
• Pooja, Janardan Singh, Shilpa and Raveena. 2022. System of Rice Intensification. Intensive Agriculture Magazine July-Sept (1): 10-14. [accessed August 9, 2022]
• 2022? Dossier thématique avenir: Résilience face au changement climatique. CGIAR (Bioversity/CIAT Alliance) website. 4p. [Le projet d’Adaptation et de Valorisation Entrepreneuriales en Irrigation Rurale et agricole (AVENIR) in Senegal. A box on SRI is included. AVENIR's SRI work is located in the Tambacounda and Sédhiou regions of Senegal.][accessed June 30, 2022]
• 2020. စပါးအစွမ်းဖွင့်စိုက်ပျိုးရေး လယ်သမားလက်စွဲစာအုပ် (Farmer's Handbook on System of Rice Intensification - SRI). Purchase for US$4 from Myanmar Book Shop. [accessed June 30, 2022]
• Pal, B. D., and N. K. Tyagi. 2022. Synthesis Report: Scaling-Up Climate Smart Agriculture in South Asia. New Delhi, India: International Food Policy Research Institute – South Asia Regional Office. [Finds SRI good in some areas, not acceptable in others.] [accessed June 8, 2022]
• 2020. Rapport Annuel d’activités: Année 2019. TRIAS website. [See p.19 for information on Trias' SRI project in Guinea.]
• Naidoo, Indran A., Kouessi Maximin Kodjo, and Deirdre Mc Grenra. 2022. République du Burundi: Évaluation de la stratégie et du programme de pays. IFAD. March 22, 2022. 161p. [acessed May 7, 2022]
• Segnon, A.C.,R. B. Zougmoré, and P. Houessionon. 2021. Technologies and practices for agriculture and food system adaptation to climate change in The Gambia. CCAFS Working Paper no. 344. Wageningen, the Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). [accessed March 20, 2022]
• Biswas, Saikat, and Rupa. 2021. System of Wheat Intensification (SWI). Agriculture and Food: E-Newsletter 3(5): 175-178 (Article ID: 10858). May. [accessed January 2022]
• PASSIP. 2022. Curriculum d’apprentissage en production et post-production du riz : Module 15 Système de Riziculture Intensive (SRI). PASSIP website. [French language module on SRI methods by the Programme d’Appui au Sous-secteur de l’Irrigation de Proximité (PASSIP) in Mali] [accessed January 2022]
• Haougui, Adamou, et al. 2019. Mise à l’échelle de Système de Riziculture Intensive (SRI) hors aménagement. DUDDAL website. [accessed January 2022]

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Documents Uploaded on our Website 2022 (Includes new pages added to the SRI-Rice website)

• [SRI-Rice web pages updated during November 2022: October 2022 additions (new page), Guinea Bissau (new page), Ecuador, Egypt, Indonesia, Niger, journal articles, India journal articles, India news, India videos, events, research network, Spanish documents, videos]
• Bimba, Robert S.M. 2022. CHAP embarks on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) program in Guinea. SRI-Rice website, Guinea page. July 27. (2p pdf) [Description of the Liberia-based NGO CHAP's new SRI collaboration in Guinea.] [uploaded August 3, 2022]
• SfD. 2022. 7 years after we started the programme, what has happened to the rice farmers in Ndop, Cameroon? SRI-Rice website. [uploaded March 2022] [Report on Skills for Development's (SfD) SRI work with the Cameroonian NGO Barudev]
• Fisher, Lucy. 2022. Monthly additions to the SRI-Rice website. [uploaded monthly].

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Videos / Audiofiles - 2022 (either uploaded by SRI-Rice OR linked to from our website)

• 2022 (December 31). SRI rice intensifications in traditional way to improve yield. 4:11 min. Khan Baba channel, YouTube. [Features drum seeder and furrow-maker for direct-seeding. Not sure where this is from.]
• 2022 (December 27). System of Rice Intensification - SRI (Rearranged) - Complete Guide with Visuals of Every Steps. 57:52 min. Rupesh Jain channel, YouTube. [
• 2022 (December 27). Journey of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) with Motivation Song Ashayein (Movie - Iqbal). 4:19 min. Rupesh Jain channel, YouTube. [Indian video showing SRI progress to music.]
• 2022 (December). SRI Cultivation in East Jorhat Block, Assam I SeSTA I Rice Cultivation I Women Farmers. 2:08 min. Seven Sisters Development Assistance (SeSTA) channel, YouTube.
• 2022 (November 30). MAT Nursery Preparation of SRI Technique of Rice by #MITCAT students | #Cynosure. 7:50 min. MIT College of Agriculture and Technology channel, YouTube. [Telugu language instruction on SRI nursery prep.]
• 2022 (November 23). Padi VR 46, pola tanam kolaborasi Jarwo dan SRI (System of rice Intensification). 13:16 min. sugenk free channel, YouTube. [Bahasa Indonesia language video on combining SRI and Jajar Legowo, which is a system gaining popularity in Indonesia. Jarwo mainly changes the spacings from square to a 40cm break every two rows and closer intrarow spacing (which is allowable due to the increased edge effect]
• 2021. Adam Chappell talks about lower seeding rates. 5:14 min. Farmer Progress Daily channel, YouTube. [SRI inspires Arkansas farmer to reduce density and single seed.] [accessed November 2, 2022]
• 2022 (November 1). How greenhouse gas emissions from rice can be minimised through regenerative production. 5:53 min. Ellen MacArthur Foundation channel, YouTube. [Ellen MacArthur video on SRI and GHG emissions]
• 2022 (October 16). SRI cultivation of Paddy | System of rice intensification | By Avinash Agri world. Avinash Agri world channel, YouTube. [Directions on how to implement SRI]
• 2021. ఏది బెటర్? which is better? | cono weeder or finger weeder? | @grameenavyavasayam | ravi raju. 4:14 min. grameena vyavasayam channel, YouTube. [Telugu language video comparing weeders (Tamil Nadu, India)] [accessed October 13, 2022]
• 2021. Three Row Paddy Weeder களை எடுக்கும் கருவி. 12:47 min. Village Farmer channel, YouTube. [Tamil language description of paddy weeder.] [accessed October 9, 2022]
• 2020. ஒற்றை நாற்று நடவில் மார்க்கர் பயன்பாடு | செம்மை நெல் சாகுபடி | Marker |. 2:01 min. Sirkali TV channel, YouTube. [Tamil language description of device for marking spacing in SRI fields.] [accessed October 9, 2022]
• 2022 (October 5). System of Rice Intensification Chusnul. 21:05 min. Dept. Teknik Sipil dan Lingkungan IPB channel, YouTube. [Chusnul Arif, professor at Institut Pertanian Bogor in Indonesia is interviewed about SRI in Indonesia.]
• 2020. Paddy Planting and Natural Fertilizers. Four modules (videos) by the Forever Sabah Institute: 1) SRI, 2) (Organic) NPK, 3) Fish Amino Acid , and 4: Carbonized Rice Husk. [accessed September 25, 2022]
• 2022 (August 31). శ్రీవరి నాట్లు | srivari cultivation | Ravi Raju. 8:06 min. grameena vyavasayam channel, YouTube [Telugu language video on field marking (Tamil Nadu, India)] [accessed September 11, 2022]
• 2022 (August 27). శ్రీవరి మార్కింగ్ గురించి పూర్తి వివరాలు || srivari marking full details... grameena vyavasayam. 8:16 min. grameena vyavasayam channel, YouTube [Telugu language video on field marking (Tamil Nadu, India)] [accessed September 11, 2022]
• 2022 (August 16). శ్రీవరి నారుమడి || Srivari kosam narumadi || sri vari cultivation || grameena vyavasayam || paddy. 8:05 min. grameena vyavasayam channel, YouTube [Telugu language video on seedbed construction (Tamil Nadu, India)]
• 2021 (November 10). Ensayo riego malezas bajo SRI FONTAGRO. Karla Cordero channel, YouTube. [Results of SRI/SICA FONTAGRO project 2020/2021 in Chile?] [accessed September 5, 2022]
• 2022 (April 25). Validación de tecnologías del Sistema Intensivo del Cultivo de Arroz (SICA). 5:38 min. IDIAP PA channel, YouTube. [Spanish language video about SRI FONTAGRO-funded SRI project carried out by IDIAP in Panama] [accessed September 4, 2022]
• 2014. Arroz SICA: Guia practica para agricultores (en español). 16:08 min. Jose Cepeda Ureña channel, YouTube. [This video from several years ago is based on a World Bank Institute video series based on Philippine SRI experiences] [accessed September 4, 2022]
• 2019 (July 25). Sistema Intensificado para el Cultivo de Arroz | SICA / SRI (EN). 9:25 min. Ernesto de Crema channel, YouTube. [FONTAGRO (Colombia) video that focuses on their SRI outreach work with IDIAP in Panama] [accessed September 4, 2022]
• 2022 (September 1). Konda Mason on Land, Race, Money & Spirit. 43:05 min. Podcast on Frontiers of Commoning.
• 2022 (August 27). System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method of Rice Cultivation @Govardhan Ecovillage. 3:56 min. Govardhan Rural Development channel, YouTube. [Govardhan Rural Development: "Something new is always initially rejected, later accepted and down the line aspired"! Hear first hand about SRI success from project farmer in Vikramgad, Palghar, Maharashtra, who was introduced the SRI method of rice cultivation, to help farmers get a better yield.]
• 2022 (August 24). Variable Rate Application of Organic Liquid Fertilizer in The System of Rice Intensification, SFTRC Facebook. 1:09 min. [Speaker: [Dr Muhammad Nurfaiz Abd Kharim presents in the Smart Farming Technology Research Center (SFTRC) Webinar Series]
• 2022 (August 9). A success story of SRI - Manikantan from Cheripadi WS under KfW -NABARD funded soil project of CRD. 5:44 min. Centre for Research and Development CRD channel, YouTube. [Malyalam language (with some English subtitling) farmer interview of successful SRI/integrated farming efforts in Cheripady soil project watershed in Kasaragod district, Kerala, India, by Centre for Research and Development]
• 2022 (July). Punjab Talks [Episode 4 (4:49 min.), Episode 5 (5:57 min.), and Episode 6 (6:42 min.). Punjab Talks channel, YouTube. [In Punjabi (?) language. Series of three videos about using SRI methods; narrated by Kuldip Singh Herian.]
• 2022 (July 7). SRI Farming Method (省3成！SRI水稻栽培技術). 5:31 min. Tzu Chi Culture and Communication Foundation channel, YouTube. [Mechanized SRI in Taiwan]
• 2021 (November 30). Bien préparer ses plants de riz | Système de Riziculture Intensive - Elevage+ (SRI-E+). 10:47 min. Elevages sans frontières channel. [French language video of a project in Togo by the French NGO Elevages Sans Frontières.] [accessed July 30, 2022]
• 2021 (July 14). System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method. Green Fem channel. [Sinhala language video about SRI work in Sri Lanka by Green Fem group.] [accessed June 30, 2022]
• 2022 (June 25). SRI Method at CEP Manikganj. 5:32 min. ADRA Bangladesh channel, YouTube. [Community Empowerment Project (CEP) – Daulatpur, Manikgan, in Bangladesh set up four SRI demonstration plots in three Unions (Jionpur, Chakmirpur, and Kalia) under Daulatpur; 188 farmers have implemented the SRI on 21.132 ha.]
• 2022. The Intensive Rice System (SRI), less expensive and more profitable. 4:55 min. Agribusiness TV channel, YouTube. [French with English subtitles. SRI in Côte d'Ivoire, with focus on Marcel Yao Kouakou, a model SRI farmer. French subtitles are here: Le Système Riziculture Intensive (SRI), moins coûteux et plus rentable]
• 2022 (June 11). Pengakuan Pak Sonda, Petani yang Me.anam Padi Dengan SRI Organic, Caranya Wah, Hasilnya Melimpah. 10 min. ALIKSA AGROMEDIA channel, YouTube. [Interview with farmer who switched to organic SRI production extended by Aliksa Organic SRI Consultant in Melili, South Susawesi, Indonesia, through PT Vale's CSR program.]
• 2022 (June 9). SRI (System of Rice Intensification) SRI ধান খেতি SeSTA's SRI intervention in NE india #sesta. 10:14 min. Baar Vlogs channel, YouTube. [SRI experiences in NE India by Seven Sisters Development Assistance (SeSTA), an NGO that collectivizes women to form Self Help Groups (SHGs). This is a duplicate of SeSTA's 2021 video]
• 2022 (June 7). Pola Tanam dan Tanam Padi (SRI). 5:12 min. Voice of Nature Indonesia channel, YouTube. [Shows markers and planting of SRI.]
• 2022 (June 4). Le Système de Riziculture Intensive à la rizière Sainte-Anne, Imady. Esperanza Joie des enfants channel, YouTube. [Interview with rice farmer about SRI in Saint-Marie, Imady, Madagascar (in French).]
• 2022 (May). System of Rice Intensification - How This Method of Sowing Paddy Saves Water & Improves Yield?BYJU'S IAS channel, YouTube. [A curious video on SRI to help students taking IAS exams in India answer questions on SRI in India].
• 2021 (June 12). SRI method of rice cultivation SRI The System of Rice Intensification. Journey with Vijaykumar Shrivastav channel, YouTube. [Presentation for Those in India preparing for exams. However, it is quite complete!] [accessed May 4, 2022]
• 2022 (March 30). Atelier de formation sur les pratiques BPA - SRI ( CCR- B). 6:22 min. Darich@Media channel. YouTube. [SRI training workshop in Benin held May 25-25, 2021.] [accessed April 13, 2022]
• 2022 (April 12). System of Rice Intensification. 10:06 min. Dimpas Greentigrated Agri-Tourism Farm channel, YouTube.
• 2021 (January 3). e-Hob หรือ Rotary Weeder สำหรับย่ำหญ้า. 1:00 min. Supachai Pitiwut channel, YouTube. [Video of Thai manual weeder.] [accessed April 5, 2022]
• 2022 (March 27). SRI-2030.13:22 min. SRI-2030 channel, YouTube. [Video (long version) that explains the importance of methane as a GHG, how SRI can reduce this, and the SRI-2030 aspiration to scale up SRI to 50 million hectares by 2030. SRI-2030 is an initiative of the Downforce Trust.]
• 2022 (March 22). திருந்திய நெல் சாகுபடி பகுதி 1|SRI method rice cultivation part 1. 9:39 min. Kurinji Lifestyle Farming channel, YouTube. [Tamil language video on seed selection and nursery management for SRI.]
• 2022 (March 10). SRI-2030 Quick Overview. 2:06 min. SRI-2030 channel, YouTube. [Short video that explains the importance of methane as a GHG, how SRI can reduce this, and the SRI-2030 aspiration to scale up SRI to 50 million hectares by 2030. SRI-2030 is a movement initiated by The Downforce Trust.]
• 2022 (March 3). L18: Major Crops of India Paddy, Rice | SRI Method- System of Rice Intensification | Direct Seeding. 17:11 min. Pathfinder channel, YouTube. [Regarding crops in India; section is at min. 11:36]
• 2022 (March 1). A Long Food Movement: Transforming Food Systems. 1:35:08. [SRI in min. 0.51.00 - 1:05:00] Third World Network channel, YouTube. [One of the five speakers, Nurul Salmi, from Malaysia, talks about organic SRI in Malaysia.]
• 2022 (February 2). Community of Hope Agriculture (CHAP) Presents "Liberian Seed Rice and Business Harvest" Official Ceremony. 1:48:20 min. Video of event held Feb. 2, 2022, at Duport Road Zubah town. Dixon TV Facebook page.
• 2022 (January 27). Rendicion de Cuentas del IICA Chile 2021. 7:13 min. IICA-Chile channel, YouTube. ["Conoce las 10 acciones de cooperactón técnica más destacadas del 2021." This Spanish language video describes major activities of the IICA Chile office during 2021. The first one talks about trying the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) on a commercial scale.]
• 2022 (January 25). SRI method (System of Rice Intensification) || technical farmer || rice cultivation ||. 7:45 min. Technical farmer channel, YouTube. [Hindi language introductory video]
• 2021. Crop Intensification System - Mark Fulford. Digging in the Dirt program, 30.00 min. podcast hosted by Kevin Gallagher on Sounder.fm. [Interview with Mark Fulford that highlights SRI/SCI] [accessed January 23, 2022].
• 2022 (January 18). Rice Production on SRI System.14:36 min. kutub uddin green agriculture channel, YouTube. [Bengali language training on SRI in Koyra Upazila Khulna, Bangladesh.]
• 2022 (January 6). Rice cultivation using the System of Rice Intensification method in Kayin State, Myanmar. 9:10 min. LWF Learning Management channel, YouTube. [In 2019, the Lutheran World Federation Myanmar and its partners in the Alliance of Churches Together (ACT Alliance) introduced a more climate-resilient method of rice cultivation called the “System of Rice Intensification SRI to farmers in Kayin State, Myanmar. Here farmers are talking about the program.]
• 2022 (January 9). System of Rice Intensification. 12:35 min. Harish Kumar R K M channel, YouTube. [Tamil language instructional video on SRI]

 

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Slide Presentations (Primarily PowerPoint) - 2022 acquisitions

• Fisher, Lucy. 2022. Overview of the System of Rice Intensiciation (SRI) Around the World. Presentation at the International Conference on System of Crop Intensification for Climate-Smart Livelihood and Nutritional Security, Hyderabad, India, December 12-14, 2022. [uploaded December 30, 2022]
• Hameed, Khidhir Abbas. 2022. Estimated Water Savings, Yield, and Income Benefits from Using SRI Methods from Using SRI in Iraq. Presentation at the International Conference on System of Crop Intensification for Climate-Smart Livelihood and Nutritional Security, Hyderabad, India, December 12-14, 2022. [uploaded December 28, 2022]
• Rosenzweig, Cynthia, and Sonali Shukla McDermid. 2022. AgMIP Integrated Assessments in South Asia. 16 slides. Presentation at the ADBI Annual Conference 2022, November 28, 2022. [accessed December 25, 2022]
• Potjanathamrongpong, Anochao, and Hanni Oppel. 2021. Introduction to SRI. 33 slides. Presentation at 2021 ECHO Asia SRI Workshop and Harvesting Day, November 26, 2021, at the ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center. [accessed June 30, 2022]
• ECHO Asia staff. 2021. Introduction to SRI. 58 slides. Presentation at ECHO's SRI workshop, July 2021, at the ECHO Asia Small Farm Resource Center. [accessed June 30, 2022]
• Kartini, Ni Luh. 2022. Effect of Dosage Kascing Organic Fertilizer on Growth and Rice Yield on SRI System and Regular Rice Planting System in Batubulan Village, Gianyar. 11 slides. Universitas Udayana website. [accessed February 24, 2022]
• Witkowski, Kelly, and Fernando Barrera. 2022. El Sistema Intensivo del Cultivo de Arroz. Online presentation on . January 24, 2022, by Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura. 56 slides. SRI-Rice channel, Slideshare. [uploaded January 31, 2022]

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