Farming Matters | 29.1 |March 2013
The story of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is an interesting one. It illustrates that relatively simple innovations can make a world of difference. It also shows that the transition to sustainable agriculture is a comprehensive social learning process involving many stakeholders– primarily farmers.
This issue of Farming Matters publish articles about RSI. Today SRI principles are being applied by millions of farmers in 38 countries, contributing substantially to food security.
FEATURES
Ethiopia
SCI: Planting with space by Sue Edwards, Hailu Araya, Arefayne Asmelash, Hailu Legesse, Tsehaye Assefa, Gebre Hiwet Zibelo, Mohammed Endris
Madagascar
India
Enhancing agrobiodiversity through SRI by Subhashini Sridhar, K. Perumal, K. Vijayalakshmi, A.V. Balasubramanian
Global
Nepal
Brazil
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Theme overview – Agriculture, biodiversity and communities: does it add up? by Gine Zwart, Sarah Doornbos, Willy Douma
Evolutionary populations: Living gene banks in farmers’ fields by Maryam Rahmanian, Khadija Razavi, Reza Haghparast, Maede Salimi, Salvatore Ceccarelli
Opinion: A better way to feed Africa by Million Belay
How to break through the glass house: A personal reflection by Michael Commons
Cultivating biodiversity: Peasant women in India by P.V. Satheesh