Recent SRI Press Articles and Blog Posts (May-June 2011)

Laos
• Luang Prabang farmers lead way in rice intensification
  May 24, 2011, Vientiane Times (Laos) [Reposted in Lao Voices] 
• Sayaboury: dry season rice production increased
  May 12, 2011, Lao Voices (Laos) 

Global/Regional
• Jim Carrey Spearheading Pioneering Rice Growing
  June 7, 2011, ContactMusic.com (USA)
• Towards the eradication of global hunger and undernutrition: Enhancing local understanding with the power of world class knowledge
  June 3, 2011, Maxim News Network (United Nations)
• Scientists wrong to criticize alternative rice growing method
  May 27, 2011, Resource (Netherlands)
• Innovation of the Week: Researchers Find Farmers Applying Rice Innovations to Their Wheat Crops
  May 19, 2011, Nourishing the Planet (USA)

Madagascar
• Filière riz: Bientôt la mise à jour de la stratégie nationale
  May 30, 2011, La Gazette (Madagascar)
• Filière riz: Un livret SRI pour les paysans des pays AC
  May 26, 2011, La Gazette (Madagascar)

Malaysia
• Padi SRI Selangor : Menjawab Soalan Mengenai SRI
  May 27, 2011, Weblog Pad Selangor (Malaysia) [see also weekly posts during 2011] 
• SRI tingkat hasil pertani
  May 26, 2011, Sinar (edisi Selangor) (Selangor, Malaysia)

Philippines
• Modern rice farm system pushed
  May 1, 2011. PhilStar.com (Manila, Philippines) [source: The Philippine Star].

India (Andrha Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Tripura)
• Bumper paddy production in Kokila village
  May 4, 2011, The Assam Tribune (Assam, India) 
• Grant for SRI Promotion
  May 20, 2011, The Hindu (Andhra Pradesh, India) [see related Sify.com article] 
• Scientific push to Nitish’s agro dream - Farmers to yield more with new method of rice cultivation
  May 23, The Telegraph (Bihar, India)
• Awards haul for reel duo
  May 20, 2011, The Telegraph (Jharkhand, India)
• Winning docus adopt rural social causes
  May 20, 2011, Times of India (Jharkhand, India) 
• A rich harvest for Nallur's farmers
  May 3, 2011, Deccan Herald (Karnataka, India)
• SRI method
  May 14, 2011, E-PAO [source: Sangai Express] (Manipur, India)
• Biswanath Sinha nominated to planning commission’s working group
  June 6, 2011, Tripura Today (Tripura, India)
• Plan to bring 80% of kuruvai area under SRI
  June 6, 2010, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)
• Plan to bring additional 1,000 hectares under kuruvai
  May 24, 2011, The Hindu (Tamil Nadu, India)