Achieving Genetic Potential of 2-3 X Higher Grain Yield with Norman Uphoff

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews Dr. Norman Uphoff, promoter of the System of Rice Intensification and a pioneer who achieved wide promotion of regenerative growing practices in an era when those practices were much less popular than they are today. Hear Dr. Uphoff describe his early work with farmers in Madagascar trialing a new method of growing rice, and how this system became globally practiced in a matter of decades. See the complete show notes at regenerativeagr....

[@jekesainjikizana9734]

Thanks Norm, thank you very much!!

[@richardruss7481]

As i study agronomy, i can not help but relate it to a specific piece of land. Without context, it is impossible to begin. The piece of land i always use is my son's, 5 acres in southern New Mexico at 7 thousand feet. A semi arid landscape where most of the moisture comes in monsoon season (August and September, historical average around 12"/yr). I had never considered rice, until this episode.

[@Horse237]

Does he use the methods of rain capture based on swales, ponds and overflow ponds to capture the rain? I have seen videos of these methods work in dry places from Jordan to Australia to Asia. Amazing work done around the world by farmers all over the world. I think we are entering a period of food scarcity and higher food prices.

[@mauricecalliss1303]

I've seen Mayans documentary planting single seedlings into a smooth mud in about3 inch squares grid pattern. In a handmade catchment .willow terraced built up inside and filled with canal mud/ nutrition. They were single planting same as mentioned.

[@mauricecalliss1303]

Fibbonaci ahh harmony /geometry . Man I love this stuff. Credit where credits due. Every lifeform has it's own best situation for itself to be in . This harmony equals health equals a greater genetic expression. Imagine that .Man in harmony with nature life into death into life etc .what an experience that would be. And it's no fairytale these possibilities are atainable.

[@mauricecalliss1303]

What a guy.