{"title":"Assessing the Effect of the Shift of Rural Labor towards Non-Agricultural Sectors on Rice Cultivation in the African Environment: Evidence from Sierra Leone","authors":"Alhaji M. H Conteh, Xiangbin Yan, Alfred V Gborie","volume":80,"journal":"International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering","pagesStart":2455,"pagesEnd":2461,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/16634","abstract":"
The crop rice is the staple food of most Sierra Leone
\r\nwith no close substitute. However, its cultivation has been on its last
\r\nlegs over the years. The decline in the domestic rice cultivation has
\r\nhad vicious socio-economic implications such as hiking consumer
\r\nprices, balance of payment dilemmas with debt burden. The objective
\r\nof this study is thus, to assess the effect of the shift of rural labour
\r\ntowards non-agricultural sectors on rice cultivation. The tools utilized
\r\nfor analyzing the problem under consideration involved a thorough
\r\ndescriptive statistics and generalized linear model using OLS
\r\ntechnique. Increased rural population was established positive and
\r\nsignificant in affecting rice cultivation. Fertilizer utilization was
\r\ninsignificant in rice cultivation. For reducing the shift of rural labor
\r\nforce towards nonagricultural sectors, the government should make
\r\nthe agricultural sector very lucrative.<\/p>\r\n","references":"
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