Effect Of Rice Initiative Programme On Rice Yield Under Climate Variability In Mali
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18363055Keywords:
Rice Initiative Programme, yield, variance, mean, climate variabilityAbstract
This study estimated the effects of the Rice Initiative Programme (RIPRO) on rice mean yield and its variance under climate variability using the stochastic production function. The study relied on a three-stage feasible generalized least square to estimate a translog production function using panel data which covered climate and non-climate variables on six rice-growing regions from 1987 to 2017. The results showed that the rice initiative programme has positively affected rice mean yield. The results also indicated that climate variability influenced rice mean yield through variables like temperature deviation from its optimal level for rice and diurnal temperature range. Government and its development partners should encourage farmers to adopt improved rice varieties that withstand high temperature, and early sowing practices to avoid the stresses from high temperatures.
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