Online Information

In the rice-growing world, SRI is one of the most talked about developments. Below is just a sampling of links to online resources and audio and video stories about SRI. If you search for "SRI rice" on the web or YouTube you will find many interesting results.

The Clinton Global Initiative

Ken Lee's presentation on SRI at the Clinton Global Initiative.

General

• SRI International Network and Resource Center (SRI-Rice) at Cornell University

This is the most comprehensive online resource for research, news, reports, and videos about SRI.

• World Bank Institute Learning Program on Water
• SRI - Achieving More with Less: A New Way of Rice Cultivation

The World Bank Institute has produced a Multimedia Toolkit to help disseminate information about SRI. The Toolkit includes two videos.

• Improving Rice Productivity and Achieving Water Savings

Overview of SRI, including benefits and challenges.

• "How-to" Guide for Farmers and Practitioners

Detailed field guide to SRI practices based on an application in the Philippines.

• System of Rice Intensification in Cambodia

Produced by Oxfam. Overview of SRI adopters and practices used by 100,000+ farmers in Cambodia. Average yields increase from 2.6 t.ha to 3.5 t/ha with SRI methods.

• Système de Riziculture Intensive (SRI) in Madagascar

2008 French-language video by the French journalist, Corinne Lalo posted to YouTube

• Better U Foundation

Click on "Site Map" and then "Madagascar" for videos of the Better U Foundation field visit to SRI farmers in 2008.

Publications

• More Rice for People, More Water for the Planet

Joint publication by Africare, Oxfam and WWF about their experiences with SRI

Radio

• Living on Earth: Growing Rice Debt Free

On April 3, 2009, National Public Radio (NPR) aired a feature produced by Living on Earth, which was authored by Beth Hoffman, a student of Michael Pollan. Lotus Foods introduced Beth to SRI last fall before her trip to Orissa. This radio feature puts SRI in a larger social and agricultural context and shows how SRI gives farmers a new option.

• All Things Considered: Part 1. India's Farming 'Revolution' Heading for Collapse
• All Things Considered: Part 2. Green Revolution' Trapping India's Farmers in Debt

On April 13 and 14, 2009, in a two-part series, NPR journalist Daniel Zwerdling reported on problems in India created by the so-called ‘Green Revolution.’ SRI is already being promoted by many Indian states as one solution to these problems.

From the Lotus Foods Archives

• Lotus Foods' Ken Lee discusses the UEBT Biodiversity Leadership Award