The system of rice intensification as a sustainable agricultural innovation: introducing, adapting and scaling up a system of rice intensification practices in the Timbuktu region of Mali

Erika Styger, Goumar Aboubacrine, Malick Ag Attaher, Norman Uphoff · 2011 · International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Summary. The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) was successfully introduced and scaled in Mali's Timbuktu region over three years, growing from 1 to 450 farmers. SRI increases rice yields while reducing seeds, water, and chemical inputs through single young transplants, wide spacing, compost, mechanical weeding, and intermittent irrigation. Success depended on technical adaptation, farmer training, government collaboration, and funding. Farmers achieved significantly higher yields and income, and the approach inspired further local innovations in sustainable rice production.

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  title   = {The system of rice intensification as a sustainable agricultural innovation: introducing, adapting and scaling up a system of rice intensification practices in the Timbuktu region of Mali},
  author  = {Erika Styger and Goumar Aboubacrine and Malick Ag Attaher and Norman Uphoff},
  journal = {International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability},
  year    = {2011},
  doi     = {10.3763/ijas.2010.0549},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3763/ijas.2010.0549}
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DOI

10.3763/ijas.2010.0549

Countries

Mali

Categories

agtech, food-systems, innovation-networks

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2026-04-28