@article{fdi:010083760,
  title = {{C}haracterization of rice farming systems, production constraints and determinants of adoption of improved varieties by smallholder farmers of the {R}epublic of {B}enin},
  author = {{L}oko, {Y}.{L}.{E}. and {G}bemavo, {C}.{D}.{S}.{J}. and {D}jedatin, {G}. and {E}wedje, {E}.{E}. and {O}robiyi, {A}. and {T}offa, {J}. and {T}chakpa, {C}. and {S}edah, {P}. and {S}abot, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he identification of technological and policy interventions allowing to improve the performance of {B}eninese rice systems is necessary to reduce the heavy dependence on rice imports. {T}his study characterized the {B}eninese rice farming systems, identified the production constraints, and determinants of the adoption of improved varieties by farmers. {F}our hundred eighteen rice farm households were surveyed across 39 villages using participatory research tools and methods. {C}luster analysis was used to classify the surveyed farm households and revealed four typologies of rice farming systems differentiated by 8 variables. {T}hese 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%). {T}he integrated rice-livestock farming system was the dominant type practiced in the northern {B}enin, while, it is the intensive rice farming system in the south. {F}ifteen production constraints across rice-growing areas were recorded. {O}ur 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. {I}nitiatives to boost rice production in {B}enin should prioritize the establishment of formal agricultural credit and mechanization option policies.},
  keywords = {{BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {},
  pages = {3959 [19 ]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41598-022-07946-2},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083760},
}