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Rice Production and Processing in Ogun State, Nigeria: Qualitative Insights From Farmers' Association

Rice Production and Processing in Ogun State, Nigeria: Qualitative Insights From Farmers' Association

Evans S. C. Osabuohien, Uchechukwu E. Okorie, Romanus A. Osabohien
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 28
ISBN13: 9781522536314|ISBN10: 1522536310|EISBN13: 9781522536321
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3631-4.ch009
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Osabuohien, Evans S. C., et al. "Rice Production and Processing in Ogun State, Nigeria: Qualitative Insights From Farmers' Association." Food Systems Sustainability and Environmental Policies in Modern Economies, edited by Abiodun Elijah Obayelu, IGI Global, 2018, pp. 188-215. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3631-4.ch009

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Osabuohien, E. S., Okorie, U. E., & Osabohien, R. A. (2018). Rice Production and Processing in Ogun State, Nigeria: Qualitative Insights From Farmers' Association. In A. Obayelu (Ed.), Food Systems Sustainability and Environmental Policies in Modern Economies (pp. 188-215). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3631-4.ch009

Chicago

Osabuohien, Evans S. C., Uchechukwu E. Okorie, and Romanus A. Osabohien. "Rice Production and Processing in Ogun State, Nigeria: Qualitative Insights From Farmers' Association." In Food Systems Sustainability and Environmental Policies in Modern Economies, edited by Abiodun Elijah Obayelu, 188-215. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-3631-4.ch009

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Abstract

This chapter examines the importance of indigenous institutional arrangements in rice production and processing activities in Ogun State, Nigeria through the use of key informant interviews (KIIs). Analyses from the study show that agricultural financing constitutes the greatest challenge that affects rice production and processing. Other findings from the discourse reveal that in some rice producing areas where there is the existence of rice farmers' clusters, there is access to modern rice processing machines such as winnowers, threshers, and destoners. The operations of Rice Growers Association of Nigeria (RGAN) in Ogun State are coordinated by the executive committee, which constitute the indigenous institutional arrangement. This chapter recommends that sincere and concerted efforts on the part of the government in implementing the goals of agricultural transformation agenda be made to engender the welfare of rice farmers through the development of the rice value chain. The need for actively involving the rice farmers through the RGAN is also germane. The opportunities identified in the study include: having “pool of land” RGAN that enables the rice farmers to form clusters and increase production, creating platform through which the rice growers could leverage to facilitate access to inputs and technical support, and gaining of visibility and market access to enhance returns on their farming endeavours.

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