1040 Opportunities to Achieve Resource-Conserving Increases in Agricultural Production -- derived from Learning from the System of Rice Intensification
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Presented by: Norman Uphoff, CIIFAD, Cornell University, USA Presented at: BioVision Alexandria 2010 New Life Sciences: Future Prospects Date Presented: 04/15/2010
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1040 Opportunities to Achieve Resource-Conserving Increases in Agricultural Production -- derived from Learning from the System of Rice Intensification
- 1. BioVision Alexandria 2010 New Life Sciences: Future Prospects Opportunities to Achieve Resource-Conserving Increases in Agricultural Production -- derived from Learning from the System of Rice Intensification Norman Uphoff, Cornell University, USA April 15, 2010
- 4. CAMBODIA: Rice plant grown from single seed in Takeo province
- 5. IRAN: SRI roots and normal (flooded) roots: note difference in color as well as size
- 7. INDONESIA: ‘ Rice Aplenty in Aceh’ as reported in CARITAS NEWS Australia, Spring 2009 SRI methods were introduced in Aceh in 2005 by CARITAS after tsunami had devastated the area. New methods raised local rice yields from 2 t/ha to 8.5 t/ha: “Using less rice seed, less water and organic compost, farmers in Aceh have quadrupled their crop production.”
- 8. BHUTAN: Report on SRI in Deorali Geog, 2009 Sangay Dorji, Jr. Extension Agent, Deorali Geog, Dagana Standard practice 3.6 t/ha SRI @ 25x25cm 9.5 t/ha SRI random spacing 6.0 t/ha SRI @ 30x30cm 10.0 t/ha
- 9. AFGHANISTAN: 2009 Report from Aga Khan Foundation : Baghlan Province 2008: 6 farmers got SRI yields of 10.1 t/ha vs. 5.4 t/ha regular 2009: 42 farmers got SRI yields of 9.3 t/ha vs. 5.6 t/ha regular 2 nd -year SRI farmers got 13.3 t/ha vs. 5.6 t/ha 1 st -year SRI farmers got 8.7 t/ha vs. 5.5 t/ha
- 10. AFGHANISTAN : SRI field in Baghlan Province, supported by Aga Khan Foundation Natural Resource Management program
- 11. SRI field at 30 days
- 12. SRI plant with 133 tillers @ 72 days after transplanting 11.56 t/ha
- 13. 66% average increase across 3 districts (N=42) in 2009
- 14. In Baghlan District, only #15 had a reduction in yield; second-year farmers #26 and #28 had yields of 19 and 20 t/ha
- 15. MALI: SRI nursery in Timbuktu region – 8-day seedlings ready for transplanting
- 16. SRI transplanting in Timbuktu, Mali
- 17. Farmer in Timbuktu region showing the difference between regular and SRI rice plants -- 2007: SRI yield was 8.98 t/ha
- 20. “ Everyone cites India’s Green Revolution. But I’m even more intrigued by what is known as SRI, or system of rice intensification, and I know this is also an area of interest for [Prime Minister] Manmohan Singh. Using smart water management and planting practices, farmers in Tamil Nadu have increased rice yields between 30 and 80 per cent, reduced water use by 30 per cent, and now require significantly less fertilizer. This emerging technology not only addresses food security, but also the water scarcity challenge that climate change is making all the more dangerous. These are all lessons for our world.” Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank Hindustan Times , December 2, 2009
- 21. … our development of farming should shift from the Green Revolution where although harvest production is increased there is also the introduction of damage in many sectors of the environment. We should instead apply methods of increasing the productivity [that are] friendly to the environment. … this SRI method is a proven example where the agriculture is sustained … together with other efforts for preserving the ecosystem, among others, this SRI method of rice farming will really contribute towards saving our planet, our world, and our country. Dr. S. B. Yudhoyono, President, Republic of Indonesia, SRI Harvest Festival, Cianjur, West Java, 7/30/07
- 23. 47.9% 34.7% Non-Flooding Rice Farming Technology in Irrigated Paddy Field Dr. Tao Longxing, China National Rice Research Institute, 2004
Editor's Notes
- Picture provided by Dr. Koma Yang Saing, director, Cambodian Center for the Study and Development of Agriculture (CEDAC), September 2004. Dr. Koma himself tried SRI methods in 1999, and once satisfied that they worked, got 28 farmers in 2000 to try them. From there the numbers have increased each year, to 400, then 2100, then 9100, then almost 17,000. Over 50,000 farmers are expecting to be using SRI in 2005. Ms. Sarim previously produced 2-3 t/ha on her field. In 2004, some parts of this field reached a yield of 11 t/ha, where the soil was most ‘biologized’ from SRI practices.
- This is the most simple description of what SRI entails. Transplanting is not necessary since direct seeding, with the other SRI practices, also produces similarly good results. The principle of SRI is that if transplanting is done , very young seedling should be used, and there should be little or no trauma to the young plant roots. These are often ‘abused’ in transplanting process, being allowed to dry out (desiccate), or are knocked to remove soil, etc.
- This is the most simple description of what SRI entails. Transplanting is not necessary since direct seeding, with the other SRI practices, also produces similarly good results. The principle of SRI is that if transplanting is done , very young seedling should be used, and there should be little or no trauma to the young plant roots. These are often ‘abused’ in transplanting process, being allowed to dry out (desiccate), or are knocked to remove soil, etc.
- This is the most simple description of what SRI entails. Transplanting is not necessary since direct seeding, with the other SRI practices, also produces similarly good results. The principle of SRI is that if transplanting is done , very young seedling should be used, and there should be little or no trauma to the young plant roots. These are often ‘abused’ in transplanting process, being allowed to dry out (desiccate), or are knocked to remove soil, etc.
- Figures from a paper presented by Dr. Tao to international rice conference organized by the China National Rice Research Institute for the International Year of Rice and World Food Day, held in Hangzhou, October 15-17, 2004. Dr. Tao has been doing research on SRI since 2001 to evaluate its effects in physiological terms.
- This is the most simple description of what SRI entails. Transplanting is not necessary since direct seeding, with the other SRI practices, also produces similarly good results. The principle of SRI is that if transplanting is done , very young seedling should be used, and there should be little or no trauma to the young plant roots. These are often ‘abused’ in transplanting process, being allowed to dry out (desiccate), or are knocked to remove soil, etc.
- Tefy Saina is more comfortable communicating in French language, but it can communicate in English and reads English very well. CIIFAD maintains worldwide contacts on SRI through the internet. Queries are invited, directed to CIIFAD generally or to Norman Uphoff specifically. The SRI web page maintained by CIIFAD in cooperation with Tefy Saina has recent information on SRI experience in countries around the world.