The Possibility of a Rice Green Revolution in Large-scale Irrigation Schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Possibility of a Rice Green Revolution in Large-scale Irrigation Schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa

This paper investigates the potential of and constraints to a rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa's large-scale irrigation schemes, using data from Uganda, Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Senegal. The authors find that adequ...

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Main Authors: Nakano, Yuko, Bamba, Ibrahim, Diagne, Aliou, Otsuka, Keijiro, Kajisa, Kei
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO IRRIGATION
ACCESS TO WATER
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL WATER
AGRONOMY
ANNUAL RAINFALL
AVERAGE YIELDS
CANALS
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
CONSTRUCTION
CREDIT ACCESS
CREDIT PROGRAM
CROP
CROP MANAGEMENT
CROP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
CULTIVATED AREA
CULTIVATED RICE
CULTIVATION PRACTICES
DAILY WAGE
DAM
DEVELOPING REGIONS
DRY LAND
EXTENSION AGENCY
FAO
FARM
FARM MANAGEMENT
FARM SIZE
FARMER
FARMER ORGANIZATIONS
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMING PRACTICES
FERTILIZER
FERTILIZER SUBSIDY
FERTILIZER USE
FOOD POLICY
FOOD SECURITY
GERMPLASM
GRAIN
GRAIN QUALITY
GRAVITY
GRAVITY IRRIGATION
GREEN REVOLUTION
HARVESTING
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INLAND VALLEY BOTTOMS
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
IRRI
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION AREA
IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT
IRRIGATION INVESTMENTS
IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT
IRRIGATION PROJECTS
IRRIGATION SCHEME
IRRIGATION SCHEMES
IRRIGATION SYSTEM
IRRIGATION WATER
LABOR DEMAND
LANDLESS HOUSEHOLDS
LOCAL FARMERS
MICRO-FINANCE
MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
PADDY
PADDY YIELDS
PESTICIDE
POVERTY REDUCTION
PRODUCTION COST
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
PUMPING
RAINFALL
RAINFED AREAS
RICE
RICE CULTIVATION
RICE PRICE
RICE PRICES
RICE PRODUCTION
RICE RESEARCH
RICE VARIETIES
RIVER VALLEY
RURAL DEVELOPMENT
SCHOOLING
SEED
SEEDING
SMALL FARMERS
SMALL-SCALE IRRIGATION
SOIL FERTILITY
TRANSPLANTING
TROPICAL AGRICULTURE
WATER DELIVERY
WATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS
WATER DISTRIBUTION
WATER HARVESTING
WATER SHORTAGE
WATER SUPPLY
WETLANDS
YIELDS
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