Norman T. Uphoff - Curriculum Vitae

NORMAN T. UPHOFF - CURRICULUM VITAE

Professor Emeritus of Government and International Agriculture; Core Faculty Member, Cornell Institute for Public Affairs (CIPA); and Senior Advisor, SRI International Network and Resources Center (SRI-Rice), International Programs, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (IP/CALS), Cornell University

Office Addresses:187 Martha van Rensselaer Hall

Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Phone: (607) 255-1902

Also: SRI-Rice, 624 Bradfield Hall Phone: (607) 255-0831

E-mail:

Home Address: 16 Cedar Lane, Ithaca, NY 14850 Phone: (607) 257-6660

Education: B.A., University of Minnesota, 1963

M.P.A., Princeton University, 1966

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1970

PUBLICATIONSby subject:

The System of Rice Intensification (SRI)

Agroecology, Ecoagriculture and Sustainable Agriculture

Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development

Food Security, Poverty and Environmental Issues

Irrigation Management

Development Strategy and Policy

Rural Local Organization and Institutional Development

Participatory Development

NGOs, Social Capital, Civil Society and Empowerment

Development Administration

Comparative and Developmental Politics

Development Cooperation and Assistance

Policy Analysis

African Politics

International Studies

The System of Rice Intensification (SRI)

The System of Rice Intensification: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions, book being self-published with Amazon (2015).

Scientific underpinnings of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI): What is known so far? with A.K. Thakur and W.Stoop, Advances in Agronomy, Vol. 135 (2015)

A review of the System of Rice Intensification in China, with W. Wu, Plant and Soil, 361-381 (2015).

Improving the phenotypic expression of rice genotypes: Rethinking ‘intensification’ for production systems and selection practices for rice breeding, with I. Anas, V. Fasoula, A. Kassam, and A.K. Thakur, Crop Journal, 3: 174-189 (2015).

A conceptual framework for ecofriendly paddy farming in Taiwan, based on experimentation with System of Rice Intensification (SRI) methodology, with Y.C. Chang and E. Yamaji, Paddy and Water Environment (2015), published on-line at DOI 10.1007/S10333-015-04589

Evaluation of System of Wheat Intensification (SWI) practices as compared to other methods of improved wheat cultivation in the north-western plain zone of India, with S. Dhar, B.C. Barah and A.K. Vyas, Archives in Agronomy and Soil Science (2015) published on-line at DOI: 10.1080/03650340.2015.1101518

Market incentives for ecofriendly SRI rice production in Cambodia, with O. Vent, C. Levine and Y.S. Koma, in Shades of Green: Multi-stakeholder Initiatives to Reduce the Environmental Footprint of Commercial Agriculture, eds. M. Sewadeh and S. Jaffe, World Bank and EcoAgriculture Partners, Washington, DC, 73-80 (2015).

Developments in the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), in: Achieving Sustainable Rice Cultivation, ed. T. Sasaki, Burleigh-Dodds, Cambridge, UK, being published in 2016.

The System of Rice Intensification and its impacts on women: Reducing pain, discomfort and labor in rice farming while enhancing household food security, with O. Vent and Sabarmatee, in Women in Agriculture Worldwide, eds. A.J. Fletcher and W. Kubik, Ashgate Publications, Farnham, UK, being published in 2016.

The System of Crop Intensification: Reports from the field on improving agricultural productivity, food security, and resilience to climate change for multiple crops, with others. Agriculture and Food Security,3:1 (2014)

SCI -- The System of Crop Intensification: Agroecological Innovations for Improving Agricultural Productivity, Food Security and Resilience to Climate Change, with others, SRI-Rice, Ithaca, NY, and Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), Wageningen, Netherlands (2014).

Performance of landraces and improved varieties under the System of Rice Intensification management in Bajhang district of Nepal, with R.B. Khadka and P. Acharya, Journal of Agriculture and Environment, 15: 1-10 (2014).

Alternative paths to food security, in Handbook on Food, Politics and Society, ed. Ronald Herring, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK (2013).

An agroecological route to agricultural development, in New Life Sciences: Linking Science to Society: Proceedings of BioVision 2012, eds. I. Serageldin and M. Yahia, Biblioteca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, 255-272 (2013).

Supporting food security in the 21st century through resource-conserving increases in agricultural production, Agriculture and Food Security, 1: 18-30 (2012).

Report on the world-record SRI yields in kharif season 2011 in Nalanda District, Bihar State, India, with M.C. Diwakar, A. Kumar and A. Verma, Agriculture Today, New Delhi, June, 52-54 (2012).

Morphological and physiological responses of rice roots and shoots to varying water regimes and microbial densities, with A. Mishra, Journal of Agronomy and Soil Sciences, 1-27 (2012).

Comment on: The System of Rice Intensification: Time for an empirical turn [Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 2011], by D. Glover, NJAS: Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences, 59, 53-60 (2012).

A possible next chapter in the history of rice development of India: Enhancing rice production through changes in the management of the crop growing environment, with Amod K. Thakur, in 100 Years of Rice Science and Looking Beyond, Proceedings of International Symposium at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Jan. 9-12, 2012, eds. S. R. Shree Rangaswamy et al., 356-367, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (2012).

Comparison of water savings of paddy rice under System of Rice Intensification (SRI) for growing rice in Mwea, Kenya, with J.A. Ndiiri, B.M. Mati, P.G. Home and B. Odongo, International Journal of Current Research and Review, 6:4, 63-73 (2012).

Application of System of Intensification (SRI) methods on productivity of jasmine rice variety in southern Iraq, with K.A. Hameed, F.A. Jaber, A.Y. Hadi, and J.A.H. Elewi, Jordan Journal of Agricultural Science, 7(3), 474-481 (2011).

Agroecological approaches to help ‘climate-proof’ agriculture while raising productivity in the 21st century, in Sustaining Soil Productivity in Response to Climate Change, eds. T. Sauer, J. Norman and K. Sivakumar, Wiley-Blackwell, 87-102 (2011).

The System of Rice Intensification: An alternative civil society innovation, Technology Assessment: Theory and Practice, 20:2, 45-51 (2011).

Special issue on the System of Rice Intensification, co-editor with A.H. Kassam, Paddy and Water Environment, 9:1 (2011).

SRI as a methodology for raising crop and water productivity: Productive adaptations in rice agronomy and irrigation water management, with A.H. Kassam and R. Harwood, Paddy and Water Environment, 9:1, 3-11 (2011).

A review of studies on SRI effects on beneficial organisms in rice soil rhizospheres, with I. Anas, O.P. Rupela and T.M. Thiyagarajan, Paddy and Water Environment, 9:1, 53-64 (2011).

Rice yield and its relation to root growth and nutrient-use efficiency under SRI and conventional cultivation: An evaluation in Madagascar, with J. Barison, Paddy and Water Environment, 9:1, 65-78 (2011).

Review of SRI modifications in rice crop and water management and research issues for making further improvements in agricultural and water productivity, with A.H. Kassam and W.A. Stoop, Paddy and Water Environment, 9:1, 163-180 (2011).

System of Rice Intensification: ‘Less can be more’ with climate-friendly technology, with A. Mishra, SATSAMukhapatra, State Agricultural Technologists Service Association, West Bengal , Annual Technical Issue, Vol. 15, 28-39 (2011).

System of Rice Intensification as a resource-conserving methodology: Contributing to food security in an era of climate change, with P. Adhikari and D. Sen. SATSAMukhapatra, State Agricultural Technologists Service Association, West Bengal, Annual Technical Issue, Vol. 14, 26-44 (2010).

Comparative performance of rice with System of Rice Intensification (SRI) and conventional management using different plant spacings, with A. K. Thakur, S. Rath and S. Roychowdhury. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Sciences, 196:146-159 (2010).

Comparisons of yield, water use efficiency, and soil microbial biomass as affected by the System of Rice Intensification, with L.M. Zhao, L.H. Wu, Y.S. Li, S. Animesh and D.F. Zhu. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, 41:1-12 (2010).

Learning about positive plant-microbial interactions from the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), with I. Anas, O.P. Rupela, A.K. Thakur and T. M. Thiyagarajan. Aspects of Applied Biology, 98, 29-53 (2009).

An assessment of physiological effects of system of rice intensification (SRI) practices compared to recommended rice cultivated practices in India, with A.K. Thakur and E. Antony. Experimental Agriculture, 46:1-22 (2009).

Effect of plant density and nitrogen fertilizer rates on grain yield and nitrogen uptake of hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.), with X.Q. Lin, D.F. Zhu, H.Z. Chen and S.H. Cheng, Journal of Agrobiotechnology and Sustainable Development, 1: 44-53 (2009).

Influence of the system of rice intensification on rice yields and nitrogen and water use efficiency with different application rates, with L.M. Limei., L.H. Wu, Y.S. Li, X.H. Lu and D.F. Zhu. Experimental Agriculture, 45: 275-286 (2009).

Case Study: System of Rice Intensification, with A.H. Kassam, in Agricultural Technologies for Developing Countries, Final Report, Annex 3. European Parliament, Brussels (2009).

The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) as a System of Agricultural Innovation. In: Farmer First Revisited: Innovation for Agricultural Research and Development, I. Scoones and J. Thompson, eds., 73-81. Practical Action Publishing, London (2009).

Increasing water saving while raising rice yields with the System of Rice Intensification. In: P.K. Aggrawal, J.K. Ladha, R.K. Singh, C. Devakumar and B. Hardy, eds., Science, Technology and Trade for Peace and Prosperity: Proceedings of the 26th International Rice Congress, 9-12 October, 2006, New Delhi. International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, Indian Council for Agricultural Research, and Macmillan, New Delhi, 353-365 (2008).

Reducing the vulnerability of rural households through agroecological practice: Considering the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), Mondes en Développement, 35:4, 85-100 (2007).

Agroecological alternatives: Capitalizing on genetic potentials, Journal of Development Studies, 43, 288-236 (2007); in Transgenics and the Poor: Biotechnology in Development Studies, Routledge, Oxford, UK (2007).

The System of Rice Intensification (SRI): An efficient, economical and ecologically-friendly way to increase productivity. PANAP Rice Sheets, Pesticide Action Network for Asia and the Pacific, November (2007) (

A review of on-farm evaluation of system of rice intensification (SRI) methods in eastern Indonesia. CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources, 2. Commonwealth Agricultural Bureau International, Wallingford, UK (2007).

An opportunity to enhance both food and water security with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), in: Food and Water Security, ed. U. Aswathanarayana, Taylor and Francis, London, 117-130 (2007).

Results of disseminating the System of Rice Intensification with farmer field school methods in Northern Myanmar, with H. Kabir, Experimental Agriculture, 43:3, 463-476 (2007).

Making farmer-managed irrigation systems more productive and profitable with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), in: Irrigation in Transition, eds. P. Pradhan et al., Farmer-Managed Irrigation Systems Promotion Trust, Kathmandu (2007).

The System of Rice Intensification: Using alternative cultural practices to increase rice production and profitability from existing yield potentials. International Rice Commission Newsletter, Number 55, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome (2007).

The System of Rice Intensification and its implications for agriculture. LEISA: Magazine on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture, 22:4 (2007).

Effects of repeated soil wetting and drying on lowland rice yield with System of Rice Intensification (SRI) methods, with Mustapha Ceesay, William S. Reid and Erick C. M. Fernandes, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 4:1, 5-14 (2006).

The System of Rice Intensification and its implications for agriculture. LEISA: Magazine for Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture, 22:4 (2006).

Origin and development of SRI, with Zhu D.F., in: The Theory and Practice of SRI (in Chinese), eds. Zhu D.F., Lin X.Q., Jin X.Y. Xiong H. and Chen H.Z., Chinese Publishing Company of Science and Technology, Beijing (2006).

Prospects for rice sector improvement with the System of Rice Intensification, considering evidence from India, with A. Satyanarayana and T.M. Thiyagarajan, in: Rice Industry, Culture and Environment, Vol. I, eds. S. Suparyono, A.M. Fagi and M.O. Adnyana, Indonesian Center for Rice Research, Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development, and International Rice Research Institute, Bogor, Indonesia, 131-142 (2006).

Opportunities for saving water with higher yield from the System of Rice Intensification, with A. Satyanarayana and T.M. Thiyagarajan, Irrigation Science, 38:1, 99-115 (2006).

Soil biological contributions to the System of Rice Intensification, with R. Randriamiharisoa and J. Barison, in: Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems, eds. N. Uphoff et al., 409-424. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL (2006).

The development of the System of Rice Intensification, in: Participatory Research and Development for Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development, eds. J. Gonsalves et al., CIP-UPWARD and International Development Research Centre, Ottawa (2005).

A remarkable civil society contribution to food and nutrition security in Madagascar and beyond, with Glenn Lines, in: Food and Nutritional Security in the Process of Globalization and Urbanization, eds. U. Kracht and M. Schulz, Lit-Publisher, Münster, Germany (2005).

Agroecological thoughts on zero-tillage: Possibilities for improving both crop components of rice-wheat farming systems with rice intensification, in: Sustainable Agriculture and the International Rice-Wheat System, eds. R. Lal, P. Hobbs, N. Uphoff and D. O. Hansen, Marcel Dekker, New York (2004).

Possible explanations for the productivity gains achieved with the System of Rice Intensification (SRI), in: Transitions in Agriculture for Enhancing Water Productivity: Proceedings of an international symposium, 23-25 September, 2003, Killikulam, India, eds. T. M. Thiyagarajan, H. Hengsdijk and P. Bindraban, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, and Plant Research International, Wageningen, Netherlands (2004).

System of Rice Intensification responds to 21st century needs, Rice Today, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, 3:3 (2004).

Higher yields with fewer external inputs? The System of Rice Intensification and potential contributions to agricultural sustainability, International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability, 1:1, 38-50 (2003).

Research issues raised for the agricultural sciences by the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) from Madagascar: Opportunities for improving farming systems for resource-limited farmers, with W. Stoop and A.H. Kassam, Agricultural Systems, 71:1 (2002).

Assessments of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI):Proceedings of international conference on the System of Rice Intensification, Sanya, China, April 1-4, 2002, co-editor with E.C. Fernandes, L.P. Yuan, J.M. Peng, S. Rafaralahy and J. Rabenandrasana, CIIFAD, Ithaca, NY (2002) (

Factorial trials evaluating the separate and combined effects of SRI practices, with R. Randriamiharisoa, in: Assessments of the System of Rice Intensification, eds. N. Uphoff et al., CIIFAD, Ithaca, NY, 41-47(2002).

Opportunities for raising yields by changing management practices: The System of Rice Intensification in Madagascar, in: Agroecological Innovations: Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development, ed. N. Uphoff, 146-161. Earthscan, London (2002).

System of Rice Intensification (SRI) for enhancing the productivity of land, labour and water, Journal of Agricultural Resource Management,1:3 (2002).

Possibilities for reducing water use in irrigated rice production through the Madagascar System of Rice Intensification (SRI), with R. Randriamiharisoa, 71-88, in: Water-Wise Rice Production, eds. B.A. Bouman et al., International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños (2002).

Farmer implementation of alternative wet-dry and non-flooded irrigation practices in the System of Rice Intensification, with O.V. McHugh, T.S. Steenhuis and E.C.M. Fernandes, 89-102, in: Water-Wise Rice Production, eds. B.A. Boumanet al., International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños (2002).

Scientific issues raised by the System of Rice Intensification: A less-water rice cultivation system, in: Water-Saving Rice Production Systems: Proceedings of an International Workshop at Nanjing Agricultural University, China, April 2-4, 2001, eds. H. Hengsdijk and P. Bindraban, Report 33, Plant Research International B.V., Wageningen, Netherlands (2001).

SRI, the System of Rice Intensification: Less can be more, with D. Berkelaar, ECHO Development Notes, 70, 1-6 (2001).

The System of Rice Intensification: Agroecological opportunities for small farmers? LEISA Magazine, 17:4, 15-16 (2000).

Agroecological implications of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) in Madagascar, Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1(3-4), 297-313 (1999).

Agroecology, Ecoagriculture, and Sustainable Agriculture

Soil fertility as a contingentrather than inherent characteristic: Considering the contributions ofcrop-symbiotic soil biota, with F. Chi, F.B. Dazzo and R.J. Rodriguez, in Principles of Sustainable Soil Management inAgroecosystems, eds. R. Lal and B. Stewart. Boca Raton, FL: Taylor&Francis (2013).

Ecoagriculture, with J. Thies. Encyclopedia of Soil Science, Taylor and Francis, London (2010).

Scientific assessment of ecoagriculture systems, with L. E. Buck, T. A. Gavin and D. R. Lee, in: eds. S. J. Scherr and J. A. McNeely, Farming with Nature: The Art and Science of Ecoagriculture. Island Press, Washington, DC (2007).

Biological Approaches to Sustainable Soil Systems, managing editor, with editorial team of A. S. Ball, E. C. M. Fernandes, H. Herren, O. Husson, M. Laing, C. Palm, J. Pretty, P. A. Sanchez, N. Sanginga and J. Thies, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL (2006).

Opportunities for overcoming productivity constraints with biologically-based approaches; Understanding the functioning and management of soil systems, with others; and Issues for more sustainable soil system management, with others, in: Biological Strategies for Sustainable Soil Systems, eds. N. Uphoff et al., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL (2006).

Agroecologically-sound agricultural systems: Can they provide for the world’s growing populations? Deutscher Tropentag 2005, keynote, University of Hohenheim, Hohenheim, Germany (2005). (

Sustainable Agriculture and the International Rice-Wheat System, co-editor with R. Lal, P. Hobbs and D. Hansen, Marcel Dekker, New York (2004).

Agroecological thoughts on zero-tillage: Possibilities for improving both crop components of rice-wheat farming systems with rice intensification, in: Sustainable Agriculture and International Rice-Wheat System, eds. R. Lal, P. Hobbs, N. Uphoff and D. O. Hansen, Marcel Dekker, New York (2004).

Ecoagriculture: A Review and Assessment of its Scientific Foundations, with L. E. Buck, T. A. Gavin and D. R. Lee, and D. C. Behr, L. E. Drinkwater, W. D. Hively and F. R. Werner. Ecoagriculture Discussion Paper No. 1. Ecoagriculture Partners, Washington, DC (2004).

Agroecological Innovations: Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development, editor, Earthscan, London (2002).

The agricultural development challenges we face; Rethinking agriculture for new opportunities, with E. Fernandes and A. Pell; Human dimensions of agroecological development, with J. Pretty; and A more productive synthesis for agriculture, in: Agroecological Innovations: Increasing Food Production with Participatory Development, ed. N. Uphoff, Earthscan (2002).

Expanding opportunities with agroecological approaches, Environment and Development Economics, 6:4 (2001).

Soil health: Linking research and action for more regenerative agriculture, with S. Sherwood, Applied Soil Ecology, Summer (2000).

Sustainable agriculture, in:The Global Environment: Securing a Sustainable Future, eds. P. ReVelle and C. ReVelle, Jones and Bartlett (1992).

Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development

Systems thinking on intensification and sustainability: Systems boundaries, processes and dimensions. Current Opinion on Environmental Sustainability, 8: 89-100 (2014).

Foreword to Biological Diversity: Balancing Interests through Adaptive Collaborative Management, eds. L. E. Buck, C. C. Geisler, J. Schelhas and L. Wollenberg, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL (2001).

Balancing development and environmental goals through participatory and community-based natural resource management, in:Agricultural Intensification, Economic Development, and the Environment, eds. D. R. Lee and C. B. Barrett, CAB International, Wallingford, UK (2000).