Download - 1320 - System of Rice Intensification
Increase yIeldsby 30-50% or more
reduce water use by30-50%
reduce chemIcal Inputsby 30-100%
reduce seed useby 80-95%
WidespreadAdoption
JustStarting
SRI is an agroecological and climate-smart approach that produces more grain, while reducing water, seed, and synthetic chemical use.
the system of riceIntensification (srI)
SRI helpsfarmers to...
Since first leaving Madagascar in 1997, SRI has spread to over 50 countries andmore than 4 million farmers around the world.
1 early plantestablIshment 2 reduced plant
competItIon 3 use organIcmatter 4 reduced
water use
Using fourprinciples
The Foodand Agriculture
Organizationof the
United Nations
The SRIInternationalNetwork andResources Center atCornell University
Contact: Erika Styger (SRI-Rice, Cornell University), [email protected];Amir Kassam (FAO), [email protected]; Josef Kienzle (FAO), [email protected]
www.sririce.org - www.fao.org/ag/ca
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