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Dimithe, Georges; Bernsten, Richard H.; Staatz, John M.; Sanogo, Ousmane; Coulibaly, B.S.; Simpara, M.. |
To improve national food security, successive Mali governments have always focused on expanding and intensifying production in the government-managed irrigation schemes (Office du Niger), which account for about 50% of domestic rice production. Because the cost of expanding and rehabilitating those schemes is high, the government is looking for complementary cost-effective ways to achieve this goal. The government could increase domestic rice supply by investing in improving the farmer-managed inland valley swamps. Although the government has paid little attention to those marginal lands, farmers have been growing rice in these areas using traditional technologies. This paper used data from a survey of 334 bas-fond farmers and secondary data to... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Crop Production/Industries; Food Security and Poverty; Land Economics/Use. |
Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11669 |
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Ba, Moussa Batchily; Staatz, John M.; Farrelly, Laura L.; Camara, Youssouf; Dimithe, Georges. |
À l'initiative de l'USAID, la BAD, MSU et l’INSAH, une quarantaine de chercheurs, de décideurs politiques et d’opérateurs-terrain venus de 19 pays et représentants une vingtaine d'institutions Africaines ou internationales se sont retrouvés à Abidjan dans le cadre d'un atelier continental pour débattre sur le thème de la transformation de l'agriculture Africaine. Cet atelier a été parrainé par le Ministre de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique de la Côte d'Ivoire. L'atelier d'Abidjan s'est basé sur les réflexions précédentes portant sur les défis à relever (insécurité alimentaire, pauvreté, et dégradation de l’environnement) au cours du processus de stimulation de la transformation structurelle de l'agriculture en Afrique, notamment... |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural transformation; Africa; International Development; Downloads July 2008 - July 2009: 21; F11. |
Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54669 |
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Dimithe, Georges; Bernsten, Richard H.; Staatz, John M.; Coulibaly, B.S.; Mariko, Dramane; Kergna, Alpha O.. |
The high costs of rehabilitating and/or expanding government-managed irrigated schemes in Mali (Office du Niger) has prompted policy-makers and researchers to explore the potential for the underdeveloped farmer-managed bas-fond to contribute to ensure an adequate rice supply and increase rural households' incomes. Because little is known about nas-fond rice production in Mali, this paper analyzes its financial profitability based on data collected from a random sample of 221 farmers. Data analysis revealed that there are numerous rice production systems in the bas-fond. Budget analysis showed that the four most common bas-fond production systems yield higher returns than the opportunity cost of labor and they are more profitable than the main upland... |
Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries. |
Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/11704 |
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Ba, Moussa Batchily; Staatz, John M.; Farrelly, Laura L.; Camara, Youssouf; Dimithe, Georges. |
At the initiative of USAID, the ADB, MSU, and INSAH, 40 researchers, policy makers and private-sector entrepreneurs from 19 countries, representing 20 African and international organizations, met in Abidjan for a continent-wide workshop to debate issues related to transformation of African agriculture. The Abidjan workshop built on previous discussions organized by Winrock International, the World Bank, USAID (AFR/SD/PSGE/FSP) and IFPRI concerning the key challenges (food insecurity, poverty, and environmental degradation) that need to be addressed while fostering a structural transformation of African agriculture. |
Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Food security; Food policy; Agricultural transformation; Africa; International Development; Downloads July 2008-July 2009: 20; R11. |
Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/54668 |
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