Adoption, constraints and economic returns of paddy rice under the system of rice intensification in Mwea, Kenya

J.A. Ndiiri, B.M. Mati, P.G. Home, B. Odongo and N. Uphoff

Agricultural Water Management, 2013, vol. 129, issue C, 44-55

Abstract: A detailed farm survey was conducted in Mwea Irrigation Scheme, Kenya during the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 main growing seasons to assess the adoption and to quantify the net income advantages of using system of rice intensification (SRI) management over farmer practices (FP) for rice cultivation.

Keywords: Rice; SRI; Farmer practices; Benefit–cost analysis; Kenya; Mwea irrigation scheme (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.07.006

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