Powerpoint presented at the West Africa SRI Workshop in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on July 26-27, 2012.

1. NARI conducted a SRI training program
consisting of on station and farm trials with
the farmers in the north bank region.
The practicing farmers fields’ were
photographed and taken to the television for
other farmers to see.
Later the farmers attended a farmer conference
to share their results with their fellow
farmers.
Many farmers accepted that traditional spacing
of leads plants to fight over space, food and
area.

2. Areas under cultivation were
managed by
- Individuals and groups
- Conduct seed multiplication
programs in all districts

3. NARI and extension
linkages( training of extension
staff)
conducted on station and
on farm trails with the farmers
and extension staff to improve
agronomic practices

4. Perspectives:
Implementing SRI will
increase the area under cultivation,
the processing and the
commercialization of the rice crop.
Improved seed quality and
agronomic practices will reduce
hunger in the future

5. Way forward:
-Increase farmer knowledge about the
potential and use of SRI practices
-Improve farmer processing skills

6. Expectations for this workshop:
-Learn from other countries’ highly
involved SRI programs
-Share training materials