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SRI - Present Status and Future Prospects - Nov 17-18, 2006

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AAU (Anand Agriculture University's new rice growing technique conserves water
Express India - 4th August 2009 Read more..

18,000 hectares to be covered
The Hindu - 3rd August 2009 Read more..

NFSM Scheme popularity increases amongst cultivators
The Statesman- 30th July 2009 - We are acquainting the paddy growers with state of the art technologies as Dram Seeder Technique, System of Rice Intensification, Improved Package through Integrated Nutrient and Zero Tillage Technology under this NFSM scheme..

Field Gadget for SRI Farmers
The Telegraph - 24th July 2009

Farm tips to beat rain deficit - Special seeds distributed, agriculture training proposed
The Telegraph - 20th July

Farmers learning through intra district exposure
Morung Express - 19th July 2009

SRI to increase cultivation of rice (Allahabad)
The Times of India - 9th July 2009

SRI cultivation introduced to beat dry spell
The Sangai Express- 6th July 2009

Transport Minister gets carried away by SRI method
The Hindu - 26th June 2009 - We are acquainting the paddy growers with state of the art technologies as Dram Seeder Technique, SRI, Improved Package through Integrated Nutrient and Zero Tillage Technology under this NFSM scheme..

Paddy farming under SRI method to go up
The Hindu - 19th June 2009

SRI technology to help boost paddy production
The Hindu - 19th June 2009

Adopt SRI method to enhance productivity
The Hindu - 19th June 2009

8,500 hectares to come under SRI
The Hindu - 18th June 2009

Farmers get tips on rice farming
The Times of India - 10th June 2009

SRI technology introduced in Kohima
Morung Express - 8th June 2009

NFSM Scheme popularity increases amongst cultivators
The Statesman- 30th July 2009

We are acquainting the paddy growers with state of the art technologies as Dram Seeder Technique, System of Rice Intensification, Improved Package through Integrated Nutrient and Zero Tillage Technology under this NFSM scheme..

Field Gadget for SRI Farmers
The Telegraph - 24th July 2009

Farm tips to beat rain deficit - Special seeds distributed, agriculture training proposed
The Telegraph - 20th July

Farmers learning through intra district exposure
Morung Express - 19th July 2009

SRI to increase cultivation of rice (Allahabad)
The Times of India - 9th July 2009

SRI cultivation introduced to beat dry spell
The Sangai Express- 6th July 2009

Transport Minister gets carried away by SRI method
The Hindu - 26th June 2009

We are acquainting the paddy growers with state of the art technologies as Dram Seeder Technique, SRI, Improved Package through Integrated Nutrient and Zero Tillage Technology under this NFSM scheme..

Paddy farming under SRI method to go up
The Hindu - 19th June 2009

SRI technology to help boost paddy production
The Hindu - 19th June 2009

Adopt SRI method to enhance productivity
The Hindu - 19th June 2009

8,500 hectares to come under SRI
The Hindu - 18th June 2009

Farmers get tips on rice farming
The Times of India - 10th June 2009

SRI technology introduced in Kohima
Morung Express - 8th June 2009

New farming technique yields more paddy
Times of India - 10 June, 2009

At a time when housing projects and companies are coming up on farming lands in the suburbs, we have to adopt new methods to stay in our ancestral job. SRI can help us do that.

Mobile rice clinics to boost paddy production
The Hindu - 04 June, 2009

The KAU and the Agriculture Department will launch three mobile rice clinics under the Paddy Mission programme to help farmers in tackling the tackle technical problems associated with paddy cultivation

10,000 hectares to be brought under SRI programme
The Hindu - 30 May, 2009

A total of 10,000 hectares would be brought under System of Rice Intensification (SRI) programme this season to help farmers get a better yield at lesser production cost. Utilization of water to raise the crop would also come down sharply, said agriculture officials.

SRI to usher in Green Revolution in Mon
Morung Express - 20 May 2009

Introducing the latest technology of SRI and the Dapog method on the short duration high-yielding varieties of paddy.

SRI to usher in Green revolution in Mon
Morung Express - May 20, 2009

Exhorting the farmers, the ADC Tizit asked them to utilize time management and adopt the SRI technique of farming for self-sufficiency.

Ray of hope for cane farmers
May 06th, 2009

ICRISAT and WWF partner to bring out Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative manual.

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A Magic Wand For Hungry Stomachs
Tehelka - Tehelka Magazine, Vol 6, Issue 18, May 09, 2009

With the global food crisis threatening India’s food security, a new method of rice cultivation might make all the difference..

Orissa’s foodgrains output likely to touch 10 million tonnes
Orissa Diary, April 23, 2008

Orissa is now on the top of mechanisation of agriculture in the country, and use of fertiliser has grown at a much faster pace,

Growing Rice Debt Free - Beth Hoffman
Living on Earth - Beth Hoffman April 3, 2009

In recent years there have been many reports about desperately indebted farmers in India. Now, some farmer advocates there are trying to find low-cost and low-tech solutions to India's tired soil - solutions that can increase fertility and yield without more trips to the moneylender.

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SRI can Improve Livelihood Profile of Small Farmers
Central Chronicle - 23, Mar, 2009

Small and marginal farmers in rice growing pockets can improve their livelihoods profile by practicing SRI, which can efficiently address food security issue.

Training on modern agri technology
Assam Tribune - March 31, 2009

At a time when the rural farmers had to face economic hardship due to their inadequate agricultural land and rapid retardation of agricultural production rate, the ‘Friends of Rural Mass, a Jonai-based NGO, is raising hope by imparting training on modern agriculture technologies..

Meeting the Rice saviours
Indian Express - March 13, 2009

At Four farmer communities from different parts of the country were recently felicitated by the Government for their efforts at preserving different original varieties of rice genomes..

SRI Method - Thanjavur stands first in State
The Hindu - 15th March 2009

Thanjavur district stood first in the State in cultivation of paddy using System Rice Intensification (SRI) method, said J. Sekar, Joint Director of Agriculture, on Saturday.

Introducing SRI - One Seed Revolution - The Healthiest Rice for People & Planet - Lotus Foods

SRI method: T.N. steals a march over Andhra Pradesh
The Hindu - 11th March 2009

Four years after the two States took to System of Rice Intensification (SRI) -- the high yielding, productivity-triggering, water and input cost-saving method of raising paddy, Andhra Pradesh seemed to have been beaten hollow by neighbouring Tamil Nadu.

A mechanical weeder for dry and garden land crops
The Hindu - 5th March, 2009

A mechanical weeder has been developed for weeding and inter-culture for dry land and garden land crops such as cotton, tapioca, maize, black-gram and green-gram by the Agricultural Engineering College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Kumulur, Tiruchi.

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Exposure trip for State farmers
AssamTribune- March 2nd, 2009

The SRI has been gaining popularity and attraction among agricultural scientists, organisations, policy-makers and government bodies in recent times. The major reason behind the increased emphasis on SRI is the visible yield increase over conventional methods witnessed in many Indian States..

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SRI is promoted under World Bank project: Minister
TMCNet- 20th February 2009

The government today said that System of Rice Intensification (SRI), which aids in better plant growth, economises the use of seed, irrigation and plant protection and increases productivity, is promoted by under World Bank assisted project.

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Farmers harvest triple benefits of experiments
Telegraph - 18th February 2009

Farming experiments in Nagaon have helped peasants triple their produce this season, proving that hybrid seeds and scientific methods can ensure high yields even in unfavourable climates.

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Inter-tillage technique for semi-arid rice
The Hindu - 26th January 2009

Rice cultivation associated with rain fed and an irrigated environment is known as semi-dry rice cultivation.

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Progressive farmers a happy lot
The Hindu - 6th February 2009

Despite so much of reduced input, the couple got 45 bags of paddy on their 90 cents of land, as against 33 bags in the past. The average yield that used to be 5 to 5.5 tonnes in a hectare had now reached up to 8.1 tonnes, Mr. Jeyaprakash said. "I wish the department adopted our entire village under the scheme," said Mr. Jeyaprakash.

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Fighting hunger with flood-tolerant rice
CNN - 29th February 2009

Rice is grown in flooded fields, usually to kill weeds. But rice plants do not like it when they are submerged in water for long periods, Ronald said

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SRI, a boon to farmers
The Hindu - 1st February 2009

A woman farmer, Amutha Sethupathy, said that the technique had multiplied the yield thrice over her conventional method. Against 500 to 600 kg an acre last year, she harvested about 1,500 kg through SRI technique this year.

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Food grains to increase by 50 pc in SRI
Tripura Info - 19th January 2008

The reports said, production of food grains is expected to be increased at least by 50 percent in SRI system than that of conventional methods in the state. New Technologies have also been adopted to boost the production of jhum rice

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SRI raises productivity in Tirchi
The Hindu - 17th January 2008

With the SRI gaining popularity in the wake of its higher productivity and lesser cultivation costs, the paddy-growers of Tiruchi district have brought a large area of the crop under the SRI technique this season

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SRI technology makes paddy farmers smile in Sankagiri
The Hindu - 16th January 2008

The reason for their jubilation is that they have achieved a healthy harvest of paddy this year thanks to the adoption of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technology

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A unique green revolution behind the walls of the Central Prison - Express News - 17th Dec 2008 - Behind the high walls of the Poojappura Central Prison, a green revolution is in the making. Three acres of prison land are now all set for cultivating paddy

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Paddy farmers reap success with new cultivation system - The Hindu - 17th Dec 2008 - Smart ways - Weeds made into an added source of nutrient instead being discarded. Farmers spend Rs 1,600 less a hectare compared to the conventional Rs 5,000.

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Six ryots implementing SRI method honoured - The Hindu - 14th Dec 2008 - With the method, one ryot is able to produce 40-50 quintals per acre. It does not need standing water.

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14 soil testing centres to be set up in Dindigul - The Hindu - 14th Dec 2008 - Efforts to bring 5,500 hectares under SRI method. Bank loan and subsidy will be offered to establish such centres. Officials told to intensify campaign on SRI.

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Formation of National SRI Mission will be set in motion - The Hindu - 2nd Dec, 2008- Speaking on the sidelines to reporters, Mr. Uphoff and other officials involved in SRI said that the system was being extended to other crops like wheat (System of Wheat Intensification), ragi, sugarcane, mustard and red gram

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An experiment of new method in paddy cultivation
The Hindu - 5th November 2008

The system is beneficial for small, marginal farmers, says Collector. Remote areas of Gajapati district selected for the experiment. It needs less water and minimum expenditure.

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New equipment comes in handy for farmers in Tirunelveli
The Hindu - 19th October 2008

It is necessary to plant paddy seedlings with uniform spacing

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Going organic: From communities to farms
Opinion - 19th October 2008

The fish, frogs and shellfish slowly disappeared and were replaced by the golden kuhol (a snail that destroys rice plants) and all sorts of pests, while the big business of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, weed-icides and herbicides grew.

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Paper to curb weed onslaught
The Hindu - 15th October 2008

An innovative method of rice cultivation that uses paper to control weeds is now being experimented as part of a field trial at Manathana in Peravur panchayat.

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Farmers learn new method to increase yield
The Hindu-13th October 2008

The SRI, to be implemented in all the 13 blocks of the district, was aimed at teaching the farmers the right scientific procedure to be adopted to get a higher yield.

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New farm implements for Kadayam block
The Hindu-13th October 2008

For SRI method, Direct seed sowing implement for paddy, different types of markers, cono-weeders and seed frame used in System of Rice Intensification planting were displayed and their functioning demonstrated to the participants

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Study to assess impact of climate change on rice cultivation
The Hindu - 08th October 2008

Studies indicate that a four degree increase in temperature will reduce the yield by 10 per cent. The research, carried out under the project 'Clima Rice,' is aimed at developing technologies to sustain production, in the face of climate change

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Activist flay water commodification
The Hindu - 25th September 2008

There are several alternatives to privatisation. Social movements in Latin America have driven private firms out of the sector

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Many ryots adopt SRI
The Hindu - 23rd September 2008

Overwhelming response from farmers in Tiruverumbur block

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SRI method will improve paddy yield
The Hindu - 19th September 2008

The adoption of SRI method would improve the productivity in paddy cultivation significantly

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Adopt latest technology
The Hindu - 07th September 2008

Mr. Chaudhary pointed out that the offices of the four departments of agriculture, agricultural engineering, agricultural marketing and horticulture would function under single roof and further stated that automatic weather stations were set up in all the blocks in the State

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Agricultural extension services being reform
The Hindu - 08th September 2008

As part of measures to upgrade agriculture sector

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Keep weeds at bay with paper

The Hindu - 26th August 2008

A farmer's experiment all set for field trials in Kannur district

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Farmers urged to adopt new cultivation method
The Hindu - 23rd August 2008

As expenditure is low and yield will be four-fold high

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Farm tools distributed
The Hindu - 08th August 2008

Implements at a total cost of Rs 1.25 crore to be distributed

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Campaign to popularize SRI method
The Hindu - 01st August 2008

On an outlay of Rs 3 lakh at Kadayam block of Tirunelveli block

Adopt SRI method of paddy cultivation
The Hindu - June 28, 2008

It will increase productivity by minimizing the use of water for irrigation.

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Food Revolution That Starts With Rice
The New York Times (Science) - June 17, 2008

Norman T. Uphoff is leading an inconspicuous revolution centered on solving the global food crisis.

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India - a new way of cultivating rice
World Bank - June 10, 2008

Some farmers in Tamil Nadu, southern state of India, are using less water and fewer seeds to grow more rice. It is a new way of cultivating rice

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Orissa State to introduce SRI farming
The Hindu- 7th June 2008

A Initially it is being launched in a few villages on experimental basis. Government seeks partnerships with farmers, individuals and NGOs.

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Transplanter is a boon
The Hindu- 10th June 2008

With acute labour shortage, Thanjavur farmers go for it. HIGHLY USEFUL: A farmer demonstrating transplanting of paddy seedlings using a transplanter at Rajendram in Thanjavur district..

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Movie Helps Farmers Learn New "Language" to Grow More Rice
Oxfam America - 28th March 2008

A new 30-minute video on growing rice through SRI, the SRI has been prepared by Oxfam America and the Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC).

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Raising rice nursery for better yield
Dawn Edition - 2nd June, 2008

RICE is an important cash crop grown with its coarse and fine cultivars in kharif.

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Farmers keen on SRI method
The Hindu - June 3, 2008

RICE Meet at KVK evokes good response.

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SRI Method brings high yield
The Hindu - 23rd May, 2008

Average yield is 3.33 tonnes more than ordinary fields

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SRI Paddy cultivation to address water problems
Jalaspandana - 6th March 2008

The approach was to develop SRI Farmer Field Schools which enable ... Although the problems in canal irrigation highlighted by the farmers.

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More area for paddy cultivation
The Hindu - 6th May 2008

A campaign would be undertaken to popularize the (SRI) technique of cultivation in all the 12 blocks irrespective of being rain fed or irrigated regions.

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25 Ideas that will change our world
The Outlook Business - 20 April - 3 May 2008

The latest Outlook Business has a feature on the 25 ideas that will change our lives. SRI features as the only one on agriculture.

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Seed multiplication programme under way
-The Hindu - 30th April 2008

Of hybrid paddy variety developed by Agricultural University. It has been successful except in Manikandam and Andhanallur. The crops in other places were healthy and the yield is expected to be good

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SRI implementation in all paddy fields in Tiruchi district
The Hindu - 26th April 2008

Farmers’ meetings to be held, implements given. Though the govt. has fixed a target of 30,000 hectares (ha) for SRI for the district this year, the Department was planning to promote the system in the entire normal paddy coverage area.

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SRI - Optimising production with fewer inputs
The Hindu - 4th April 2008

SRI Intensification is an alternative to the traditional way of flooded rice cultivation and is showing promise in addressing the problems of water scarcity, high energy usage and environmental degradation.

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Training programme on SRI concludes
The Hindu - April 4, 2008

The training was offered under IAMWARM project instituted by the State Government with World Bank funding.

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New rice cultivation method proves fruitful
Vientiane Times - 1st April 2008

LAOS has conducted successful trials of rice cultivation using a method that requires less water but achieves higher yields than traditional farming practices.

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Government to promote SRI technology
The Hindu - 5th April 2008

It helps to achieve per hectare productivity between 10 tonnes and 13 tonnes. The government will give greater emphasis to bring more areas under SRI technology to enhance productivity of paddy in the State.

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Indonesia solves rice problem with SRI
The Manila Times - 4th April 2008

This column’s edition last Monday, titled SRI for short, drew a reaction from no less than Norman Uphoff, director of the International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, from 1990 to 2005

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Transplant rice using machine
The Hindu - 2nd April 2008

A Japanese made rice transplant machine was demonstrated recently on the wetlands of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.

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Big Deal - SRI
The Manila Times - 31st March 2008

But this engineer cum inventor turned social activist is also an enthusiastic proponent of SRI short for system of rice intensification...

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Adopt rice intensification method
The Hindu - 23rd March 2008

It will help reduce cost of production and increase income, farmers told. The State Government has planned to bring in over 18 lakh acres under the SRI method of paddy cultivation in the coming fiscal, Agriculture Minister Veerapandi S. Arumugam has said.

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SRI impacts yield in the last kuruvai season
The Hindu - 28th March 2008

ERODE: SRI paddy cultivation with wider width between saplings to harvest increased yield has brought in good dividends in the last kuruvai season in the district

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Farmers reap benefits of System Rice
The Hindu - March 14, 2008

With official support, they save up on input costs while getting a better yield. S. Vijayalakshmi, a middle-aged farmer owning a little over four acres at Vikravandi in Villupuram district, has suddenly become a "very important person" in the area. The reason? The crop she raised recently stood out from others. In the past two months, tens of farmers have visited her paddy fields, wanting to know the "secret." System Rice Intensification, or SRI, is her answer..

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Gates grant for climate resilient rice
OneWorld South Asia 7th Feb 2008

Beijing: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a grant to aid the production of stress -tolerant rice varieties.

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Rice intensification to cover 7.50 lakh hectares
The Hindu - Feb 20, 2008

Paddy was raised on nearly four lakh hectares this year under the new method of cultivation, and the farmers had achieved a good yield at a less cost.

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SRI cultivation method gives good return to farmers
The Hindu 14th Feb 2008

Farmer M. Rajalingam of Kuppam-palayam hamlet at Ezhu-nutrimangalam revenue village in Kodumudi block is happy. Rather excited.

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SRI: Small state, big results
India Together Jan 2008
With a focus on attaining self-sufficiency in the production of food grain, Tripura has embarked on an ambitious programme to bring large swathes of cultivable land in the state under the SRI. The results are promising, writes Ratna Bharali Talukdar.

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It is tough time for paddy farmers of Udupi district
The Hindu 11th July 2007
Land under paddy cultivation sees a decline. Cultivation cost is increasing. Farmers depend on workers from other districts.

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New rice cultivation system gaining popularity
The Hindu 24th January 2008
The government had proposed to give 10,000 cono-weeders free of cost to the farmers during the next paddy season. Many benefits would accrue to the farmers by adopting the SRI technology: while the production cost under the traditional practice would be Rs 21,429 per ha, under the new system it would be Rs 19,060 per ha.

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4.3 hectare brought under SRI plan

The Hindu - 1 January 2008

It is 20 percent of State's total paddy coverage area. If the agriculturists come forward to adopt this technology totally,

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Paddy farmers hope for bumper harvest
The Hindu - 2 January 2008

They find that the new ‘SRI’ offers much promise. Farmers ready to take up the method after seeing the difference in crop conditions

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Samba paddy crops in good condition
The Hindu - 21 November 2007
Raised on 1.02 lakh hectares. Farmers advised to prevent pest attacks immediately. 35 percent of them switch over to new method.

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Rice intensification system of cultivation picks up in Erode district

The Hindu - 21 November 2007
Agriculture Department plans to bring 90 per cent of cultivated paddy area under the scheme. The reason for Ms. Manala’s discomfiture was that he had used only three kg of paddy for sowing as against the 30 he used normally. Her difference in perception did not stop there, though.

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Plan to increase samba yield intensified
The Hindu - 23 October 2007
A total of 70 cluster demonstrations will be set up during the samba season. Each will cover 10 hectares. A subsidy of Rs.2,000 will be sanctioned for a hectare for raising nursery, planting and the purchase of Marker and Conoweeder. A maximum of 7,500 hectares will be covered under the SRI programme in the Lalgudi division.

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Samba cultivation in full swing
The Hindu - 19 October 2007
Mr Vaithiyanathan said many farmers in the delta were now switching over to System of Rice Intensification (SRI) cultivation method to achieve good yield ...

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Model farms set up in three villages of Dindigul district
The Hindu - 15th October 2007
DINDIGUL: To increase yield and scale down production costs, the Agriculture Department has set up model paddy farms in 10 hectares in three villages introducing the System of Rice Intensification programme.

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Farmers in Vellore eager to adopt new farming technique
The Hindu - 13th October 2007
It increases yield while reducing need for water...With water level going down to a depth of 150 metres in many places, it would be tough for the farmers to cultivate paddy. Depletion of groundwater forced them to deepen the borewells every year, which small and marginal farmers could not afford.

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State plans two more schemes
Sunday October 7 2007 05:19 IST - EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE
While the objective of NFSM is to ensure food security by increasing production of crops like paddy, wheat and cereals in 21 out of 30 districts, the NADP aimed at enhancing farm level economy to restore farmers’ confidence and create employment opportunity.

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Scientists advocate new method for better rice yields
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
The system of rice intensification (SRI) method, developed in the 1980s in Madagascar, is currently practised in 28 countries. 'SRI would help increase ...

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New paddy cultivation method introduced
The Hindu - 5th October 2007
SALEM: The Agriculture Department has begun implementation of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) for paddy cultivation in 19 blocks in the district. Paddy seedlings are planted in 25 acres in each block under the new method.

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Agriculture Dept. begins implementation of SRI

The Hindu - 5th October 2007
SALEM: The Agriculture Department has begun the implementation of System of Rice Intensification (SRI) method for paddy cultivation in 19 blocks in the district. Paddy seedlings are planted in 25 acres in each block under the new method.

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Study: Growing more rice with less water
WWF - Newsroom - 3, October 2007
Tripura, India - A new method to grow rice could save hundreds of billions of cubic metres of water while increasing food security, according to a study by WWF published today.

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Good response to rice intensification programme

The Hindu - 4 September 2007

ERODE: This year paddy would be raised under System of Rice Intensification programme in the district. Recently Collector T. Udhaychandran inspected the nursery where seedlings are raised by farmers under the programme in Nathakadaiyur village in Kangeyam taluk.

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A tool to increase paddy yield

The Hindu - 22 Aug 2007
NAGAPATTINAM: The System of Rice Intensification, known as SRI method, can increase kuruvai and samba paddy yield, agricultural scientists have said. They were addressing a workshop on organic rice at Sangamangalam near here on Tuesday.

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Raising the water alarm
INQ7.net, Philippines - 17 Aug 2007
It was in this spirit that we proposed to the Department of Agriculture last week the promotion of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) technology, ...

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Plan to increase paddy productivity
Hindu, India - 4 Aug 2007
Tuticorin: The Department of Agriculture plans to popularise System of Rice Intensification (SRI) techniques in the district during the current fiscal, ...

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Water, poverty and technology
INQ7.net, Philippines - 9 Aug 2007
But System of Rice Intensification (SRI)-Pilipinas national coordinator Robert Versola says: Rice is not an aquatic plant. With continuous flooding ...

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Farmers told to use alternative rice planting method
Jakarta Post, Indonesia - 27 Jul 2007
... the government's target for rice self-supply by 2008, an expert has called for the widespread implementation of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) ...

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Good kharif yield expected
Economic Times, India - 21 Jul 2007
The SRI (System of Rice Intensification) and Drum Seeder are the methods which are being newly introduced in Udupi district and paddy farmers are getting ...

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The Hindustan Times - March 5, 2007
Union Water Resources Minister endorses SRI to reduce water use, increase yield and reduce seed requirements.

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The Hindu - February 24, 2007
Sow less and you can reap more - GOBICHETTIPALAYAM: What you sow is what you reap, so goes the adage. Farmers here are now learning to sow less to reap more. Farmers who have practised System Rice Intensification (SRI) in the just-concluded season.

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The Financial Express - October 06, 2006

The system of rice intensification has comes a great boon to farmers who would apply.

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The Financial Express - October 30, 2006

New rice farming system promises wonders In China, India, Peru and Sri Lanka, the system for rice intensification (SRI) provided an average yield of around 15 tonne per hectare

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Down to Earth - September 15, 2005

V. Vinod Goud - Rice does not need water - The system of rice intensification (SRI) method shows how

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The Hindu - October 31, 2006 (Andhra Pradesh)

Plan to meet power crisis - Farmers ignoring State advice not to get supply beyond March-end Government warns farmers. The farmers have been advised to adopt SRI (System of Rice Intensification)

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The Hindu (Andhra Pradesh) - 7^th October 2006

Rice production with less water needs a push - India rated second in popularity of SRI and Acceptability of the concept has been a bit slow

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The Hindu - 28^th April 2005

Madagascar Technology - Proven method for boosting rice yields

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The Hindu - July 12, 2004 (Tamil Nadu)

The farmers should apply 760 grams of DAP (fertilizer) and mix it in the soil to transplant paddy crops. The age of the seedlings should be limited to 13-15 days.

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The Hindu - September 12, 2004 (Kerala)

New system to boost rice yield in Wayanad - The NGO has initiated this process, also known as the Madagascar method, through self-help groups of women and farmers. The women groups have already started rice cultivation in 50 acres of land this year, Mr. Vishnudas, scientist in Rasta's ecological-agricultural division, said.

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The Hindu - 9^th August 2004

Dalit woman shows the way to better yields

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BBC News - 2^nd September 2005

Farmers in Nepal are the latest to reap huge benefits from an ingenious method of rice cultivation

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Bayanihan - Philippines Newspaper - November 25, 2006

Farmers urged to adopt organic farming system - She said she earns an average net income of P26,000.00 per hectare each harvest season by using SRI, compared to P15,000.00 to P 18,000.00 on the part of farmers using the conventional method.

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Mail and Guardian Online - 29^th June 2004

Global warming might make rice not so nice. Separately, Huib Hengsdijk and Prem Bindraban point out that location is everything. They say that rice intensification has the potential to help reduce hunger and poverty, as one of a range of management practices. But they stress the importance of selecting from such practices according to location-specific conditions.

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Madagascar News - 17^th October 2006

System of rice intensification: a beneficial option by Dr Muhammad Farooq, Dr Shahzad M.A. Basra & Basharat Ali Saleem - SRI was developed in Madagascar in 1980s. It has yet to make

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Dawn Newspapers 4^th September 2006

System of rice intensification: a beneficial option by Dr Muhammad Farooq, Dr Shahzad M.A. Basra & Basharat Ali Saleem - SRI was developed in Madagascar in 1980s. It has yet to make

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News - Nature - 2006

Rice Cultivation - Feast or Famine? Proponents call it a miracle. Detractors call it smoke and mirrors. Will the System of Rice Intensification feed the hungry third world or needlessly divert farmers from tried and true techniques? - Christopher Surridge investigates.

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The Chronicle Online - October 6

Cornell spreads the word about doubling rice yields and gets recognition in $1 million Alcan contest

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The Nepali Times - July 15, 21, 2005

The Miracle is it’s not miracle

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Mangalore Newspapers - 14^th April 2005

Mangalore - Another ‘paddy revolution’ scripted

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Times of India - 22^nd February 2005

New technology promises rice revolution

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Cambodia’s Independent News and Views - June 18^th - July 1^st - 2004

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Indigenous Agriculture News - November 04 and January 2005 - Vol. 4 and No. 5 & 6

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Yahoo India - Finance - October 6, 2006

Rice intensification promises good dividend for farmers.

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South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and Peoples -

Let us look at the solid facts before we reject one of the most remarkable developments in agriculture in recent times. If found workable, and it seems there is a rapidly building body of evidence in its favour, the system could have huge implications also for water resource development in India and other countries as it entails considerable water saving for water-intensive crops like rice. Himanshu Thakkar - Coordinator of South Asia Network

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khojhyderabad.com - 16^th November 2005

Farmers asked to go in for Sri Paddy in rabi

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Magazines

Outlook Business (Special Issue) 5 - 8 October 2008 - Going against the grain - the SRI is now being adapted to wheat - with similar good results

LEISA India, vol. 8: 4 - Nurturing Ecological Processes 2006-12-01 - Ecological agriculture is all about understanding the conditions leading to sustainable, productive agriculture that has harmonious environmental impacts. In this issue of LEISA magazine, there are some examples of intensified agricultural production based on ecological processes. These show how production can be intensified in a much more natural way, by changing our perceptions about agriculture and increasing our knowledge of ecological processes. Read the articles
System of Rice Intensification . Dialogue Bulletin 18:10-19 (pdf) Murty, M.V.R. et al. 2006.
SRI atau bukan SRI. Salam Magazine 9:8-10 (pdf, Bahasa Indonesia) Agustyanto, Peni and Thijssen, Rik. 2004.
IRRI "grain of truth" exchange on the SRI controversy (2004):
in Rice Today 3(3):42-43. -Uphoff, N. (Cornell University).
System of Rice Intentification responds to 21st century needs with an opposing view by: -Sinclair, T. (USDA-ARS). Agronomic UFOs waste valuable scientific resources
Research focus: Systems oriented vs. commodity oriented. TROZ News 6(1):1-3. 2002. Special topic
SRI, the System of Rice Intensification: Less can be more. ECHO Development Notes 70(1) (pdf) Berkelaar, Dawn. 2001
Revolution in rice intensification in Madagascar. ILEIA Newsletter 15(3/4):48-49. (pdf) (Part of this article is available in html in the subsaharan Africa success stories section of the farming solutions website) Rabenandrasana, Justin. 1999.

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Organization / Agency Websites

Uawithya, Pariphan. 2005. SRI at work: Higher rice yields for poor farmers. Oxfam website. October. (photostory included) (text only version also available) http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/cambodia/sri_seed.htm#.

2005. System of Rice Intensification : Seeds of the Next Green Revolution. Case study on the PRADAN's SRI involvement. http://www.indianngos.com/p/pradan/rt_riceintensification.htm. PRADAN, PRofessional Assistance for Development ActioN (an Indian NGO)

Dixit, Kunda. 2005. The miracle is it's no miracle. Scidev.net. Sept 15. http://www.scidev.net/content/features/eng/less-is-more-working-miracles-in-nepals-rice-fields.cfm

2005. System of Rice Intensification. WikiPedia, the Free Enclyclopedia (on-line). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_of_Rice_Intensification

2004. Rice revolution: A new organic method of growing rice is ensuring farmers in Laos have enough rice to last the year, Aid Close Up:Stories and People series, AusAid. http://www.ausaid.gov.au/closeup/rice_revolution.cfm (More info on SRI in Laos can be found on the Oxfam International website.)

Barrett, Christopher B., C.M. Moser, J. Barison, and O. McHugh. 2003. Better technology, better plots or better farmers? Identifying changes in productivity and risk among Malagasy rice farmers. Development Experience Clearinghouse website. USAID

Revolution in rice intensification in Madagascar, a farming solutions website success story. http://www.farmingsolutions.org

Update on the System of Rice Intensification, a farming solutions website success story http://www.farmingsolutions.org

SRI India http://www.sri-india.net/

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Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Uphoff, Norman. 1999. Agroecological implications of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Madagascar. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1(3/4):297-31.
Stoop, W.A., N. Uphoff and A. Kassam. 2002. A review of agricultural research issues raised by the system of rice intensification (SRI) from Madagascar: Opportunities for improving farming systems for resource-poor farmers. Agricultural Systems 71:249-274.
Series on SRI controversy in Nature:
- Surridge, C. (March 25, 2004) Rice cultivation: Feast or famine? Nature 428:360-361
- Hengsdijk, H. and & P. Bindraban (24 June, 2004) Rice: Location is vital in crop management Nature 429: 803
-Satyanarayana, A. (24 June, 2004) Rice, research and real life in the field, Nature 429: 803
Uphoff, N. 2002. Opportunities for raising yields by changing management practices: The System of Rice Intensification in Madagascar' In Agroecological Innovation: Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development, edited by Norman Uphoff. Sterling, Va.: Earthscan Publications, Ltd. p.145-161. (not online)
Moser, Christine M., and C.B. Barrett. 2003. The disappointing adoption dynamics of a yield-increasing, low external-input technology: the case of SRI in Madagascar, Agricultural Systems 76:1085-1100 de Laulanié, Henri. 1993. article in Tropicultura [in French]

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Unpublished papers on SRI

Stoop, W.A. 2005. The System of Rice Intensification (SRI): Results from exploratory field research in Ivory Coast -- Research needs and prospects for adaptation to diverse production systems of resource-poor farmers West African Rice Development Association, WARDA, Ivory Coast. 24 p. (pdf)
2005. SRI paddy to address water problems: Report of JalaSpandana, Andhra Pradesh, India. Jala Spandana - South India Farmers Organisation for Water Management. 4 p.
Koma, Yang Saing, and Suon Siny (eds). 2004. An assessment of ecological System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Cambodia in wet season 2002, CEDAC Field Document. 8p. (pdf)
Uprety, Rajendra. 2004. System of Rice Intensification in the context of Nepalese rice production. District Agriculture Development Office, Biratnagar, Morang, Nepal. 4p. (pdf).
Uphoff, Norman. 2002. Questions and answers about SRI for raising the productivity of land, labor and water. Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Developement (pdf)
Uphoff, Norman, Sebastien Rafaralahy, Justin Rabenandrasana, Robert Randriamiharisoa, Joeli Barison, Jean de Dieu Rajaonarison, Glenn Lines, Bruno Andrianaivo, and E. C. M. Fernandes. 2001. Greatly increased rice yields from changing management practices (pdf)
Uphoff, Norman. 2000. The System of Rice Intensification developed in Madagascar. Paper presented to the Conference on Raising Agricultural Productivity in the Tropics: Biophysical Challenges for Technology and Policy, organized by Harvard University, October 16-17. USA. (updated March 5, 2002) (pdf)
de Laulanié, Henri. A technical presentation of the System of Rice Intensification based on Kayamaya's tillering method [English version; the French version is coming soon] (pdf)

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Other related articles:

Nemoto et al. (1995) on phyllochrons (see also Uphoff phyllochron presentation)
Kar et al. (1974) on root degeneration in saturated soil
Ramasamy et al. (1997) on rice in flooded vs. unflooded soil
Kirk and Bouldin (1991) on root functions
Magdoff and Bouldin (1970) on aerobic/anaerobic soil

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Videos and Slide Presentations

WORLD BANK INSTITUTE RELEASES MULTIMEDIA TOOLKIT ON SRI - The Water Program of the World Bank Institute has produced a set of video and written materials for spreading knowledge of SRI and for assisting farmers to utilize the concepts and methods. Much of the material was provided by the National Irrigation Administration in the Philippines, but pictures and experience were also contributed from the SRI network based at CIIFAD. The materials, entitled SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI): ACHIEVING MORE WITH LESS -- A NEW WAY OF RICE CULTIVATION, are available in a hardcopy ‘toolkit’ with CD included, and also on line at: http://info.worldbank.org/etools/WBIMM/SSIA/index.htm
"Living Labs: Mekong River Basin"
Uphoff, N.T. Increasing Water Savings while Raising Rice Yields with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), PowerPoint presentation (as pdf) presented for Panel on Water Productivity and Reuse at the 2nd International Rice Congress New Delhi, October 9-13, 2006. (see also accompanying paper)
ADRA Video: With the initiative of Bruce Ewart, the ADRA program in Indonesia now working with SRI with great results has made a professionally-produced video on SRI, which is to be available to anyone who wants to use it. A different sound-track (in another language) can be added, with the only proviso that ADRA be acknowledged as the producer of this video. (Note: If you are having trouble viewing the video, check the RealPlayer website for a free upgrade).
A Telugu language SRI video (20 min.) is available from the SRI section (lower left) of the WASSAN website.
Results from the first SRI harvest in Zambia, Southern Africa, a slide presentation on the Esek Farmers' Cooperative Society by R. Makalicha and H. Ngimbu, Esek Farmers' Cooperative Society, Zambia. 14 slides.
System of Rice Intensification (SRI): A different intensification, a presentation by Norman Uphoff at the International Rice Commission (IRC) meeting held in Chiclayo, Peru, May 3-5, 2006.
System of Rice Intensification - Less Can Be More, a Powerpoint presentation by A. Satyanarayana, Acharya N.G Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India
SRI, Seeds and Software: Converging Advocacies?, a presentation given by Roberto Verzola at Cornell Univesity, April 25, 2005. (download PowerPoint presentation)
The Effect of Seedling Age, Spacing and Season on Phyllochron, Yield, and Yield Components of Rice, using the Principles of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), a PowerPoint presentation by D.E. Mulu, University of the Philippines at Los Baños
Experiences with System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Cambodia, System of Rice Intensification (SRI) - Deutscher Tropentag 2002. Slide presentation (pdf) by Georg Deichert and Yang Saing Koma.
SRI - Nepal Presentation by Andreas Jenny, Socio-Economic Development Officer, SAGOAL, Nepal. 2004.Two parts: 1. What is SRI? and 2. Results of SRI trial in 2003 at Taruwa, Bardiya District, Nepal
Seven PowerPoints presentations are available on-line that were presented at the World Rice Research Conference was convened in Tokyo and then Tsukuba, Japan, November 4, 2004. The event was sponsored by FAO and IRRI and organized by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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Manuals and Practical Brochures

ENGLISH:

1) How to Help Rice Plants to Grow Better and Produce More: Teach Yourself and Others, the original SRI manual, has been developed jointly by CIIFAD and Tefy Saina to explain SRI to persons working with farmers to communicate the main ideas underlying SRI. (pdf, 175 KB)
2) Philippines: An 8-page manual, More Rice with Less Water through SRI, has been translated into English by Dr. Pam Fernandez at the Univeristy of the Philippines at Los Banos. (pdf, 143 KB)
3) India: The Kadiramangalam System of Rice Intensification methodology, developed by S. Gopal and used in the Cauvery Delta region of Tamil Nadu, is described in a single page.
4) India: This 14-page manual entitled "SRI: A Revolutionary Method of Rice Cultivation" was put together by the Director of Extension and senior scientists at the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University in Hyderabad, India. (pdf, 817 KB)
5) India: A 20-page English translation of the manual "System of Rice Intensification: An Emerging Alternative" was produced in Andhra Pradesh by the Indian NGOs Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN) and the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) with support from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
6) Nepal: This 16-page manual entitled "What is S.R.I.?" was produced by the SRI Group-Nepal (sri-nepal@yahoogroups.com) an alliance of NGOs and individuals working on various aspects of SRI in Nepal. (pdf, 749 KB)

FRENCH:

Comment Faire pour Avoir des Plants de Riz Qui Croissent Mieux et Qui Produisent plus Informez--Vous et Informez les Autres, a 20-pagemanual developed by Tefy Saina, incorporates detailed knowledge of SRI. (pdf, 230 KB)

SPANISH:

1) Cuba: 3-page manual on SRI, Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo Arrocera, SICA #1 (pdf 21 KB), based on materials from CIIFAD and Tefy Saina, developed by Dr. Rena Perez for use in Cuba. Additional information is in SICA #2 (pdf, 38 KB)
2) Peru: A 6-page manual on SRI, El Sistema de Intensificación del Cultivo Arrocero (SICA), was developed by the NGO Asociación Promoción y Desarrollo Agario (Pro-A) in Chiclayo, Peru, together with the Asociación Productores de Arroz Ramadino in (pdf, 864 KB).

THAI:

A Thai SRI manual was authored by The Agricultural Extension Unit at the McKean Rehabilitation Center in Chanig Mai, Thailand, authored this manual. (A separate English language introduction (pdf, 252 pdf) to the Thai version as well as the Thai version with an English title and author page are also available on the Web). (pdf, 446 KB)

TELUGU:

1) A 6-page extension bulletin is available online from the Watershed Support Network (WASSAN). A longer version is available directly below. Hard copies available for RS 10./ from the WASSAN SRI web page (852 KB pdf file)
2) A 16-page extension bulletin was obtained from Dr. A. Satyanarayana, the Director of Extension for Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) in Andhra Pradesh. The manual was sponsored by WWF, WASSAN, and CSA (!! 2.25 MB pdf file. A shorter version is directly above)
3) A 16-page extension bulletin was obtained from P. Balahussain Reddy, Training Associate (Agrcultural Extension), RASS-ARKVK (!! 1.35 MB pdf file). 2000 hard copies have been provided to extension functionaries, officers of the state agriculture department, NGOs and farmers.
4) A 6-page extension bulletin was obtained from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University . (Hard copy by RARS, Lam, Guntur - 34. Agricultural Information Series No. 70, January, 2004) (!! 1.4 MB pdf file)

NEPALI:

1) A 6-page SRI manual on SRI was produced by Appropriate Technology Asia. (!! 4 MB pdf - slow download!)
2) A 16-page SRI manual by Rajendra Uprety is available from the Morang District Agricultural Development Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Nepal (!!2.234 MB pdf).
3) A 16-page SRI manual by the Appropriate Technology Asia and the SRI Group-Nepal, an alliance of NGOs and idividuals interested in SRI (pdf, 749 KB) (An English version is also available).

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Research Projects / Reports

The Prospects and Impacts of System of Rice Intensification Adoption in Sri Lanka - The purpose of this project is to make an assessment on the adoption pattern, economics and resource conservation potential of SRI (System of Rice Intensification) in Sri Lanka and derive research and, development and policy implications. This should provide an improved knowledge on the microeconomics, resource conservation potential and equity impacts of SRI adoption.

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Comparison of Productivity of System of Rice Intensification and Conventional Rice Farming Systems in the Dry-Zone Region of Sri Lanka - Sarath P. Nissanka and Thilak Bandara - Overall results suggested that the higher grain yield production in the SRI farming system may be attributed to the vigorous and healthy growth, development of more productive tillers and leaves ensuring greater resource utilization in the SRI compared to conventional transplanting and broadcasting systems. Therefore, SRI farming systems could be introduced to small-scale rice farmers in Sri Lanka as a sustainable farming system.

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SRI, THE SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION: LESS CAN BE MORE - We recently learned about a method of raising rice that produces substantially higher yields with the planting of far fewer seedlings and the use of fewer inputs than either traditional methods (i.e., water) or more 'modern' methods (chemical fertilizer or agrochemicals). It involves using different practices for plant, soil, water and nutrient management. This system of rice intensification has been successfully used in a number of countries (although so far mostly in Madagascar).

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THE SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI) AS A METHODOLOGY FOR REDUCING WATER REQUIREMENTS IN IRRIGATED RICE PRODUCTION - Norman Uphoff held at IRRI, Los Baños, Philippines, March 7-8, 2006 - Growing evidence indicates that the challenge of reducing water consumption in the rice sector can be met not with a compromise or some second-best solution, but in a positive-sum way with multiple benefits. Practices are available for growing rice with less water so that the productivity of the land, labor and capital used in rice production is raised all at the same time while making water more productive. This comes basically from nurturing roots rather than drowning them.

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LEISA 174.2 - System of rice intensification (SRI) is now showing, also in other ... varieties: a World Bank 1996 report on rice in Madagascar

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Activities through Agriculture Department on SRI - SRI technology is a "Less Water" method of production which is suitable to poor farmers who have relatively more labour than land and capital.

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Trip report - ‘Water-Wise Rice Production’ - The farmers in Indonesia were reluctant to only use one seedling per hill - locusts, snails etc and found that 50% more labour was required to successfully transplant the young seedlings.

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System of Rice Intensification in India - Innovation History and Institutional challenges - Innovation in the agricultural sector can come from a variety of sources. However, in the latter part of the 20th century, the most heralded improvements upon previous practice have come from scientific research whose results were converted into technological applications. The location and expansion of agricultural research in large, formal institutions after World War II eclipsed the earlier ad-hoc leadership in technical change that had derived from agricultural practitioners.

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:: Back to SRI ::

:: WASSAN's initiatives ::

:: Innovations ::

Developing SRI implements through an innovator's approach

Mandava - Weeder

:: Field Study ::

Taking Roots -
Experiences with SRI in A.P.

Weeders -
A Reference Compendium

:: Resource material ::

Booklets / Bulletins

Posters / Flexi Charts

Brochures

Video Films

:: Other Experiences ::
	Influence of SRI technique on the grain yield of rice during dry season
	SRI in Wayand - Experiences of RASTA - Kerala
	PSI, Dehradun - Experience Sharing Workshop on SRI

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Resource farmers
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