Author: Lucy Fisher Title: System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Research: What's New and What's on the Horizon Presented at: The 5th International Rice Conference (side event) Venue: Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore Date: October 16, 2018

1. - System of Rice Intensification -
SRI Research: What’s New,
What’s on the Horizon
October 16, 2018
14:30-16:00
5th International Rice Congress
Orchid Room 4202,
Sands Expo and Convention Centre
Singapore

2. Session Overview
[14:30] Introduction: Overview of SRI research - Lucy Fisher
[14:40] PANEL: Plant and Soil Biology
Moderator: Debashish Sen
- Amod Thakur: phenotypical changes in plant physiology under SRI management
- Hoang Van Phu: abiotic stress resistance - effects of SRI in limiting the negative
impacts of adverse weather conditions
- Febri Doni: plant/microbe interactions, specifically beneficial effects of Trichoderma
[15:10 PANEL: Water / GHG / Climate effects
Moderator: Bancy Mati
- Khidhir Abbas Hameed: water reductions in Iraq under arid/semi-arid conditions
- Budi Setiawan: water table management under SRI
- Mahender Kumar: systems comparisons -- agronomic effects and GHG emissions
[15:40] Short Presentations: Equipment improvement / Gender impacts / Farmer
engagement in research [5 min each]
Moderator: Sabarmatee
- Rajendra Uprety: mechanized transplanting opportunities
- Steve Leinau: weeder designs for women
- Abha Mishra: farmer engagement in research

3. H
http://sririce.org
The SRI-Rice Website gets an average of 4,000 visitors per month from ~100 countries per month

4. Progress of SRI Around the World
There are currently an estimated 10-20
million SRI adopters in 60+ countries

5. What is SRI and why are we interested in it?
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) is an agro-
ecological, climate-smart rice production methodology
that allows farmers to:
• increase yields by 30-50% or more
• use 80-90% less seed
• use 30-50% less irrigation water (through AWD and
other methods)
• use 30-100% less chemical fertilizer and pesticides
Developed in the 1980s in Madagascar with the goal to
identify the best growing conditions for irrigated rice
to express its production potential

6. SRI Principles and Practices
1. Early and healthy
plant establishment
2. Minimize
competition between
plants
3. Build fertile soils
rich in organic matter
and soil biota
4. Manage water
carefully, avoid flooding
& water stress, create
aerated soil
• High number
of tillers and
panicles
• Good grain
filling
• Prolific deep
root growth
• Delayed root
senescence
Higher yields
1 plant/ hill
Wider spacing
Young seedlings
(8-12 days old)
Use manure, compost,
crop residues
AWD for irrigated rice
(mechanical weeder to aerate soil)
Slide: E. Styger

7. The System of Rice Intensification
(SRI) Global Research Network
There are
1,439 SRI
research
items in the
database!
There are
1,104
journal
articles
from Africa,
Asia, Europe
and the
Americas
216 research
items from
China
152 research
items from
Indonesia
123 research
items from Africa
589 research items
from India

8. Search by Tag
Search by Term

9. 1. Register for Zotero
2. Join the SRI - System of Rice
Intensification Research Network
group

10. Key words for the Research Database
Plant establishment
Seedling age
Plant density and spacing
Number of seedlings per hill
Planting time
Direct seeding
Nutrient Management
Organic inputs
Weed management
Soil preparation
Water management
Pests and diseases
Climate change/GHGs
Physiology and morphology
Soil
Roots
Soil Biota
Yield
Varieties
Systems comparisons
SRI trials (alone)
Adaptation
Rainfed and aerobic rice
Health/Nutrition/Grain quality
Adoption
Economics
Marketing
Social Impacts and gender
Adoption
Controversy
Policy
Technological suggestion
Modeling
Organic SRI
Labor
Equipment
Adapted for other crops

11. 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400
PEST AND DISEASES
SOIL BIOTA
REVIEW
SOCIAL IMPACT AND GENDER
ROOTS
SEEDLING AGE
WEED MANAGEMENT
ADOPTION
PLANT ESTABLISHMENT
VARIETIES
ORGANIC INPUTS
PHYSIOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY
PLANT DENSITY AND SPACING
ECONOMICS
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT
WATER MANAGEMENT
SYSTEMS COMPARISONS (BMP, FARMER)
# of Journal Articles
Top SRI Topics (End of 2017)
Top SRI Topics (End of 2013)

12. Climate Change and GHG
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
NUMBEROFJOURNALARTICLES
YEAR

13. 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
(Africa) 1 2 1 0 4 0 2 1 0 5 7 8 9 6 10 16
Indonesia 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 4 10 7 12 3 9 20 13
India 0 0 0 4 5 5 15 26 27 23 33 44 63 78 64 71
China 4 26 24 12 13 6 4 8 4 6 6 13 14 20 18 15
NumberofJournalArticles
Year
Number of Journal Articles by Year and Country
China India Indonesia (Africa)

14. 24 24
19
18 18
17
13
12
10
9
7 7
5 5
4 4 4 4 4
3 3 3 3 3 3
NumberofJournalArticles
Year
Total Number of Journal Articles by Country
(Excluding China, India, Indonesia)

15. Cumulative Number of Journal Articles for Countries Producing At Least 15 Articles
(Excluding China, India, Indonesia)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
NumberofArticles
Year
Bangladesh Malaysia Madasgascar Tanzania Thailand Cambodia

16. 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
YEAR
250% Increase Over the
Last 10 Years
Cumulative Number of Countries With Journal Articles

17. Location of SRI research authors in China

18. Global SRI Networks

19. GLOBAL SRI NETWORKS Founded Based at Formal? Online?
SRI-Rice 2010 Cornell University No Website/FB/TW/blog/newsletter
SRI Research Network 2016 Cornell University No Zotero database / website
SRI Equipment Forum 2012 Cornell University No Facebook
REGIONAL SRI NETWORKS
SRI Latin America 2009,’12 &’17 Originated in Cuba; moved to IICA (Costa Rica) No Facebook
Africa 2019 Jomo Kenyatta Univ. of Ag. And Tech (No) Website (new)
NATIONAL SRI NETWORKS
Bangladesh (SRI NBB) 2006 Bangladesh Rice Foundation (originally) ? No
Cambodia 2004 Govt. (MAFF) – no longer a network Yes Previous website
India (National SRI Consortium) 2007 Peoples Science Institute (NGO) No Google Group (JaiSRI)
Indonesia (Ina-SRI) 2008 Institut Pertanian Bogor No Yahoo Group (only)
Japan (J-SRI) 2007 University of Tokyo Yes Website
[Madagascar (GSRI) – now closed] 2008-2012 [Group of NGOs and Ministry of Agriculture] No [Website]
Malaysia (SRI-MAS) 2011 University Kebangsaan Malayisa Yes Website/fb/WhatsApp
Nepal (SRI-Nepal) 2002&’15 Virtual No Facebook/twitter
Philippines (SRI-Pilipinas) 2002 NGO (virtual) ? Yahoo Group
Sri Lanka (Merged with Agroecol.) 2008&’15 Rajarata University Yes No
Taiwan (CA-SRI) 2016 Business (Caremed, Inc.) Yes Website

20. The SRI Research Network

21. to easily locate SRI research (1,000+ items)
(journals articles, theses, etc.)
to share new research with colleagues
to share expensive subscription articles
with each other
to work out priorities / SRI research agenda
to share/learn about new research methods
avoid duplicating research
to facilitate multi-country collaborations
Why Do We Need a Research Network?

22. The SRI
Research
Network

23. Thanks! Visit SRI-Rice online… or in person
SRI-Rice Website
http://sririce.org
Facebook (English)
https://www.facebook.com/SRIRice/
Facebook (Spanish)
https://www.facebook.com/SicaAmericaLatina/
Twitter
https://twitter.com/SRIRice
SRI Highlights (monthly newsletter)
http://www.scoop.it/t/system-of-rice-intensification-sri
Join the SRI Research Network:
https://www.zotero.org/groups/sri_-_system_of_rice_intensification_research_network
Join the SRI Equipment Innovators Forum
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SRI.innovators/