THE REAL COST OF IRRIGATION-FED SENEGALESE RICE

Irrigated land accounts for barely five percent of African rice grown, yet absorbs about 50% of state aid for agriculture. Between 1975 and 1981 each tonne of irrigation-fed cereal in the Sahel received 60 times more subsidy than the equivalent...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1991
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45627
Description
Summary:Irrigated land accounts for barely five percent of African rice grown, yet absorbs about 50% of state aid for agriculture. Between 1975 and 1981 each tonne of irrigation-fed cereal in the Sahel received 60 times more subsidy than the equivalent...