Research that works for developing countries and AustraliaImproving rice productivity in South and Southeast SulawesiProject ID: SMAR/2007/216Collaborating Countries: IndonesiaCommissioned Organisation: International Rice Research Institute, PhilippinesProject Leader Dr Grant Singleton Phone: 63 2 5805600 ext 2306 Fax: 63 2 2805699 Email: g.singleton@cgiar.org Collaborating Institutions:
Project Budget: $622,695Project Duration: 01/03/2008 - 28/02/2011ACIAR Research Program Manager Dr Peter Horne Project Overview With international rice prices at a 10-year high there is strong pressure on rice-importing countries like Indonesia to lift domestic production. This project focuses on generating sustainable, profitable productivity improvements in the irrigated rice-based farming systems of South and Southeast Sulawesi, working with smallholder farmers in four target villages with the aim of increasing rice production by an average of 10% or more. The project teams will conduct an agronomic benchmarking to identify crop management practices that have the potential to address the main limitations to productivity in each village. Then smallholder farmers chosen for their active engagement in the market and their potential to improve rice productivity will test and locally adapt the selected management practices. |
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