Wednesday, November 3, 2010

SRI: More Rice, Less Water

In the last eight years, a new system of planting rice, known as SRI, has gained a small following in south east asia. The process increases yields by 10-50% while using 50% less water. It doesn't require any special seeds, fertilizer, or equipment either! Read more about it here:

http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/about_freshwater/freshwater_resources/?114460/More-Rice-with-Less-Water-SRI-System-of-Rice-Intensification

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