sri: achieving more with less

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A Learning Tool for Knowledge

Dissemination

Mei Xie, Ph.DWorld Bank Institute

SRI: Achieving More With Less

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World Bank Institute (WBI)

Learning and knowledge exchange arm of the World Bank ( …. partnership with local training institutions)

WBI’s Water/Rural Program: Focus - sharing knowledge on innovations,

emerging issues, good practices on water management

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SRI Dissemination Toolkit:• Why – Water issue,

food crisis, climate change ....

• How – Illustrative Toolkit, easy to use, disseminate…

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Develop a Toolkit for SRIAbout Toolkit

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Develop a Toolkit for SRISRI Overview

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Develop a Toolkit for SRIApply SRI

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9Mark the field with gridsRake FieldRake

25 cm

25 cm

30 - 40 cm

Land Preparation

10Seed sowingSpread fertilizerSpray pesticideWater the nursery dailyBamboo traysBanana leaves

Seedling Preparation

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1 2 543 6

LandPreparation

SeedlingPreparation

Innovative Transplantin

g Intermittent Irrigation

Rotary Weeding Organic

Fertilization

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Innovative Transplantin

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8-10 day old seedlingsCommon method; 1 month old seedlings

SRI

Non SRI

Disassemble the seedbedPut them on a plate or tray

Innovative Transplanting3Six Key Elements of SRI

12GridPlant one seedling at each intersectionSeedling number reduced by 80-90%Common methodPlant the seedlings at shallow depth

Slip roots in sideways Don’t push seedlings in from aboveAllow no more than 30 minutes between uprooting of seedlings and transplanting

Single plants with wider spacingMore tillers

Innovative Transplanting

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1 2 543 6

LandPreparation

SeedlingPreparation

Innovative Transplantin

g Intermittent Irrigation

Rotary Weeding Organic

Fertilization

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Intermittent Irrigation

3 days wet7 days dryCommon methods

SRINon SRI

Intermittent irrigation

3 days wet 7 days dry

Intermittent Irrigation4Six Key Elements of SRI

14Adjust irrigation timing and amountsRoots grow deeper and remain healthierSRI rice more resistant to drought

Intermittent Irrigation

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Viewpoint

farmers, researchers, practitioners,…. views from across spectrum

Video, audiointerviews with

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Toolkit: A Leaflet to Farmers

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Next Steps

• Dissemination - Not mean to promote a particular practice, but to make information available to those who may benefit• How to reach more farmers? GDLN,f2f, demonstration in projects, inviting practioners, ….• Evaluation studies – requires joint effort

18Producing more from less is not a mythProducing more from less is not a mythSRI - a new window of opportunitySRI - a new window of opportunity

Going Forward

19 2008, The World Bank Group, All Rights Reserved

Special Thanks To:

Norman UphoffShuichi Sato

Carlos SalazarKotaro Kikuchi

Achim DobermannWillem G. Janssen

A. V. SangatavarnanUma

SanthalingamMurgan

Amir KassemRichard H. E. Chisholm

Bonifacio Labiano

Henry Ngimbu (Zambia)Rena Perez (Cuba)

Koma Yang Saing (Cambodia)Carlos Salazar (Philippines)

Shuichi Sato (Japan/Indonesia)Erika Styger (Mali)

Aga Khan Foundation (Afghanistan)Norman Uphoff (USA)

Rajendra Uprety (Nepal)Tim Krupnik (Burkina Faso)World Bank Photo Library

Bahman Amiri (Iran)Association Tefy Saina (Madagascar)

Gamini Batuwitage (Sri Lanka)Mustapha Ceesay (Gambia)

Elske van de Fliert (FAO, UN)Andre Goncalves (Brazil)Green Foundation (India)T. M. Thiyagarajan (India)P.V. Satyanarayana (India)

Kotaro Kikuchi (Japan/Philippines)Mei Xie (WBI, World Bank)

Photographs byNational Irrigation Administration, the Philippines

Carlos SalazarBonifacio Labiano

Mario Sagum

Farmers, Paniqui and Andana PhilippinesFelipe B. Gabriel

Efren GabrielFernando O. MenobNemegu B. Niog Jr.

SRI-PilipinasRoberto Verzola

Produced by the World Bank Institute (WBI)Script, production supervision, photo selection:

Mei XieAlyson Kleine

Research, field interview, photo:Kotaro Kikuchi

Multimedia design and narration adaptation:WBI Multimedia UnitParadigm Consulting