How revolutionary is the "NERICA revolution"? Evidence from Uganda
How revolutionary is the "NERICA revolution"? Evidence from Uganda
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1746-1049.2006.00016.x
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发表时间：
2006-06-01
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
Otsuka, Keijiro
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作者：
Kijima, Yoko;Sserunkuuma, Dick;Otsuka, Keijiro
被称为非洲新稻的一种新的高产高地品种被广泛认为是解决撒哈拉以南非洲粮食短缺问题的一种有前途的技术。然而，没有农场产量数据支持这种乐观情绪。本研究试图评估非洲新稻在乌干达的实际和潜在产量，它已被引入最近。我们发现，有水稻种植经验的农民的非洲新稻产量（2.5吨）高于没有水稻种植经验的农民（1.7吨）。这些发现有力地表明，加强培训、推广和其他支持系统是该国“非洲新稻革命”成功的关键。
A new high-yielding upland rice variety known as New Rice for Africa (NERICA) has been widely recognized as a promising technology for addressing the food shortage in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there has been no on-farm yield data to support this optimism. The present study attempts to assess the actual and potential yield of NERICA in Uganda where it has been introduced recently. We found that NERICA's yield is higher (2.5 tons) for farmers who had rice-growing experience than those who had no previous experience (1.7 tons). These findings strongly indicate that strengthening training, extension, and other supporting systems is the key to the success of the "NERICA revolution" in this country.