Evaluating the Effect of Domestic Price on Rice Production in an African Setting: A Typical Evidence of the Sierra Leone Case
Rice, which is the staple food in Sierra Leone, is
consumed on a daily basis. It is the most imperative food crop
extensively grown by farmers across all ecologies in the country.
Though much attention is now given to rice grain production through
the small holder commercialization programme (SHCP), however, no
attention has been given in investigating the limitations faced by rice
producers. This paper will contribute to attempts to overcome the
development challenges caused by food insecurity. The objective of
this paper is thus, to analysis the relationship between rice production
and the domestic retail price of rice. The study employed a log linear
model in which, the quantity of rice produced is the dependent
variable, quantity of rice imported, price of imported rice and price of
domestic rice as explanatory variables. Findings showed that, locally
produced rice is even more expensive than the imported rice per ton,
and almost all the inhabitants in the capital city which hosts about
65% of the entire population of the country favor imported rice, as it
is free from stones with other impurities. On the other hand, to
control price and simultaneously increase rice production, the
government should purchase the rice from the farmers and then sell to private retailers.
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Megagreen On Main And Ratoon Rice Crop In An Inland Valley," 2010.
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the Science of Food and Agriculture, vol. 86, pp. 675-677, 2006.
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vol. 4, pp. 7-24, 2012.
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sizing for increasing rainfed production in the semiarid region of
Africa," African Journal of Agricultural Research, vol. 6, pp. 4711-
4720, 2011.
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light-textured soil," Field Crops Research, vol. 64, pp. 237-247, 1999.
[12] E. A. Somado, et al., NERICA: The New Rice for Africa: a
Compendium: Africa Rice Center (WARDA), 2008.
[13] E. A. Somado, et al., "Over view: Rice in Africa," Africa Rice Center,
Bouaké, 2008.
[14] S. Ohen and S. Abang, "Evaluation of Price Linkages within the Supply
Chain of Rice Markets in Cross River State, Nigeria," Journal of
Agriculture and Social Research (JASR), vol. 11, 2011.
[15] S. Davies, "Livelihood in the farming communities: A paper presented
for workshop. How to improve farming communities in Sierra Leone,"
Unpublished Discussion paper, Freetown, 2009.
[16] M. Ghiassi and S. Nangoy, "A dynamic artificial neural network model
for forecasting nonlinear processes," Computers & Industrial
Engineering, vol. 57, pp. 287-297, 2009.
[17] R. Gupta and P. K. Basu, "Weak form efficiency in Indian stock
markets," International Business & Economics Research Journal
(IBER), vol. 6, 2011.
[18] T. Panagiotidis, "Market efficiency and the Euro: the case of the Athens
stock exchange," Empirica, vol. 37, pp. 237-251, 2010.
[19] B. Senauer, "A protectionist foodgrain price policy: The case of rice in
Panama," Food Policy, vol. 10, pp. 352-364, 1985.
[20] E. V. Edmonds and N. Pavcnik, "Trade liberalization and the allocation
of labor between households and markets in a poor country," Journal of
International Economics, vol. 69, pp. 272-295, 2006.</p>
<p>[1] O. Oladele and T. Wakatsuki, "Development Partnerships In Practice:
The Sawah Technology," Printed by, p. 21, 2013.
[2] D. G. Johnson, "Population, food, and knowledge," The American
economic review, vol. 90, pp. 1-14, 2000.
[3] K. Milton, "A hypothesis to explain the role of meat-eating in human
evolution," Evolutionary Anthropology Issues News and Reviews, vol. 8,
pp. 11-21, 1999.
[4] J. Keatinge, et al., "The importance of vegetables in ensuring both food
and nutritional security in attainment of the Millennium Development
Goals," Food Security, vol. 3, pp. 491-501, 2011.
[5] N. Aguilar-Rivera, "The Mexican Sugarcane Industry: Overview,
Constraints, Current Status and Long-Term Trends," Sugar Tech, vol.
14, pp. 207-222, 2012.
[6] Q. F. Akram, "Commodity prices, interest rates and the dollar," Energy
Economics, vol. 31, pp. 838-851, 2009.
[7] O. S. Adejuwon, "Effects Of Concentration And Frequency Of
Megagreen On Main And Ratoon Rice Crop In An Inland Valley," 2010.
[8] L. R. V. I. RICE, "Rice development in sub-Saharan Africa," Journal of
the Science of Food and Agriculture, vol. 86, pp. 675-677, 2006.
[9] P. A. Seck, et al., "Crops that feed the world 7: Rice," Food Security,
vol. 4, pp. 7-24, 2012.
[10] S. Traore and Y.-M. Wang, "On-farm rainwater reservoir system optimal
sizing for increasing rainfed production in the semiarid region of
Africa," African Journal of Agricultural Research, vol. 6, pp. 4711-
4720, 2011.
[11] A. Wihardjaka, et al., "Potassium balances in rainfed lowland rice on a
light-textured soil," Field Crops Research, vol. 64, pp. 237-247, 1999.
[12] E. A. Somado, et al., NERICA: The New Rice for Africa: a
Compendium: Africa Rice Center (WARDA), 2008.
[13] E. A. Somado, et al., "Over view: Rice in Africa," Africa Rice Center,
Bouaké, 2008.
[14] S. Ohen and S. Abang, "Evaluation of Price Linkages within the Supply
Chain of Rice Markets in Cross River State, Nigeria," Journal of
Agriculture and Social Research (JASR), vol. 11, 2011.
[15] S. Davies, "Livelihood in the farming communities: A paper presented
for workshop. How to improve farming communities in Sierra Leone,"
Unpublished Discussion paper, Freetown, 2009.
[16] M. Ghiassi and S. Nangoy, "A dynamic artificial neural network model
for forecasting nonlinear processes," Computers & Industrial
Engineering, vol. 57, pp. 287-297, 2009.
[17] R. Gupta and P. K. Basu, "Weak form efficiency in Indian stock
markets," International Business & Economics Research Journal
(IBER), vol. 6, 2011.
[18] T. Panagiotidis, "Market efficiency and the Euro: the case of the Athens
stock exchange," Empirica, vol. 37, pp. 237-251, 2010.
[19] B. Senauer, "A protectionist foodgrain price policy: The case of rice in
Panama," Food Policy, vol. 10, pp. 352-364, 1985.
[20] E. V. Edmonds and N. Pavcnik, "Trade liberalization and the allocation
of labor between households and markets in a poor country," Journal of
International Economics, vol. 69, pp. 272-295, 2006.</p>
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consumed on a daily basis. It is the most imperative food crop
extensively grown by farmers across all ecologies in the country.
Though much attention is now given to rice grain production through
the small holder commercialization programme (SHCP), however, no
attention has been given in investigating the limitations faced by rice
producers. This paper will contribute to attempts to overcome the
development challenges caused by food insecurity. The objective of
this paper is thus, to analysis the relationship between rice production
and the domestic retail price of rice. The study employed a log linear
model in which, the quantity of rice produced is the dependent
variable, quantity of rice imported, price of imported rice and price of
domestic rice as explanatory variables. Findings showed that, locally
produced rice is even more expensive than the imported rice per ton,
and almost all the inhabitants in the capital city which hosts about
65% of the entire population of the country favor imported rice, as it
is free from stones with other impurities. On the other hand, to
control price and simultaneously increase rice production, the
government should purchase the rice from the farmers and then sell to private retailers.
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