We all need to take unprecedented action to change the direction of the world hurtling deep into the abyss of climate change.. I will report some hopeful steps as i come across them.. but these are only baby steps in the right direction.. if everyone takes to them, they would help mitigate atleast some of the terrible impacts of climate change..
You really ought to be asking yourself everyday.. what did I do today to help life preserve, even prosper a bit in the face of climate change ?
So here is one great news : Great improvements in Rice Productivity : Worried about rice productivity not keeping up with the population growth, I found this wonderful news. An innovative method developed in the African country Madagascar offers a way out. Called the System of Rice Intensification (sri), the method was developed by a Jesuit priest Henri de Laulani in the 1980s.
Water conservation Studies have shown sri requires 30 to 60 per cent less water when compared to conventional cultivation methods. Rice grown this way has larger root system and yields are almost double that of the conventional crops. Today SRI is being adopted in many states in India, including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The system prefers compost or farmyard manure to synthetic fertilizers.
You really ought to be asking yourself everyday.. what did I do today to help life preserve, even prosper a bit in the face of climate change ?
So here is one great news : Great improvements in Rice Productivity : Worried about rice productivity not keeping up with the population growth, I found this wonderful news. An innovative method developed in the African country Madagascar offers a way out. Called the System of Rice Intensification (sri), the method was developed by a Jesuit priest Henri de Laulani in the 1980s.
Water conservation Studies have shown sri requires 30 to 60 per cent less water when compared to conventional cultivation methods. Rice grown this way has larger root system and yields are almost double that of the conventional crops. Today SRI is being adopted in many states in India, including Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The system prefers compost or farmyard manure to synthetic fertilizers.
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