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Do Land Ownership and Agro-Ecological Location of Farmland Influence Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties? Evidence from Sierra Leone

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  • Bashiru Mansaray

    (Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Njala University, Private Mail Bag, Freetown 47235, Sierra Leone)

  • Shaosheng Jin

    (China Academy for Rural Development (CARD), Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China)

  • Godwin S. Agbemavor Horlu

    (Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China)

Abstract

This study investigates the impact of farmland ownership and agro-ecological location on the adoption of the two most important sources of improved rice varieties (NERICA and ROK) in the context of Sierra Leone. In terms of farmland ownership, the results showed that farmers who cultivated their own land had a higher tendency of remaining as non-adopters of improved varieties, but those who rented farmland or were engaged in sharecropping had higher adoption rates of improved rice varieties. Also, the location of farmland (uplands or inland valley swamps) determined the rates of adoption of improved varieties differently. For instance, upland regions showed faster adoption of ROK varieties, but inland valley areas showed faster adoption of NERICA varieties. We also examined the survival rates of local rice varieties. The adoption of improved varieties was only occurring at a very low rate, and the farmers’ adoption of ROK varieties was swifter than for NERICA varieties. This study recommends that policies advocating the adoption of improved rice varieties in Sierra Leone must take into consideration the patterns of farmland ownership and location.

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  • Bashiru Mansaray & Shaosheng Jin & Godwin S. Agbemavor Horlu, 2019. "Do Land Ownership and Agro-Ecological Location of Farmland Influence Adoption of Improved Rice Varieties? Evidence from Sierra Leone," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(12), pages 1-20, December.
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