Assessment of rice self-sufficiency in 2025 in eight African countries

Most African countries are far from self-sufficient in meeting their rice consumption; in eight countries the production: consumption ratio, ranged from 0.16 to 1.18 in 2012. We show that for the year 2025, with population growth, diet change and yield increase on existing land (intensification), co...

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Main Authors:	Oort, P.A.J. van, Saito, Kazuki, Tanaka, A., Amovin-Assagba, E., Bussel, L.G.J. van, Wart, J. van, Groot, H. de, Ittersum, Martin K. van, Cassman, Kenneth G., Wopereis, Marco C.S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Elsevier 2015
Subjects:	food security population rice yield gap yield potential
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/117721