Table 9.
Constraints of rice production in the study area.
| Constraints | North | Centre | South | Study area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lack of farm machinery | 20 | 23.8 | 20.1 | 20.6 |
| Lack of agricultural credit | 22.4 | 19.8 | 11.1 | 18.2 |
| Field maintenance | 5.1 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 10.8 |
| Increase of input prices | 21.1 | 3 | 9 | 14.4 |
| Lack of manpower | 6.1 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 9 |
| Poor water management | 4 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 4.3 |
| Bird attacks | 2.9 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 4.9 |
| No sales market | 6.1 | – | 7 | 5.6 |
| Pest attacks | 4 | – | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Lack of rice cooperative | – | – | 7.4 | 2.5 |
| Poor seed quality | 2.6 | – | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Lack of irrigation system | – | 3.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Drought | 1.9 | 1 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Lack of exploitable land | 1.9 | – | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| Soil infertility | 1.9 | – | 0.4 | 1.1 |