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INSTRUCTIONAL
and PRESENTATION MATERIAL about SRI:
PRINT, POWERPOINTS and VIDEOS
Manuals and practical brochures
• ENGLISH:
1) How
to Help Rice Plants to Grow Better and Produce More: Teach
Yourself and Others, the original
SRI manual, has been developed jointly by CIIFAD and Tefy Saina
to explain SRI to persons working with farmers to communicate
the main ideas underlying SRI. (pdf, 175 KB)
2)
Philippines:
An 8-page manual, More
Rice with Less Water through SRI,
has been translated into English by Dr. Pam Fernandez at the
Univeristy of the Philippines at Los Banos. (pdf, 143 KB)
3)
India:
The Kadiramangalam
System of Rice Intensification methodology,
developed by S. Gopal and used in the Cauvery Delta region
of Tamil Nadu, is described in a single page.
4) India:
This 14-page manual entitled "SRI:
A Revolutionary Method of Rice Cultivation" was
put together by the Director of Extension and senior scientists
at the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University in Hyderabad,
India. (pdf, 817 KB)
5) India: A 20-page English translation
of the manual "System
of Rice Intensification: An Emerging Alternative" was
produced in Andhra Pradesh by the Indian NGOs Watershed Support
Services and Activities Network (WASSAN) and the Centre for
Sustainable Agriculture (CSA) with support from the World
Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
6) India: SRI
Method of Paddy Cultivaton, a 20 page manual published by
WASSAN (with
input from K. Rao, WWF, ICRISAT, CRISP, J.Raju, ANGRAU, Sitaramaswamy,
and the People's Science Institute. (also available in Hindi,
Oriya and Telugu versions).
7) India: Weeders:
A Reference Compendium. WASSAN, 28 p
8)
India: SRI
Basics. Online info on IKISAN,
an India-based internet agri-portal.
9) Nepal:
This 16-page manual entitled "What
is S.R.I.?" was
produced by the SRI Group-Nepal (sri-nepal@yahoogroups.com)
an alliance of NGOs and individuals working on various aspects
of SRI in Nepal. (pdf, 749 KB)
• FRENCH:
Comment Faire
pour Avoir des Plants de Riz Qui Croissent Mieux et Qui Produisent
plus Informez--Vous et Informez les Autres, a 20-pagemanual
developed by Tefy Saina, incorporates detailed knowledge of SRI.
(pdf, 230 KB)
• SPANISH:
1) Cuba:
3-page manual on SRI, Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo Arrocera,
SICA #1 (pdf 21 KB), based on materials from CIIFAD and
Tefy Saina, developed by Dr. Rena Perez for use in Cuba. Additional
information is in SICA #2 (pdf, 38 KB)
2) Peru:
A 6-page manual on SRI, El Sistema de Intensificación
del Cultivo Arrocero (SICA), was developed by the NGO
Asociación
Promoción y Desarrollo Agario (Pro-A) in Chiclayo, Peru,
together with the Asociación Productores de Arroz Ramadino
in (pdf, 864 KB).
•THAI:
A Thai
SRI manual was authored by The Agricultural Extension
Unit at the McKean Rehabilitation Center in Chanig Mai,
Thailand, authored this manual. (A separate English
language introduction (pdf, 252 pdf) to the Thai version
as well as the Thai
version with an English title and author page are also
available on the Web). (pdf, 446 KB)
•TELUGU (India):
1) A 6-page
extension bulletin is available online from the Watershed
Support Network (WASSAN). A longer version is available directly
below. Hard copies available for RS 10./ from the WASSAN
SRI web page (852 KB pdf file)
2) A
16-page extension bulletin was obtained from Dr. A. Satyanarayana,
the Director of Extension for Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural
University (ANGRAU) in Andhra Pradesh. The manual was sponsored
by WWF, WASSAN, and CSA (2.25 MB pdf file.
A shorter version is directly above)
3) A 16-page
extension bulletin was obtained from P. Balahussain Reddy,
Training Associate (Agrcultural Extension), RASS-ARKVK (1.35
MB pdf file). 2000 hard copies have been provided
to extension functionaries, officers of the state agriculture
department, NGOs and farmers.
4) A 6-page
extension bulletin was obtained from Andhra Pradesh Agricultural
University . (Hard copy by RARS, Lam, Guntur - 34. Agricultural
Information Series No. 70, January, 2004) (!! 1.4 MB
pdf file)
5) SRI
Method of Paddy Cultivaton, a 20 page manual published by
WASSAN (with
input from K. Rao, WWF, ICRISAT, CRISP, J.Raju, ANGRAU, Sitaramaswamy,
and the People's Science Institute. (also available in Hindi,
Oriya and
English versions).
•ORIYA
(India) :
SRI
Method of Paddy Cultivaton, a 20 page manual published by WASSAN (with
input from K. Rao, WWF, ICRISAT, CRISP, J.Raju, ANGRAU, Sitaramaswamy,
and the People's Science Institute. (also available in Hindi, Oriya and English versions).
• MALAGASY
(Madagascar): Voly
Vary Maro Anaka: Systeme de Riziculture Intensive,
a 36 page Malagasy langauge SRI manual by Association Tefy
Saina (3.11MB pdf)
• NEPALI
1) A 6-page
SRI manual on SRI was produced by Appropriate Technology
Asia. (4 MB pdf - slow download!)
2) A 16-page
SRI manual by Rajendra Uprety is available from the Morang
District Agricultural Development Office, Ministry of Agriculture,
Nepal (!2.234 MB pdf).
3) A 16-page
SRI manual by the
Appropriate Technology Asia and the SRI Group-Nepal, an alliance
of NGOs and idividuals interested in SRI (pdf, 749 KB) (An English version
is also available).
Bulletins,
newsletters and articles
about SRI that also describe
the methods:
(see also general newsletters;
for research and other
articles, see buttons at left.)
• CAMBODIA:
CEDAC's Khmer language Farmer and Nature magazine
(July, 2001) has a major section on SRI (caution: *file is
very large*- 20 MB)
• CUBA:
Sistema Intensivo de Cultivo Arrocena (SICA)
is a 3-page SRI bulletin in Spanish with practical information
on SRI. The material was adapted for use in Cuba by Dr. Rena
Perez.
SICA
bulletin #1 (pdf, 21 KB) and #2
(pdf, 38 KB) are also available.
• GLOBAL:
SRI,
The System of Rice Intensification: Less Can be More, was
published in the January 2001 edition (#70) of the ECHO
Development Notes a newsletter received by 3,000 development professionals
in 140 countries. (see also pdf version - 405KB)
Selected
Slide (PowerPoint) Presentations
• Ramzi, Ali Muhammad.
2007. System of Rice Intensification
Presentation - PMIS Project. PowerPoint presentation (saved as pdf)
for farmers by the Aga Khan Foundation/Afghanistan PMIS
NRM officer. 15 slides. (2.12 MB pdf)
• Koma,
Yang Saing. 2007. CEDAC's
experiences with SRI: 2000-2007,
PowerPoint presentation at Cornell Univerity, April 30
(2.7 MB pdf)
• Abraham, B.,
N. Dhal, and P.S. Sundaray. 2007. PRADAN's
experiences with SRI. PowerPoint presentation
to the Sustainable Rice Systems (SRS) Group at Cornell University.
April 13, 2007. (9.5 MB)
• Uphoff,
N.T. Increasing
Water Savings while Raising Rice Yields with the System
of Rice Intensification (SRI), PowerPoint presentation
(as pdf) presented for Panel on Water Productivity and Reuse
at the 2nd International Rice Congress New Delhi, October
9-13, 2006. (see also accompanying paper)
.• Makalicha
and H. Ngimbu. 2006. Results
from the first SRI harvest in Zambia, Southern Africa,
a slide presentation on the Esek Farmers' Cooperative Society
by R. Makalicha and H. Ngimbu, Esek Farmers' Cooperative
Society, Zambia. 14 slides.
• Uphoff, Norman. 2006. System
of Rice Intensification (SRI): A different intensification,
a presentation by Norman Uphoff at the International Rice
Commission (IRC) meeting held in Chiclayo, Peru, May 3-5.
• Satyanarayana,
A. System
of Rice Intensification - Less Can Be More, a Powerpoint
presentation by A. Satyanarayana, Acharya N.G Ranga Agricultural
University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India
• 2005.
Verzola, R. SRI, Seeds
and Software: Converging Advocacies?, a presentation
given by Roberto Verzola at Cornell Univesity, April 25, 2005.
• Mulu,
D.E. The
Effect of Seedling Age, Spacing and Season on Phyllochron,
Yield, and Yield Components of Rice, using the Principles of
the System of Rice Intensification (SRI),
a PowerPoint presentation at University of the Philippines
at Los Baños, Philippines.
• Deichert,
Georg and Yang Saing Koma. 2002. Experiences
with System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Cambodia, System
of Rice Intensification (SRI) - Deutscher Tropentag
2002. Slide presentation (pdf)
•
SRI
- Nepal Presentation
by Andreas Jenny, Socio-Economic Development Officer, SAGOAL,
Nepal. 2004.Two parts: 1. What is SRI? and 2. Results
of SRI trial in 2003 at Taruwa, Bardiya District, Nepal
• Seven
PowerPoints presentations are available on-line that were presented at
the World Rice Research Conference was convened in Tokyo and
then Tsukuba, Japan, November 4, 2004. The event was sponsored
by FAO and IRRI and organized by the Japanese Minstry of Agriculture,
Forestry and Fisheries
Videos
• CUBA
"Sistema
Intensivo de Cultivo Arrocena" (SRI). Videos by
Dr. Rena Perez, Ministry of Sugar, Cuba (with technical assistance
by Roberto Franco).
-- Spanish
language SRI (SICA) video: 14 minutes, 35.2
MB
-- English language SRI video: 36
minutes, 72.6 MB.
• INDIA
A Telugu language
SRI video is available from the SRI section (lower left) of the WASSAN website (20 min.)
• INDONESIA
1) ADRA
Video: (English) With the initiative of Bruce Ewart, the ADRA program
in Indonesia now working with SRI with great results has made
a professionally-produced video on SRI, which is to be available
to anyone who wants to use it. A different sound-track (in another
language) can be added, with the only proviso that ADRA be acknowledged
as the producer of this video. (Note: If you
are having trouble viewing the video, check the RealPlayer
website for a free upgrade).
2) Decentralized
Irrigation System Improvement Project in Eastern Region
of Indonesia (DISIMP)
videos in English and Bahasa Indonesia (2007).
The following streamed videos, all produced and directed by Victor
Lee with substantial input from Shuichi Sato (DISIMP/Nippon
Koei team leader) are available:
• IRAQ
Dr. Khidir Hameed has provided several TV program
clips about his SRI work and related rice projects in Iraq.
The downloadable material, which is in Arabic, was originally
broadcast on Al
Ghadeer TV (23.8 MB) in the province of Najaf (24.8 MB),
Al
Diyar TV in
Baghdad (2.84 MB) and Salah
Al-Deen, which is also in
Baghdad (18.0 MB).
•MADAGASCAR
2008. Système de Riziculture Intensive (SRI): French language video (on YouTube) by the French journalist, Corinne Lalo (7:58 minutes)
• PHILIPPINES
2008. Alternative Rice Planting Method Key to Self-Sufficiency: Tagalog language video about SRI in the Philippines.Videographer/Producer: Alecks P. Pabico.
Video editor: Francis Ventura. (10:25 minutes) 26.8 MB. (Note: scroll down through blog to get to video)
• THAILAND
2006. Living
Labs Mekong River Basin: Video (on YouTube) about
SRI and rice production in Thailand produced by TVE Asia for
CGIAR Challenge Program for Water and Food. (5.02 minutes)
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