The Vulnerability of Rice Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review

Terdoo, Fanen; Feola, Giuseppe

doi:10.3390/cli4030047

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“…There are other possible explanations that our data do not enable us to measure. First, bad weather conditions or other disruptions in a part of northern Ghana could have harmed yields and undermined profitability (Terdoo and Feola 2016). As our survey captured only one season of production, we are unable to control for changes from year to year.…”

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Food security, sweet potato production, and proximity to markets in northern Ghana

Glenna

Borlu

Gill

et al. 2017

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Debates concerning how to achieve food security tend to fall into one of two camps. The first is that high-technology, market-oriented approaches promise to enhance agricultural productivity and improve food security. The counterargument is that low-technology approaches, when combined with building social and physical infrastructure, are more effective at meeting people's food needs. Using a survey of 540 farm households in northern Ghana, we assess the level of food security for smallholders by analyzing the influence of a low-technology and low-external-input approach, such as sweet potatoes, and that of the production of an improved, commercially produced crop, such as rice. We also measure the influence of market access. Our results indicate that sweet potato producers are more likely to be food secure than commercial rice producers. However, the proximity to and interaction with markets is also associated with farmer food security, even when controlling for measures of prosperity. These findings suggest that low-technology approaches and high-technology, market-oriented approaches should not be treated as diametrically opposed to each other. Enhancing smallholder production of low-technology staple crops like sweet potatoes is likely to improve well-being. At the same time, interventions to build the physical and social infrastructure necessary to enable market participation would also be likely to enhance smallholder well-being.

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Food security, sweet potato production, and proximity to markets in northern Ghana

Glenna

Borlu

Gill

et al. 2017

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“…In most of sub-Saharan Africa, rice is the most demanded staple food and the food product traded in the highest quantities [6].…”

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“…Thus, rice is now a structural component of the Nigerian diet, it is a high political commodity that has always been the center of government agricultural policies, with a considerable political interest in the increase of local production [6]. Also, it is used by industries to produce other rice-based food and pharmaceutical products.…”

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The Nature of Postharvest Losses of Rice among Rice Farmers in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria

Okadonye

Idyorough

Gomez

et al. 2021

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This study examined the nature of postharvest losses of rice in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State. The study specifically examined the stages of the postharvest losses of rice. A sample of 399 rice producers were drawn in Makurdi using the Taro Yamane formula. Quantitative data collection techniques were used to elicit information from respondents. The findings from the study revealed that, the nature postharvest losses of rice start from harvest to consumption stage, with threshing recording the highest loss of 27%. However, the total losses from all the stages are between 37%-40%. The study therefore recommended sensitization of farmers through the relevant agricultural agencies on postproduction of rice, establishment of reserves for the preservation of rice, linking farmers with agro-processing equipment available in state or those at national research institute at an affordable price, plus farmers to take advantage of cooperatives to benefit from agricultural projects establish by the government.

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“…Climate change affects particularly smallholder farmers (Boillat et al, 2019;Descheemaeker et al, 2016;FAO, 2016;García de Jalón et al, 2018;Gbegbelegbe et al, 2018;Lalou et al, 2019;Odame Appiah et al, 2018;Oluwatayo, 2019;Williams et al, 2018). The impacts of climate change on agriculture consists in the reduction of the production and yields of staple crops such as maize (Bedeke et al, 2020;Davenport et al, 2018;Epule et al, 2017;Faye et al, 2018;Parkes et al, 2018;Srivastava et al, 2018;Tesfaye et al, 2015;Waha, Müller, & Rolinski, 2013), wheat (Trnka et al, 2019), rice (Akinbile et al, 2015;Daccache et al, 2015;Terdoo & Feola, 2016;van Oort & Zwart, 2018;Zhang et al, 2019), cassava (Jarvis et al, 2012;Pushpalatha & Gangadharan, 2020;, sorghum (Akinseye et al, 2020;Elagib et al, 2019;Faye et al, 2018;Mishra et al, 2008;Sultan et al, 2014), millet (Sultan et al, 2013). While most of the studies on the relationships between climate change and agriculture have focused on crop production, especially staple crops, a growing body of research deals with climate change impacts on livestock (Brandt et al, 2018(Brandt et al, , 2020Forabosco et al, 2017;Gerssen-Gondelach et al, 2017;Godber & Wall, 2014...…”

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Climate change and agriculture in Burkina Faso

Bilali

2021

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The impacts of climate change (CC) are expected to be higher in developing countries (e.g. Sub-Saharan Africa). However, these impacts will depend on agriculture development and resilience. Therefore, this paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the multifaceted relationships between CC and agriculture in Burkina Faso (BF). A search performed in March 2020 on the Web of Science yielded 1,820 documents and 217 of them were included in the systematic review. The paper provides an overview on both bibliometrics (e.g. journals, authors, institutions) and topics addressed in the literature viz. agriculture subsectors, climate trends in BF, agriculture and CC mitigation (e.g. agriculture-related emissions, soil carbon sequestration), impacts of CC on agriculture (e.g. natural resources, crop suitability, yields, food security) as well as adaptation strategies. BF is experiencing CC as evidenced by warming and an increase in the occurrence of climate extremes. The literature focuses on crops, while animal husbandry and, especially, fisheries are often overlooked. Moreover, most of the documents deal with CC adaptation by the Burkinabe farmers, pastoralists and rural populations. Analysed adaptation options include conservation agriculture and climate-smart agriculture, irrigation, crop diversification, intensification, livelihoods diversification and migration. However, the focus is mainly on agricultural and individual responses, while livelihoods strategies such as diversification and migration are less frequently addressed. Further research is needed on the dual relation between agriculture and CC to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Research results are crucial to inform policies aimed at CC mitigation and/or adaptation in rural BF.

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The Vulnerability of Rice Value Chains in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review

Cited by 14 publications

References 56 publications

Food security, sweet potato production, and proximity to markets in northern Ghana

Food security, sweet potato production, and proximity to markets in northern Ghana

The Nature of Postharvest Losses of Rice among Rice Farmers in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State Nigeria

Climate change and agriculture in Burkina Faso

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