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The 31st Ordinary Session of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Council of Ministers held recently under the chairmanship of His Excellency Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Infrastructure of Senegal, reaffirmed strongly its commitment to support AfricaRice to help accelerate Africa’s rice self-sufficiency. Calling it a “historic” session, the chair stated, “The … Continue reading
La 31e session ordinaire du Conseil des ministres (CM) du Centre du riz pour l’Afrique (AfricaRice), tenue récemment sous la présidence de Son Excellence Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck, ministre de l’Agriculture et de l’Équipement rural du Sénégal, a réaffirmé avec force son engagement à soutenir AfricaRice pour accélérer l’autosuffisance en riz en Afrique. Qualifiant cette session … Continue reading
The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have agreed to a step-change in their partnership to accelerate delivery on the rapidly growing needs of the African rice sector, in particular, and the Sustainable Development Goals, in general. The two CGIAR Centers will join together to offer a comprehensive, pan-African, multi-focus program of … Continue reading
Le Centre du riz pour l’Afrique (AfricaRice) et l’Institut international de recherche sur le riz (IRRI) ont convenu d’un changement en profondeur de leur partenariat en vue d’accélérer la réponse aux besoins croissants et rapides du secteur rizicole en Afrique en particulier et des Objectifs de développement durable en général. Les deux centres du CGIAR conjugueront leurs … Continue reading
In a major breakthrough for Nigeria, which is subject to recurrent and devastating flooding, two high-yielding flood-tolerant rice varieties developed by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) – FARO 66 and FARO 67 – have been officially approved for cultivation. The flood-tolerant varieties were selected based on farmers’ rankings and results of on-station, multilocation and on-farm … Continue reading
Dans une percée technologique au Nigeria, qui connaît des inondations récurrentes et dévastatrices, deux variétés de riz à haut rendement, tolérantes aux inondations mises au point par le Centre du riz pour l’Afrique (AfricaRice) – FARO 66 et FARO 67 – ont été officiellement homologuées. Les variétés tolérantes aux inondations ont été sélectionnées sur la … Continue reading
An international team of researchers representing the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Wageningen University, has raised the alarm over the enormous economic impact of parasitic weeds on rice production in Africa, threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of resource-poor rice farmers and consumers in the region. Smallholder farmers … Continue reading
Une équipe internationale de chercheurs représentants le Centre du riz pour l’Afrique (AfricaRice), l’Institut international de recherche sur le riz (IRRI) et l’université de Wageningen a tiré la sonnette d’alarme sur l’immense impact économique des plantes parasites sur la production rizicole en Afrique, qui menace la sécurité alimentaire et les moyens d’existence de millions de riziculteurs … Continue reading
The 38th meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) was held between September 7 and 10 at M’bé near Bouaké, its main research station in Côte d’Ivoire, for the first time in 12 years following the civil crisis that forced the Center to scale down its activities in that country. The Board meeting – an important … Continue reading
The AfricaRice Board of Trustees has directed the new Director General Dr Harold Roy-Macauley and his Management team to initiate the first steps of a multi-phase return of its Headquarters to Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. September 2015 was set as the target date to have most Headquarters functions transferred to the new location. The decision was taken at a Board … Continue reading
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