The annual production is around 50,000 metric tons against an annual demand of about 300000 metric tons. Analysis of incentives and disincentives for rice in kenya food and. Supports over 500,000 rural households in production agrochemical enterprises, machinery. Rice consumption has been growing much more rapidly than production at an average rate of 11 percent per year since kenyas independence in. Its goal is to support the efforts of african countries to double rice production on the continent to 28 million tons per annum within 10 years by 2018. Situation and challenges of food production policy in kenya. Access and utilisation of technologies, information and management practices 6. Rice production in kenya rice cultivation was introduced in kenya 1907 from asia 16.
However, as the thai economy has become more developed, the role and significance of rice have been gradually declining. The programme combines using certified seeds and intensive water management with high levels of farmer sensitization. Agricultural marketing cooperatives cooperative information report 45, section 15 marketing cooperatives are found in every region of the united states and handle most types of farm. Tanzania august 20, 2018 market fundamentals summary. Greenhouse gas emissions from rice, peanut and millet farms in peninsular india. Three indicators reflect the gradually changing role of. Although it may be surprising, it is possible to get many more grains of rice from a field by planting fewer plants and by putting them farther apart, so that each plant is healthier and more vigorous in its growth. Adhya 1, joe rudek1, richie ahuja 1, steven hamburg1 1 environmental defense fund, new york, ny, united states. Global production of rice has risen steadily from around 200 million metric tons mt of unmilled rice in 1960, to over 678 million mt in 2009. The national rice consumption is estimated at 300,000 metric tones compared to an annual production range of 45,000 to 80,000 metric tones.
Rice is the third most important staple food in kenya after maize and wheat. It is relatively easy to produce and is grown for sale and for home consumption. Rice is kenya s third staple food after maize and wheat. Though many regions grow the crop for domestic consumption, kenya for a longtime regarded rice as.
About 95 percent of rice in kenya is grown under irrigation in paddy schemes managed by the national irrigation board nib. Global production has been increasing steadily at an average increase of 4% between 2005 and 2012, with a small reduction only in 2009. It is the third most important cereal crop after maize and wheat 11, 17, 28. The two most often cited are those of the ministry of agriculture moa for all milled rice production and those of the national irrigation board nib for paddy rice production on its irrigation schemes. Despite local peoples efforts to increase the production of rice, the kenya government has improved rice production in this area though an. It is not clear that rice production is the best use for irrigated land in kenya. Rice knowledge for kenya this page highlights countryspecific, uptodate information on rice and ricebased cropping systems for farmers and extension workers in kenya. National grain production programmes ngpp, the structural adjustment programmes sap 1986, and the presidential initiative on increased rice production, processing and export piirppe 2001. Kenya has a potential of about 540,000 ha irrigable and 1. The national irrigation board in kenya has launched a new rice production system sri to improve food security. This has necessitated the import dependency ratio to be very high about 88% in the last decade. Oct 10, 2017 its production capacity only amounts to about 30% of this requirement as based on the latest kenya import exports statistics. About 80% of rice in kenya is grown under continuous flooding as is typified in the mwea irrigation scheme.
In addition to the irrigated basmati rice, the gok and county governments are promoting production new rice for africa nerica, an improved, rainfed, upland rice variety. Rice is kenyas thirdlargest staple food after corn and wheat and its consumption has been rising steadily as a result of changing tastes, higher incomes, and its ease of cooking. With improved water harvesting, storage, underground water resource utilization and innovative management technologies, the current irrigation potential can be increased by a further 800,000 ha to 1. Growth and production of rice encyclopedia of life.
National rice development strategy nrds developed in 2008 and covering the period up to 2018 aims to increase the domestic rice production by 9. Empowering smallholder rice farmers in tanzania to. The rice price comparison chart shows that price for rice 01 kg in kenya is 151. The poultry industry in kenya is dominated by indigenous chickens ics kemboi et al. Government policy documents on food security, such. Production table 1 shows that rice production has increased worldwide over the last 42 years 1965 to 2007. Rice is grown from pregerminated seed, which is first grown in the nursery before transplanting. Nigeria is the largest producer of rice in the west africa subregion. Eastern africa agricultural productivity program eaapp. Thailand is located in the temperate zone where it is suitable to grow indica or the socalled long grain rice. Technical efficiency of rice producers in mwea irrigation scheme j.
The 2nd working week on nrds revision in ethiopia november. Rice production in nigeria rice is an increasingly important crop in nigeria. Sindano or biryani rice is a popular, nonaromatic, imported rice variety consumed especially in budgetconscious households. Analysis of rice supply chain in kenya arc journals. Greenhouse gas emissions from rice, peanut and millet. Though many regions grow the crop for domestic consumption, kenya for a longtime regarded rice as a cash crop. Rice seeds are available from national irrigation board nib and mwea irrigation. Given that this business is dominated by smallholder farmers and that the country is endowed with extensive landscapes suitable for rice production coupled with a high domestic and foreign potential market, there is an urgent need to enhance the yield as a key to promote food security. Its production capacity only amounts to about 30% of this requirement as based on the latest kenya import exports statistics. Determinants of rice production and marketing in low producer farmers. By 1970 production of rice had expanded into most of the suitable areas as it gained popularity in the area as a source of cash income. Determinants of rice production and marketing in low. Production of these food crops have increased in the recent years. This enables rice plants to produce more grains, which is the reason for growing rice.
Irrigation agriculture in kenya nairobi office kenya. System of rice intensification sri growing more rice. The training involves cultivation of rice via water saving techniques which increase yields from 15 bags of rice per acre to 30 bags. In most continents except the americas and oceania, there was a decrease in production in either 2001, 2002 or in. This study provides some answers to these questions by undertaking statistical and econometric analysis on data from a farm investment climate assessment ica conducted in cambodia. Rice production at mwea scheme falls to lowest level of 35 tonnes munene kamau 30th jan 2017 00.
Rice production has long played a vital role in thailands socioeconomic development, making the country the worlds largest rice exporter in the last 3 decades. Although it may be surprising, it is possible to get many more grains of rice from a field by. Kenya grain and feed annual 2016 kenya corn, wheat and. Genetic coefficients were determined using 2010 experimental data. The study is intended as a guide only, and can be used in making production decisions, determining potential returns. Fish and livestock production are other components of food. Effects of change in weather conditions on the yields of basmati 370 and ir 2793801 cultivated under system of rice intensification sri in mwea and western kenya irrigation schemes were assessed through sensitivity analysis using the ceres rice model v 4. The ministry of agriculture does not report the market price. Despite the great efforts made to increase maize production, the demand has occasionally outstripped the supply, requiring importation of large quantities of maize grain. You may also visit the kenya rice knowledge bank developed in close partnership with the kenya agricultural research institute kari. Kenya pishori rice goes at ksh 6 per kg in retail, and at ksh 128 at wholesale. Historically, rice is a cash crop for rural producers.
It is currently the most expensive cereal in the country, retailing at about ksh. Rice production in nigeria overseas development institute. Production the world production of rice paddy in 2006 was 631 million metric tons. Smaller quantities are produced along river valleys. Production of paddy rice can be doubled from 899,000 tons produced in 2008 to 1,963,000 tons by 2018 and productivity will be improved from 1. Local manufacture of rotary weeders is linked to adoption of sri in kenya. Republic of kenya ministry of agriculture, livestock and. Vietnam is the th largest producer with annual production of 775, 942 tonnes in 2012. They are usually at the head office submitting documents for payment of. As a result, the country has made a name on the list of major rice importing countries in africa and the world as a whole as it has to export quite a significant amount of rice from other countries, top on the list being. About 80% of the rice grown in kenya is from irrigation schemes. Rice production rice is produced both under irrigation and upland conditions in kenya. Exploring options for improving rice production to reduce. Organic and conventional rice production in industrialized.
Empowering smallholder rice farmers in tanzania to increase. Domestic production supplies slightly more than a tenth of demand despite the almost threefold increase in production over the last 10 years. Rice for africa is the coalition for african rice development card online presence. March 2014 agricultural value chain analysis in northern. Balasubramanian v, sie m, hijmans rj, otsuka k 2007 increasing rice production in subsaharan africa. Case studies on m aps have been carried out in countries like gambia, zambia, senegal, mali, kenya etc. Evans atera and others published production and marketing of rice in kenya. Other sources include rice, wheat, beans, irish and sweet potatoes and traditional foods such as sorghum, millet, cassava, arrow roots and yams.
Rice rice in kenya is mainly grown in irrigation schemes that are managed by the stateowned national irrigation board nib. According to the statistics available, the rate of rice consumption in kenya is around 12% per year. Rice has been gathered, consumed, and cultivated by women and men worldwide for more than 10,000 years longer than any other crop. Rice cultivation methods and their sustainability aspects. Request pdf rice production in africa oryza glaberrima steudel, one of the two cultivated rice species, originates from africa where it has been grown for more than 3000 years. Despite low rice yield levels in tanzania, the country is the leading producer in eastern and southern africa. Rice situation rice production the rice industry in thailand has reached a mature stage of development, with a high degree of specialization in highvalue native rice. Owing to a rapid growth in consumption demand for rice, kenya annually imports about 450,000 tons of milled rice from other rice producing countries. This undertaking succeeded to put about 40,436 acres maize 8686 and rice 31750 slightly higher than the targeted 35,550 acres of maize 14,600 and rice 20,950 under irrigation. International journal of environment agriculture and biotechnologyissn. Current rice production and projections based on area, yield and. The development objective of the expanding rice production project for tanzania is to increase rice produced and marketed in the morogoro region in the tanzania mainland and in zanzibar, leading to improved rural incomes and food security. Rice farming in k enya is estimated at between 33,000 and 50,000 metric tonnes, while consumption is between 180,000 and 250,000 tonnes.
Production and marketing of rice in kenya academic journals. In some areas there is a long tradition of rice growing, but for many, rice has been considered a luxury food for special occasions only. The two crops yielded a total of 782,662 bags, made of 147,662 bags of. Rice knowledge for kenya this page highlights countryspecific, uptodate information on rice and rice based cropping systems for farmers and extension workers in kenya. Other cash crops 2 grown include cotton, sugar and sunflower. Maize is kenyas principal crop and is wholly dependent on rainfall, while only about 17% of the country is suitable for rainfed crop production. It resulted in 421 million tons of milled rice, of which 372 million tons were consumed as food. Technical efficiency of rice producers in mwea irrigation. System of rice intensification sri growing more rice while. Analysis of incentives and disincentives for rice in kenya. Rice production land preparation flood fields then till using tractor drawn rotatillers level well 35 times using bulldrawn leveling board transplanting seedlings ready for transplanting after 2128 days in the nursery spacing 20cm x 20cm, 2 seedlings per hill. The sample costs to produce rice in the sacramento valley are presented in this study.
At least 114 countries grow rice and more than 50 have an annual production of 100,000 metric tons or more. Landlocked and surrounded by five other nations, it has a long border with lake victoria and has many other large water bodies. The increases in total production have been steady on each continent except in 2001and 2002. The study is intended as a guide only, and can be used in making production decisions, determining potential returns, preparing budgets and evaluating production loans. Kenya imports nearly all of its rice from the far east, with pakistan accounting for 74 percent of total rice. Card is a consultative group of bilateral donors and regional and international organizations working in collaboration with riceproducing african countries. Value addition and socioeconomics background t he economies of the four eastern african countries of kenya, uganda, tanzania and ethiopia largely depend on agriculture. Muterod department of agricultural economics, university of nairobi, p. It is the most important food crop for about half of the human race. Rice consumption has been growing much more rapidly than production at an average rate of 11 percent per year since kenyas independence in 1960. Currently, the demand for rice in kenya outstrips its production, a gap that is filled through imports. Apr 21, 2014 despite low rice yield levels in tanzania, the country is the leading producer in eastern and southern africa. Thus, increasing rice production and productivity in kenya requires a number of measures to. There are a number of different estimates for rice production and area in kenya.
Areas that are suitable for paddy production are the low altitude areas below 350metres above sea level of usangu basin in mbarali, kamsamba in momba. Rice production afa agriculture and food authority. Today, rice is no longer a luxury food to millions of nigerians but has becomethecerealthatconstitutesamajorsourceofcaloriesforthe rural and urban poor with demand growing at an annual rate of 5%. Tanzania market fundamentals summary august 2018 famine early warning systems network 4 maize white maize is the most important cereal in tanzania, accounting for about 70% of annual cereal production got, 2018. Table 1 shows the national and global rice production and consumption trends from 2001 2007. Writeup taken from the irris rice almanac 20 uganda, 241,550 km 2 in area, is a highland plateau country in eastcentral africa, the lowest point being 621 m above sea level. Estimating rice yield under changing weather conditions in. Kenyas annual rice demand stands at 540,000 metric tons, against a production of only 140,000 metric tons. Determinants of rice production and marketing in low producer. The deficit is met through imports which are valued at kshs 7 billion in 2008.