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Powerpoint by Cari, Moa, and Fun presented at the West Africa SRI Workshop in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on July 26-27, 2012.
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LIBERIA PRESENTATION
REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE “SYSTEM OFRICE INTENSIFICATION”(SRI) 26TH-27TH JULY- 2012OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA FASO”
STATUS OF SRI IN LIBERIA SRI is very important to post war Liberia who
research institution and government extension services are undergoing recovery; therefore with the introduction of the SRI it, is a great relief to the “End Hunger “ campaign launch by the government with much emphasis on rice production
The area SRI is been targeted for and been practiced is mainly in the lowland ecology
Production is been increased annually but with little outcome
The average yield per hector is 0.5 ton and the maximum is 1.5 ton
There are few actors such as government, Farmer Organizations, private sector, donors, INGO’s, and a researcher institution
COMPARISON OF SRI TO STANDARDPRACTICE
In Liberia we can not speak much on comparison since in fact we are just been introduced to it but from the write out we can say that it is adoptable and very little demand for inputs but with promising results in terms of yield. While the formal or business as usually practiced is labor intensive, high cost and very little yield.
RICE FIELD
MAJOR OR WOULD BE CONSTRAINTS TO SRI IN LIBERIA
Limited information and experience on SRI in the country
Inputs dealers feel SRI will take them out of business
Limited FO’s involvment on SRI in the country could make it hard to get this system to other farmers
issues Rice field
PERSPECTIVE OF SRI IN LIBERIA
High expectation by smallholders farmers Government think this system will help them
achieved their goal on ending hunger using this system .
Many see this System as an end to losses and increase in profitability since in fact the yield is high
Many believed with introduction of the SRI it will reduce the production cost, put more money in the pocket and while input dealers see SRI as an attack on their businesses
EXPECTATIONS We expect from this workshop to learn from those country
in which SRI is been practiced their success and challenges
We expect to return back home with clear understanding of what SRI is and how it works and the cost associated with it
We expect that farmers in Liberia to benefit from it and take ownership of this system
We will learn the technology on how we can increase our yield from 0.5ton to 4ton and also reduce the high post harvest losses
Farmers will have access to SRI and improved seeds and will return to officially launch SRI in Liberia with the farmers taking ownership
That Liberia will be actively involved in the SRI at national and regional level mainly with the involvement of all actors
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This presentation
Was done by CARI, MOA and FUN
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Liberia
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