NDC Knowledge Portal

This resource provides policymakers with practical information for implementing sustainable rice policies that align with the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) related to climate change mitigation and adaptation. It includes case studies of successful regional and national projects, seperated into tabs for ease of navigation, along with useful advice for developing appropriate policies and supporting work at the farm level to effectively contribute to the fulfillment of NDC targets.

Example Applications
Implementation: Farm
Implementation: Policy

  • System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Volunteer Handbook

    Location: West Africa

    Funder: USAID implemented by Peace Corp

    Tags: West Africa, Instructional

    Language: English

    Publication Date: 2015

    An instructional manual on how to implement SRI from three months prior to sowing to and then how to best support the plants afterwards.

  • Promoting the System of Rice Intensification Lessons Learned from Trà Vinh Province, Viet Nam

    Location: Vietnam

    Funder: IFAD (International Fund for Agriculture)

    Tags: Vietnam, Regional, Implementation

    Language: English

    Publication Date: 2013

    An assessment of the challenges, successes and improvements to be made following implementation of SRI in Vietnam.

  • Promoting organic SRI in Cameroon

    Location: Camaroon

    Creator: Henry Ngimbu

    Tags: West Africa. National. Expansion. Women

    Language: English

    Publication Date: 2013

    Describes the first year of SRI's implementation in Cameroon specifically three women's clubs whose members were keen to learn the new methods.

  • Realise the full potential of Paddy Plant - SRI method of paddy cultivation

    Location: India

    Funder: WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature)

    Tags: Farmers, field level, practical guide.

    Language: English

    Publication Date: 2006

    An English language, Simple, India-focussed guide on what SRI is, and practical advice on how farmers can practice it.An English language, Simple, India-focussed guide on what SRI is, and practical advice on how farmers can practice it.An English language, Simple, India-focussed guide on what SRI is, and practical advice on how farmers can practice it.

  • SRI wet season 2021 training outline & learning points

    Location: Nigeria

    Creator: Dr Febri Doni. Written for the LINKS project

    Tags: Nigeria, training, high-level.

    Language: English

    Publication Date: 2021

    Description: A high-level guide on SRI training for the LINKS project in Northern Nigeria. Provides a good overview but does not contain detailed instructions.

  • Training Module - The System of Rice Intensification

    Location: Indonesia

    Creator: Written by Dr Febri Doni

    Tags: Training, field guide.

    Language: English

    Publication Date: N/A

    A basic overview of SRI farming practices, complete with visual examples of SRI advantages, and scientific explanations for the advantages observed.

  • Farmers' handbook on System of Rice Intensification

    Location: Myanmar

    Creator: Written by Thein Su, of the University of Agriculture, Myanmar

    Tags: Training, farmer guide

    Language: Burmese

    Publication Date: N/A

    A burmese language farmer handbook for SRI practices.

  • SRI in Bihar: From one to 350000

    Location: Bihar

    Funder: PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action)

    Tags: Yield increases. Policy help.

    Language: English

    Publication Date: 2013

    A case study of how SRI rice agriculture has been upscaled effectively in Bihar with the help of regional governments.

  • Approaches to policy reforms to support expansion of SRI

    Location: NA

    Funder: SRI-2030

    Tags: SRI policy

    Language: English

    Publication Date: 2022

    An SRI-2030 produced document that identifies observed and potential barriers to SRI upscale and provides policy solutions to these barriers.

  • Guide to supporting agricultural NDC implementation: GHG mitigation in rice production in Vietnam

    Location: Vietnam

    Creators: Katherine M. Nelson, Bui Tan Yen, Bjoern Ole Sander. International Rice Research Institute.

    Tags: NDC, mitigation

    Language: English

    Publication Date: 2021

    This guide describe how sustainable rice commitments made in NDCs can be implemented in practice. Document focuses on Vietnam.

  • A report on the dissemination of SRI in China.

    Location: China

    Creator: Written by Eleanor Roxburgh of SRI-2030

    Tags: SRI dissemination

    Language: English

    Publication Date: 2022

    A report on the dissemination of SRI practices in China, including a analysis of barriers to future implementation.

  • Strategies for upscaling SRI in the MENA region

    Location: Iraq

    Creator: Written by Khidhir Abbas Hameed, Agriculture Researcher – SRI expert

    Tags: SRI upscale, MENA

    Language: English

    Publication Date: N/A

    Description: A document outlining specific strategies for the SRI upscale in the MENA region.

  • Laos PDR- Agriculture Development Strategy to 2025 & vision to 2030

    Location: Laos PDR

    Funder: Laos Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

    Tags: Practical steps

    Language: English

    Publication Date: 2015

    Section of Particular Interest: Page 46

    A general document on Laos PDR's agricultural strategy. The document includes a goal of increasing rice production, and adapting this production to climate change. Methods for achieving this goal are included.

  • Vietnam Issues the National Strategy on Climate Change by 2050 and the Action Plan on Methane Emissions Reduction by 2030

    Location: Vietnam

    Funder: Vietnam government, with translation by US Department of Agriculture

    Tags: Methane Reduction

    Language: English

    Publication Date: 2022

    The strategy of the Vietnamese government to reduce methane emissions, contains a section on rice agriculture.

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