Nice rice wins a prize

Farmers in West Africa prefer local rice varieties for their taste and adaptability to local pests, drought spells and soil conditions. However, these varieties hardly yield enough to cover home consumption, let alone a surplus to sell at the...

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2001
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/46127
Description
Summary:Farmers in West Africa prefer local rice varieties for their taste and adaptability to local pests, drought spells and soil conditions. However, these varieties hardly yield enough to cover home consumption, let alone a surplus to sell at the...