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9 April 2013
Environmental experts have warned that increasingly tough climatic conditions around the world are making it much harder to meet the growing demand for food. In order to improve its food security the Kenyan government is trying out the system of rice intensification (SRI) as a response to changing climatic condition.
"Faced with pressure on supplies of irrigation water due to climate shifts and an increasing population, rice farmers in four Kenyan irrigation schemes have adopted a new crop management system that allows them to grow their crops without flooding their paddies throughout the season."
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By Isaiah Esipisu for AlertNet
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