Add to ORKGIn Africa, rice processing provides employment for many rural people. A survey on local rice processing methods in the north, central and south of Benin shows that local rice is often parboiled before milling. Rice parboiling is an important transformation process that contributes greatly to enhancing quality of rice. This important income generating activity is exclusively done by women from rice producing communities. In Benin, the traditional rice parboiling method is still prevailing and does not lead to quality rice. To address this, an improved rice parboiling technology was developed. AfricaRice subsequently developed a video where rural women explain how to use this improved technology. Four NGOs in central Benin publicly screened t...
In a context of low literacy rates and a high level of rurality, the use of rural radio in agricultu...
Présentation de l'éditeur : Rice is a strategic and political crop in many African countries. The hi...
Since the 2007 food crisis, the Government of Benin has created enabling conditions that urge small ...
In Africa, rice processing provides employment for many rural people. A survey on local rice process...
In Africa, rice processing provides employment for many rural people. A survey on local rice process...
To improve rice parboiling in Benin, an improved parboiling process with new equipment is being rele...
In Africa, rice production and processing tasks are allocated on gender basis, with women being res...
Understanding how to stimulate innovation among farmers and processors is crucial for attaining sus...
The widespread use of traditional rice-parboiling methods in Benin leads to poor quality of final ri...
When the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)1 introduced improved parboiling technology in Benin in 2006...
This article deals with the comparison of the conventional training based on two day community works...
As most of sub-Saharan Africa countries, Benin has noted a growth of rural radio stations over the ...
Rice is a primary food source, vital vehicle in dealing with food security and eradicating poverty....
In Benin, traditional parboiling is still widely practiced among rice processors, resulting in infer...
peer reviewedUsing the sustainable livelihoods framework to evaluate the impact of a farmer-to-farme...
In a context of low literacy rates and a high level of rurality, the use of rural radio in agricultu...
Présentation de l'éditeur : Rice is a strategic and political crop in many African countries. The hi...
Since the 2007 food crisis, the Government of Benin has created enabling conditions that urge small ...
In Africa, rice processing provides employment for many rural people. A survey on local rice process...
In Africa, rice processing provides employment for many rural people. A survey on local rice process...
To improve rice parboiling in Benin, an improved parboiling process with new equipment is being rele...
In Africa, rice production and processing tasks are allocated on gender basis, with women being res...
Understanding how to stimulate innovation among farmers and processors is crucial for attaining sus...
The widespread use of traditional rice-parboiling methods in Benin leads to poor quality of final ri...
When the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)1 introduced improved parboiling technology in Benin in 2006...
This article deals with the comparison of the conventional training based on two day community works...
As most of sub-Saharan Africa countries, Benin has noted a growth of rural radio stations over the ...
Rice is a primary food source, vital vehicle in dealing with food security and eradicating poverty....
In Benin, traditional parboiling is still widely practiced among rice processors, resulting in infer...
peer reviewedUsing the sustainable livelihoods framework to evaluate the impact of a farmer-to-farme...
In a context of low literacy rates and a high level of rurality, the use of rural radio in agricultu...
Présentation de l'éditeur : Rice is a strategic and political crop in many African countries. The hi...
Since the 2007 food crisis, the Government of Benin has created enabling conditions that urge small ...