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New ARICA 6 variety adapted to iron toxicity in lowlands increases the rive farmers income by USD 120 per hectare for 8,200 farmers

Iron toxicity is one of the most important abiotic stresses limiting rice production in SSA lowlands and affects up to 60% of the lowland rice area in West and Central Africa. ARICA 6 has shown that it is high-yielding, well adapted to plains and lowlands and very tolerant of iron toxicity. Impact a...

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Main Author: CGIAR Research Program on Rice
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: 2020
Subjects:
farmers
rice
production
income
impact assessment
assessment
iron
toxicity
africa
lowland
plains
central africa
variety
case studies
agrifood systems
rural development
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121721
Summary:Iron toxicity is one of the most important abiotic stresses limiting rice production in SSA lowlands and affects up to 60% of the lowland rice area in West and Central Africa. ARICA 6 has shown that it is high-yielding, well adapted to plains and lowlands and very tolerant of iron toxicity. Impact assessment showed that ARICA 6 variety increased rice yield by 330 kg ha-1 and net income by USD 120 ha-1.

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