The story of Pouk La and SRI Farmers

SRI4Women is run by an NGO with its own website, which tells the story of SRI (System of Rice Intensification) from women’s perspectives. On their website there are stories of many women.

The story of Pouk La, is picture perfect on what SRI can do for women and their households.

Pouk La is a Champion Farmer in Takeo province, Cambodia. She’s been practicing SRI since 2008 and for much of that time she has also been encouraging others in her village and in neighbouring villages to come and see her fields and follow her example. People don’t need much encouragement to follow SRI once they have seen Pouk La’s rice growing. “Look at her seedlings!” they say, “She plants them so young! That doesn’t take nearly as much work – then she can transplant a much bigger area in less time!”. Pouk La beams as she relates how people have responded to the revelations of SRI. Indeed SRI is a revelation and, as she points out, it needs quite a change in mindset. Read more and watch video.

The story of Phumani, a rice farmer from India, is the most moving:

[Thanks to Norman U and Amir K]