Table 5 Rice technology adoption, management and commercialization
From: Drivers of rice production: evidence from five Sub-Saharan African countries
Reference year (%) | Reference year—2002 (%) | 2002 (%) | Reference year—2008 (%) | 2008 (%) | 2002–2008 (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lowland use | 82 (281) | 82 (317) | 75 (268) | |||
Used lowland at both time points | 70 (317) | 44 (317) | 51 (317) | |||
Stopped using lowland between the two time points | 2 (317) | 14 (317) | 16 (317) | |||
Started using lowland between the two time points | 1 (317) | 11 (317) | 12 (317) | |||
Tractor ploughing | 14 (277) | 23 (312) | 23 (310) | |||
Used tractor plough at both time points | 11 (312) | 9 (310) | 15 (310) | |||
Stopped using tractor plough between the two time points | 2 (312) | 4 (310) | 8 (310) | |||
Started using tractor plough between the two time points | 10 (312) | 11 (310) | 8 (310) | |||
Fertilizer use | 30 (274) | 30 (301) | 42 (256) | |||
Used fertilizer at both time points | 18 (317) | 18 (317) | 22 (317) | |||
Stopped using fertilizer between the two time points | 8 (317) | 6 (317) | 3 (317) | |||
Started using fertilizer between the two time points | 7 (317) | 12 (317) | 11 (317) | |||
Improved rice variety use | 17 (275) | 24 (307) | 42 (315) | |||
Used improved rice variety at both time points | 12 (307) | 12 (315) | 14 (315) | |||
Stopped using improved rice variety between the two time points | 3 (307) | 3 (315) | 10 (315) | |||
Started using improved rice variety between the two time points | 8 (307) | 25 (315) | 25 (315) | |||
Commercialization (sold rice) | 48 (308) | 66 (315) | 61 (314) | |||
Sold rice at both time points | 40 (308) | 36 (314) | 47 (314) | |||
Stopped to sell or decreased the sale of rice between the two time points | 15 (309) | 12 (317) | 40 (317) | |||
Started to sell or increased the sale of rice between the two time points | 51 (309) | 69 (317) | 37 (317) |