FACTORS AND CONSTRAINTS OF RICE PRODUCTION IN THE DISTRICT OF ADJAHA (COMMUNE OF GRAND-POPO) IN SOUTHERN BENIN

Abstract

A national agricultural priority, rice cultivation is attracting more and more attention of the Beninese government and private economic operators. It is with this observation and considerable potential, but little exploited in the Municipality of Grand-Popo for rice production, which this study was conducted. The overall objective of this study is to examine the factors and constraints to rice production in the district of Adjaha (Municipality of Grand-Popo). To achieve this, data on rainfall and statistics of rice production last eight years were collected. The soil map and a representative sample of 65 rice farmers were used to title. Using the model SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) helped to highlight the potentialities available to the district of Adjaha and bottlenecks that retard its growth. The results reveal that the study environment is conducive to the cultivation of rice. And only 6% of rice potential is exploited or 81 hectares. The water control, access to agricultural equipment, credit and appropriate agricultural financing are major challenges that this sector is developed.