A Madagascar, 78,7 % de la population sont agricoles dont 83,7 % pratiquent l’agriculture à titre d’activité principale (INSTAT, Campagne 2004-2005), de plus la part de l’agriculture dans le PIB total est de 28 % (FAO, 2008). Le développement de l’agriculture est alors un des facteurs clés pour dynamiser le pays. Concernant la riziculture, elle […]
West Africa has had an impressive economic growth in the past two decades, with economic growth rates at above 5% between 2000 and 2014 (Africa’s Development Dynamics 2018)1. Yet it is uneven as Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire represent 85% of regional Gross domestic product (GDP). High informality, increasing inequalities and poverty also undermine growth […]
In the wake of climate change and dwindling natural resources, system of rice intensification has been fronted as an approach to improve rice production in several countries. Besides the benefits such as improved rice productivity, reduced water usage that have widely been observed, there is need to quantify the economic benefits of system of rice […]