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"The priority of the research is to measure developed technical efficiency between irrigated and non-irrigated rice farmers in Northern Ghana with the aim of providing recommendations on how to increase rice production. The specific objectives are t…
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A number of lessons can be drawn from the results of the study. First, the conditions and the level of adoption of new technologies show the important role that producer awareness and training play in disseminating innovations in farming practices.…
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the technical efficiency of rice production in Fogera District of Ethiopia. To do so, the stochastic frontier approach was employed on data collected from 200 sample households in the 2015/16 production year. As …
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The challenges are explained in this brief, which limit the use of improved rice seed in three major rice growing districts in Eastern Uganda. Insufficient supply of improved seed is a core constraint to intensification in rice production. In the t…
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In this report, an account of the main discussion items is reflected, as well as analyses and proposals made for the improvement of rice self-sufficiency policies in West Africa. The first section summarizes an inaugural conference on the challenge…
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Rice is an important component in the quest for food security in Benin, but its production remains low and thus needs to be optimized. This study estimated technical as well as allocative efficiency and identified the sources of the inefficiency of …
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Rice is an important component in the quest for food security in Benin, but its production remains low and thus needs to be optimized. This study estimated technical as well as allocative efficiency and identified the sources of the inefficiency of …
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ATATC is one technology that is both greatly needed and appreciated by farmers on the basis of its clean output, time saving, increased scale of processing, diversity of uses, durability and affordability. ATATC is still at the introductory stage of…
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The development of the rice sector in West Africa represents an important policy challenge. Following the food price crisis of 2008, West African countries have managed to boost rice production. However, with little improvement in the sector's compe…
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This rice trade policy brief assesses rice production and consumption in Tanzania, the cultivated area of rice and yields obtained. It also presents the market dynamics of the rice sub-sector by assessing its exports, imports as well as its prices i…
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Investing in irrigation development has been a priority of agricultural policy in Benin since 1960. This has resulted in the development of several irrigation schemes in the country. This study aims to assess the impact of irrigation on food securit…
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