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    Impact of infestation by parasitic weeds on rice farmers' productivity and technical efficiency in sub-Saharan Africa

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    Date
    2017
    Author
    Ncho, S.A.
    Mourits, M.
    Demont, M.
    Adegbola, P.Y.
    Lansink, A.O.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    Rice production is crucial for food security and income generation in sub-Saharan Africa. However, productivity and technical efficiency levels in rice production systems are severely constrained by biotic constraints such as parasitic weeds. This paper assesses the impact of infestation by parasitic weeds on rice farmers’ technical efficiency and examines the potential role of managerial factors in improving technical efficiency. Household and field survey data were collected from rice farmers in Cote d’Ivoire and Benin in West Africa. A stochastic frontier production function was estimated, which allows for identifying the levels of exogenous factors that prevent farmers from improving technical efficiency levels. The results suggest that farmers cope with parasitic weeds through learning from experiencing infestations by parasitic weed. The results will assist national extension in designing segmented training programmes that are better tailored to rice farmers’ needs and preventing food security from being jeopardized by parasitic weeds.
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/1759
    IITA Subjects
    Food Security; Pests Of Plants; Plant Diseases; Research Method; Weeds
    Agrovoc Terms
    Rice; Food Security; Farmers; Rain-Fed Rice; Parasitic Weeds; Sub-Saharan Africa; Stochastic Frontier Model; Technical Efficiency
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Benin; Cote D'Ivoire
    Journals
    African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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