AfricaRice: Average Rice Yield in SSA has Jumped 30% After Rice Crisis
March 20, 2013| |
According to the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), the paddy rice production growth rate in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) shot up from 3.2% per year before the rice crisis (2000–2007) to 8.4% per year after the rice crisis (2007–2012) in the region. AfriCenter's study also showed that average rice yield in SSA jumped by about 30% from 2007 to 2012 and the said increase has faster rate than the global average.
AfricaRice Director General Papa Seck that the surge in SSA's rice production and yield is a result of key investments made by farmers, governments, the private sector, the research community and donors to develop Africa's rice sector. High rice prices in late 2007 and 2008 had sparked food riots in several African cities. As a result of this 'rice crisis', African governments, assisted by the international donor community, embarked on ambitious programs to boost their rice production capacity.
To find out the domestic production responses to these measures, AfricaRice analyzed trends in rice production across the African continent, placing particular emphasis on the periods before and after the 2007/2008 rice crisis. All data were retrieved from the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) website.
See AfriCenter's news release at http://africarice.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/africarice-average-rice-yield-in-ssa-has-jumped-30-after-rice-crisis/. Further information on AfriCenter's analysis is provided in Marco Wopereis' blog at http://marcowopereis.wordpress.com/2013/03/13/average-rice-yields-in-sub-saharan-africa-jump-after-the-rice-crisis/.
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