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An Inquiry into the Process of Upgrading Rice Milling Service:The Case of Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kenya

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  • Yukichi Mano
  • Timothy Njagi Njeru
  • Keijiro Otsuka

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Countries in sub Sahara Africa (SSA) heavily rely on rice imported from Asia, partly because of rapidly increasing rice demand and partly because of consumers’ preference for high quality Asian rice. A few entrepreneurial rice millers in Kenya adopted large scale improved milling machines, including the component called destoners, around 2010, which they learned from China. Later, smaller sized improved machines were introduced and more widely adopted. These adopters successfully improved the quality of milled rice, which can compete with imported rice, and their business performance. In contrast, many other millers without adopting improved machines were forced to reduce their business or exit the industry.

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  • Yukichi Mano & Timothy Njagi Njeru & Keijiro Otsuka, 2021. "An Inquiry into the Process of Upgrading Rice Milling Service:The Case of Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kenya," Working Papers 220, JICA Research Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:jic:wpaper:220
    DOI: 10.18884/00001044
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    1. Linda Calabrese & Xiaoyang Tang, 2023. "Economic transformation in Africa: What is the role of Chinese firms?," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 35(1), pages 43-64, January.
    2. Nixon Murathi Kiratu & Eefje Aarnoudse & Martin Petrick, 2025. "Analyzing the impact of irrigation on dietary diversity: a comparison between farmer-led and public irrigation in Kenya," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 17(2), pages 493-514, April.

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    • Q13 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Markets and Marketing; Cooperatives; Agribusiness
    • Q16 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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