Loko Y.L.E., Gbemavo C.D.S.J., Djedatin G., Ewedje E.E., Orobiyi A., Toffa J., Tchakpa C., Sedah P., Sabot François. (2022). Characterization of rice farming systems, production constraints and determinants of adoption of improved varieties by smallholder farmers of the Republic of Benin. Scientific Reports - Nature, 12, 3959 [19 p.]. ISSN 2045-2322.
Titre du document
Characterization of rice farming systems, production constraints and determinants of adoption of improved varieties by smallholder farmers of the Republic of Benin
Année de publication
2022
Auteurs
Loko Y.L.E., Gbemavo C.D.S.J., Djedatin G., Ewedje E.E., Orobiyi A., Toffa J., Tchakpa C., Sedah P., Sabot François
Source
Scientific Reports - Nature, 2022,
12, 3959 [19 p.] ISSN 2045-2322
The identification of technological and policy interventions allowing to improve the performance of Beninese rice systems is necessary to reduce the heavy dependence on rice imports. This study characterized the Beninese rice farming systems, identified the production constraints, and determinants of the adoption of improved varieties by farmers. Four hundred eighteen rice farm households were surveyed across 39 villages using participatory research tools and methods. Cluster analysis was used to classify the surveyed farm households and revealed four typologies of rice farming systems differentiated by 8 variables. These are, the intensive rice farming system (cluster 4; 33.7%), semi-intensive rice farming system (cluster 1; 31.8%), integrated rice-livestock farming system (cluster 3; 11.8%), and subsistence rice farming (cluster 2; 22.7%). The integrated rice-livestock farming system was the dominant type practiced in the northern Benin, while, it is the intensive rice farming system in the south. Fifteen production constraints across rice-growing areas were recorded. Our results suggest that to increase adoption of improved rice varieties, agricultural extension services should target landowners' farmers practicing off-season rice production, and having other sources of income. Initiatives to boost rice production in Benin should prioritize the establishment of formal agricultural credit and mechanization option policies.
Plan de classement
Sciences fondamentales / Techniques d'analyse et de recherche [020]
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Sciences du monde végétal [076]
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Economie et sociologie rurale [098]
Localisation
Fonds IRD [F B010083760]
Identifiant IRD
fdi:010083760
