This study uses the concept of meta-frontier function to examine the technical efficiency and varietal-gap of rice … in this study were classified into three groups according to the variety of rice they planted. The three main varieties … of rice planted are local (Ofada), improved (Mai-Nasara) and New Rice for African (NERICA). The technical efficiency …

many other agronomic stresses to reduce yields and push them deeper into poverty and hunger. The primary objective of this … paper is to estimate the effects that have resulted from the adoption of drought-tolerant rice. Food security and water … shortage are two major challenges for China. Rice is a staple food for most Chinese people and has played an important role in …

enrolled in the University of Arkansas Rice Research Verification Program. The results reveal most fields have high technical …

Nitrogen is a crucial input for the efficient production of rice and is generally applied in two split treatments …, before flooding the rice paddocks at sowing time and within a week after the beginning of the panicle initiation stage. There … of this study was to first value the information to growers provided by a nitrogen test for soils of rice paddocks and …

Rice production in Arkansas usually involves intensive tillage. No-till rice has been studied, but the focus has been … limited to impacts on yields and per acre returns. This study uses mixed integer programming to model optimal machinery … selection and evaluate whole-farm profitability of no-till management, for rice-soybean farms. Results indicate that lower …

farm technical efficiency for small-scale rice farms in eastern India. In contrast with the existing literature, we find … control. Farms planted with modern rice varieties are technically efficient. Furthermore, farms planted with traditional rice …

Australian rice producers, through reduced grain drying costs, while benefits have also been captured by the Thai rice production …