NEW SYSTEM

MALANG, 26/11 - NEW FARMING SYSTEM. Officers from Brantas Centre's Irigation Department and researchers from Gadjah Mada University harvest rice planted using SRI (System of Rice Intensification) which they developed at the village of Kedung pedaringan in Malang, East Java province, November 26, 2008. The new rice planting method from Madagascar was able to increase rice production up to 12 tons per hectare. The method also gave advantages to farmers as it required less seedlings and water compared to the conventional method. Foto ANTARA/Ari Bowo Sucipto/ss/HP/ox/08.