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The impact of mechanization in smallholder rice production in Nigeria

Presentation by Han Soethoudt, Jan Broeze, and Heike Axmann of Wageningen University & Resaearch (WUR). WUR and Olam Rice Nigeria conducted a controlled experiment in Nigeria in which mechanized rice harvesting and threshing were introduced on smallholder farms. The result of the study shows that me...

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Main Authors: Soethoudt, Han, Broeze, Jan, Axmann, Heike
Format: Ponencia
Language:Inglés
Published: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security 2021
Subjects:
climate change
agriculture
food security
food losses
food wastes
rice
smallholders
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113959
Summary:Presentation by Han Soethoudt, Jan Broeze, and Heike Axmann of Wageningen University & Resaearch (WUR). WUR and Olam Rice Nigeria conducted a controlled experiment in Nigeria in which mechanized rice harvesting and threshing were introduced on smallholder farms. The result of the study shows that mechanization considerably reduces losses, has a positive impact on farmers’ income, and the climate.

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