SRI VIDEOS AND AUDIOFILES - (by Topic and by Country)
SRI TOPIC PLAYLISTS - YouTube ONLY *
(on the SRICornell channel for all countries and on the SRICornell2 channel for India videos)
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* Note: See also ALL YOUTUBE PLAYLISTS. However, the above YouTube playlists do not include videos hosted by World Bank, VOA, Vimio or other videos that are not also uploaded on YouTube. However, these can be found in the country listings directly below. |
VIDEOS BY COUNTRY - ALL sources
GENERAL / REGIONAL
- 2022 (March 10). SRI-2030 Short Video. 2:06 min. SRI-2030 channel, YouTube.
[Video from the new group SRI-2030 that explains the importance of methane as a GHG, how SRI can reduce this, and the group's aspiration to scale up SRI to 50 million hectares by 2030.] - 2019 (February 22). (4th meeting) 2019 IPU Parliamentary Hearing. [SRI section between 11:50 through 16:40]. UN Web TV website.
[David Bollier's speech that included mention of the SRI community functioning as an online commons were presented at the UN panel entitled The Multilateral System in the Public Eye: The Impact of Mass Communications.] See also post on Davide Bollier's blog on Feb. 26] - 2019 (January). This Sustainable way of growing rice prodcues bumper harvests. 1:26 min. World Economic Forum, LinkedIn.
[Short video shown at the World Economic Forum 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting held Jan 22-25, 2019, in Davos, Switzerland - 2017 (June 8). AWD/SRI for Sustainable Irrigated Rice Production. 1:20:43 min. Produced by the Water in Agriculture Global Solutions Group, World Bank.
[Video of the Water in Agriculture Innovation Series webinar on Alternative Wetting and Drying (AWD) and the Systemof Rice Intensification (SRI) Techniques for Sustainable Irrigated Rice Production.] - 2015. System of Rice Intensification in West Africa. 4:58 min. [See also short version, 2:41 min.] Peace Corps OPATS channel, Vimeo.
[Instructional video with overview of Peace Corps SRI activities associated with the USAID-funded West Africa Food Security Partnership.] - 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] - 2008. Overview of SRI — Improving Rice Productivity and Achieving Water Savings. 12:22 min. Produced by the World Bank Institute as a Multimedia Toolkit and part of the Achieving More with Less: SRI — A New Way of Rice Cultivation project. World Bank Institute website.
[English, French and Spanish language educational training video by the World Bank Institute and intended for policy and decision makers, managers of development projects, and other stakeholders explaining the key elements, history, benefits and constraints of SRI, specifically in reference to the Philippines, and with consideration of the implications of SRI for mitigating the effects of water shortages and climate change going forward. A YouTube version was posted on April 16, 2012, on the ChrisandNizasvideos channel.] - 2008. A Guide Based on SSIA, an SRI Application from the Philippines. 15:25 min. Produced by the World Bank Institute as a Multimedia Toolkit and part of the Achieving More with Less: SRI — A New Way of Rice Cultivation project. World Bank Institute website.
[English, Spanish and French language educational training video by the World Bank Institute and based on one of the field applications of SRI, using the practices from the Philippines, where SRI is locally referred to as Sustainable System of Irrigated Agriculture, or SSIA. This in-depth video explains the key elements of SRI, and provides a step-by-step practical guide for farmers (including land preparation, seedling preparation, transplanting, intermittent irrigation, rotary weeding and organic fertilization) to learn about and practice organic or conventional SRI methods. Equipment demonstrations and explanations are also included.]
- Audio: 2008 (July 7). Reports of Gains Bring Attention to Rice-Growing Methods. Produced by Voice of America English News. VOA website.
[English language radio broadcast on Voice of America (VOA) News explaining the principles and benefits of SRI according to Cornell University Professor Norman Uphoff and other experts.]
BANGLADESH
- 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, Bangldesh.] - 2020 (September 28). System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Alternative wetting and Drying (AWD).
7:27 min. education channel, YouTube.
[Bangla language academic explanation of SRI from S. M. Shikha Mukhlesur Rahman College Bangladesh.] - 2020 (July 4). SRI or System of Rice Intensification has increased rice production in developing countries. 1:56 min. Sukanto Roy channel, YouTube [Video about a large SRI adoption study in Bangladesh .]
- 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.] - 2020 (May 3). SRI Method of Rice. 7:01 min. Dr. Pronay Bala channel, YouTube.
[Bengali language SRI intro video made by professor at Hazi Lalmia City College in Bangladesh] - 2018 (February 6). The new method of rice cultivation - SRI, নতুন পদ্ধতিতে ধান চাষ. Green Bangla AT Entertainment channel, YouTube.
- 2017 (August 12). Farmers view about System of Rice intensification (SRI) in Bangladesh. Tanvir Shatil channel, YouTube.
[Farmer interviews from from an RCT-based project on Techonology Adoption and Food Security in Rural Bangladesh.] - 2017 (June 4). SRI, অধিক ধান উৎপাদন করতে কিভাবে বীজ তলা করতে হয়, কিভাবে চারা রোপন করতে হয়, কখন কি সার দিতে হয়? 6:08 min. Md. Bayezid Moral channel, YouTube.
[Bangali language instructional discussion from Bangladesh]. - 2017 (February 6).উন্নত পদ্ধতিতে ধান চাষাবাদ, অধিক ধান উৎপাদনে SRI, Improved methods of rice cultivation. Part 1, 6:19 min., Part 2, 4:13 min.; Part 3, 9:51 min. AT channel, YouTube.
[Bangali language SRI information, Bangladesh] - 2016 (September 26) Can SRI techniques help Bangladeshi farmers increase their yields? 1:56 min. Monash Business School channel, YouTube.
[Associate Professor Asad Islam, Monash University, explores the implications of SRI techniques in rural Bangladesh.]
BENIN
- 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] - 2016 (November 3). Film SRI DéDESC ONG – Bénin . 6:45 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
(French) [Benin.] - 2016 (November 3). SRI au Bénin – Agriculture Formation Systeme Riziculture Intensive (Parakou). 2:25 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
(French) [Benin.] - 2016 (November 3). SRI au Bénin – Visite d'Echange d'Experiences (Tchaourou, Bembereke). 2:07 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
(French) [Benin.] - 2012 (August 23). First West Africa SRI Workshop, Ouagadougou, 8/26-27/12: Daniel Ah Messe (Benin) (French). 2:24 min. Produced by SRI-Rice. sricornell channel, YouTube.
[Comments (in French) by Daniel Ah Messe, SRI farmer from Dogba, Benin, while attending the First West Africa System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 26-27, 2012.]
BHUTAN
- 2009 (October 13). Bhutan Agriculture Scientists Learn Paddy Cultivation Technique. 2:05 min. Produced by ANI. Ani page, Rediff.
[English language video in which a seven-member team of agricultural scientists from Bhutan witness firsthand the benefits of SRI, most notable increased yields, when visiting farmers in Tripura, India.]
BURKINA FASO
- 2024 (February 2, 2024). PReCA _ Le Systeme de Riziculture Intensive . 12:56 min. PReCA channel, YouTube. [French language SRI video from Projet de Résilience et de Compétitivité Agricole-PRéCA (PReCA) in Burkina Faso.]
- 2023 (December 14). Publireportage : Projet ECDD - Soutenir l’agriculture familiale face au changement climatique. 5:52 min.
Agribusiness TV channel, YouTube.
[French language TV clip about the Eau, CLÉ du Développement Durable (ECDD) project which has SRI elements. Implemented by SNV and World Waternet in Karfiguéla, Burkina Faso] - 2020 (March 4). Système de riziculture intensive (SRI). 10:52 min. Agriculture Burkina Faso channel, YouTube.
[French language video about SRI in Burkina Faso.] [accessed July 9, 2020] - 2012 (August 23). First West Africa SRI Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Atamana Dabire (French). 2:55 min. Produced by SRI-Rice. sricornell channel, YouTube.
[Comments (in French) - Atamana Dabire, Burkina Faso, discusses SRI in Burkina Faso at the First West Africa System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 26-27, 2012.] - 2012 (August 23). First West Africa SRI Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Gaoussou Traore (French). 4:42 min. Produced by SRI-Rice. sricornell channel, YouTube.
[Comments (in French) - Dr Gaoussou Traore, Workshop Leader and Coordinator of the National Center of Specialization on Rice of Mali (NCOS/WAAPP), discusses the First West Africa System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 26-27, 2012.]
BURUNDI
- 2017 (July 20). FIDA: Le projet PNSADR-IM avec le Système de Riziculture Intensive SRI. 5:59 min. Ikiriho News channel, YouTube.
[Report of an IFAD effort to promote SRI in Burundi through the Imbo and Moso National Program for Food Security and Rural Development (PNSADR-IM) - 2017 (June 15). Intensive Rice System - Systeme Rizicole Intensif. 4:07 (SRI section begins at minute 1:47). africanews channel, YouTube.
[Business Africa TV program talks about SRI in Burundi] [A French translation is available on the French Africa News website.] - 2012 (March 3). SRI in East and Southern Africa. 8:09 min. Produced by Flooded Cellar Productions. FloodedCellar channel, YouTube.
[English and local language (with English subtitles) videos about the history, principles, and farmer-to-farmer spread of SRI from Madagascar into Rwanda and Burundi, featuring farmer testimonials.]
CAMBODIA
- 2020 (April 2). 7 Steps of System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 5:43 min. Karuna Battambang channel, YouTube. [See also German subtitle version].
[An SRI video on the work of the Karuna Battambang organization, a aid group by the Catholic Church in Cambodia.] - 2020 (March 2). Karuna Battambang Org. Agriculture research study of farmers best practices; English subtitle. 22:11 min. Karuna Battambang channel, YouTube. [
Study of farmer best practices by Karuna Battambang Org in Cambodia.] - 2020 (February 17). System of Rice Intensification CROAP Project Cambodia. 3:15 min. Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific channel, YouTube.
[Farmer opinions of the SRI being promoted by the Centre for Research on Optimal Agricultural Practices (CROAP) project, a ministry of the Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang and Jesuit Service Cambodia.] - 2019 (February 20). Thirsty Rice. 8:11 min. Chan S. Nara channel, YouTube.
[Farmers in Traing district, Takeo province, Cambodia talking about drought and also there SRI experiences.] - 2018. (October 29, 2018). Rice farming: The physical challenges for women. 6:29 min. Oxfam American channel, YouTube.
[Video shown at the 5th International Rice Congress in Singapore during keynote address delivered by Le Minh.] - 2018 (January 24). SRI-LMB. 11:40 min. SRI-LMB channel, YouTube.
- 2014. (July 28). ស្រែម៉ាប់ និងស្វិត Mab & Svet Peddy Fields. 27 min. មណ្ឌលព័ត៌មាន ស្ត្រីកម្ពុជា (Women's Media Centre of Cambodia) channel, YouTube.
- [Drama by Cambodian farmers about SRI produced by the Women's Media Centre in conjuntion with Oxfam and other partners.] [accessed July 2, 2017]
- 2017 (May 3). SRI LMB developing a more intelligent pathway for sustainable rice intensification. 7:59 min. SRI LMB channel, YouTube.
[The AIT is implementing an EU-financed project entitled: “Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for Innovation and Learning around the System of Rice Intensification (SRI)in the Lower Mekong River Basin”. The objective is to enhance resilience of rainfed small-scale farmers of Lower Mekong region confronting climate change.] - 2016 (July 11). SRI CEDAC. 24:05 min. Agriculture Information channel, YouTube.
[Khmer langauge video comparing SRI methods with traditional methods.] [accessed August 19, 2016] - Audio: 2015 (August 12). Khmer hot news today | Officials advised farmers to learn growing rice intensification system (Khmer language). 8:04 min. News4u channel, YouTube.
[Khmer langauge news program in Cambodia.] - 2015 (August 20). System of Rice Intensification in Cambodia. 6:10 minutes. Switchcomms channel, YouTube.
[2011 Oxfam video reuploaded on Switchcomms channel. Farmers from Oxfam partners in Cambodia tell how SRI has improved their lives.] - 2014 (February 12). CODEGAZ agit pour les populations du Cambodge par la promotion du SRI. 49:48 min. CODEGAZVIDEO channel, YouTube.
- 2014 (February 3). System of Rice Intensification SRI transplanting. 5:06 min. FIDR Cambodia channel, YouTube.
[Khmer with English subtitles] - 2013 (June 13). SRI 2013: Dr Yang Saing Koma - "Experiences with SRI in Cambodia 2000-2013". 1:05:51 min. Noorazimah Taharim channel, YouTube.
[Keynote speech at the 2nd National SRI Conference in Malaysia, June 2013.] - 2013 (March 22).
Cambodian agriculture - The System of Rice Intensification - SRI and using fertilizer. 24:35 min.
khmersexystars channel, YouTube.
[from a Khmer language TV show.] - 2012 (June 24). System of Rice Intensification. 45:01 min. veasna nida channel, YouTube.
[Khmer language video about SRI in Cambodia. CEDAC is featured] - 2011 (August 16). System of Rice Intensification in Cambodia. 6:11 min. Produced by Oxfam America. Cambodianmediagroup channel, YouTube.
[English language video by Oxfam America and its partners explaining the principles and benefits of SRI as practiced in Cambodia, including the use of organic inputs, affordability by small holder farmers, and increased yields, and featuring farmer testimonials.] - 2010 (January 9). SRI Farming in Cambodia. 10 min. Produced by Hermit Cave Films. Permascience channel, YouTube.
[A Khmer language (with English subtitles) instructional video guiding viewers through each step of SRI production in Cambodia, from seed-soaking to harvest. This is a shortened version of the video originally created by Mind's Eye Productions for CEDAC, The Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture. The longer version Of SRI Farming in Cambodia (on YouTube since Dec. 12, 2009) is available in 5 parts: (Part 1: 5:47 min; Part 2: 6:54 min; Part 3: 8:48 min; Part 4: 6:32 min; Part 5: 8:07 min.).] - System of Rice Intensification. 45:00 min. Produced by CEDAC. The Water Channel website.
[A Khmer language instructional video by the Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC) explaining and demonstrating the steps of SRI production in Cambodia and featuring farmer testimonials.] - 2008. Do You Speak SRI? 36:31 min. Produced by Mind's Eye Production for Oxfam America and CEDAC. The Water Channel website.
[A Khmer language (with English subtitles) video illustrating the steps of SRI as practiced in Cambodia and promoted by Oxfam America and the Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC). Contact CEDAC for more information on the contents of this video.] - 2008 (November 6). Systéme de Riziculture Intensive — Cambodge: Le Riz du L'espoir. 15:13 min. Produced by Corinne Lalo. Tefy Saina website.
[French language video illustrating the benefits, steps and equipment of SRI as practiced in Cambodia, featuring farmer testimonials and a comparison of traditional and SRI rice production. Also available in Vietnamese (14:59 min.).]
CAMEROON
- 2014 (February 27). Bamunka (Ndop), Cameroon (2014): Introducing SRI. 1:10min.
[A farmer from Ndop discusses her SRI test plot and interest in expanding to larger fields.]
CHILE
- 2021 (November 10). Ensayo riego malezas bajo SRI FONTAGRO. Karla Cordero channel, YouTube.
[Results of SRI/SICA FONTAGRO project 2020/2021 in Chile?] - 2018 (June 13). Avances con el Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo de Arroz (SRI) en las Américas: Pruebas en Chile. 1:26 min. IICA channel, Vimeo.
[Video of a Spanish language webinar by Karla Cordero L. about SRI in Chile.]
CHINA
- 2024 (June 9). Cool Agriculture Ep 2: Rice|A Sticky Climate Challenge. 30:44 min. Sustainable Asia channel, YouTube. [
Video on Chinese/USA collaboration on rice that focuses on GHGs and the impact that SRI, AWD, hybrid rice, perennial rice, might have on reducing methane and nitrous oxide.] - 2013 (March 25). System of Rice Intensification Practices - 农广天地]水稻强化栽培技术. 24:38 min. CCTV channel 7 (Agriculture Channel), China
[This Chinese SRI adaptation, known as the Triangular SRI system, suggests transplanting single seedlings from plastic trays at 2- to 4-leaf stage in a triangular pattern (3 hills to a unit, forming a small triangle with 6~10 cm between each other; 25~50cm between each unit). AWD and a mix of compost and inorganic fertilizer are used].
COLOMBIA
- 2019 (July 25). Sistema Intensificado para el Cultivo de Arroz | SICA / SRI (EN). 9:25 min. Ernesto de Crema channel, YouTube.
- 2019 (July 29). 1) ¿Qué es SRI?. 2:00 min. SRI 2do Segmento. 6:10 min. SRI 3er Segmento 5:46 min. IICAnoticias channel, YouTube.
[Agroconecxion show on Agrotendencia TV in Costa Rica (in three parts) on IICA's SRI program.] - 2019 (July 29). Opiniónes de productores sobre SRI. 2:05 min. IICAnoticias channel, YouTube.
[Farmer experiences with IICA-sponsored SRI efforts in Panana, Costa Rica and elsewhere in Latin America.] - 2018 (July 2). Seminario Web “Avances con el Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo de Arroz (SRI) en las Américas: Progresos en Colombia. IICA channel, Vimeo.
[Video of a Spanish language webinar by Gabriel Garcés of FEDEARROZ.] - 2017 (December 4). Vistazo Agropecuario no. 236. 28:30 (The first 9 minutes is about the 2nd Regional Workshop on SRI in the Americas). Vistazo Agropecuario channel, YouTube.
- 2017 (August 21). Cultivar más con menos. 7:09 min. IICA noticias channel, YouTube. [Nota técnica sobre el Sistema Intensivo del Cultivo Arrocero (SRI), para la sección de la Federación Nacional de Arroceros (FEDEARROZ) de Colombia en el programa “Vistazo Agropecuario”, del canal TVAgro.]
- 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]
COSTA RICA
- Audio: 2019 (August 29). Nuevo esquema de cultivo arrocero reduce en 30% uso del agua. 4:11 min. La Nación. [Water use reduced with SRI in Costa Rica.]
- Video: 2019 (August 26). Caso de éxito de SRI en Costa Rica. 4:16 min. IICA channel, Vimeo. [Experience of a Costa Rican farmer who took the IICA online course on SRI and tried out the methods.]
- 2019 (July 29). 1) ¿Qué es SRI?. 2:00 min. SRI 2do Segmento. 6:10 min. SRI 3er Segmento 5:46 min. IICAnoticias channel, YouTube.
[Agroconecxion show on Agrotendencia TV in Costa Rica (in three parts) on IICA's SRI program.] - 2019 (July 29). Opiniónes de productores sobre SRI. 2:05 min. IICAnoticias channel, YouTube.
[Farmer experiences with IICA-sponsored SRI efforts in Panana, Costa Rica and elsewhere in Latin America.] - 2013 (May 22). Iniciativa del SICA en Costa Rica. 16 min. Produced by Jorge Acosta. SICA América Latina Facebook page.
[Un miniclip en la regíon indígena Bribri en Talamanca Costa Rica.]
COTE D'IVOIRE
- 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.] - 2019. (May 17). T&P du 30-03-2019 : [1ère Partie] Système de Riziculture Intensive . 12:32 min. FIRCA channel, YouTube.
[Video from Cote D'Ivorie. M. KOUAKOU Marcel est l’un des précurseurs en Côte d’Ivoire, producteur de riz vivant à Yamoussoukro] [accessed April 9, 2020.] - 2015 (April 17). SRI in Côte d'Ivoire. 11:04 min. Produced by FIRCA. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
[TV clip from the Ivory Coast FIRCA show Terre & Progrès]
CUBA
- 2012 (June 3). Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo Arrocena (SRI). 13:59 min. Produced by Dr. Rena Perez, Ministry of Sugar, Cuba. SRICornell channel, YouTube.
[Shortened Spanish language video explaining and demonstrating SRI as practiced in Cube, featuring conversations with Cuban farmers using SRI methods. A full-length version is also available (36:15 min.). Although the YouTube version was uploaded in 2012 as indicated above, the original video was produced six year earlier.]
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
- 2015 (April 20). Mazao ONGD in Kalemie: The Social Rice Supply Chain. 7:05min. Mazao ONGD channel, YouTube.
[Begin watching at 3:27 to view SRI training portion of this video about the NGO Mazao's work in the D.R. Congo.]
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
- 2018 (June 21). Avances con el Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo de Arroz (SRI) en las Américas: Pruebas en Chile. 1:04:50 min. IICA channel, Vimeo.
[Video of a Spanish language webinar by Pedro Antonio Núñez Ramos about SRI in Dominican Republic.] - 2017 (August 21). Sistema Intensivo del Cultivo del Arroz. 14:24 min. IICA noticias channel, YouTube.
[Proyecto “Cultivar más con menos: Adaptación, Validación y Promoción del Sistema Intensivo del Cultivo Arrocero (SRI) en las Américas como una respuesta al cambio climático”, en República Dominicana.] - Audio: 2016 (August 31). Programa Cultivar Más Con Menos, El SICA O SRI. Produced by IICA. iicanoticias channel, Soundcloud. [Presentamos sus características, así como la experiencia de República Dominicana en la aplicación de estas prácticas. Nos acompañan Fabio Diasa, productor dominicano de pequeña escala; Juan Arthur, Especialista en Seguridad Alimentaria y Agricultura, de la Representación del IICA en ese país; y Díddier Moreira, del IICA, Especialista Técnico del Proyecto SRI, cultivar más con menos.]
- 2016 (March 16). Cultivar Mas Con Menos. 4:10 min. Produced by Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura. IICA channel, Vimeo.
[An interview with a producer named Fabio Diasa, a producer in the Dominican Republic who is convinced by SRI]
ECUADOR
- 2012 (August 14). Sistema Intensificado de Cultivo de Arroz SRI - SICA en Ecuador (Español). Part 1 (17:47 min) and Part 2 (17.47 min). Produced Jorge V. Gil Chang. sricornell channel, YouTube.
[Sistema Intensificado de Cultivo de Arroz (SRI - SICA en Español) en Ecuador: Introducción y validación en Ecuador. Primera reunión, Asociación 25 de Abril.]
EGYPT
- 2018 (June 18). ICID Webinar on Using SRI to Increase Water Productivity in Nile Delta, Egypt. 59:26 min. ICID CIID channel, YouTube.
[Video on SRI by Egypt's Ministry of Water Resource and Irrigation]
GHANA
- 2015. (November 5). We shall meet the seed demand for next year - Dr. Nustugah SARI 5. Noah Nash channel, YouTube.
[Viasat 1 News video about an SRI rice project in northern Ghana.] - 2015. (September 26). Rice Farmers Urged to adopt Nursing and Transplanting methods for Rice Cultivation-INTAPIMP 15. Noah Nash channel, YouTube.
[Viasat 1 News video about an SRI rice project in northern Ghana.] - 2015 (May 5). System Rice intensification Project launched in the Northern Region 15. 2:55 min. Noah Nash channel, YouTube
- 2015 (April 6). Ghana Rice Inter Professional Body's System of Rice Intensification Project. 23:06 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
[A segment on a project by the Ghana Rice Inter Professional Body that was funded by govt.'s Skills Development Fund to improve rice production in order to reduce imports. The SRI segment, which starts at min. 4:30, reports yield increased from 2 to 8 tons for some.] - 2012 (August 23). First West Africa SRI Workshop, Ouagadougou, 8/26-27/12: Gina Odarteifio (Ghana). 6:22 min. Produced by SRI-Rice. sricornell channel, YouTube.
[Comments by Gina Odarteifio, Chief Executive Officer, AMSIG Resources, Accra, Ghana, while attending the First West Africa System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 26-27, 2012.] - 2015. (August 5). SRI Film 2015. 2:31 min. Sambegou Gassama channel, YouTube (French). [Film sur le SRI dans les bas-fonds péri-urbain en Guinée. Video from Guinea's national television station interviews representatives from the SRI-WAAPP project and a local farmer.]
GUINEA
- 2016 (October 12). SRI Line Spacing, Madina Oula, Guinea. 1:03 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
[Description of SRI field preparations by the NGO Narseme in Guinea.] - 2015. (August 5). SRI Film 2015. 2:31 min. Sambegou Gassama channel, YouTube (French).
[Film sur le SRI dans les bas-fonds péri-urbain en Guinée. Video from Guinea's national television station interviews representatives from the SRI-WAAPP project and a local farmer.] - 2015: (April 6). Video SRI Guinée. 18.26 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
[French language TV clip with farmer SRI interviews.] - 2012 (August 23). First West Africa SRI Workshop, Ouagadougou, 8/26-27/12: Mamadou Billo Barry (Guinea) (French). 2:24 min. Produced by SRI-Rice. SRI Rice channel, YouTube.
[Comments (in French) by Dr. Mamadou Billo Barry, scientific director at the Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée (IRAG), Conakry, while attending the First West Africa System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 26-27, 2012.]
HAITI
- 2017 (May 4). UC Davis Professor Travis Lybbert speaks on improving rice yields in Haiti. 5:32 min. Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Assets and Market Assets, YouTube.
[Results of a study in an Oxfam project in the Artibonite Valley in Haiti.] - 2017 (February 5). Système Riziculture Intensif - SRI. 7:37 min. Filmotion Haiti channel, YouTube.
[Video in Creole produced by Oxfam and UC Davis about a workshop to deliver the results of a UCD research project on SRI.] - 2016 (May 20). Feed the Future: Agrikilti Moden an Ayiti. 44:13 min. Feed The Future Haiti Chanje Lavi Plantè channel, YouTube.
- 2016 (February 4). Bon metod pou plante diri . 12:07 min. Feed The Future Haiti Chanje Lavi Plantèr channel, YouTube.
[Creole video about SRI in the Feed The Future Haiti Chanje Lavi Plantèr project in Haiti.] - 2014. (March 26). SRI Transplanting. Produced by Zhoucen Feng. 0:54 min. SRI in northern Haiti channel, YouTube.
[iF Foundation SRI project in northern Haiti] - Audio: 2012 (January 12). 16:56 min. USAID's Shah Assesses Pace Of Haiti Recovery. Produced by National Public Radio (NPR); hosted by Neal Conan. National Public Radio website.
[Audio of an interview of Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator by Neal Conan on National Public Radio, discussing the flow to and efficacy of international aid in Haiti, and mentioning the promotion of SRI in the country to promote food security and improved Haitian livelihoods.] - 2011. System of Rice Intensification - Haiti Video. Produced by Better U Foundation, Better U Foundation website
[Jim Carrey travels to Haiti to support SRI and other efforts.] - 2011 (September 8). A Simple Formula. 3:26 min. Produced John McKenzie Media LLC, in collaboration with Chemonics. ChemonicsInt channel, YouTube.
[English language video about the adoption and spread of SRI in Haiti, grounded in the formula 50% less water + 90 % less seed = 200 % more rice, as taught by the Watershed Initiative for National Environment Resources (WINNER), a project funded by USAID and implemented by Chemonics International.]
INDIA
- All India videos
- Motivational
- Instructional
- Demonstrations
- Equipment
- Audio
- System of Crop Intensification [wheat (SWI), sugarcane (SSI), or other crops (SCI)
[We have collected over 100 videos in 10 languages from India...] Go to separate India Videos page!! There are too many to list here. Most of the India videos are also available on the India Video YouTube Playlist (SRICornell2 channel)
India videos are
organized by the following categories:
INDONESIA
- 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 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.] - 2020 (September 16). Panen Perdana Singgamani. 5:57 min. YAPIDI channel, YouTube.
[Organic SRI rice harvest in Singgamanik village, Karo Regency, in Sumatra Utara, Indonesia. The farmer group is assisted by the YAPIDI organization.] - 2020 (August 14). Permakultur pada Tanaman Padi SRI Kelompok Dampingan YAPIDI Desa Singgamanik. 4:19 min. YAPIDI channel, YouTube.
[Organic SRI rice production in Singgamanik village, Karo Regency, in Sumatra Utara, Indonesia with farmer group that is assisted by the YAPIDI organization.] [accessed September 16, 2020] - 2020 (September 2). Pertanian Sistem SRI (System of Rice Intensification) oleh Yayasan Trukajaya. 54:39min. Trukajaya channel, YouTube.
[In Indonesian, with English subtitles. SRI training put on by Yayasan Turkajaya in Central Java, Indonesia]. - 2020 (August 10). Cara Menyiapkan Lahan Untuk Tabur Benih Padi Dengan Metode Tanam SRI. 2:53 min. Petani Cinta Alam channel, YouTube.
[Short Indonesian language video about seedbed construction.] - 2020 (July 22). Budidaya Padi Organik Dengan Metode SRI (System of Rice Intensification). 12:12 min. TV Tani Indonesia channel, YouTube.
- [Indonesian language informational/instructional video on the govt. TV channel about organic SR Iefforts by the govt in Bali.]
- 2020 (March 4).
Badalta Bharat: Promoting growth in rural India. 4:03 min. Republic website.
[Adani Foundation's SRI initiative has changed the lives of 130,000 beneficiaries in almost 64 villages in and around Maharashtra’s Tirora town.] - 2020 (February 10). Paddy Weeder Control Machine. 10:01 min. ndez herman channel, YouTube.
- 2019 (August 27). Pemprov Jateng Panen Padi Hasil terapkan metode SRI di Pekalongan Barat. 2:06 min. Tribun Jateng TV. YouTube.
[Pemprov Jateng terapkan metode System of Rice Intensification (SRI) di tiga titik sawah percontohan Pantura Barat.] - 2019 (August 15). Alat Pembersih Rumput Disekeliling Tanaman Padi. 6:48 min. Double U channel, YouTube. [Indonesian video on how to make your own paddy weeder.] [accessed February 29, 2020]
- Audio: 2019 (April 30). Budidaya Padi di Sumba, Teknologi dan Perubahan Iklim. 2:50. VOA Indonesia.
(Inodnesian language broadcast about an SRI climate change program in Sumba Timur.) - 2019 (May 2). Alat Pematun Padi Sawah Dari Papan Bekas. 5:18 min. Tymoty Aquero channel, YouTube. [Indonesian video on how to make your own paddy weeder.] ]
- 2019 (January 28). Gerakan tanam padi organik pemerintah Kab Morowali bersama staf ahli Kementrian Pertanian. 4:55 min. Diskominfo Morowali channel, Youtube.
[-in Indonesian language. Large organic SRi project in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.] - 2018 (September 26). KADIS Pertanian Pimpin Panen Padi Kelompok Tani Hidayah. 2:10 min. JambiTV channel, YouTube.
[Indonesian language; TV clip about harvest of pricing of organic SRI in Jambi, Indonesia] - 2018 (August 7). Animasi 2D Metode Tanam Padi SRI System of Rice Intensification. 5:34 min. Distan jabar channel, YouTube.
[Animated Indonesian language instructional video for organic SRI from Bhakti Rahajo, Dept. of Agriculture for Banjar City.] - 2017 (December 16). Ayoo Beralih Ke Padi Organik..Seperti Desa Suka Makmur. 2:48 min. sukma aldino channel, YouTube.
[Indonesian language TV clip about organic SRI in Sumatera Selatan, where SRI has been practiced since 2009.] - 2017 (February 7). Animasi 2D Metode Tanam Padi SRI (System of Rice Intensification). 5:34 min. Bakti Raharjo channel, YouTube.
[Animation of SRI methods in Bahasa Indonesia.] - 2017 (January 10). System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 13.04 min. GWPSoutheastAsia channel, YouTube.
[Indonesian video focused on GHGs, SRI and climate change. Bahasa Indonesia video with English subtitles.] - 2016 (August 25). Serumpun Padi Sejuta Harapan - SRI Organik Mahalona . 7:28 min. PT Vale Indonesia Tbk channel, YouTube.
[Indonesian language video about PT Vale's project to promote SRI in Mahalona, Kabupaten Luwu Timur, South Sulawesi, Indonesia.] - 2016 (August 22). Tanam Padi Pola SRI Dengan Cara Maju. 6:01 min. rahmat adinata channel, YouTube.
[Indonesian language video about SRI in the SPARC program, in Praimadita Village, Sumba Timur, NTT, Indonesia.] - 2016 (August 8). Tanam Padi SRI. 8:38 min. Yusuf Himura channel.
[Field instructions on how to prepare a seedbed and plant a field with young, single seedlings.] - 2015 (December 29).Tanam Padi Menggunakan Metode SRI (System Rice of Intensification). 47:26 min. Gapoktan Sekar Sari channel, YouTube.
[Indonesian language video from Gapoktan Sekar Sari about SRI with comments from farmers and government officials.] - 2015 (Nov. 23). System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 3:13 min. Rizky Sulaiman Salim channel, YouTube.
[Video about a UNDP project in Sumba Timur, Indonesia, to promote SRI.] - 2015 (August 28). Interview with Budi Setiawan about SRI in Indonesia (in Bahasa Indonesia).11:04 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
[SRI-Rice interview at the Southeast Asia Regional Conference on SRI held in Alor Setar, Malaysia on May 28, 2015] - 2015 (February 15). Persemaian Padi Pola SRI Di Pulau Sumba 1:00 min. rahmat adinata channel, YouTube.
[Nursery management in Sumba Timur, NTT, Indonesia.] - 2013. (November 19). Padi Sistem SRI. 25:04 min. zanit fatham channel, YouTube.
- Radio clip: 2013 (April 11). Indonesian farmers grow organic rice successfully. 3:23 min. Produced by Radio Australia, Radio Australia website.
[Interview by Amy Bainbridge with Saeful Bahri, farmer; Eda Trisnati, farm worker; Emily Sutanto, entrepreneur, about organic SRI production and export in Tasik Malaya, W. Java, Indonesia.] - 2011 (Dec. 14) [new link as of 6/11/12] Petani Berjaya di Aceh Jaya (Victorious Farmer of Aceh Jaya). 27:21 min. Produced by Caritas Czech Republic. idepfoundation channel, YouTube.
[Indonesian language video about the NGO Caritas Czech Republic's (CCR) work with farmers in Aceh Jaya Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia to introduce SRI and sustainable innovations.] - 2010 (July 27). Songs about SRI. 9:43 min. Produced by Victor Lee. Victorgarlandlee channel, YouTube.
[Local language (with English subtitles) song trumpeting the benefits of SRI and featuring images of SRI as practiced in Bahasa, India.] - 2009 (January 10). Rice Cultivation in Bali & The System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 9:50 min. Produced by the Paradigm Shift Project, Toronto, Canada. ParadigmShiftProject channel, YouTube.
[English language video about efforts by the local Balinese organization – Tri Hita Karana Bali – to spread the SRI method and organic practices in Bali, featuring farmer testimonials and the expressed need for increased trainings and workshops about SRI.] - 2009 (June 17). ADRA SRI Video. [English — Part I: 6:48 min; Part II: 8:49 min; Part III: 9:17min.] [Bahasa Indonesian — Part I: 6:48 min.; Part II: 7:42 min.; Part III: 9:02 min.; Part IV: 8:37 min.] [Korean — Part I: 8:59 min.; Part II: 10:39 min.; Part III: 5:14 min.]. Produced by EyetoEye Video for ADRA. Danafastforward channel, YouTube.
[Educational training videos in English, Bahasa Indonesian or Korean providing in-depth instruction about SRI methods and principles, including organic practices, as promoted by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Indonesia. Also features farmer testimonials and information about SRI weeders and other equipment. This professionally made video is available for use by the public, with the proviso that ADRA be acknowledged as the producer.]
- 2007 (republished July 23, 2010 on YouTube). System of Rice Intensification — Step by Step Implementation Manual. [English — Part I: 9:59 min; Part II: 10:00 min; Part III: 9:00min.] [Bahasa Indonesian — Part I: 9:57 min; Part II: 9:15 min; Part III: 9:35min.]. Produced by the Ministry of Public Works and Victor Lee; directed by Victor Lee with substantial input from Shuichi Sato (DISIMP/Nippon Koei team leader). Victorgarlandlee channel, YouTube.
[English and Bahasa Indonesian language educational training videos from the Decentralized Irrigation System Improvement Project (DISMP) in the eastern region of Indonesia and including clips from the Organic SRI Harvest Ceremony on July 30, 2007, explanation of the key principles of SRI, a step-by-step guide for farmers to learn about and adopt organic and conventional SRI methods, and farmer testimonials about the benefits of SRI. Videos also feature demonstrations of SRI equipment including markers and weeders.] - 2007 (republished July 23, 2010 on YouTube). Organic SRI: Technical Guidelines. [English — Part I: 10:00 min; Part II: 9:14 min; Part III: 9:03min.] [Bahasa Indonesian — Part I: 9:58 min; Part II: 9:50 min; Part III: 9:59min.]. Produced by the Ministry of Public Works and Victor Lee; directed by Victor Lee with substantial input from Shuichi Sato (DISIMP/Nippon Koei team leader). Victorgarlandlee channel, YouTube.
[English and Bahasa Indonesian language videos explaining the principles of organic SRI and science behind the increased yields of those who adopt it, as well as providing a step-by-step guide for farmers to learn about and practice organic SRI methods. The implications of SRI for addressing climate change and improving global food security are also considered.] - 2008 (December 31). NOSC — Nagrak Organic SRI Center. 1:12 min. Produced by the Nagrak Organic SRI Center (NOSC). FLIXYA website.
[Bahasa Indonesian language video showing the SRI demonstrations plots of the Nagrak Organic SRI Center (NOSC) in Sukabumi, Indonesia.]
IRAQ
- 2023 (February 26). Initiative of SRI in Iraq. 4:44 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
[A video on implementation of the System of Rice Intensification in Iraq by Khidhir Abbas Hameed and staff of the Al-Mishkhab Rice Research Station in Najaf, Iraq. Farmer testimonies are included.] - 2018 (November 6). حلقة جديدةمن البرنامج الزراعي غذاؤنا من ارضنا. 18:17 min. قناه الارشاد الزراعي في العرا channel, YouTube.
[Video from a TV news show called "Our Food from our Land". The first 7 minutes of this 18 minute news clip are about rice production, in which Khidhir Abbas Hameed explains about SRI principles of organic inputs, wider spacing, and reduced water use with AWD. The Agriculture Extension and Training Center in Najaf convened the rice farmers using Farmer Field School methods.] - 2015 (March 15). SRI - System of Rice Intensification in Iraq. 21:32 min. Produced by Al-Mishkab Rice Research Station in Najaf, Iraq. 21:32 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube. [SRI success and constraints in Iraq based on 2008 experiences promoting SRI in Al-Muthanna Province, Iraq. Farmer interviews are included.]
- 2011 (August 10). Salah Al-Deen Clip with Dr. Khidir Hameed on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 11:25 min. Provided by Dr. Khidir Hameed. SRICornell channel, YouTube.
[Arabic language video of a television clip featuring Dr. Khidir Hameed's work in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and other rice projects in Iraq.] - 2011 (August 9). Al Diyar TV Clip with Dr. Khidir Hameed on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 1:49 min. Provided by Dr. Khidir Hameed. SRICornell channel, YouTube.
[Arabic language video of a television clip featuring Dr. Khidir Hameed’s work in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and other rice projects in Iraq.] - 2011 (August 9). Al Ghadeer TV Clip with Dr. Khidir Hameed on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 15:17 min. Provided by Dr. Khidir Hameed. SRICornell channel, YouTube.
[Arabic language video of a television clip featuring Dr. Khidir Hameed’s work in System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and other rice projects in Iraq and focusing on the use of a modified rice transplanter for SRI.] - 2010 (March 22). The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Iraq. [Part 1: 8:56 min; Part 2 9:44 min; Part 3: 2:57 min.]. Produced by Khidir A. Hameed and Flaih A. Jaber at the Al-Mishkab Rice Research Station (MRRS), Najaf, Iraq. SRICornell channel, YouTube.
[Arabic language video by researchers at the Al-Mishkab Rice Research Station about the development and practice of SRI in Iraq, with most Iraqi footage coming from Al-Muthanna Province. Video is also available as a single video, SRI in Iraq, from Farmer-Centered Research and Development Program at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.] - 2010 (January 6). Paddy Mechanization. 3:09 min. Produced by Khidir A. Hameed and Flaih A. Jaber at the Al-Mishkab Rice Research Station (MRRS), Najaf, Iraq. SRICornell channel, YouTube.
[Video with English text by the Al-Mishkab Rice Research Station (MRRS) illustrating the key principles of the SRI method, such as seed soaking and nursery development, with the use of mechanization for seeding, land preparation, transplanting.]
KENYA
- 2021 (October 1). Creating generational wealth through rice farming. 12:34 min. Utmost Precision channel, YouTube.
[One of Kenya's first SRI farmers, who grows rice in Mwea, tells his story.] - 2018 (December 17, 2018). Next frontier : Modern rice farming. 9:21 min. KTN News Kenya channel, YouTube.
[KTN News channel from Kenya talking about SRI and its place in Kenyan agriculture.] - 2016 (November 30). 2016. Smart Farm: Rice Intensification. 3:41 min. KenyaCitizen TV channel, YouTube.
[Kenyan TV show on "smart farms," Which about SRI this week.] - 2014 (January 7). Rising Rice Farming in Mwea. 10.:05 min. MIADCENTRE MWEA channel, YouTube.
- 2013. (October 1) Recap: Bees, Chickens, Rice, Antibiotics. 24:27 min. Shamba Shape-Up S3E13/Series 3, Episode 13. Produced by MEDIAE.org.
[This video, which is an episode of the Kenyan TV show Shamba Shape-Up, is available in English and Swahili. The section on SRI is the first 7:20 minutes of the episode.] - 2013 (July 13). System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Growing more rice with less... 9:41 min. Produced by Bancy Mati. Bancy Mati channel, YouTube. [A film about SRI in Kenya has won first prize at the 2nd African Agricultural Film Festival in Accra, Ghana]
KOREA
- 2009 (May 24). System of Rice Intensification. [Part I: 8:59 min; Part II: 10:39 min; Part III: 5:14 min.]. Produced by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA). Danafastforward channel, YouTube.
[Korean Hangul language educational training videos providing in-depth instruction about SRI methods and principles, including organic practices, as promoted by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Indonesia. Also features farmer testimonials and information about SRI weeders and other equipment. This professionally made video is available for use by the public, with the proviso that ADRA be acknowledged as the producer.]
LAOS
- 2018 (January 24). SRI-LMB. 11:40 min. SRI-LMB channel, YouTube.
LIBERIA
Video of event held Feb. 2, 2022, at Duport Road Zubah town.
- 2022 (February 2). Community of Hope Agriculture (CHAP) Presents "Liberian Seed Rice and Business Harvest" Official Ceremony. 1:48:20 min. Dixon TV Facebook page.
[Video of event held Feb. 2, 2022, at Duport Road Zubah town, Liberia] - 2020 (October 28). Market Day October 28, 2020 Edition. 53:34 min. (SRI section begins at min 17:00). LNTV LIBERIA Live channel, YouTube.
[LNTV interview with Robert Bimba, CHAP director in Liberia. He discusses his work with his SRI and marketing programs.] - 2018 (December 28). LNTV TV clip supporting CHAP's rice program. 1:25 min. Robert Bimba facebook page.
[LNTV TV clip from Liberia featuingring CHAP SRI farmers requesting goverment help.] - 2018 (December 28). LNTV TV clip: Robert Bimba describing CHAP's rice program. 1:25 min. Robert Bimba facebook page.
[LNTV TV clip from Liberia featuring Robert Bimba requesting goverment and donor help for CHAP.] - 2017 (February 14). Liberia Boosts Its Rice Production. 4:47 min. CNN channel. YouTube.
[A CNN production about those who are promoting local rice production and sales, including the CHAP, an NGO promoting SRI.] - 2016 (June 14). Liberia - Machines for SRI. 1:18 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
[Information on CHAP's project in Liberia to make available to the publice power tillers and rice weeding tools.] - 2015 (April 6). CHAP TV Spot: SRI in Liberia. 1:33 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
- 2014 (March 14). SRI Farmer in Liberia. 2:32 min. SRI-Rice Channel, YouTube.
[A rice farmer in Liberia talks about his experience on farming with SRI techniques.] - 2014 (March 14). CARI Researchers in Liberia. 3:37min. SRI-Rice Channel, YouTube.
[Researchers from CARI, Central Agricultural Research Institute, talk about the SRI-experience in Liberia] - 2014 (March 14). Sam Bimba talks about the CHAPS SRI plots in Liberia. 4:16 min. SRI-Rice Channel, YouTube.
- 2014 (March 7). Interview with Elizabeth Bimba on SRI (Liberia). 2:39 min. SRI-Rice Channel, YouTube.
[Elizabeth Bimba talks about how and why she is adopting the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Zubah Town, Paynesvilles, Monrovia, Liberia] - 2014 (March 7). Interview with Robert Bimba about SRI in Liberia. 5:24 min. SRI-Rice Channel, YouTube.
[Robert Bimba talks about how he helped establish SRI in Liberia] - 2014 (March 7). Single row manual weeder demo in Liberia. 0:19 min. SRI-Rice Channel,YouTube.
[ A weeder sent to Liberia from the USA for trials with the System of Rice Intensification.] - 2012 (August 22). First West Africa SRI Workshop (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso): Robert Bimba, Liberia. 1:21 min. SRI-Rice Channel, Youtube.
[Robert Bimba talks about his aspirations to introduce SRI into Liberia after the workshop.]
MADAGASCAR
- 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).] - 2014 (January 28). CODEGAZ et la genèse du SRI (système de riziculture intensive) à Madagascar. 21:39 min. CODEGAZVIDEO channel, YouTube.
[Video by the French NGO Codegaz about their SRI work in Madagascar. Le film décrit comment un homme a amélioré la culture du riz un peu par hasard.... pour mettre un oeuvre un système aujourd'hui mondialement reconnu] - 2014 (January 28). Système de Riziculture Intensive SRI préconisé par CODEGAZ à Madagascar. 7:57 min. Produced by Corinne Lao in collaboration with Association Tefy Saina. CODEGAZVIDEO channel, YouTube.
- 2013 (October 1). Madagascar's alternative rice farming. 2:53 min. Produced by Deutsche Welle. Vid-life.org.
[This video uses footage from videos made by FloodedCellar videos in conjunction with IFAD and SRI-Rice.] - 2012 (August 17). A Madagascar success story for the International Fund for Agricultural Development. 3:16 min. TV2Africa channel, YouTube.
[Broadcast from TV2 Africa that includes a shortened version of a Floodedcellar video about SRI farmers in IFAD projects southern and eastern Africa. The clip focuses on a farmer from Madagascar.] - 2012 (March 3). SRI in East and Southern Africa. 8:09 min. Produced by Flooded Cellar Productions. FloodedCellar channel, YouTube.
[English and tribal language (with English subtitles) video about the history, principles, and farmer-to-farmer spread of SRI from Madagascar into Rwanda and Burundi, featuring farmer testimonials.] - 2011 (February 6). Madagascar on My Mind — Megatransect. [Part 1: 5:23 min; Part II: 5:32 min; Part III: 2:36 min.]. Produced by Meredith Sorensen. Iknowtrash channel, YouTube.
[English language slide-show about four former Peace Corps volunteers who walked the length of Madagascar in 2004, teaching SRI methods and principles to farmers along the way.] - 2011. The Natural Revolution: From the Roots Up. Produced by Better U Foundation, Better U Foundation website
[Jim Carrey travels to Madagascar to support System of Rice Intensification efforts.] - 2011. Self Reliance. Produced by Better U Foundation, Better U Foundation website
[Jim Carrey's work supporting SRI in Madagascar through the efforts of the Better U Foundation that he founded.] - 2008. SRI: Le pépinière du frère Hubert. 21:39 min. Produced by Corinne Lalo, Jean Yves Clavreul, and Nicolas Duriez. The Water Channel.
- Audio: 2008 (December 16). SRI, Systéme de Riziculture Intensive. 19:30 minutes. Produced by Radio France Internationale; reported by Nicholas Duriez. Radio France Internationale website.
[French language radio-broadcast explaining the principles of SRI and describing its adoption and success in Madagascar.] - 2008. Systéme de Riziculture Intensive (SRI). 7:58 min. Produced by Corinne Lalo. Nicolasduriez Channel, YouTube.
[French language explaining SRI methods and showing SRI as practiced in Madagascar, featuring farmer testimonials and comparison with traditional rice production methods and paying special attention to organic practices.]
MALAWI
- 2015 (July 29). System of Rice Intensification: Harvesting More with Less. 3:18 min. Frederick Banda channel, YouTube.
[Video about adoption of SRI in the Irrigation, Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture Development (IRLADP) Project in Malawi.] - 2015 (July 29). Irrigation Rehabilitation and Development: The Muona Story. 5:25 min. Frederick Banda channel, YouTube.
[Video about adoption of SRI in the Irrigation, Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture Development (IRLADP) Project in Malawi.]
MALAYSIA
- 2023 (March 4). Conservation through Ba’ Kelalan Adan Rice - Heirloom rice of the Lun Bawang people. 5:33 min. WWFMy channel, YouTube.
[WWF-Malaysia supported project using SRI to grow Adan heirloom rice in Ba'Kelalan in Sarawak.] - 2022 (August 23). Variable Rate Application of Organic Liquid Fertilizer in The System of Rice Intensification. 1:09:11 min., Smart Farming Technology Research Centre (SFTRC) Facebook page.
[Dr Muhammad Nurfaiz Abd Kharim presententation at the SFRTC seminar series.] - 2020. Paddy Planting and Natural Fertilizers. Forever Sabah website.
[Four modules (videos) by the Forever Sabah Institute: 1) SRI, 2) (Organic) NPK, 3) Fish Amino Acid , and 4: Carbonized Rice Husk. - 2020 (August 1). Lesson In Organic Rice Planting, System of Rice Intensification SRI, Ba'kelalan Highlands Sarawak. 6:33 min. #bombasticborneo channel, YouTube.
[Someone videos a training of SRI in Bekalalan, Sarawak, Malaysiia. The trainer is from WWF.] - 2020 (July 31). Penanaman Padi secara Intensi / System of Rice Intensification (S.R.I). 9:55 min. Forever Sabah Institute channel, YouTube. [SRI training video by the Forever Sabah Institute in Sabah, Malaysia.]
- 2020 (June 29). A Two-Row Motorized SRI Weeder Use in Malaysia. 3:47 min. Febri Doni channel, YouTube.
- 2019 (August 24). Mechanized System of Rice Intensification Weeder in Sawah Sempadan Malaysia. 1:57 min. Febri Doni channel, YouTube
[Motorized weeder developed in Malaysia] - 2018 (June 9). Green Living the organic SRI rice farming way. 1:41 min. SRI-Mas Society channel YouTube.
[SRI-Mas Society fundraising video for SRI equipment for Tambatuon, Sabah.] - There are over 130 videos about SRI in Malaysia, too many to list here. To access these videos, see the iamnoor channel on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/iamnoor/videos)
- 2015 (August 31). Interview with Dr. Wan Mohtar Wan Yusoff about SRI in Malaysia. 4:08 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
[SRI-Rice interview at the Southeast Asia Regional Conference on SRI held in Alor Setar, Malaysia on May 28, 2015] - Video: 2015 (August 28). 2015. Interview with Sanjeewanie Ginigaddara about SRI in Sri Lanka . 2:46 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube. [SRI-Rice interview at the Southeast Asia Regional Conference on SRI held in Alor Setar, Malaysia on May 28, 2015]
- Video: 2015 (August 31). 2015. Interview with Hoang Van Phu about SRI in Vietnam. 1:17 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube. [SRI-Rice interview at the Southeast Asia Regional Conference on SRI held in Alor Setar, Malaysia on May 28, 2015]
- Video: 2015 (August 28). 2015. Interview with Budi Setiawan about SRI in Indonesia (in Bahasa Indonesia).11:04 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube. [SRI-Rice interview at the Southeast Asia Regional Conference on SRI held in Alor Setar, Malaysia on May 28, 2015]
- 2014 (January 7). Kronologi Ringkas SRI Kg. Sungai Pinang: Dari Tumpat ke SRI Lovely Kedah. 4:36 min. Febri Doni Channel, YouTube.
[In Bahasa Malaysia - Two workshops - in Kelantan and Kedah provinces in Malaysia during Dec. 2013]
MALI
- 2018 (December 12). How do you feed a world dealing with climate change? | The Question. 4:00 min. CBC website.
[Video by the Canadian Broadcasting Company about the pros and cons of promoting SRI globally, with focus on West Africa] - 2017 (March 1). Semoir Phillipin. 3:12 min. Khadidia Ba channel. YouTube.
[Drum seeder video from Mali. French.] - 2017 (March 1). Riziculture Intensive. 3:04 min. Khadidia Ba channel. YouTube.
[SRI video from Mali. French.] - 2013 (December 6). Reinforcing food security in Timbuktu. 3:56 min. Abt Associates channel, YouTube.
[IICEM, USAID/Mali's cornerstone economic growth program under the U.S. government's Feed the Future initiative, talks about SRI, rice inputs and markets in Timbuktu.] - 2012 (August 23). First West Africa SRI Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso - Gaoussou Traore (French). 4:42 min. Produced by SRI-Rice. sricornell channel, YouTube.
[Comments (in French) - Dr. Gaoussou Traore, Workshop Leader and Coordinator of the National Center of Specialization on Rice of Mali (NCOS/WAAPP), discusses the First West Africa System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 26-27, 2012.] - 2012 (August 23). First West Africa SRI Workshop, Ouagadougou, 8/26-27/12: Minamba Bagayoko (Mali). 1:26 min. Produced by SRI-Rice. sricornell channel, YouTube.
[Comments about SRI by Dr. Minamba Bagayoko, Scientist, IER, Niono, Mali, while attending the First West Africa System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 26-27, 2012.] - 2012 (August 23). First West Africa SRI Workshop, Ouagadougou, 8/26-27/12: Mamadou Sissako (Mali). 3:06 min. Produced by SRI-Rice. sricornell channel, YouTube.
[Comments about SRI by Mamadou Sissako (left), large-scale SRI farmer, Niono, Mali, while attending the First West Africa System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 26-27, 2012.] - 2011 (August 8). SRI Timbuktu Song. 10:01 min. Produced by Harouna Ibrahim. SRICornell channel, YouTube.
[French language song about SRI in Mali, performed in Goundam, Timbuktu, Mali, by Oumar Malle, Africare SRI technician Harouna Ibrahim, and Allassane.]
- 2010 (October 22). 3:00 min. Mali Rice Farmer Moussa Ag Demba's Speech on SRI. Produced by Kelly Hauser, research assistant for ONE. ONE website.
[Local language (with English translation) video excerpt of a speech given by Mali rice farmer Moussa Ag Demba at the International Trade Center in support of SRI, organized by ONE, an international grassroots advocacy and campaigning organization that fights extreme poverty.]
MOROCCO
- 2011 (August 1). Producing Rice Saving Water in Morocco — WWF. 8:14 min. Produced by Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). 1MILOUDI channel, YouTube.
[English and local language (with English subtitles) video from the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) explaining a project to promote SRI in Morocco’s Sebou Basin as a way to preserve the country’s natural resources and reduce the demand for water in agriculture.]
MYANMAR
- 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.] - 2020 (November 14). System on Rice Intensification (စပါးအစွမ်းဖွင့် စိုက်ပျိုးနည်းစနစ်). 1:37:17 min. FarmGate AgTech channel, YouTube.
[Long-time SRI trainer U Thein Su gives a lecture on SRI in Myanmar. In Burmese language.] - 2018 (May 9). Interview with Thein Su about the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Myanmar. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
- 2017 (May 3). Lung Sai doubled his harvest. 1:10 min. Partners Relief & Development channel, YouTube.
[Results of a Partners in Relief & Development project to train farmers in Shan state in Myanmar in SRI.] - 2014.
Introduction of Rainfed SRI. 8:00 minutes. Humayun Kabir channel, YouTube.
[SRI adapted to upland conditions through the use of rake, drum seeder, and weeder in Shan State]
NEPAL
- 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.] - 2020 (May 21). What is SRI technology in paddy cultivation, धानमा SRI प्रविधि. 11:40 min. Agritech Nepal channel, YouTube.
[Nepali video introducing SRI and its principles.] - 2016 (June 21). NEPAL Rice, far-western Nepal. 14:55 min. Images Nepal channel, YouTube.
[Nepali language video about the SRI work in Far-Western Nepal.] - 2013 (May 22). SRI Nepal.
(Long version - 12:29 min; Short version - 4:54 min). Produced by Flooded Cellar Productions in partnership with SRI-Rice. Flooded Cellar channel, YouTube.
[Video about SRI experiences by farmers and researchers in the Kailali district of Farwestern Nepal.]
NIGER
- 2015. (January 11). SRI Niger entrevue avec un cultivateur pilote du SRI au zone irrigué à Sébéri (français / djerma). 13.17 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
[French language TV clip with farmer SRI interviews. M. Amadou Bonkano, Champion SRI et M. Sita Rami, technicien qui conduit les tests sur le périmètre, avec un cultivateur local qui décrit son première teste SRI dans la zone d'irrigation Sébéri (en français et djerma).] - 2014. Niger SRI Tele Dounia. 2:48 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
[French language Promotional Video for the SRi-WAAPP Project]
NIGERIA
- 2023. Systems of Rice Intensification Podcast Series. 6 episodes. Podbean.com via LINKS programme website.
[Podcasts from the LINKS programme in northern Nigeria that promotes SRI and other projects in three states.] - 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.] - 2012 (August 23). First West Africa SRI Workshop, Ouagadougou, 8/26-27/12: Muhammad Ahmed Adamu (Nigeria). 12:08 min. Produced by SRI-Rice. sricornell channel, YouTube.
[Comments by Nigeria (En): Muhammad Ahmed Adamu, Executive Secretary, Executive Secretary, NGO Green Sahel-RDI, Nigeria,, while attending the First West Africa System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 26-27, 2012.]
NORTH KOREA
- Audio (and transcript) 2014 (June 24): 미NGO, 쌀 증산 신기술 북에 전수(U.S. NGO expands rice production technology transfer to the north). 1:53 min. Radio Free Asia audioclip.
[Korean language broadcast about American Friend Service work with SRI in plastic trays in North Korea.] - 2012 (May 22). Improving rice production in North Korea (DPRK). 2:28 min. AFSCvideos channel, YouTube.
[An SRI adaptation introduced by the American Friend Service that uses plastic trays.]
PAKISTAN
- 2011 (February 3). System of Crop Intensification. 2:08 min. Produced by FarmAll Technology and FarmMore. Aasifsharif channel, YouTube.
[Video with English text demonstrating the use and benefit of SRI principles to grow other crops including carrots and wheat.] - 2009 (September 11). Mechanized Transplanting Demonstration in Pakistan — System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 1:01 min. Produced by Asif Sharif, FarmAll Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. SRICornell channel, YouTube.
[Video demonstrating use of a five-person mechanized transplanter for SRI rice on dry soils in Pakistan.] - 2009 (September 11). Precision Weeder Demonstration in Pakistan — System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 1:00 min. Produced by Asif Sharif, FarmAll Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. SRICornell channel, YouTube.
[Video demonstrating use of a five-row mechanized precision weeder for SRI rice on dry soils in Pakistan.] - 2009 (September 11). Counting Tillers in Pakistan — System of Rice Intensification (SRI). 2:33 min. Produced by Asif Sharif, FarmAll Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. SRICornell channel, YouTube.
[A farmer counts the tillers on his SRI rice plant with a grand total of 118!] - 2019 (July 29). Opiniónes de productores sobre SRI. 2:05 min. IICAnoticias channel, YouTube.
[Farmer experiences with IICA-sponsored SRI efforts in Panana, Costa Rica and elsewhere in Latin America.]
PANAMA
- 2022 (April 25). Validación de tecnologías del Sistema Intensivo del Cultivo de Arroz (SICA). 5:38 min. IDIAP PA channel, YouTube.
[Video about SRI FONTAGRO-funded SRI project carried out by IDIAP in Panama] [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] - 2019 (July 29). 1) ¿Qué es SRI?. 2:00 min. SRI 2do Segmento. 6:10 min. SRI 3er Segmento 5:46 min. IICAnoticias channel, YouTube.
[Agroconecxion show on Agrotendencia TV in Costa Rica (in three parts) on IICA's SRI program.] - 2019 (July 29). Opiniónes de productores sobre SRI. 2:05 min. IICAnoticias channel, YouTube.
[Farmer experiences with IICA-sponsored SRI efforts in Panana, Costa Rica and elsewhere in Latin America.] - 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]
PHILIPPINES
- 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.] - 2020 (November 10). Ano Ang System of Rice Intensification (SRI System) / Oleg's Fishing Farming Edition. 9:52 min. Oleg's Fishing channel, YouTube.
[Tagalog language SRI description from the Philippines.] - 2020 (October 30). System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Initiatives in the Cordillera Rice Terraces. 4:17 min. CDPC Cordillera channel, YouTube.
[SRI activities by the Center for Development Programs in the Cordilleras (CDPC) Network in the Philippines.] - 2016 (November 16). Project Compassion 2017 - Dinia from the Philippines. 5:23 min. caritasaustralia channel, YouTube.
[Story about a woman from Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines, who is part of a Caritas Australia, project that includes SRI.] [accessed March 6, 2017] - 2017 (January 5). ASEAN's Next Generation Leaders (ANGeLs) - EP2: Cherri Atilano. 23:53 min. Channel NewsAsia, Toggle website.
[Video about Cherri Atilano, founder of the NGO AGREA on the island of Marinduque.] - 2015 (September 2). Challenges and Benefits of SRI A Participatory Video. 6:07 min. IIRR: International Institute of Rural Reconstruction channel, YouTube.
[Video with SRI farmers in Arbismen, Quezon, Philippines] - 2014 (April 11). System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - Farm in Zarraga, Iloilo. 10:18 min. Joby Arandela Channel, YouTube.
[Video of a seminar about the Zarraga SRI Demo Farm (Iloilo) at made at the Central Philippine University (CPU) College of Agriculture, Resources and Environmental Science (CARES)] - 2013 (September 24). Interview with Roberto Verzola, SRI-Pilipinas Network (Philippines). 1:50 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
- 2013 (September 22). Interview with Joey Tolentino, "weekend SRI farmer" in Laur, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. 5:00 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
- 2013 (June 9). SRI Pilipinas, isinusulong ang organic rice farming sa bansa. 0.41 min. PTV channel, YouTube.
[Tagalog TV clip about SRI in the Philippines.] [acccessed July10, 2017] - 2013. (April 23). Participatory video on the challenges and benefits of System of Rice Intensification. 6:07 min. Written and directed by people of Barangay Arbismen, Quezon. Produced by International Instutute for Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). Mary Ann Llanza channel YouTube. (Tagalog with English subtitleds obtained by turning on cc button on the YouTube screen.)
[This motivational video from Barangay Arbismen, Guinayangan, Quezon, Philippines, covers implementation and benefits of SRI, which supported by Peace and Equity Foundation.] - 2012 (September 21). SRI-Philippines 2012. 14:48 min. Produced by Renan Yadao Nibut. Renan Nibut channel, YouTube.
[Video about SRI on on a farm in Payas Brgy, San Jose Sur Agoo, La Union, Philippines] - 2010 (September 8). Pasali SRI Motorized Weeder 2010. 1:17 min. Jeromelosanes channel, YouTube.
[NGO PASALI’s Technical Center technicians test and demonstrate use of a Pasali SRI motorized weeder in Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat, Mindanao, Philippines.] - 2010 (May 15). PASALI SRI 12V Battery Drive Motorized Weeder. 1:40. MrJayson1910 channel, YouTube.
[Video showing demonstration of a prototype of a PASALI single-row DC battery-drive motorized weeder, designed and fabricated by PASALI technical center and machine shop in Kanipaan, Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines.]
- 2008. Overview of SRI — Improving Rice Productivity and Achieving Water Savings.12:22 min. Produced by the World Bank Institute as a Multimedia Toolkit and part of the Achieving More with Less: SRI — A New Way of Rice Cultivation project. World Bank Institute website.
[English language educational training video by the World Bank Institute and intended for policy and decision makers, managers of development projects, and other stakeholders explaining the key elements, history, benefits and constraints of SRI, specifically in reference to the Philippines, and with consideration of the implications of SRI for mitigating the effects of water shortages and climate change going forward. Also available on YouTube, posted on April 16, 2012, ChrisandNizasvideos channel, YouTube.]
- 2008. A Guide Based on SSIA, an SRI Application from the Philippines. 15:25 min. Produced by the World Bank Institute as a Multimedia Toolkit and part of the Achieving More with Less: SRI — A New Way of Rice Cultivation project. World Bank Institute website.
[English language educational training video by the World Bank Institute and based on one of the field applications of SRI, using the practices from the Philippines, where SRI is locally referred to as Sustainable System of Irrigated Agriculture, or SSIA. This in-depth video explains the key elements of SRI, and provides a step-by-step practical guide for farmers (including land preparation, seedling preparation, transplanting, intermittent irrigation, rotary weeding and organic fertilization) to learn about and practice organic or conventional SRI methods. Equipment demonstrations and explanations are also included.] - 2008. Alternative Rice Planting Method Key to Self-Sufficiency. 1:25 min. Produced by Alecks P. Pabico. The PCIJ Blog.
[Tagalog language video about history and spread of SRI and development of SRI in the Philippines, featuring farmer testimonials. Note: scroll down through blog to get to video.]
RWANDA
- 2012 (March 3). SRI in East and Southern Africa. 8:09 min. Produced by Flooded Cellar Productions. FloodedCellar channel, YouTube.
[English and local language (with English subtitles) video about the history, principles, and farmer-to-farmer spread of SRI from Madagascar into Rwanda and Burundi, featuring farmer testimonials.]
SENEGAL
- 2016. ANCAR : introduction du système de riziculture intensive SRI dans le Bassin Arachidier Sud Sénégal. 16:52 min. ANCAR channel, YouTube.
[French language ANCAR video on SRI in Bassin Arachidier Sud Senegal] - 2016 (August 16). Visite du PRODAM dans les périmètres agricoles de Diowol. 12:19 min. La Vie Senegalaise channel. 12:19 min. La Vie Senegalaise channel, YouTube.
[French language video about SRI in the PRODAM program in Diowol, Senegal.] - 2015 (October 13). Le Système de riziculture Intensive dans la région de Kaffrine, Senegal. 1:58 min. Abdoulaye SY channel, YouTube.
[Le SRI en grande diffusion dans la zone pluviale, bassin arachidier du Sénégal.] - 2015 (April 6). Senegal – SRI bassin arachidier. 16:52 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
- 2015 (January 6). Journal TV 20H de la RTS1 du 6 Janvier 2015. 39.37 min (SRI segment plays during minutes 20:57 to 23:45). Produced Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise, RTS channel, YouTube.
[TV channel report on workshop and training in Kaolack, Senegal, with additional reporting on the WAAPP’s SRI project in Kaolack, Fatick and Kaffrine.] - 2014 (December 17). Video SRI bassin arachidier SENEGAL/ANCAR. 16. 52 min. Abdoulaye SY channel, YouTube.
SIERRA LEONE
- 2015 (May 12). SRI in Sierra Leone - Mendesora United. 13:10 min. FloodedCellar channel, YouTube.
[Video on Gerald Aruna, an early adopter of SRI in Sierra Leone.] - 2015 (May 10). SRI in Sierra Leone - Gerald Aruna. 3:50 min. FloodedCellar channel, YouTube.
[Video on adoption of SRI in Mendesora village in northern Sierra Leone.]
SRI LANKA
- 2015 (August 28). Interview with Sanjeewanie Ginigaddara about SRI in Sri Lanka. 2:46 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
[SRI-Rice interview at the Southeast Asia Regional Conference on SRI held in Alor Setar, Malaysia on May 28, 2015] - 2009 (December 8). SRI (System of Rice Intensification) Silent Witness to a Golden Harvest (2). 27:53 min. Produced by Oxfam Australia. Sobha Sanhitha channel, Vimeo. [9 min.17 version on 04cs004 channel, YouTube].
[English and local language (with English subtitles) video by Oxfam Australia and a Sri Lankan community partnership program describing the efforts of the Gemidiriya Foundation to spread SRI throughout the country and considering the ability of SRI to contribute to global food security and improved farmer livelihoods.]
TAIWAN
- 2022 (July7). 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]
TANZANIA
- 2023 (March 31). System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Producing more with less. 2:58 min. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations channel. [Farmers, extension agents, FAO representatives, and government weigh in on SRI in Tanzania in this short video.]
- 2023 (March 31). Kilimo Shadidi – Zalisha zaidi kwa kutumia kidogo. 2:58 min. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations channel.
[Swahili version of FAO's short video on SRI in several sites in Tanzania] - 2018 (December 7). System of Rice Intensification transforming lives in Tanzania. 11:42 min. Kilimo Biashara channel, YouTube.
[Story about an FAO project promoting SRI in several districts of the Morogoro in Tanzania] - 2017 (March 22).
FAO, Tanzania Govt train 150 youth farmers in rice farming, life skills. 2:22 min. Emmanuel Kihaule channel, YouTube.
[Swahili language ITV program explains that 150 youth have been trained in SRI and the Junior Farmer Field and Life Schools (JFFLS) approach under the Partnership for Sustainable Rice System Development in Africa project, financed by the Government of Venezuela through FAO under South South Cooperation and is implemented by the Government of United Republic of Tanzania through Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries.] - 2014 (November 3). Rice Weeding in Tanzania: Innovations From the Field. 3:26 min. Produced by Feed the Future program, Feed the Future website.
[Low-cost, hand-held rice weeders in the Morogoro region of Tanzania] - Video: 2013 (November 26). Using the Rotary Weeder in Lowland Rice. 17.48 min. africaricecenter channel, YouTube.
THAILAND
- 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.] - 2018 (January 24). SRI-LMB. 11:40 min. SRI-LMB channel, YouTube.
- 2017 (May 3). SRI LMB developing a more intelligent pathway for sustainable rice intensification. 7:59 min. SRI LMB channel, YouTube.
[The AIT is implementing an EU-financed project entitled: “Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for Innovation and Learning around the System of Rice Intensification (SRI)in the Lower Mekong River Basin”. The objective is to enhance resilience of rainfed small-scale farmers of Lower Mekong region confronting climate change.] - 2016 (December 16). Thai farmers experience on SRI. 4:01 min. SRI LMB channel, YouTube.
[Farmer experiences for the SRI-Lower Mekong Basin - project. In Thai with English subtitles.] - 2015 (November 25). System of Rice Intensification - Wanpen Channard & Picharineeraksri Channard. 28 min. Nate Flood channel.
[Wanpen Channard and her daughter, Picharineeraksri, who are farmers from Baan Tha Mai Village, Nakorn- sawan Province of Thailand, talk about how they carry out SRI. ECHO Asia Conference, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Oct. 6-9, 2015] - 2015 (September 26). นักประดิษฐ์พันล้าน หญ้าหายเกลี้ยง กับ Rotary Weeder และห่านดิน. Supachai Pitiwut channel, YouTube.
[Supachai Pitiwut demonstrates weeders on the Thai TV show Billionaire Inventor.] - 2015 (September 29). Unleashing Women's Economic Opportunities. Clinton Global Initiative, livestream.com.
[Choose the video on women's economic opportunities; Supisra Arayaphong talks about using SRI as a Thai farmer at the following times: 42:56-46:16 and 1:02:50-1:06.00] - 2011 (July 4). Duck Rice Farming. 0:40 min. Supersup300 channel, YouTube.
[Video of ducks being used to weed an SRI field in Thailand.] - 2011 (June 17). Rotary Weeder. 0:34 min. Supersup300 channel, YouTube.
[Thai language video demonstrating use of a single-row, manual rotary weeder in an SRI field.] - 2007 (March 14). Living Labs: Mekong River Basin. 5:02 min. Produced by TVE Asia Pacific. TVEAPfilm channel, YouTube.
[English language video explaining the efforts of the Asian Institute of Technology and Thai Education Foundation – a small grant project under CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food - to teach and spread SRI via weekly Farmer Field Schools and promote SRI as a response to Thailand’s increasing water shortage. Also features farmer testimonials.]
TOGO
- 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] - 2019 (August 10). Système de Riziculture Intensive - Elevage+ (SRI-E+) « Bien aménager sa parcelle rizicole. 9:56 min. RASCA Prod. channel, YouTube.
[(in French) Zio Prefecture, Southern Togo: Agro-pastoralists of UCA-ZIO, ESF, GRAPHE and ESFT improve the management of their rice production with SRI.] - 2019 (August 10). Système de Riziculture Intensive - Elevage+ (SRI-E+) « Bien élever ses animaux et produire du comp... 11:17 min. RASCA Prod. channel, YouTube.
[(in French) Zio Prefecture, Southern Togo: Agro-pastoralists of UCA-ZIO, ESF, GRAPHE and ESFT describe their composting methods to reduce chemical use and other management strategies for rice production with SRI.] - 2019 (August 10). Système de Riziculture Intensive - Elevage+ (SRI-E+) « Bien préparer ses plants de riz ». 10:47 min. RASCA Prod. channel, YouTube.
[(in French) Zio Prefecture, Southern Togo: Agro-pastoralists of UCA-ZIO, ESF, GRAPHE and ESFT project use better seed, plant nurseries and transplant rice seedlings. The success of these three activities depends on the quality/quantity of rice for comsumption and the quantity of straw produced that can be used for animal feed or compost for rice production.] - 2016 (November). ECHO Multiplication Effect Video - Jean Apedoh (SRI). ECHO Inc. channel, Vimeo.
(In French with English translation) [Jean Apedoh explains how he found SRI and how it's spreading in Togo.] - 2014 (April 9). Gbadomi Komla Abèl from Kovié talks about his SRI experiences. 4:32 min. SRI-Rice Channel, Youtube. (Fr.)
[Devon Jenkins interviews a rice farmer in Togo about his experience with SRI farming techniques.] - 2014 (April 9). Kokou Joseph Adokanou from Zio River Valley in S. Togo talks about his SRI experience. 3:11min. SRI-Rice Channel, Youtube. (Fr.)
[Kokou Joseph Adokanou is one of the farmers who attended a Peace Corps regional training in September 2012, and upon returning began testing out SRI.] - 2014 (April 9). A female farmer in Notsé plateau region in Togo. 3:44 min. SRI-Rice Channel, Youtube. (Fr.)
[Interview with a farmer who benefited from recent training to improve the water control, but her experience with SRI was more muted.] - 2014 (April 9). Kpasséou Skalo from Notsé plateau region in Togo talks about his SRI exp. 2:23 min. SRI-Rice Channel, Youtube.
[Interview with one of the 10 SRI-trained farmers near Somé Kopé region, who enthusiastically adopted SRI and during his first year decide to plant 0.25 ha, which he increased to 0.5 ha in his second year. His yields using SRI have gone from 0.2-2.4 t/ha to 4t/ha with SRI.] - 2013. (December 18). Les atouts et prespectives du système de riziculture intensive. 43:48 min. Peacecorps Togo Channel, YouTube.
[Special about SRI on theTogo national television station.] - 2013. (December 18). Les six étapes du système de riziculture intensive. 2:38 min. Peacecorps Togo Channel, YouTube.
- 2013. (December 18). Système de riziculture intensive - Interview des paysans . 2:44 min. Peacecorps Togo Channel, YouTube.
- 2013. (December 18). Gros plan sur le Système de riziculture intensive. 20:12 min. Peacecorps Togo Channel, YouTube.
- 2013. (December 18). Formation des paysans au système de riziculture intensive. 2:14 min. Peacecorps Togo Channel, YouTube.
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A series of videos made by Peace Corps volunteers in Togo.
- 2012 (August 23). First West Africa SRI Workshop, Ouagadougou, 8/26-27/12: Jean Apedoh (Togo). 4:19 min. Produced by SRI-Rice. sricornell channel, YouTube.
[Comments about SRI by Kodzo Agbessi (Jean) Apedoh, Coordinator NGO GRAPHE, Lome, Togo, while attending the First West Africa System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Workshop, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, July 26-27, 2012.]
USA / International(Videos delivered in the USA or at other international events)
- Video: 2015 (April 20). Arsenic in Rice: From Field to Fork. min. Cornell Transnational Learning channel, YouTube.
[A seminar at Cornell University by John Duxbury, April 10, 2015.] - Video: 2014 (September 23, 2014). Scaleable Ideas: Pitching for Partnerships. 1:23:00 min. Produced by Clinton Global Inititive on Livestream.com.
[Caryl Levine, who imports SRI rice through Lotus Foods, is featured 8:30-25:50 minutes of this hour+ video. She was one of the speakers presenting scaleable ideas to donors at this session that was part of the Clinton Global Initiative's 10th Annual meeting, Sept 21-24, 2014. Her project was rice mills with CEDAC in Cambodia.] - Video: 2014 (September 16, 2014).
Scaling up the System of Rice Intensification and System of Wheat Intensification in Bihar, India. 48 min. Cornell Transnational Learning channel, YouTube.
[Presentation at Cornell University by Anil Kumar, Executive Director of the NGO PRAN, PRAN's SRI and SCI work in Bihar, India] - Video: 2014 (June 23). System of Rice Intensification - Kurt Unkel Planting. 2:58 min. Talor Frey channel, YouTube.
[Kurt Unkel, a Louisiana farmer undertakes trials with SRI on his farm.] - Audio: 2012 (January 12). 16:56 min. USAID's Shah Assesses Pace Of Haiti Recovery. Produced by National Public Radio (NPR); hosted by Neal Conan. National Public Radio website.
[Audio of an interview of Rajiv Shah, USAID Administrator by Neal Conan on National Public Radio, discussing the flow to and efficacy of international aid in Haiti, and mentioning the promotion of SRI in the country to promote food security and improved Haitian livelihoods.] - 2011 (November 14). The 2010 Clinton Global Initiative with Jim Carrey. 1:20 min. MarkCThompsonMedia channel, YouTube
[Jim Carrey talks about SRI at the 2010 annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative.] - 2010 (December 17). Prof Norman Uphoff IRC Hanoi Debate. 15:20 min. Produced by Agro Ecologic. Victorgarlandlee channel, YouTube.
[English language video of the opening plenary debate at the 28th International Rice Research Conference and a speech given by Cornell University Professor Norman Uphoff about the principles of SRI and its ability to address the impacts of climate change and facility sustainable development in the future.] - 2010 (December 1). Prof Uphoff SRI & Climate Change. 15:00 min. Produced by Mind Capital Development for Profitable Sustainability and Agro Ecologic. Victorgarlandlee channel, YouTube.
[English language video of a speech given by Cornell University Professor Norman Uphoff about the principles of SRI and its ability to address the impacts of climate change.] - 2010 (October 13). Farmers Leading the Way from Crisis to Resilience. 28:49 min. Produced by Oxfam America. USTREAM website.
[English language video of a speech given by Jim French, Regional Advocacy Lead for Oxfam America, about SRI as a technique to increase yields and improve livelihoods of smallholder farmers and women while addressing resource restraints and limiting environmental degradation.] - Audio: 2010 (October 25). Growing More Rice with Less Water, Fewer Chemicals. 4:33 min. Produced by VOA News; reported by Steve Baragona. VOANews website.
[English language audio (and text) report about the spread and benefit of SRI as a simple system to increase yields and improve farmer livelihoods without requiring increased inputs. Report also considers criticisms of SRI, such as its being limited to small-scale agriculture, and notes that research about the effectiveness of SRI continues.] - 2010 (September 23). Special Session: Building Partnerships to Empower the World’s Smallholder Farmers. [Presentations at the 2010 annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative, September 21-23: - Video of Jim Carrey discussing Better U Foundation's SRI activities can be found at minutes 9:40-17.30 and 45:07-47:47]
- 2010 (September 21-23). Plenary Session: Strengthening Market-Based Solutions. 1:03:26 min. Produced by the Clinton Global Initiative. Livestream website.
[English language video of presentations given at the 2010 annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative. Ken Lee discussing Lots Foods’ commitment to SRI can be found at minute 14:55.] - Audio: 2008 (July 7). Reports of Gains Bring Attention to Rice-Growing Methods. Produced by Voice of America English News. VOA website.
[English language radio broadcast on Voice of America (VOA) News explaining the principles and benefits of SRI according to Cornell University Professor Norman Uphoff and other experts.] - Audio: 2009 (April 3). Growing Rice Debt Free [Real Player or MP3, or see script]. 7:30 min. Produced by Beth Hoffman, Living on Earth Radio website.
[Radio broadcast advocating SRI in India as a low-cost and low-tech way to increase fertility and yield without more trips to the moneylender.]
VENEZUELA
- 2015 (December 3). Entrevista Al Especialista de IICA Diddier Moreira. 7:22 min. Mercedes Fraile channel, YouTube.
[Spanish language video interview with Diddier Moreira during an SRI/SICA workshop in Venezuela.]
VIETNAM
- 2023 (March). 20 năm SRI -Cuộc cách mạng trong sản xuất lúa ở Việt Nam | VTC16. 24.06 min. VTC16 channel, YouTube.
[English translation: 20 years of SRI - Revolution in rice production in Vietnam | VTC1] - 2019 (January 27). SRI GPM model in Tan Duc. 6:24 min. ALiSEA Mekong channel, YouTube.
[SRI project in Vietnam uses Farmer Field School with funds from ALiSEA’s Small Grant Program, 2017-2018] - 2017 (May 3). SRI LMB developing a more intelligent pathway for sustainable rice intensification. 7:59 min. SRI LMB channel, YouTube.
[The AIT is implementing an EU-financed project entitled: “Sustaining and Enhancing the Momentum for Innovation and Learning around the System of Rice Intensification (SRI)in the Lower Mekong River Basin”. The objective is to enhance resilience of rainfed small-scale farmers of Lower Mekong region confronting climate change.] - 2015 (August 31). Interview with Hoang Van Phu about SRI in Vietnam. 1:17 min. SRI-Rice channel, YouTube.
[SRI-Rice interview at the Southeast Asia Regional Conference on SRI held in Alor Setar, Malaysia on May 28, 2015] - 2015 (March 30). System of Rice Intensification (SRI) short film (English subtitle). 11:03 min. Tổ chức phát triển Hà Lan SNV channel, YouTube.
[Direct-seeded Ausrtalia Aid-funded SRI project undertaken by SNV Devlopement Organisation Netherlands together with the Vietnamese Dept. of Agricultual and Rural Development .in the Vietnamese provinces of Quang Binh and Binh Dinh between 2011 and 2014] - Video: 2013 (April 1).
SRI technical training film, in Tra Vinh, Vietnam 2013. 16:09 min. Thu Le channel, Youtube.
[Instructional video from a GIZ-supported Project of Poverty Alleviation in Rural Areas (PARA) project in Tra Vinh, Vietnam that began in 2011. - 2011 (April 13). Our Rice Tomorrow. 6:15 min. Produced by Manon Aubel and Thanh Thanh Phan. Baklavaprod channel, YouTube.
[Local language (with English subtitles) video contribution to the Goethe Institute video contest in Hanoi about the impact of climate change on agriculture and farmers in Vietnam and the adoption of SRI by some farmers in attempts to improve rice production.] - 2011 (April 7). VideoSRI. 4:09 min. Produced by Vietnam France Echange. Vfeprojetsri, YouTube.
[Local language video by the Vietnam France Echange about the results of SRI trials in Cai Ran, and the principles and spread of SRI in Vietnam. Also available in French.]
ZAMBIA
- 2030 (April) 13). Improving Rural Livelihoods in Zambia with SRI: The Inspiring Story of Henry Ngimbu. SRI-2030 channel, YouTube.
[The story of Henry Ngimbu's SRI journey in Zambia which began in 2003.]
LATIN AMERICA REGIONAL
- Video: 2017 (December 4). Vistazo Agropecuario no. 236. 28:30 (The first 9 minutes is about the 2nd Regional Workshop on SRI in the Americas). Vistazo Agropecuario channel, YouTube.
- 2012 (June 20). SICA, una propuesta de agricultura responsable. 15 min. Produced by the Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IICA). Agroenlace, IICA website.
[Spanish language radio program about SRI (SICA en Español) with a focus on Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. Hoy conversamos sobre el SRI/SICA, un conjunto de practicas alternativas que rompe las reglas convencionales de manejo del arroz y logra duplicar la productividad reduciendo drasticamente los costos. Para hablar del tema nos acompanan Manuel Sanchez, Representante del IICA en Republica Dominicana, Luis Pacasangre Enamorado, profesor e investigador de la Universidad EARTH, y Oscar Montero, consultor independiente con experiencia en la produccion de arroz con tecnologia SICA.]