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A November 8, 2005, article in the Deccan Herald featured a story on SRI use in the Morang district of Nepal. Entitled "Nepal Joins the Band Wagon," this story in the Science and Technology section of the on-line newspaper includes the experiences of several farmers who have had positive experiences with SRI.

The SRI Secretariat at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forest and Fisheries (MAFF) in Phnom Penh, is organizing a Forum on The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) on Monday, November 14, 2005, at Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) Chamkar Doung, Khva Village, Sangkat Dang Kor, Khan Dang Kor, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The Forum on SRI will be chaired by His Excellency Dr. Chan Sarun, Minister of MAFF. At least 200 participants from the line ministries of MAFF, farmers, IOs and NGOs are expected to attend.

The Forum, which will be held in the Khmer language, will include SRI progress in Cambodia; visits to SRI rice field; and exchange of SRI experiences among SRI farmers, non-SRI farmers and forum participants. For further information maff-sri@camintel.com.

A November 8 article on Webindia123.com (an India-based reference portal) entitled "AP Agri Min asks farmers to emulate Punjab peasants," reports that Agriculture Minister N Raghuveera Reddy is encouraging farmers in Andhra Pradesh to switch over from paddy to other alternative crops to conserve groundwater. The article outlines incentives to grow other crops and "allow paddy cultivation under the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) wherever no other crop except paddy would be possible."

There are currently five electronic discussion groups, also known as "listservs," or "mailing lists," that are exclusively devoted to the discussion of SRI issues. These lists, as well as subscription information and links to their archives, are available at: http://ciifad.cornell.edu/sri/listservs.index.html. The discussion groups include a Philippine SRI Group, a Nepali discussion group, an SRI marketing group, a global SRI announcement list and and a global SRI discussion group (primarily production issues).