International – The System of Rice Intensification and its impacts on women: reducing pain, discomfort, and labor in rice farming while enhancing households’ food security

2016 ◽  
pp. 69-90
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
System Of Rice Intensification ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Rice Intensification

scholarly journals INDEKS KEBERLANJUTAN USAHATANI PADI DI TASIKMALAYA

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryono Maryono
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
System Of Rice Intensification ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Economic Dimension ◽  
Sustainability Index ◽  
The Social ◽  
Rice Intensification ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Global Agenda

<em>The global agenda, namely sustainable development goals (SDGs), requires all businesses activities including farming to carry out a process of production that concerns on its sustainability. This study examined the extent to which of the sustainability level of rice farming in a multidimensional perspective from the three pillars of sustainability, namely economic, social, and environmental. Tasikmalaya District was purposively chosen because there was so called environmentally friendly farmer organization applying system of rice intensification (SRI) method. As much as sixty farmers were selected randomly as respondents. The analytical method used in this study refers to the Composite Index developed by OECD (2013) by comparing the index score of its pillars. The results indicate that the sustainability index of rice farming is of 0.46. The environmental dimension contributes the highest score to the total index that indicate very good performance, however, still lacking in the social and economic dimension. Therefore it is necessary to strengthen the last two pillars so that all the three pillars of sustainability can be achieved rateably.</em>

Alternative Paths to Food Security

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman Uphoff
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
System Of Rice Intensification ◽  
Rice Intensification

This chapter examines an agroecological approach to agricultural development called the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). SRI can boost paddy yields by 50 to 100 percent using less inputs of seed, water, fertilizer, and labor. The article first considers the opportunities offered by SRI methods compared to current agricultural practices. It then looks at the effects of agroecological management with other crops and the dynamics of an agroecological innovation. The concluding section discusses broader implications for politics and society.

scholarly journals Determinants Influencing the Adoption of Rice Intensification System among Smallholders in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Francis Kadipo Kaloi ◽  
Hezron Nyarindo Isaboke ◽  
Charles Nyambane Onyari ◽  
Lucy Karega Njeru
Keyword(s):  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
System Of Rice Intensification ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Irrigation Scheme ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Farm Work ◽  
Rice Intensification

Rice farming has received considerable attention in developing countries and particularly in Kenya due to its impact on smallholders’ income and food security. Irrigated rice is the largest consumer of water, and its sustainability is threatened by water shortage. This has necessitated the development of alternative irrigation water technologies, such as the system of rice intensification (SRI), which are efficient in water use with improved yields. This study analyzed the determinants of adoption of SRI in the Mwea Irrigation Scheme where stratified sampling was used to obtain 364 smallholder rice farmers. A semistructured questionnaire was used to collect primary data, which was then analyzed using a binary logistic regression model. The results showed that age (−0.3%) was significant but with a negative effect on adoption of SRI. Farm size (2.499%), household size (1.895%), distance from the canal (1.354%), off-farm work (3.953%), access to credit services (8.714%), access to extension services (7.809%), and years in rice farming (0.409%) were found positively and significantly influencing factors to the adoption of SRI. Therefore, this study concludes that smallholders attempt to improve rice productivity through adoption of SRI should give a special priority to all significant factors.

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN PRODUKSI PADI MELALUI PENERAPAN SRI (SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION) DI KABUPATEN SOLOK SELATAN

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Joko Adrianto ◽  
Harianto Harianto ◽  
Manuntun Parulian Hutagaol
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Land Tenure ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
System Of Rice Intensification ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Technical Inefficiency ◽  
Farming Policy ◽  
Rice Intensification ◽  
Economic Efficiencies

<p><em>This study was aimed (1) to analyze factors affecting adoption of System of Rice Intensification (SRI), (2) to measure technical, allocative and economic efficiencies of rice farming (3) to identify the factors that influence the technical inefficiency of rice farming. The data was gather from 90 rice farmers in the study area. The analysis method used are probit fuction model and the stochastic frontier production and frontier cost function. The result showed that variables implementation of SRI was affected by factors such as land, frequency extension, and long periode of farm group membership. The implementation of SRI were able to improve the productivity of rice farming. The level of technical efficiency (TE) was efficient with average TE value either SRI and without SRI rice farming each of 0</em><em>.</em><em>88 and 0</em><em>.</em><em>89. The level of allocative and economic efficiencies of SRI and without SRI rice farming was inefficient. The average values of allocative efficiency of SRI and without SRI rice farming were each 0</em><em>.</em><em>41 and 0</em><em>.</em><em>42. The average values of economic efficiency of SRI and without SRI rice farming were each 0</em><em>.</em><em>36 and 0</em><em>.</em><em>37. Family size was significantly to reduce of level technical inefficiency of SRI and family size, land tenure, farm status was significantly to reduce of level technical inefficiency of without SRI rice farming. Policy implications, the goverment needs to support accessibility and availability of production inputs to enhancement the productivity of rice farming.</em></p>

scholarly journals Intercropping in Rice Farming under the System of Rice Intensification—An Agroecological Strategy for Weed Control, Better Yield, Increased Returns, and Social–Ecological Sustainability

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1010
Author(s):  
Tavseef Mairaj Shah ◽  
Sumbal Tasawwar ◽  
M. Anwar Bhat ◽  
Ralf Otterpohl
Keyword(s):  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
System Of Rice Intensification ◽  
Ecological Sustainability ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Net Income ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Rice Intensification ◽  
Weed Infestation

Rice is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population. In South Asia, rice farming systems provide food to the majority of the population, and agriculture is a primary source of livelihood. With the demand for nutritious food increasing, introducing innovative strategies in farming systems is imperative. In this regard, intensification of rice farming is intricately linked with the challenges of water scarcity, soil degradation, and the vagaries of climate change. Agroecological farming systems like the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) have been proposed as water-saving and sustainable ways of food production. This study examines the effect of intercropping beans with rice under SRI management on the growth of weeds and on the different plant growth parameters. Intercropping led to a 65% decrease in weed infestation on average, which is important given that weed infestation is stated as a criticism of SRI in some circles and is a major factor in limiting yield in rice-producing regions. In addition to the water savings of about 40% due to the SRI methodology, the innovation led to an increase in rice yield by 33% and an increase in the net income of farmers by 57% compared to the conventional rice farming method. The results indicate that intercropping can be a positive addition to the rice farming system, hence contributing to social–ecological sustainability.

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