Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2017, 65(2), 679-688 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun201765020679

Asian Countries in the Global Rice Market

Vladimir Milovanovic, Luboš Smutka
Facultry of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Kamycka 129, 165 21 Prague, Czech Republic

Rice is an important Asian commodity, a region with diverse production systems and consumption patterns. With an increasing population leading to an increase in demand, the main drivers which determine rice production need to be identified. The study thus attempts to identify and assess the key drivers of rice production and the future prospects in major rice producing countries within the region using simple and stepwise multiple linear regression. In most of the countries, rice production was found to be determined by indicators such as yield, country consumption and country population, each accounting for about 90 percent of variation in rice production. Among the mentioned indicators, country population should be given the most weight to as majority of rice is consumed by humans, thus validating the need to address the necessity to enhance rice production that commensurate with an increasing population.

Keywords: rice production, Asia, determinants of rice production
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The project was realized with the support of the Internal Grant Agency of the Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (20171018 - Aging in rural India: Implications for agriculture and smallholder farmers).

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Milovanovic, V., & Smutka, L. (2017). Asian Countries in the Global Rice Market. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 65(2), 679-688. doi: 10.11118/actaun201765020679
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