A review of agricultural research issues raised by the system of rice intensification (SRI) from Madagascar: Opportunities for improving farming systems for resource-poor farmers

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 249-274

  Stoop, Willem A ^a,d   Uphoff, Norman ^b   Kassam, Amir ^c  

^a AFRICA RICE CENTER AFRICARICE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agricultural research strategies; GxE interactions; Interdisciplinary agricultural research; Rice agronomy; Rice cropping systems; Sustainable farming systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL INTENSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; CROP YIELD; FARMING SYSTEM; RICE;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0036160549     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(01)00070-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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