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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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| 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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