Table 9 Constraints of rice production in the 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