Rice farmer’s poverty and its determinants: evidence from Dogofiri village of Office du Niger zone in Mali
ABSTRACT: The aim of this research was to contribute to a better understanding of rice farmer’s poverty of Office du Niger (ON) in Mali at village-level. Data were collected through survey with 110 head family farms in the village of Dogofiri. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statis...
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| description | ABSTRACT: The aim of this research was to contribute to a better understanding of rice farmer’s poverty of Office du Niger (ON) in Mali at village-level. Data were collected through survey with 110 head family farms in the village of Dogofiri. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the main determinants of poverty. Results indicated that the factors of physical capital and human capital as well as government policy have a significant influence on the poverty of family farms through production, age, family size, education and health support, agricultural credit and water fees. Policies aimed to improve the family farm’s income and boosting rice production to alleviate poverty ought to be based on these factors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74f2c71d43944ae3aac4dc96c1c860cb2022-12-22T04:12:34ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaCiência Rural1678-45962020-02-0150210.1590/0103-8478cr20190260Rice farmer’s poverty and its determinants: evidence from Dogofiri village of Office du Niger zone in MaliBrahima CoulibalyShixiang Lihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1858-6295Zhanqi WangABSTRACT: The aim of this research was to contribute to a better understanding of rice farmer’s poverty of Office du Niger (ON) in Mali at village-level. Data were collected through survey with 110 head family farms in the village of Dogofiri. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Multiple linear regression models were used to analyze the main determinants of poverty. Results indicated that the factors of physical capital and human capital as well as government policy have a significant influence on the poverty of family farms through production, age, family size, education and health support, agricultural credit and water fees. Policies aimed to improve the family farm’s income and boosting rice production to alleviate poverty ought to be based on these factors.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782020000200900&tlng=enrice farmerpovertydeterminantsOffice du NigerMali |
| spellingShingle | Brahima Coulibaly Shixiang Li Zhanqi Wang Rice farmer’s poverty and its determinants: evidence from Dogofiri village of Office du Niger zone in Mali Ciência Rural rice farmer poverty determinants Office du Niger Mali |
| title | Rice farmer’s poverty and its determinants: evidence from Dogofiri village of Office du Niger zone in Mali |
| title_full | Rice farmer’s poverty and its determinants: evidence from Dogofiri village of Office du Niger zone in Mali |
| title_fullStr | Rice farmer’s poverty and its determinants: evidence from Dogofiri village of Office du Niger zone in Mali |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rice farmer’s poverty and its determinants: evidence from Dogofiri village of Office du Niger zone in Mali |
| title_short | Rice farmer’s poverty and its determinants: evidence from Dogofiri village of Office du Niger zone in Mali |
| title_sort | rice farmer s poverty and its determinants evidence from dogofiri village of office du niger zone in mali |
| topic | rice farmer poverty determinants Office du Niger Mali |
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