Production systems: Biophysical and economic environment and constraints

cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.coverage.regionSub-Saharan Africa
cg.creator.identifierHiroyuki Takeshima: 0000-0002-1761-408X
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategy and Governance Division
cg.identifier.publicationRankA
cg.placePhiladelphia, Philadelphia
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
dc.contributor.authorTakeshima, Hiroyuki
dc.contributor.authorBakare, Oladele Samuel
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-21T09:23:57Zen
dc.date.available2024-06-21T09:23:57Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/148158
dc.titleProduction systems: Biophysical and economic environment and constraintsen
dcterms.abstractThe objective of this chapter is to provide a descriptive overview of the current rice production systems in Nigeria, their underlying biophysical and socioeconomic constraints, and their potential for expanding rice production. The chapter is organized as follows. First, we describe current production technologies and practices in use in Nigeria, such as the uses of modern inputs (improved varieties and fertilizer) and technologies (irrigation and mechanization). From this information, a typology of rice-producing households in Nigeria is determined according to the type of technologies and production environment and their capacity to expand rice production in the short to medium term. In the second and third sections, we review some of the key biophysical and socioeconomic constraints, respectively, that affect the potential for expanding rice production in different parts of the country. We show, for example, that the typical rice-production environments in Nigeria, such as climate, water access, and soils, may not be as favorable as they are in major rice-producing regions of Asia. Nevertheless, compared to other tropical West African countries, the prevalence of a lowland rice ecology in Nigeria offers it the greatest potential in the region for production growth, except for certain socioeconomic constraints that prevent households from adopting modern inputs and improved technologies. Based on this review, we conclude the chapter by summarizing the key characteristics of current rice-production environments in Nigeria.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationTakeshima, Hiroyuki; and Bakare, Oladele Samuel. 2016. Production systems: Biophysical and economic environment and constraints. In The Nigerian rice economy: Policy options for transforming production, marketing, and trade. Gyimah-Brempong, Kwabena; Johnson, Michael E.; and Takeshima, Hiroyuki (Eds.) Chapter 3. Pp. 51-84. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).en
dcterms.descriptionThe full text open access for this book reverts to IFPRI alone in January 2018. Prior to that time, the text is available through paid access only.en
dcterms.issued2016-07-22
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll2/id/130484
dcterms.subjectimportsen
dcterms.subjectfood productionen
dcterms.subjectagricultural policiesen
dcterms.subjectriceen
dcterms.subjectforeign tradeen
dcterms.subjectmarketsen
dcterms.subjecttrade policiesen
dcterms.subjecttradeen
dcterms.subjectfood consumptionen
dcterms.subjectinternational tradeen
dcterms.typeBook Chapter

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