Assessing the state of the rice milling sector in Nigeria: The role of policy for growth and modernization

We use an industry profit maximization model to conduct an ex-post impact assessment on the extent the rice milling sector in Nigeria has grown and improved its performance in producing high quality premium rice following major public sector interventions made under the Agricultural Transformation A...

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Main Authors: Johnson, Michael E., Masias, Ian
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146372
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description We use an industry profit maximization model to conduct an ex-post impact assessment on the extent the rice milling sector in Nigeria has grown and improved its performance in producing high quality premium rice following major public sector interventions made under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda. Given challenges with the availability and qual-ity of data, this assessment looks at the changes between two periods, 2009 and 2013, and simulates the performance of the sector under different technology capacities and policy scenarios. We find that the government has been success-ful in expanding quality paddy production and milling capacity in the country along with an increase in capacity utilization in the medium and large-scale milling sub-sectors. As a result, the production of premium quality rice has increased by approximately 0.5 million metric tons between the two periods. Despite these gains, the industry did not see any overall increase in employment in the medium and large-scale sub-sectors. Further focus by the government on expanding the supply of high quality rice paddy, while maintaining high tariffs to keep the medium and large scale milling sector viable, may provide the best opportunity for Nigeria to reach its goal of self-sufficiency in rice production.
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spelling CGSpace1463722025-11-06T05:47:17Z Assessing the state of the rice milling sector in Nigeria: The role of policy for growth and modernization Johnson, Michael E. Masias, Ian imports agricultural policies rice evaluation rice milling rice processing agricultural development food processing impact assessment We use an industry profit maximization model to conduct an ex-post impact assessment on the extent the rice milling sector in Nigeria has grown and improved its performance in producing high quality premium rice following major public sector interventions made under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda. Given challenges with the availability and qual-ity of data, this assessment looks at the changes between two periods, 2009 and 2013, and simulates the performance of the sector under different technology capacities and policy scenarios. We find that the government has been success-ful in expanding quality paddy production and milling capacity in the country along with an increase in capacity utilization in the medium and large-scale milling sub-sectors. As a result, the production of premium quality rice has increased by approximately 0.5 million metric tons between the two periods. Despite these gains, the industry did not see any overall increase in employment in the medium and large-scale sub-sectors. Further focus by the government on expanding the supply of high quality rice paddy, while maintaining high tariffs to keep the medium and large scale milling sector viable, may provide the best opportunity for Nigeria to reach its goal of self-sufficiency in rice production. 2017-01-10 2024-06-21T09:06:49Z 2024-06-21T09:06:49Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146372 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Johnson, Michael E.; and Masias, Ian. 2016. Assessing the state of the rice milling sector in Nigeria: The role of policy for growth and modernization. NSSP Working Paper 40. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146372
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agricultural development
food processing
impact assessment
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Masias, Ian
Assessing the state of the rice milling sector in Nigeria: The role of policy for growth and modernization
title Assessing the state of the rice milling sector in Nigeria: The role of policy for growth and modernization
title_full Assessing the state of the rice milling sector in Nigeria: The role of policy for growth and modernization
title_fullStr Assessing the state of the rice milling sector in Nigeria: The role of policy for growth and modernization
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the state of the rice milling sector in Nigeria: The role of policy for growth and modernization
title_short Assessing the state of the rice milling sector in Nigeria: The role of policy for growth and modernization
title_sort assessing the state of the rice milling sector in nigeria the role of policy for growth and modernization
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agricultural policies
rice
evaluation
rice milling
rice processing
agricultural development
food processing
impact assessment
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