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Regionalism and food security is a relatively neglected topic with very limited literature. We use a Ricardian trade model with multiple goods and countries which embeds a structure of gravity equation and yield variability. Our study shows that integration with African markets of staple foods...
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Improving local rice production capacity is a key element in the agenda of most countries in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). There are several reasons for this drive: (1) the high levels of rice imports that constitute a burden on the countries’ financial resources; (2)...
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Many reports on consumer preference in West Africa indicate that consumers prefer imported rice to locally produced rice due to the inferior grain quality of the latter. Complementing these reports, this study was undertaken to provide valuable information to researchers and policy makers on...
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L’accès aux semences des variétés améliorées de riz (VA) constitue l’une des contraintes majeures à l’adoption de ces variétés en Afrique. Cet article vise à analyser l’accès aux semences des VA ainsi que les sources d’accès et la demande de semences par les riziculteurs...
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The transition out of extreme poverty and hunger in agrarian economies requires an understanding of how new agricultural technologies are adopted by poor farmers. In Uganda, improved germplasm from the cassava breeding program has generated new varieties that are increasingly being grown by...
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Face aux difficultés d’approvisionnement des producteurs en semences de qualité et en quantité suffisante, la production des semences certifiées du riz a été décentralisée et ramenée à la base avec l’implication des producteurs. Ainsi, les producteurs ont été formés et agréés...
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In this paper we examine empirically the effect of Information and Communication Technologies on the adoption of improved rice varieties and its indirect effect on productivity with focus of the rural radio in Burkina Faso. The econometrics framework adopted is the Rubin Causal Model that has...
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The NERICA varieties are modern rice varieties developed by AfricaRice which won its creator Monty Jones the 2004 World Food Prize. They are widely believed to offer hope for Africa’s Green Revolution because of their ability to grow under multiple stresses as well as their high response rate...
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This study assessed the determinants of intensity of improved rice varieties adoption using the Tobit model and also employed. The Heckman Two-stage model was used to identify the determinants of market participation and its potential impact on farming households’ welfare in three states...
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L’objectif de l’étude est d’évaluer l’impact de l’utilisation des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (TIC) sur la formation du prix et les coûts de commercialisation du riz local au Bénin. Trois TIC ont été concernées : le téléphone portable, la radio et la...
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