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Can SRI Be Used in Upland / Rainfed / Unirrigated Rice Production?

April 26, 2017production rainfed rice Sri Upland Used

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Can SRI Be Used in Upland / Rainfed / Unirrigated Rice Production?

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This is an important question because much of the worlds poverty is found in rural areas where there are no irrigation facilities. If SRI is only beneficial under irrigated conditions, it would not redress the worsening of income distribution in the world. However NGOs working with farmers in Philippines, Myanmar and India have found that with suitable adaptations, SRI concepts and practices can give substantial increases in upland/rainfed rice production, even averaging 7 tons per hectare. This is a yield that most farmers with irrigation facilities would be happy to achieve.