Table 3.
Structures involved in the training (production, conservation and processing techniques) of rice producers in the study area.
| Region | Type of structure | Structures | Number of trained farmers |
|---|---|---|---|
|
North (N = 114) |
Government agencies | ATDA | 74 |
| CPI | 7 | ||
| ProCAD (PADA) | 47 | ||
| NGOs | BORNE fonden | 3 | |
| GIZ (Pro-Agri, PROSOL) | 21 | ||
| International institutions | AfricaRice | 4 | |
| CTB or ENABEL (PROFI) | 4 | ||
| PNUD (PVM) | 6 | ||
| Farmer organizations | URCPR-D | 2 | |
|
Centre (N = 38) |
Government agencies | ATDA | 22 |
| ProCAD (PADA) | 2 | ||
| NGOs | Songhaï | 1 | |
| GIZ | 18 | ||
| ONG '' Un monde'' | 1 | ||
| VECO-WA | 1 | ||
| International institutions | AfricaRice | 2 | |
| Farmer organizations | UNIRIZ | 3 | |
| UCR | 1 | ||
|
South (N = 118) |
Government agencies | ATDA | 91 |
| INRAB | 3 | ||
| ProCAD (PADA) | 9 | ||
| PAIA-VO | 9 | ||
| NGOs | SNV | 1 | |
| GIZ | 19 | ||
| ALDIPE | 11 | ||
| International institutions | AfricaRice | 2 | |
| CTB or ENABEL | 6 | ||
| IFDC | 1 | ||
| Company | ESOP | 4 |
ATDA: Territorial Agricultural Development Agencies, CPI: Investment Promotion Center, GIZ: German Technical Cooperation, ProAgri: Promotion of agriculture, ProCAD: Framework Support Program for Agricultural Diversification, PADA: Support Project for Agricultural Diversification, CTB or ENABEL: Belgian Technical Cooperation, PROFI: Agriculture support program, INRAB: National Institute for Agricultural Research of Benin, ESOP: Service Companies and Producers' Organizations, SNV: Dutch Development Organization, PAIA-VO: Agricultural infrastructure support project in the Valley of Ouémé, IFDC: International Center for Fertilizer Development. ALDIPE: Association for the Fight for Integrated Development and for the Protection of the Environment; UNIRIZ: Union of Hills Rice Producers; PVM: Millennium Villages Project, UCR: Communal rice farmers unions.