Table 2 Overview of internal characteristics of rice breeding organisations

Type of organisation

Private institute (189 obs.), n (%)

11

(6%)

Breeding operations

Main method (188 obs.), n (%)

Bulk

10

(5%)

Combination

7

(4%)

Pedigree

147

(78%)

Other

24

(13%)

Varieties (188 obs.), n (%)

Hybrids only

13

(7%)

Inbreds only

130

(69%)

Inbreds and Hybrids

45

(24%)

Experience main method (years) (189 obs.), mean (sd)

13.93

(9.43)

Job function

Permanent employment contract (189 obs.), n (%)

168

(89%)

Hierarchy (177 obs.), n (%)

Head of department

65

(37%)

Report directly to head of department

100

(56%)

Report indirectly to head of department

12

(7%)

Freedom

Opportunities for new techniques (189 obs.), n (%)

175

(93%)

Permission to adopt RGA (153 obs.), n (%)

149

(97%)

Resources

Timing labour constraint (185 obs.), n

Flowering

20

Harvesting

135

Land preparation

52

Post-harvest

67

Seedling nursery

46

Transplanting

128

Vegetative stage

21

Never

13

Severity labour constraint (189 obs.), median [IQR]

1—not severe, 7—prohibiting operations

4.00

[3.00, 6.00]

Staff institute (168 obs.), median [IQR]

100.00

[27.50, 355.00]

Staff department (173 obs.), median [IQR]

17.00

[10.00, 40.00]

Staff team (174 obs.), median [IQR]

6.00

[5.00, 10.00]

Labour workers harvesting (174 obs.), median [IQR]

10.00

[5.00, 20.00]

Labour workers seedling/transplanting (170 obs.), median [IQR]

10.00

[5.00, 20.00]

Problems in cash flow (176 obs.), n (%)

115

(0.65)

Budget size (10,000 US$) (141 obs.), median [IQR]

2.56

[1.00, 12.72]

Likelihood budget cut (152 obs.), n (%)

Likely

53

(35%)

Possibly

71

(47%)

Not likely

28

(18%)

Land available (ha) (171 obs.), median [IQR]

3.00

[1.50, 6.00]

Greenhouse present (189 obs.), n (%)

130

(69%)