The Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV) in 2008 saw the announcement of an initiative, "the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD)", aimed at doubling Africa’s rice production in ten years. Following this, JICA Research Institute conducts a research project titled “An Empirical Analysis on Expanding Rice Production in Sub Sahara Africa,” to analyze the impact of the CARD initiative on rice productivity and poverty reduction in Africa. This project aims to assess the effectiveness of various means of improving agricultural production such as new agricultural technology and its dissemination. The project is currently in its second phase from 2014. The study covers six countires, namely Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Ivory Coast.
Research Outcome
- Working PapersThe Importance of Farm Management Training for the African Rice Green Revolution: Experimental Evidence from Rainfed Lowland Areas in Mozambique
- Working PapersAn Inquiry into the Process of Upgrading Rice Milling Service: The Case of Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kenya
- Working PapersEconomic Viability of Large-scale Irrigation Construction in 21st Century Sub-Saharan Africa: Centering around an Estimation of the Construction Costs of the Mwea Irrigation Scheme in Kenya
- Working PapersTechnology Adoption, Impact, and Extension in Developing Countries’ Agriculture: A Review of the Recent Literature
- Working PapersThe Impact of Microcredit on Agricultural Technology Adoption and Productivity: Evidence from Randomized Control Trial in Tanzania
- Working PapersSpillovers as a Driver to Reduce Ex-post Inequality Generated by Randomized Experiments: Evidence from an Agricultural Training Intervention
- Working PapersLong-term and Spillover Effects of Rice Production Training in Uganda
- Working PapersContract Farming, Farm Mechanization, and Agricultural Intensification: The Case of Rice Farming in Cote d’Ivoire
- OtherThe Importance of Farm Management Training for the African Rice Green Revolution: Experimental Evidence From Rainfed Lowland Areas in Mozambique
- Books and ReportsRice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Policy NotesNo.9 Toward a Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Discussion PapersMechanization, Intensification, and Extensification of Agriculture: Evidence from Rice Farming in Tanzania
- Discussion PapersToward Quality Upgrading of Rice Production in SSA: Experimental Evidence from Northern Ghana
