Policy Studies Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
PLoS One. 2024 Sep 6;19(9):e0302115. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302115. eCollection 2024.
In Ethiopia rice crop is considered as a strategic food security crop which is expected to contribute to ensuring food security in the country. Bennch Sheko Zone is one of the major rice growing areas in the South Western Regional State. The study was conducted with specific objectives to investigate factors affecting smallholder farmers' market supply of rice and identify constraints related to rice production in the study area. Two-stage sampling technique was employed to select 119 representative rice-producer households. Descriptive statistics and appropriate econometric models were used to analyze the collected data. Multiple linear regression model used to analyze factors affecting rice market supply. Descriptive result of the study showed, the average annual rice production at the household level was 2.8 tons, of which 70% was supplied to the market. Econometric result showed farm size owned, credit use, annual income, number of oxen owned, and quantity of rice produced were found to be significantly affecting the market supply of rice in a district. Major constraints related to rice production in the district were a lack of proper weed management practices, improved seed, proper method and time of fertilizer application, weak institutional support, disease, and post-harvest handling problems were also important. The research findings suggest that attention should be given to rice production constraints through generation and wide demonstration of demand-driven rice production and post-harvest handling technologies for increased production and productivity to have a better market supply of rice to the market and benefit smallholder farmers.
在埃塞俄比亚，水稻被视为一种战略性的粮食安全作物，有望为该国的粮食安全做出贡献。本奇谢科地区是西南地区主要的水稻种植区之一。本研究旨在调查影响小农向市场供应水稻的因素，并确定该地区与水稻生产相关的制约因素。采用两阶段抽样技术选择了 119 个有代表性的水稻生产者家庭。采用描述性统计和适当的计量经济学模型对收集到的数据进行了分析。多元线性回归模型用于分析影响水稻市场供应的因素。研究的描述性结果表明，农户层面的水稻年平均产量为 2.8 吨，其中 70%供应给市场。计量经济学结果表明，农场规模、信贷使用、年收入、牛的数量和水稻产量都对地区的水稻市场供应有显著影响。该地区与水稻生产相关的主要制约因素包括缺乏适当的杂草管理措施、改良种子、正确的施肥方法和时间、薄弱的制度支持、病虫害以及收获后处理问题。研究结果表明，应通过生成和广泛展示需求驱动的水稻生产和收获后处理技术，关注水稻生产的制约因素，以提高产量和生产力，从而增加向市场供应的水稻数量，并使小农受益。
