Potential for Diversified Cropping in the Rice Lands of Sri Lanka
Potential for Diversified Cropping in the Rice Lands of Sri Lanka

Author: C. M. Wijayaratna

Publisher: IWMI

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9290903414

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Introduction and objectives; Recent trends in diversified cropping in rice lands; Agro-ecological factors that influence diversified cropping in rice lands; Economic, social, and institutional factors affecting diversified cropping; Summary and conclusions.

Prospects for adopting system of rice intensification in Sri Lanka: A socioeconomic assessment
Prospects for adopting system of rice intensification in Sri Lanka: A socioeconomic assessment

Author: Namara, Regassa E., Weligamage, Parakrama, Barker, Randolph.

Publisher: IWMI

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9290905352

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Today, there is an increasing worldwide interest in assessing the potential for maintaining or increasing rice yields by reducing or eliminating the use of chemicals and by decreasing irrigation requirements. The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) first developed in Madagascar and now being tested in many countries, is an example of such an approach. The system is based largely on organic farming principles and additional requirements for spacing and the transplanting of seedlings.