Enhancing food security in developing countries The Matial Environmental Trial (MET -2) rice variety is resistant to drought and high levels of salt in the soil, offering farmers a new breed that can produce optimally in the face of worsening effects of climate change on agriculture. The variety’s needle-like leaves also protect the rice from […]
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 […]
CONTEXT Zamfara State is impoverished due to low agricultural productivity, inadequate infrastructure, and insecurity. Research has explored System of Rice Intensification (SRI)’s agronomic benefits but not its monetary and non-monetary advantages for rural households in the State. OBJECTIVE The study investigates the effectiveness of a best-bet SRI (BB-SRI) as a poverty alleviation strategy in Zamfara […]