the increasing demand for rice in ghana has been a major concern to the government and other stakeholders. recent concerns by the coalition for african rice development (card) to double rice production within ten years in sub-saharan countries have triggered the to implement strategies to boost rice production in the government. to fulfill this requirement, there is a need to monitor and foreca...

The Nigerian rice sector has made remarkable improvement in the last decade as production has increased significantly thereby reducing the gap between domestic supply and demand. In the last three decades, rice imports make up greater proportion of Nigerian imports as rice forms a structural component of the Nigerian diet. Past government inconsistent policies were not successful in securing go...

p. k. saha1, m. n. islam2* and m. s. islam3 1-ex-chief scientific officer, soil science division, brri, gazipur-1701, bangladesh 2- scientific officer, soil science division, brri, gazipur-1701, bangladesh 3-agricultural extension officer, dae, bangladesh *corresponding author email: [email protected]   received:12 may 2015                                                                       ...

Purpose: Bangladesh faces a growing food demand from population under the continuous shrinking of arable land. Most Bangladeshi farmers produce inbred rice. Hybrid rice has been shown, in China, to be far more productive per hectare. cannot feed itself long-term without ample hybrid Yet, fewer are at present; they perceive cultivation as too risky. The present study was conducted define yield r...

Because of evident climatic variations and significant contribution to national food production, Bangladesh is a climate extreme hotspot region examination for consequences rice (Oryza Sativa) crop production. This study intends explore the variability variables (e.g., in mean temperature, rainfall, relative humidity, sunshine duration) with yields Aus, Aman, Boro varieties) northwest Banglades...