March 16, 2009 – 12:54 pm
This song is dedicated to all farmers who have successfully tried the System of RIce Intensification (SRI) and are now trying to convert their neighbors to the method. Sing to the tune of “Magtanim Ay Di Biro”.
Awit ng SRI-Pilipinas
isinulat ni Roberto Verzola
(sa himig ng Magtanim Ay Di Biro)
Refrain:
Halina, halina, mga kaliyag,
tayo’y magsipag-palay lahat.
Magbago tayo [...]
December 2, 2008 – 11:15 pm
Last November 27, I was invited by SRI-Pilipinas trainor Aga Milagroso as guest speaker at the graduation ceremonies of 36 farmers of Alaminos, Pangasinan, whom he had trained over a whole season on the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), organic fertilizer making, indigenous microorganism (IMO) activators through rice fermentation, and other useful knowhow for the [...]
November 8, 2008 – 11:43 pm
I had written earlier about the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), a new method of growing rice that reduces costs, raises yields and minimizes the use of poisons in the farm. The method is being promoted in the Philippines by an NGO consortium which I coordinate, SRI-Pilipinas, as well as by other groups advocating sustainable [...]
November 1, 2008 – 8:10 am
A new method of growing rice is now spreading in many rice-producing countries. It is called the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). The method was initially developed in Madagascar by a Jesuit agriculturist, Fr. Henri de Laulanie and continues to be refined by thousands of researchers and farmers all over the world.
In the Philippines, the [...]