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System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
Provided by: Project Drawdown |Published on: October 27, 2023
Articles/Websites Grades 9-12, ap-college
Synopsis
- This article examines why conventional paddy rice production contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, the economic and environmental benefits of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), and how SRI can act as a carbon sink.
- Students will learn that methane-producing microbes are a feature of conventional paddy rice production, the SRI reduces methane emissions and increases crop yields, and further implementation of SRI can preventmany gigatons of carbon emissions.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Economics
Authors: Project Drawdown, Project Drawdown
Region: Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This article includes a brief history of SRI, referencing that it started in Madagascar in the 1980s.
- This article contains an eye-catching picture of a smallholding farmer.
Additional Prerequisites
- It may benefit students to know what methane emissions are and how they impact the environment.
- Some students may need the terms hectare, sequester, degraded land, and others defined before reading the article.
- The link in the References section does not work, but this link isn't necessary to analyze the reading.
Differentiation
- Language arts students can use this article and other agricultural-related solutions from the Table of Solutions for an informative essay on different agricultural solutions to the climate crisis.
- Students can investigate the carbon footprint of their diets, then read this article and brainstorm other solutions to reduce emissions from their diets.
- This article can enhance a lesson on how agriculture contributes to annual greenhouse gas emissions.
- Students can extend their learning by researching different types of carbon sinks and why we need them.
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About the Partner Provider
Project Drawdown
Project Drawdown is a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Cities, universities, corporations, philanthropies, policymakers, communities, educators, activists, and more turn to Project Drawdown as they look to advance effective climate action. Project Drawdown resources for educators include the database of Drawdown Solutions, educational video series Climate Solutions 101, the Drawdown Stories initiative, and more.
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