Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)

CGIAR calls for action at Rio+20

How sustainable are intensive irrigated rice cropping systems?
The sustainability of highly intensive irrigated rice cropping systems is of great importance worldwide. With German support, long-term fertility experiments (LTFEs) for intensive rice-based irrigated systems in the Senegal River valley were established at AfricaRice’s research farms in the Senegal River delta and middle valley in 1991 and these trials continue today.

Bridging this scientist–farmer divide through multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs)
Scientists look at rice as a crop for research, while farmers look at it as a component in an agricultural system which can provide food and livelihood to their families. A project supported by the European Union entitled “Realizing the agricultural potential of inland valley lowlands in sub-Saharan Africa while maintaining their environmental services (RAP)” has achieved initial success in bridging this divide.

Developing women’s seed enterprise
Where do more than 80% of the smallholder farmers in West Africa go for seeds? They go to a neighbor’s farm. If farmers can be trained to produce good-quality seed, then the existing system of community and informal exchange can be strengthened. And, if the seeds are produced and marketed by women farmers’ groups, then it could be the starting point of a viable seed enterprise.

AfricaRice in the news

	19 May 2012 Recherche rizicole : les pôles de développement en place
	Newsmada AfricaRice s’est donné comme objectif d’aider l’Afrique à atteindre environ 90% d’autosuffisance en riz d’ici 2020. Et Madagascar, parmi les 24 pays adhérant à cette association, devra aussi concentrer ses efforts pour s’adapter à ce nouveau concept en vue d’atteindre le même objectif qui est d’améliorer la productivité rizicole par le biais de la création des PDR.


	18 May 2012 Secteur rizicole: Mise en place des pôles de développement dans le pays
	La Gazette Le centre de riz pour l’Afrique est une organisation de recherche panafricaine crée en 1971 par 11 états africains. Actuellement elle compte 24 pays membres (Bénin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Egypte, Madagascar, etc.) couvrant les régions d’Afrique de l’Ouest, du centre, de l’Est et du Nord. Elle œuvre pour l’amélioration des moyens d’existence en Afrique par des activités scientifiques et des partenariats efficaces.


	16 May 2012 Pôle de Développement Rizicole : un élément clé pour l’augmentation de la production
	Ministere de l'agriculture, Madagascar Notons que la vision du succès d’AfricaRice est liée aux Objectifs du millénaire pour le développement (OMD) et également à la vision et aux buts du Programme détaillé de développement de l’agriculture africaine (PDDAA).


	16 May 2012 Recherche rizicole : les pôles de développement en place
	Newsmada AfricaRice s’est donné comme objectif d’aider l’Afrique à atteindre environ 90% d’autosuffisance en riz d’ici 2020. Et Madagascar, parmi les 24 pays adhérant à cette association, devra aussi concentrer ses efforts pour s’adapter à ce nouveau concept en vue d’atteindre le même objectif qui est d’améliorer la productivité rizicole par le biais de la création des PDR.


	15 May 2012 IITA, ILRA plan increased collaboration for agric development
	Vanguard The centres work in close collaboration with hundreds of partner organisations, including national and regional agricultural research institutes, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector. The CGIAR now has 64 governmental and non-governmental members and supports 14 research centres and one intergovernmental research centre , AfricaRice.


	14 May 2012 Jonathan inaugurates agric transformation council today
	Vanguard The Council would also identify and create global leading minds on agricultural transformation of strategic value chains for carefully selected agricultural products, and also ensure increased agricultural financing while promoting and implementing partnership agreements between the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the FMARD to unlock US$3.0 billion in Agricultural Financing. Other members of ATIC are: ex- President Olusegun Obasanjo, Dangote, Governors of Anambra, , Kebbi Benue, Akwa -Ibom and Ondo State; Minister of State for Agric, Coordinating Minister for Economy, Minister National Planning, Minister of Trade and Investment, Minister of Water Resources, Minister of Power Governor of Central Bank, Chief Economic Adviser to Mr President, Chairman Nigeria Economic Summit Group, Chairman Association of Seed Producing Companies, Chairman of Fertiliser companies MAN , Chairman Bankers Sub Committee on Development , IITA, AfricaRice, ADB, Tony Elumelu Foundation.


	11 mai 2012 Un champ d’opportunités
	La Gazette Awa Doumbiya est aux anges. Son visage affiche un rictus de satisfaction. Son stand, posé à l’entrée du village de la Fiara (Foire internationale de l’agriculture et des ressources animales) ne désemplit pas. Il est pris d’assaut par de nombreux clients venus se procurer du riz parfumé provenant des périmètres rizicoles de la vallée du fleuve Sénégal. Très prisés par les consommateurs des centres urbains, les sachets de 5 et 50 kilos de riz parfumé s’écoulent comme de petits pains. Les variétés sahel 328, 329 et 177 développées par Africa rice et homologuées par l’Isra depuis 2009 ont le vent en poupe.


	11 mai 2012 Introduction de variétés de riz parfumé dans la vallée du fleuve Sénégal : Un champ d’opportunités
	La Gazette Il est pris d’assaut par de nombreux clients venus se procurer du riz parfumé provenant des périmètres rizicoles de la vallée du fleuve Sénégal. Très prisés par les consommateurs des centres urbains, les sachets de 5 et 50 kilos de riz parfumé s’écoulent comme de petits pains. Les variétés sahel 328, 329 et 177 développées par AfricaRice et homologuées par l’Isra depuis 2009 ont le vent en poupe.


	11 mai 2012 Gagnoa : Le CNRA lance un projet pour l’optimisation et la rentabilisation de la culture du riz irrigué en Côte d’Ivoire
	Agence Ivoirienne de Presse Le « Groupe d’action agronomie, transformation et valeur ajoutée du riz » du CNRA, chargé de piloter ce projet financé par l’Organisation régionale AfricaRice, a réuni ses partenaires sur le terrain, à savoir l’Agence national d`appui au développement rural (ANADER), des représentants de fournisseurs d’intrants, des représentants de coopératives de producteurs, transformateurs, commerçants et de transporteurs, en vue de les informer et procéder au démarrage du projet dans le pôle de Gagnoa.


	11 mai 2012 Gagnoa : Le CNRA lance un projet pour l’optimisation et la rentabilisation de la culture du riz irrigué en Côte d’Ivoire
	Abidjan.net Le « Groupe d’action agronomie, transformation et valeur ajoutée du riz » du CNRA, chargé de piloter ce projet financé par l’Organisation régionale AfricaRice, a réuni ses partenaires sur le terrain, à savoir l’Agence national d`appui au développement rural (ANADER), des représentants de fournisseurs d’intrants, des représentants de coopératives de producteurs, transformateurs, commerçants et de transporteurs, en vue de les informer et procéder au démarrage du projet dans le pôle de Gagnoa.


	9 mai 2012 La recherche rizicole en Afrique sert de cas irréfutable pour l’investissement
	Meridian Institute Le Conseil d’administration d’AfricaRice a décrit le nouveau plan stratégique de 10 ans d’AfricaRice axé sur les produits, et présentant une vision claire du succès visant à aider l’Afrique à atteindre environ 90 % d’autosuffisance en riz d’ici l’an 2020, comme étant « un programme irréfutable et convaincant pour réaliser l’énorme potentiel rizicole de l’Afrique ». AfricaRice est une association de recherche intergouvernementale de 24 pays membres africains.


	9 May 2012 Rice Research in Africa Provides a Strong Case for Investment
	Meridian Institute The AfricaRice Board of Trustees describes AfricaRice’s new product-oriented 10-year strategic plan, which presents a clear vision of success to help Africa achieve almost 90 percent self-sufficiency in rice by year 2020, as “a compelling and convincing agenda for realizing Africa’s tremendous rice potential.” AfricaRice is an intergovernmental research association of 24 African member countries.


	8 May 2012 Le riz Nerica améliore la sécurité alimentaire au sud du Sénégal
	USAID Dakar Mamadou Coulibaly, un producteur sénégalais devenu millionnaire grâce à la culture du riz Nerica ! Depuis 2009, l'USAID à travers le Projet Croissance Economique au Sénégal travaille avec des groupements de producteurs pour diffuser à grande échelle les variétés de riz Nerica (Nouveau Riz pour l'Afrique) et augmenter la sécurité alimentaire.


	4 May 2012 'Lutte filmée' contre le striga en Afrique de l'Ouest
	New Agriculturist En Afrique de l'Ouest, l'Institut international de recherche sur les cultures des zones tropicales semi-arides (ICRISAT) s'est appuyé sur l'expérience développée par le Centre du Riz pour l'Afrique (AfricaRice) pour produire une série de dix vidéos de formation paysan-à-paysan.


	3 May 2012 Rice research in Africa serves as a compelling case for investment
	Global Scientia Fascinated by the work of the Rice Center (AfricaRice) and its partners on the development of new technologies stress-tolerant and resistant to weather conditions for major rice production systems in Africa, the Chairman of the Board administration AfricaRice Dr. Peter Matlon said at the last meeting of the Board: "We believe that the rice research in Africa is compelling case for investment. "


	3 May 2012 Rice research in Africa provides a strong case for investment
	AlphaGalileo Excited by the work of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) and its partners on the development of new stress-tolerant and climate-resilient technologies for major rice production systems in Africa, the Chair of the AfricaRice Board of Trustees Dr. Peter Matlon stated at the recent Board meeting, “We believe that rice research in Africa provides a strong case for investment.”


	3 May 2012 Rice research in Africa provides a strong case for investment
	World's Luxury Guide ..of workshops and training programs to build Africa’s research and development capacity relating to rice Launch of the CGIAR Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) activities in Africa under the leadership of AfricaRice Launch of the Africa-wide Rice Task..


	2 May 2012 La recherche rizicole en Afrique sert de cas irrefutable pour l’investissement
	AidNews Passionné par les travaux du Centre du riz pour l’Afrique (AfricaRice) et de ses partenaires sur la mise au point de nouvelles technologies tolérantes aux stress et résistantes aux aléas climatiques pour les principaux systèmes de production rizicole en Afrique, le président du Conseil d’administration d’AfricaRice Dr Peter Matlon a déclaré lors de la dernière réunion du Conseil d’administration


	2 May 2012 Rice research in Africa provides a strong case for investment
	SeedQuest “Our ambition is to maintain high standards of excellence at all levels and to keep in mind that AfricaRice can achieve its mission only through strong national agricultural research systems and strategic partnerships worldwide in order to bring the best efforts of rice science to bear on the immense challenge of food security faced by Africa,” said AfricaRice Director General Dr. Papa Abdoulaye Seck.


	30 Apr 2012 Drought-and-flood- tolerant rice
	The Daily Star We have learnt from a news report that Department of Agricultural Extension has taken a scheme to distribute 450 tonnes of seeds of high-yielding drought-tolerant rice named Nerica among farmers in 30 districts for sowing in 18,500 acres of land.


	25 Apr 2012 CAMPAGNE AGRICOLE 2012-2013 : L’AUTRE URGENCE
	l'ESSOR Les intrants subventionnés concernent notamment le riz (irrigué, nerica, bas-fonds), le maïs conventionnel et hybride, le mil/sorgho, le blé, le niébé et le coton. Le montant total des subventions des engrais est estimé à 36.662.537.023 Fcfa contre une prévision de 35.830.024.573 Fcfa pour la campagne agricole 2011/2012.


	25 Apr 2012 Urban and rural development: Sustainability for all - IFAD President
	IFAD Sustainability for all. It sounds like a lofty goal, but I can tell you that sustainability is well within our reach. I know this from my 20 years of working as a research scientist at the CGIAR, my 10 years leading the Africa Rice Centre, and the five years I have now spent in the world of rural development at IFAD.


	24 Apr 2012 Drought-tolerant rice to go for a try-out
	Business The government for the first time will trial an African drought-tolerant rice variety -- Nerica -- on farmers' fields in an effort to bring more upland areas under rice cultivation and boost production.


	23 Apr 2012 IRAD introduces 100 Rice Varieties in Cameroon
	Cameroon POSTline According to a source from IRAD Bambui, Cameroon currently has 7.2 million hectares of land good for rice cultivation but unfortunately, only 1.8 hectares are being used. UNVDA in the Ndop plains of the Northwest Region of Cameroon is embarking in the opening of rice fields with the introduction of NERICA improved rice seeds.


	21 Apr 2012 Sénégal : l'USAID souhaite développer les riz aromatiques et le Nerica
	Maxisciences Les riz aromatiques ou riz parfumés de la vallée du fleuve Sénégal et le riz Nerica des plateaux du Sud apparaissent comme une solution pérenne pour assurer ...


	18 Apr 2012 Production rizicole au Sénégal
	Afrique en ligne En 2011, indique Michel Voisard, le niveau de production était de 175.000 tonnes de semences de « nérica ». Ce qui permettra d'aménager près de 2.000 ha de « nérica » à la prochaine campagne, soit une production attendue de près de 5.000 tonnes pour la consommation.


	18 Apr 2012 Riz Nerica : L’Usaid veut former 4000 producteurs
	Le quotidien Le Réseau des producteurs de semences de nérica, (Reprosen) en partenariat avec le Projet croissance économique (Pce) de l’Usaid, envisage de former pour la prochaine campagne agricole, 4000 riziculteurs en techniques de production de semences de cette nouvelle variété de riz pluviale à cycle court.


	18 Apr 2012 RIZICULTURE:le riz parfumé local pour concurrencerles importations
	Directinfos.net Cette rencontre initiée par l’Usaid /projet Croissance Economique et ses partenaires a pour objectif de présenter l’intervention du projet dans la chaîne de valeur riz et également de renforcer la visibilité des acteurs du riz sénégalais et assurer la promotion des variétés de riz aromatiques ou parfumées de la Vallée du fleuve Sénégal et du riz Nerica des plateaux du Sud.


	17 Apr 2012 Nerica variety Aus cultivation plan taken in Jamalpur
	Agropolis International When contacted, Prodip Kumar Saha, Plant Protection Specialist of DAE, said, Nerica is a short duration and drought tolerance variety. He said, farmers can harvest the paddy after 90 to 100 days of plantation.


	17 Apr 2012 Increasing food supplies to Africa
	Agweek In addition, the support for public research has not been available despite the fact that most of these crops are represented by a large number of landraces, providing the genetic variability needed to establish a good breeding program. For example, while the native varieties of Africa rice that are commonly grown are generally low yielding — less than 1 ton per hectare (2.47 acres), compared with U.S. rice yields of 7 to 8 tons per hectare, there are landraces of Africa rice that yield 5 tons per hectare. The problem is that these high-yielding landraces suffer from shatter and lodging. Both of these are problems that can be solved through plant breeding techniques. What is needed is research. The Africa Rice Center is working on this problem.


	17 Apr 2012 Discours de l’Ambassadeur à la signature de l’Accord instituant le CGIAR
	Ambassade-Benin.fr Le développement et la dynamisation du secteur agricole ainsi que la sécurité alimentaire constituent l’une des priorités du Gouvernement de Son Excellence le Docteur BONI YAYI, Président de la République du Bénin. C’est dans ce cadre que le Gouvernement du Bénin, qui soutient la recherche agricole, a accueilli sur son territoire le Centre du riz pour l’Afrique (AfricaRice), membre du CGIAR, et avec lequel il a d’ailleurs signé un accord de siège. Vous comprenez alors pourquoi mon pays a promptement accepté d’adhérer à l’Accord et de soutenir le renforcement institutionnel de ce partenariat mondial.


	12 Apr 2012 The little machine that could
	Rice Today Named “ASI” after the three main partners—AfricaRice, the Senegal River Valley National Development Agency (SAED), and the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA)—the thresher went through several adaptations to ensure that it met the requirements of producers and women rice farmers engaged in threshing activities.


	12 Apr 2012 Rice of deities
	Rice Today African rice was initially ignored by mainstream research, said Dr. Koichi Futakuchi, ecophysiologist at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice). Historically, researchers were interested only in passing on beneficial traits, such as resistance to pests and diseases, from African rice to Asian rice. Recently, however, the world has “rediscovered” African rice and more researchers are working on improving African rice by introducing genes from Asian rice.


	6 Apr 2012 " Dr Robert J. Carsky Award 2012 " goes to Dr. Marie-Noelle Ndjiondjop, a Molecular Biologist and a graduate of the University of Montpellier 2 (France)
	Agropolis International Dr. Marie-Noelle Ndjiondjop, a Cameroun national, Molecular Biologist and Head of the Biotechnology Unit at AfricaRice, Benin, has received the Dr Robert J. Carsky Award for Internationally Recruited Staff (IRS) due to her very important contributions to rice international science.


	6 Apr 2012 Q&A: Denis Kyetere on innovative technologies for Africa's farmers
	SciDev.Net The New Rice for Africa (NERICA) rice varieties developed by the Africa Rice Center have gained popularity among rice farmers in a relatively short period of time. The NERICA varieties have good agronomic performance and are resistant to harsh growing conditions, and have short growth duration. These are traits that are very attractive to farmers.


	5 Apr 2012 Le Bénin réaffirme le soutien de l’Afrique à la mission du CGIAR
	CGIAR Consortium Le Bénin est l’un des 24 pays africains membres d’AfricaRice en tant qu’association de recherche intergouvernementale. En sus d’AfricaRice, le Centre du Riz pour l’Afrique, le Bénin accueille deux autres Centres du CGIAR : IITA, le centre international pour l’agriculture tropicale et Bioversity International, le centre pour la recherche sur la biodiversité.


	5 Apr 2012 Indispensable, le riz devra évoluer vers des variétés plus productives
	France24 Mais le chemin sera long car, comme le déplore Aliou Diagne d'AfricaRice, organisation de recherche panafricaine sur le riz, « le désintérêt général pour l'agriculture dans les années 1990 a conduit à un manque cruel de capacités à tous les niveaux ».


	5 Apr 2012 Indispensable, le riz devra évoluer vers des variétés plus productives
	agrisalon.com Mais le chemin sera long car, comme le déplore Aliou Diagne d'AfricaRice, organisation de recherche panafricaine sur le riz, « le désintérêt général pour l'agriculture dans les années 1990 a conduit à un manque cruel de capacités à tous les niveaux ».


	5 Apr 2012 Partenariat Benin-AfricaRice
	AidNews « Le partenariat entre le Bénin et AfricaRice continue d’être très proactif et productif. De plus, il y a un fort engagement politique au plus haut niveau du pays pour soutenir le secteur de la recherche et du développement (R&D) rizicoles, » a déclaré le Directeur général d’AfricaRice Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck.


	5 Apr 2012 Benin-AfricaRice Partnership
	AidNews Since Benin’s economy is mainly based on agriculture and the government has accorded an important place to agriculture and food security, it is not surprising that three international agricultural research Centers of the CGIAR Consortium are represented in the country. The three Centers comprise the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and Bioversity International (Bioversity).


	5 Apr 2012 Un parfum au goût très salé
	La Gazette D’ailleurs, une étude portant sur trois variétés de riz parfumé importé, local aromatique et non parfumé réalisée à Dakar par la société Africa rice a révélé la préférence des Sénégalais pour le riz parfumé. D’après cette étude, 73% des enquêtés ont ainsi jeté leur dévolu sur le riz parfumé non cuit. Un pourcentage qui chute toutefois à 43% pour le riz cuit.


	2 Apr 2012 Riziculture dans la vallée : Des paysans plaident pour une intensification des surfaces cultivables
	le soleil Au Sénégal, la consommation de riz « est de 70 kg par habitant, une demande qui connait une croissance d’environ 6 %, c'est-à-dire plus forte que nulle part ailleurs au monde », souligne Silèye Bocar Watt de Guia.


	1 Apr 2012 Création d’entreprise semencières gérées par les femmes
	Décentralisation et Développement local au Sénégal « En travaillant avec l’Association des groupes de rizicultrices d’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre (WORIGA), AfricaRice a posé les fondations d’entreprises semencières à la base au Bénin, Togo, et Sénégal.


	31 Mar 2012 BADC to distribute Nerica rice seed among 37,000 farmers
	The News Today Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) will distribute the seed of New Rice For Africa (Nerica), a high yielding variety, for the first time to some 37,000 farmers during the upcoming Aman season, reports BSS.


	28 Mar 2012 Sawah, une méthode très productive pour les riziculteurs
	New Agriculturist « Ceci est très avantageux et se traduit par une diminution des pertes d'eau et de nutriments », fait remarquer Sander Zwart, le chercheur principal et coordinateur du projet Sawah au Centre du riz pour l'Afrique à Cotonou au Bénin.


	26 Mar 2012 Setting-up multi-stakeholder processes and platforms in sub-Saharan Africa (Video)
	Capacity.org The film was shot in Mali and produced by MOOV-ON productions for AfricaRice and the Agricultural Research institute in Mali (IER); and illustrates the set-up and functioning of MSPs within the framework of a EU-funded project RAP.


	21 Mar 2012 Soutien à la recherche sur le riz, le manioc, le blé et le maïs en Afrique
	ecofin agro Le projet intitulé «Appui à la recherche agricole pour le développement des cultures stratégiques en Afrique» (ADRD-SC), d’une durée de 5 ans, sera mis en œuvre dans trois centres du Groupe consultatif pour la recherche agricole internationale (GCRAI) à savoir l’Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice), l’International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (Icarda) et l’IITA.


	20 Mar 2012 Rice diversity collection plan for 3 African countries
	IRRI News Experts from the IRRI's International Rice Genebank and the AfricaRice gene bank met with representatives from Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda on 15-16 March 2012 in a workshop to plan rice germplasm collection in the three countries.


	14 Mar 2012 Reconstitution du capital semencier en riz : Des opérateurs reçoivent 2,654 tonnes de semences
	Walfadjri Le représentant d’Africa Rice a, pour sa part, apprécié les résultats acquis en laboratoire. Non sans lancer un appel aux différents acteurs à relever les défis futurs et en continuant à travailler avec l’Isra dans un environnement très favorable.


	12 Mar 2012 Africa: Neglecting Prominent Role of Women in Agriculture Hindering Ability to Resolve Threats to Food Security
	AllAfrica For example, in Côte d'Ivoire, men prefer short-stature, high-yielding rice varieties, but surveys reveal women are reluctant to grow them because they are hard to harvest while carrying infants on their backs. The West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA) has responded with a focus on developing medium- to tall-stature varieties.


	9 Mar 2012 Women in agriculture? Yes, we can!
	CGIAR Consortium Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) describes how women rice producers in West Africa form the heart of small community-based seed enterprises, and dedicated their 2012 calendar to women.


	8 Mar 2012 New Japanese contribution for AfricaRice from 2012
	International Research Information System AFF Japan plans to implement “Support Project on Developing Africa Food Security Information” in cooperation with AfricaRice from 2012 to contribute to developing agricultural statistics system in CARD member countries.


	6 Mar 2012 Farmers on film in the fight against striga
	New Agriculturist With the widespread scaling back of agricultural extension services in Africa, those with a responsibility to deliver information to rural communities are learning to follow new channels. In West Africa, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has built on experiences gained by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in developing a series of ten farmer-to-farmer videos.


	5 Mar 2012 African Development Bank green lights US$63M multi-CGIAR Center continental research-for-development initiative
	Newstime Africa The project will be co-implemented by three Africa-based CGIAR Centers: the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Africa Rice Center, and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas. IITA is also the Executing Agency of the project. Another CGIAR Center – the International Food Policy Research Institute – a specialized technical agency, will support the other three Centers.


	3 Mar 2012 AfricaRice evolves strategic plan to boost rice production
	VibeGhana AfricaRice’s new Strategic goal is to realize Africa’s tremendous rice potential as the Centre strongly believes the continent has the wherewithal be it human, physical and economic resources to produce enough rice to feed itself”, said Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck, Director-General of AfircaRice.


	28 Feb 2012 Plan to Boost Rice Research and Development Unveiled
	Nigeria Newsline A research strategy to help boost rice production in Africa has been formally unveiled by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), a pan-African agricultural research organisation.


	27 Feb 2012 Africa: Plan to Boost Rice Research and Development Unveiled
	AllAfrica Papa Abdoulaye Seck, director-general of AfricaRice, told SciDev.Net: "AfricaRice's new Strategic goal is to realise Africa's tremendous rice potential, as the centre strongly believes the continent has the wherewithal be it human, physical and economic, to produce enough rice to feed itself".


	27 Feb 2012 Plan to Boost Rice Research and Development Unveiled
	blackseagrain A research strategy to help boost rice production in Africa has been formally unveiled by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), a pan-African agricultural research organisation.


	27 Feb 2012 Plan to Boost Rice Research and Development Unveiled
	SciDev.Net The funding will come from a number of donors including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UK Department for International Development (DFID), and the World Bank. Full funding has not yet been secured as donors are still honouring their pledges, Seck said.


	26 Feb 2012 African researchers engage media to communicate findings
	AfricaSTI The Western Africa media coverage of New Rice for Africa (NERICA) a drought resistant variety, grown in low and high lands and guarantees double yields was viewed as a model where communication made an impact among Africa’s rural smallholder farmers.


	24 Feb 2012 Ogun State Multinational Nerica Rice Dissemination Project
	Ogun State Multinational Nerica Rice Dissemination Project The Ogun State Desk Office branded the Nerica Ruaral Feeder Roads in the State.


	22 Feb 2012 Increased investment pushes African agriculture growth higher
	JoyOnline Good technologies generated from agricultural research in Africa have been beneficial in improving crop yield and economic growth on the continent, says Prof. Monty Jones, Executive Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA).He mentioned the NERICA Rice, the tissue culture of banana and Striga-resistant maize varieties as examples of technologies which has earned Africa the world food prize.


	21 Feb 2012 African Rice Farming Overview
	realgreenit.com This is not a surprise at all since considering the data capital of men; it is actually hard and not possible not to foresee such occurrence like this. In reality it was indicated on Africa Rice Center that they had expected a 2-year rice crisis in Africa as of year 2008.


	20 Feb 2012 Nouvel espoir pour lutter contre le Striga
	New Agriculturist Par ailleurs, en Tanzanie, des cultivars de riz à haut rendement ont été testés par l'Africa Rice Centre pour leur résistance au parasite avant que celui-ci ne s'attache à la plante hôte. Les cultivars les plus résistants se révèlent être les plus faiblement producteurs de strigolactones.


	20 Feb 2012 Appui de AfricaRice au Togo pour la promotion de la Technique Sawah
	ITRA, Togo Depuis l’année 2010, l’Institut Togolais de Recherche Agronomique (ITRA) expérimente au Togo en collaboration avec le Centre de riz pour l’Afrique (AfricaRice) dans le cadre du projet « SMART –IV » (The Sawah Market Access and Rice Technologies in Inland Valleys) financé par le gouvernement du Japon, la technique Sawah dans la culture du riz.


	17 Feb 2012 Rice Facts & Figures
	Integrated Breeding Platform Scientists from the Africa Rice Center have managed to cross-breed African rice with Asian rice varieties to produce inter-specific cultivars called NERICA, an acronym for "New Rices for Africa", which merges the best qualities of the two species – developed to tolerate the low input and harsh growing conditions of African agriculture while enhancing productivity.


	15 Feb 2012 Un succès au parfum mitigé
	La Gazette Seulement, indique Maïmouna Ndour d’AfricaRice, ce pourcentage chute à 43% pour le riz cuit. A l’évidence, le riz local peut conquérir des parts de marché s’il réussit à allier parfum et goût. C’est dire également que le riz de la vallée se porterait mieux avec un accroissement des variétés parfumées nouvellement introduites.


	14 Feb 2012 Success of WITA 9
	VIPIAFRICA Some 800 farmers in Ivory Coast have been trained to grow a more productive and pest resilient breed of rice, and with it have almost doubled their yield and profits. Gnandia is a widow with three children, and her group is growing Wita 9 rice. She says the new rice has meant more earnings and independence in a country where women grow over half the food but rely on men for access to land.


	3 Feb 2012 Research Strategy to Realize Africa's Tremendous Rice Potential ...
	Afribiz.info “Our new 10-year strategic plan shows clearly that rice sector development can become an engine for economic growth across the continent,” said AfricaRice ...


	1 Feb 2012 Research strategy to realize Africa's tremendous rice potential unveiled
	Modern Ghana “As an association of African member countries and an international Center of the CGIAR Consortium, AfricaRice is ideally positioned to coordinate the implementation of the new strategy in close collaboration with its partners in order to boost Africa's rice sector and to achieve the 'rice revolution' the continent so badly needs,” said Dr. Seck.


	1 fev 2012 Stratégie de recherche visant à réaliser l'immense potentiel du ...
	Organisation de la Presse Africaine (Communiqué de presse) ... rizicole peut devenir un moteur pour la croissance économique à travers le continent » a déclaré Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck, Directeur général d'AfricaRice.


	1 fev 2012 Research strategy to realize Africa's tremendous rice potential ...
	StarAfrica.com “Our new 10-year strategic plan shows clearly that rice sector development can become an engine for economic growth across the continent,” said AfricaRice ...


	1 fev 2012 Stratégie de recherche visant à réaliser l'immense potentiel du ...
	Afrik.com (Communiqué de presse) Le Centre du riz pour l'Afrique (AfricaRice) vient de présenter un plan stratégique axé sur les produits et exposant une vision claire du succès pour aider ...


	31 Jan 2012 A proposito di scienza, tecnologia e democrazia
	Il Manifesto (Abbonamento) Anche lo scienziato Monty Jones, vincitore del World Food Prize nel 2004, ha ottenuto il riso Nerica (New Rice for Africa) attraverso la ricerca ...


	24 Jan 2012 Rice farmers struggle to meet local demand
	BusinessDay He says, “We plant different varieties of rice such as Ofada, Nerica 8 and Faro 44. The rice we produce is more nutritious than the imported ones where most ...


	21 Jan 2012 Growing rice for Africa is an attainable goal
	Business Live According to Papa Abdoulaye Seck, director-general of the Africa Rice Centre, the continent has the capacity to become self-sufficient in rice production and even a net exporter of the grain. "Unlike Asia, where the availability of potential land and water for agriculture is declining, Africa still has a large reservoir of under-utilised agricultural land and water resources," he said. But it is critical for the continent to develop the political will and increase investment in agricultural infrastructure if it wants to become the future rice bowl of the world, Seck added.


	18 Jan 2012 Bonne percée du riz local dans le sud, selon l'Usaid/Pce
	Le Soleil Le riz de plateau nerica fait son petit bonhomme de chemin dans le département de Vélingara. Des producteurs brassent des millions de francs Cfa grâce à la ...


	17 Jan 2012 USAID/PCE constate une bonne percée du riz locale à Vélingara (Sud ...
	Pressafrik Le riz de plateau nerica fait son petit bonhomme de chemin dans le département de Vélingara. Des producteurs brassent des millions de francs Cfa grâce à la ...


	17 Jan 2012 Five Media Innovations That Help Feed the Planet
	WorldWatch-Nourshing the Planet The Africa Rice Centre is using training videos to educate African rice growers in over 30 languages, showing them ways to improve growth and process their crops.


	9 Jan 2012 Rice: Ethiopia's millennium crop
	IRRI Rice Today SG 2000 introduced NERICA rice varieties from the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice). In the last few years, NERICA 1 and NERICA 2 have been officially released for both upland and irrigated ecologies; NERICA 3, NERICA 4, and SUPARICA 1 for upland ecologies; and NERICA 14, NERICA 15, and NERICA 16 for irrigated ecologies.


	3 Jan 2012 Continent Can Feed Itself but Lacks Political Will to Place Food First
	AllAfrica.com According to Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seek, the Director General of the Africa Rice Centre, the continent has the capacity to become self-sufficient in rice production and become a net exporter. "Unlike Asia and Europe, where the availability of potential land and water for agriculture is declining, Africa still has a large reservoir of underutilised agricultural land and water resources," he said.


	25 Dec 2011 Vietnam may replace Thailand as the biggest rice exporter in 2012
	Thailand Business News ... mostly because this is going to affect [African] markets – definitely,” said Aliou Diagne, an economist with the Benin-based Africa Rice Center. ...


	20 Dec 2011 Fire outbreak guts two houses in Boro Manjang Victims Appeal for Help
	Foroyaa online He said the lost 350 bundles of Coos; 125 bundles of Sorghum; 12 bags Nerica rice; 3 bags of maize; beds and mattresses; 3 boxes of clothes; D1800 dalasis ...


	14 Dec 2011 Bénin : les encadreurs agricoles vont à l'école des producteurs
	La Nouvelle Tribune constatent les chercheurs du Centre du riz pour l'Afrique . Depuis 2006, ce Centre et des ONG vulgarisent en Afrique l'étuvage du riz au moyen de ...


	13 Dec 2011 An alternative policy response to Uganda’s economic challenges
	The Independent, Uganda the New Rice for Africa NERICA international consortium and the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), which recently launched a $170 million global programme to expand maize research in developing countries


	13 Dec 2011 Africa-wide task forces set up to accelerate delivery of rice technologies
	pr-usa.net “This approach will reduce the time lag between the development and the release of new rice technologies across the continent and increase their impact,” remarked Dr. Papa Abdoulaye Seck, Director General of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)


	13 Dec 2011 Africa-wide task forces set up to accelerate delivery of rice ...
	StarAfrica.com AfricaRice is facilitating these continental task forces in response to the strong demand made by the participants of the 2nd Africa Rice Congress held in ...


	5 Dec 2011 Agricoltura in Africa: piccoli passi oggi per grandi progressi di ...
	Radio Vaticana ... Kofi Annan - e alla diffusione sul mercato del riso NERICA, più nutriente, più resistente alle intemperie e agli animali predatori, e frutto della ...


	2 Dec 2011 Feronia completes largest single rice planting in Congo
	Proactive Investors Australia Feronia said it cleared 2000 hectares of land to plant two varieties of rice - NERICA-4 and NERICA-7 - on 1200 hectares. The operation was full mechanized, ...


	1 Dec 2011 African PhD students receive 2011 Global Rice Science Scholarships
	StarAfrica.com AfricaRice is one of the architects of GRiSP and is leading its activities in ... This threatens to impede the progress in developing Africa's rice sector. ...


	30 Nov 2011 Africa needs non-GM green revolution to boost food
	Reuters Africa Nerica (New Rice for Africa) rice, a non-GM cross between a high-yielding Asian variety and a hardy African variety has higher yields, shorter growth cycle ...


	24 Nov 2011 AfricaRice Scientist wins 2011 Japan International Award for Young ...
	StarAfrica.com COTONOU, Benin, November 23, 2011/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Dr. Jonne Rodenburg, Agronomist with special focus on weed science at the Africa Rice ...


	24 Nov 2011 Ghana Calls On Africa's Leaders To Promote Production, Consumption ...
	Bernama ... the Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences, and AfricaRice, based in Cotonou, Benin, brought together participants from Japan, ...


	17 Nov 2011 Fish and rice flourish together in paddies
	SciDev.Net Paul Kiepe, the Africa Rice Center's representative for East and Southern Africa told SciDev.Net: "As fish catches are becoming smaller, [this approach] ...


	15 Nov 2011 Kailahun, Pujehun to Employ Rice Harvesters
	Middle East North Africa Financial Network ... President Ernest Koroma through the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security donated over two hundreds bushels of Nerica rice to the two ...


	12 Nov 2011 Nerica rice variety creates high hope among farmers
	Financial Express Bangladesh RAJSHAHI, Nov 12 (BSS): Nerica, a short duration and drought tolerant rice variety brought from Africa in 2009, has been found as tolerant in for the ...


	11 Nov 2011 Awareness Times News Briefs from Sierra Leone
	Financial Express Bangladesh It is reported that farmers who are engaged in the multiplication and dissemination of the New Rice for Africa (NERICA), have successfully participated in a ...


	10 Nov 2011 Rice becomes Uganda's most popular food crop - government
	Daily Monitor By MARTIN SSEBUYIRA (email the author) He introduction of the Nerica rice specie that is friendly to humid environments has led to the crop's popularity. ...


	7 Nov 2011 Country to Benefit From Continental Rice Body
	Middle East North Africa Financial Network "We have been benefiting from AfricaRice without being members. ... AfricaRice is responsible for the famous Nerica Rice and has gained repute in the whole ...


	4 Nov 2011 Agricultural Stakeholders Hold Nerica Rice Field Day in Central ...
	Middle East North Africa Financial Network ... other stakeholders in the development of the sector Tuesday held a field Day on Nerica Rice in Bati Njoll in the Niamina East District of the region. ...


	3 Nov 2011 Orientations et résultats de recherche : L'Isra passe devant un ...
	Le Soleil ... il me plait de signaler que l'Isra va bientôt procéder à l'homologation de nouvelles variétés aussi productives que les variétés de type Nerica pour la ...


	2 Nov 2011 Association Sasakawa pour l'Afrique: "Allons vers les paysans"
	Journal du Mali.com L'association qui est un des initiateurs du riz nerica au Mali a aussi introduit des variétés performantes de mil et de sorgho, comme le mil “ Toronio ” ou ...


	1 Nov 2011 Food and Nutrition Security is the foundation of survival and ...
	Sierra Express Media The Agriculture Ministry of Ethiopia, representatives of the Government of Malawi, representatives from the EU, the Africa Rice Center, NGOs, CSOs, ...


	30 Oct 2011 AfricaRice participation in the Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day
	Flickr-AfricaRice AfricaRice participation in the Africa Food and Nutrition Security Day, held at Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 31 October 2011: scenes from the event.


	28 Oct 2011 Agriculture: A la découverte d'ICRISAT
	Journal du Mali.com Ici, les parcelles sont faites de plusieurs variétés : le sorgho hybride (Sewa) expérimenté avec l'Ier, le Nerica, le petit mil, les oignon, ...


	27 Oct 2011 AfricaRice's African rice collection
	Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog Nice video. Note the reference, towards the end, to the systematic characterization of AfricaRice's collection of 2500 Oryza glaberrima accessions. Interestingly ...


	17 Oct 2011 the 28th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of AfricaRice ...
	BlipTV-AfricaRice Opening statement by His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, President of the Republic of the Gambia and Minister of Agriculture ...


	7 Oct 2011 Rice experts in Africa adopt a new way of doing business for ...‎
	StarAfrica.com “It is only the synthesis of these differences that will make us move forward,” Dr. Seck said at the recent GRiSP-Africa Science Forum held at AfricaRice in ...


	6 Oct 2011 Feeding the world in 2050‎
	IRRI news (press release) AfricaRice's recent simulation illustrates this point well. By bridging the attainable yield ... Dr. Seck is the director general of the Africa Rice Center. ...


	6 Oct 2011 GLOBAL: Thai rice policy sows worldwide uncertainty
	Reuters AlertNet ... to affect African markets definitely, said Aliou Diagne, an economist with the Benin-based Africa Rice Center [ http://www.africarice.org/ ]. ...


	28 Sep 2011 SLARI Launches Post-Harvest Handling, Marketing Project‎
	Middle East North Africa Financial Network The Interim Project Coordinator Olupomi Ajayi gave an overview of the project including its background. He disclosed that discussions of the initiative started in 2003 between McGill University and Africa Rice resulting to collaboration between the two organizations.


	27 Sep 2011 Recycled lab equipment scheme opens new training window in Africa
	Business Daily Eleven years ago, as a Fulbright scholar, Nina Dudnik did a year-long research stint at the Africa Rice Centre in Côte d’Ivoire, where her colleagues meticulously rinsed out disposable items, such as pipette tips, so they could re-use them.


	26 Sep 2011 Gambia Hosts 28th Ordinary Session of Africa Rice -
	Daily News Africa rice center is a leading Pan- African research organisation with a mission to contribute to poverty alleviation and food security in Africa through ...“Africa Rice board chairman, Mr. Peter Matlon said "The Gambia as a doyen among the member states and shareholders can be justifiably proud of the achievements of Africa Rice and many awards this center has received during the 40 years of services to the rice sector in Africa,” he said.


	23 Sep 2011 Council of Ministers of Africa Rice Ordinary Session Opens‎
	Middle East North Africa Financial Network That is why The Gambia, as a founding member of WARDA, now Africa Rice, has given its full support to the centre and to the entire Gambian research ...


	23 Sep 2011 28th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of AfricaRice ...
	BlipTV Dr Peter Matlon, Chair of AfricaRice Board of Trustees, delivering the welcome ... (AfricaRice), held at Kairaba Hotel, Kololi, The Gambia, 22 September 2011.


	23 Sep 2011 Africa: Council of Ministers of Africa Rice Ordinary Session Opens
	allAfrica.com The 28th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of African Rice is currently underway at the Jama Hall of the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Ousman Jammeh, secretary general and head of Civil Service on behalf of President Jammeh, explained that for Gambians especially those living in the urban areas, rice is a lifeline, the nation's dietary staple and a symbol the country's cultural identity


	23 Sep 2011 Africa: Council of Ministers of Africa Rice Ordinary Session Opens
	Humanitarian News The 28th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of African Rice is currently underway at the Jama Hall of the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi.


	23 Sep 2011 Africa: Council of Ministers of Africa Rice Ordinary Session Opens
	Rivers State News Ousman Jammeh, secretary general and head of Civil Service on behalf of President Jammeh, stated that “My conviction is that development of Africa must be premised on a strong agricultural sector characterised by not only food self-sufficiency but food surplus and food exports. And a strong agricultural sector cannot happen without being accompanied by strong research. That is why The Gambia, as a founding member of WARDA, now Africa Rice, has given its full support to the centre and to the entire Gambian research establishment.”


	23 Sep 2011 Africa: Council of Ministers of Africa Rice Ordinary Session Opens
	g.krom The 28th Ordinary Session of the Council of Ministers of African Rice is currently underway at the Jama Hall of the Kairaba Beach Hotel in Kololi....


	22 Sep 2011 Philippines trains Africans on growing rice‎
	Inquirer.net She said most Ugandan farmers are using the New Rice for Africa (Nerica) in favor of traditional varieties that yield lower harvests. ...


	22 Sep 2011 Sierra Leone to Boost Nerica Rice Production to Improve Food Security
	Net News Publisher Mr. Saffa M. Kallon, the Project Coordinator of the Nerica Rice Dissemination of the Ministry of Agriculture, said “the government’s quest to improve Nerica production would enable farmers develop their farming activities by using crops that quickly respond to the need for food either for the purposes of commercialized or subsistence farming.


	15 Sep 2011 GRiSP Program Director Dr Achim Dobermann at the 2011 GRiSP-Africa Forum
	BlipTV GRiSP Program Director Dr Achim Dobermann (IRRI Deputy Director General for Research) sharing his observations about the 2011 GRiSP


	12 Sep 2011 African Rice Species May Help Increase Rice Production?
	Food Ingredients First Patterns of sequence divergence and evolution of the S-1 orthologous regions between Asian and African cultivated rice species. Plos One, 2011, 6 (3), ...


	12 Sep 2011 Who will save Uganda's birds from rice farmers?
	DevelopmentCrossing.com Armed with NERICA and a good load of optimism, Dr. Gilbert Bukenya Uganda’s Vice President traversed the country, encouraging farmers to grow NERICA and it has worked. Uganda was able to double her rice production in just four years between 2004 and 2008 and the returns on investment for home grown rice are one of the best in the industry thanks to the country’s tax policy of 70% on imported rice.


	7 Sep 2011 Rainfed and at risk
	Food Security Ghana Baboucarr Manneh, an AfricaRice biotechnologist deeply involved in drought research, points out that climate change is already being felt on the continent through droughts and floods that are more frequent and severe. One of the most viable options available to Manneh and his colleagues toward enabling farmers to adapt to climate change is to breed rice varieties with good drought tolerance.


	7 Sep 2011 Rice stakeholders converge on Abuja for a forum
	News Agency of Nigeria NAN recalls that previous initiatives on rice included the NERICA Rice Dissemination Project (NRDP) designed to benefit 65,000 farm families and boost rice production in Nigeria, among others. (NAN)


	30 August 2011 Investment in rice‎
	Nigerian Tribune New Rice for Africa (“NERICA”) is an interspecific cultivar of rice developed by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) to improve the yield of African rice ...


	24 August 2011 Seed policies will boost food security in West Africa‎
	Africa Review ... institutions such as United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and pan-African rice research organisation-AfricaRice are promoting the ...


	24 August 2011 Gambia: Regional Youth Executive Committee Visits Youth Farms in ...
	AllAfrica.com The two youth and sport officers have cultivated coos, Nerica rice, and 'Wonjo' in three different farms. The move by these officers is in response to the ...


	23 août 2011 Nigeria's Current Agric Worth N15tr, Says Minister
	THISDAY Live Jones said the programme has recorded huge success in doubling rice yield from 1 tone per hectare to 2 tons per hectare with 150 NERICA rice farmers ...


	19 Aug 2011 Alimentation : Le Nérica pour aider à assurer l’autosuffisance en riz
	Walf Fadjri Les nouvelles variétés de riz de plateau (Nérica), introduites par le centre du riz pour l’Afrique (Africa rice), ont une importante marge de progression et peuvent développer les rendements et assurer l’autosuffisance du Sénégal et de l’Afrique en riz, a indiqué Barka Dieng, assistant technique du Projet ‘Amélioration de la production de semence riz en Afrique de l’Ouest’ de la Fao.


	17 Aug 2011 Rice consumption reaches record levels in Ghana
	BusinessGhana The CIDA Africa Rice Project, which aims at supporting research into rice production and post harvest handling, focuses primarily on the promotion of food ...


	17 août 2011 Two Niamina East Villages Fight Over Farm Land The Need For A ...
	Foroyaa online According to Alkalo Ceesay, it was just last year when the women of Jallow Kunda cultivated Nerica upland rice on the disputed land which he said even ...


	11 août 2011 Accroissement de la production rizicole : Le « miracle » du riz ...
	LeFaso.net Quatre variétés sont disponibles : il s'agit du type FKR43 et trois espèces du NERICA (FKR45N, FKR47N et FKR49N) ayant un cycle compris entre 95 et 100 ...


	10 Aug 2011 Amélioration de la compétitivité du riz en Afrique centrale
	JournalDuTchad.com Un projet de production et de transformation du riz afin d’améliorer la sécurité alimentaire. Améliorer la sécurité alimentaire et les revenus en milieu rural et réduire la dépendance sur les importations du riz par la production compétitive et la commercialisation du riz local sont les objectifs recherchés par le projet «Amélioration de la compétitivité du riz en Afrique centrale».


	5 août 2011 Gabon : Développer la culture du riz
	Le Griot.info Il s'agira particulièrement d'encourager la culture du riz de type NERICA (Nouveau Riz pour l'Afrique, sigle en anglais), une variété hybride issue du ...


	4 août 2011 Gabon : 300 millions de francs CFA pour développer la riziculture
	Gabon Eco Ce don entre dans le cadre du projet d'appui au développement des infrastructures agricoles pour la culture du riz de type Nerica (Nouveau riz pour ...


	20 July 2011 African Union and AfricaRice sign MoU to promote Africa's rice sector
	Alpha Galileo Hailing this collaboration as a “historic achievement,” Dr. Papa Abdoulaye Seck, AfricaRice Director General remarked, “This will help create the political ...


	20 July 2011 AU signs MoU with AfricaRice
	Panapress “This will help create the political will to move Africa's rice sector forward,” the Director-General of the Centre, Dr. Papa Abdoulaye Seck, said after the ..


	20 July 2011 Africa Rice Centre set to improve quality of rice across Africa
	Panapress Africa Rice Centre set to improve quality of rice across Africa.


	19 July 2011 AfricaRice – The quest for lasting and sustainable solutions
	Food Security Ghana The Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) has launched a new rice project which will increase the annual income of farmers and also boost quality production in ...


	18 July 2011 Learning from the past, looking to the future
	AG Week Dr. Aliou Diagne, an economist and Program Leader with the Africa Rice Center in Cotonou, Benin, talked about some of the policies advocated in the past ...


	14 July 2011 AU signs MoU with Africa rice center to enhance continent's food ...
	Walta Information Center (blog) ... Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Director General of Africa Rice Center, Dr. Papa Abdoulaye Seck, ...


	6 July 2011 Africa's rice stakeholders root for mechanization
	AfriqueAvenir ... and competitiveness of rice in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), said to a press statement the Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) released on Wednesday. ...


	6 July 2011 New Canadian CBFP Facilitator
	Congo Basin Forest Partnership ... such as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Africa Rice Centre, or scientific advisor to the Canadian Space Agency on the TIGER initiative, ...


	27 June 2011 Ghanaian rice farmers, others to earn $32m yearly from rice project‎
	Ghana Business News The Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) has launched a new rice project which will increase the annual income of farmers and also boost quality production in ...


	20 June 2011 Boosting African Rice Productions
	Softpedia AfricaRice grain quality expert Dr. John Manful adds that one of the reasons why so many losses are recorded in Africa today is that farmers and rice processors still rely on manual technologies for cultivating and handling rice.


	19 June 2011 Enhance the quality and marketability of locally-produced rice through improved harvest and postharvest technologies
	PAEPARD A pioneering project to enhance the quality and marketability of locally-produced rice through improved harvest and postharvest technologies in eight pilot countries of West and East Africa has just been launched by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice).


	19 June 2011 Pioneering project launched to boost quality rice production in Africa
	AlphaGalileo A pioneering project to enhance the quality and marketability of locally-produced rice through improved harvest and postharvest technologies in eight pilot countries of West and East Africa has just been launched by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice).


	19 June 2011 Lancement d’un projet phare pour booster la production du riz de qualité en Afrique
	AlphaGalileo Selon Dr. Aliou Diagne, économiste d’AfricaRice, ce projet est parmi les premiers du genre pour la riziculture en ASS. Il a expliqué que les pratiques et les technologies améliorées de transformation pourraient augmenter significativement l’ensemble de la production rizicole en réduisant les pertes.


	19 June 2011 Lancement d’un projet phare pour booster la production du riz de qualité en Afrique
	The One World Focus Un projet phare pour développe des technologies améliorées de récolte et de post-récolte pour la production des produits de qualité à base riz qui répondent aux demandes du marché vient d’être lancé en Afrique sub-Saharienne.


	7 June 2011 Plus de 100 tonnes de Nérica produites à Kolda et Sédhiou
	AllAfrica Mis en oeuvre avec le Centre du riz pour l'Afrique (AfricaRice), l'ANCAR, l'ISRA et la DRDR, l'ONG Hope 87, le programme porte sur la production de riz paddy Nerica, la formation des producteurs , la production de semences et l'élaboration de tests de fertilisation de riz Nérica de plateau.


	1 June 2011 Agricultural experts push for a strong seed sector in West Africa
	AfroAsian Underlining that seed security is a prerequisite for achieving food security, agricultural experts participating in the just-concluded Regional Workshop on Seed Policy in West Africa urged decision-makers to support the sustainable growth and development of the West African seed sector, particularly for food security crops, such as rice, millet, sorghum, cowpeas and maize.


	31 May 2011 Groups partner for global rice research
	World-Grain.com The partnership was announced in November 2010 during the 3rd International Rice Congress. It is an initiative of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) but includes several partners. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is leading efforts in Asia, the Africa Rice Center is in charge of work in Africa and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) is heading up work in Latin America and the Caribbean.


	23 May 2011 The second International Dakar Agricultural Forum:Learning from the past, looking to the future
	momagri Dr. Aliou Diagne, an economist and Program Leader with the Africa Rice Center in Cotonou, Benin, talked about some of the policies advocated in the past under the structural adjustment programs promoted by the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that made the recent problems worse than they otherwise would have been.


	20 May 2011 Cereal Seed Varieties Could Be A Key To Increasing Food Supplies In Africa
	Agfax.com The problem is that these high yielding landraces suffer from shatter and lodging. Both of these are problems that can be solved through traditional plant breeding techniques. What is needed is research. The good news is that the Africa Rice Center is working on this problem.
	15 May 2011 Agricultural Experts Push for a Strong Seed Sector in West Africa
	Nigerian Times The workshop was jointly organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in Cotonou, Benin. It was inaugurated by His Excellency Michel Sogbossi, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Government of Benin.


	14 May 2011 Agricultural Experts Push for a Strong Seed Sector in West Africa
	Seed TODAY “Strong research programs and solid seed systems are crucial to give farmers access to better varieties and quality seeds,” said Dr. Marco Wopereis, AfricaRice Deputy Director General & Director for Research at the workshop, which provided an overview of the current status of the West African seed sector as well as the challenges and opportunities associated with it.


	14 May 2011 Les experts agricoles sensibilisent pour la mise en place d'un secteur semencier fort en Afrique de l'Ouest
	StarAfrica.com Les experts ont recommandé la nécessité de formuler, d'adopter et de mettre en œuvre des stratégies et des politiques cohérentes aux niveaux régional et national en vue du développement rapide d'entreprises semencières viables qui permettront l'approvisionnement continue de millions de petits paysans d'Afrique de l'Ouest en semences de qualité.


	13 May 2011 Les experts agricoles sensibilisent pour la mise en place d'un secteur semencier fort en Afrique de l'Ouest
	afrikeco.com « Un vrai partenariat entre les acteurs constituera la base du succès pour développer un secteur semencier fort en Afrique de l'Ouest, » a déclaré Dr. Rita Agboh-Noameshie, chercheuse à AfricaRice, qui a coordonné l'atelier en partenariat avec la FAO.


	6 May 2011 Interviews
	AfricaRice.Bliptv Interview with participants from the Regional Workshop on Seed Policy in West Africa, held at AfricaRice, Cotonou, Benin, 5-6 May 2011


	6 May 2011 Food crisis, energy crisis, development crisis: Reconnect with Forgotten Crops!
	momagri Much as the United Nations Development Programme, for example, supported expanded use of the NERICA (New Rice for Africa) cultivar, helping to improve food security and nutrition in such countries as Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria and Uganda


	5 May 2011 A special commendation goes to the Africa Rice center for its leading role
	Exodus Increased adoption of AfricaRice technologies (NERICA varieties growing in ...


	29 April 2011 The Second International Dakar Agricultural Forum: Learning from...
	AgFax Media Dr. Aliou Diagne, an economist and Program Leader with the Africa Rice Center in Cotonou, Benin, talked about some of the policies advocated in the past ...


	28 April 2011 Entretien avec P. ASSIGBE, Coordonnateur du Projet Multinational ...
	La Nouvelle Tribune Et aussi, je dois vous dire qu'avec le riz NERICA qui est pluvial, nous avons aussi créé avec le concours d'Africa Rice, d'autres variétés qui ont les mêmes ...


	28 April 2011 An Inquiry into Constraints on a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan
	IDEAS In Uganda, New Rice for Africa (NERICA), a high-yielding upland rice ... However, more than 50% of the NERICA adopters in 2004 had abandoned it in 2006.


	27 April 2011 ZAMSEED unveils new rice variety
	Business Reporter, Zambia THE Zambia Seed Company (ZAMSEED) has introduced an upland seed variety of rice, NERICA 4 to facilitate the increased production of the crop and improve revenue for the farmers, company sales and marketing manager Zack Musonda has said.


	23 April 2011 International Forum Dakar Agricole
	AfricaRice.Flickr Scenes from the second edition of the International Forum Dakar Agricole held in the Hotel Meridian President, Dakar, Senegal - 18-19 April 2011.


	6 April 2011 A food secure world: Challenging choices for our North, opportunities for the South
	Crawford Fund Parliamentary Conference, Brisbane, Australia In 1991, researchers at the Africa Rice Center started creating rice varieties that combined the high productivity of Asian rice with the hardiness of local African rice species.


	6 April 2011 Rice Importer Kenya May Double Production With Introduction of New Variety
	BLOOMBERG The government is encouraging use of the seed type, known as New Rice for Africa, or Nerica, which may increase output to 178,000 metric tons by 2018 from 80,000 tons, Johnson Irungu, director of crops at the ministry, said in a phone interview yesterday from Nairobi, the capital.


	5 April 2011 AfricaRice to lead development of climate-resilient rice
	World Resources Report The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) will take on the lead role in the new Global Rice Science Partnership, a CGIAR research program that “will address the need to grow more rice in the coming years to feed the world’s population with less land, less water, and less labor in more eco-efficient production systems that are more resilient to climate change.” AfricaRice earned the leadership position by its contribution to significantly increased rice production in several African nations over the past few years.


	1 April 2011 Dr Pape Abdoulaye SECK « l’autosuffisance en riz est possible au Sénégal »
	Le soleil, Senegal Le Docteur Pape Abdoulaye Seck, directeur général d’Africa/Rice ou Centre du riz pour l’Afrique, présent à la 48e édition du Salon international de l’agriculture de Paris, a donné son point de vue sur l’autosuffisance en riz annoncée par le chef de l’Etat.


	23 Mar 2011 AfricaRice reiterates commitment to rice research
	AfriqueJet The Board also commended the AfricaRice Director General, Dr. Papa Abdoulaye Seck, and the staff for achieving a turnaround in the Centre's ...


	23 Mar 2011 AfricaRice takes the lead in global research alliance
	SeedQuest Concerned by the rising world food prices and their grave implications for Africa, the Board of Trustees of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) endorsed the ...


	23 Mar 2011 40 impacts for the 40-year old CGIAR
	CGIAR New Rice for Africa, or NERICA, which combines the high yields of Asian rice with African rice’s resistance to local pests and diseases, has spread to about 250,000 hectares in upland areas, helping reduce national rice import bills and generating higher incomes in rural communities ....


	22 Mar 2011 AfricaRice reiterates commitment to rice research
	PANA fricaRice Centre Board of Trustees played a leading role in the recently-launched Global Rice Partnership (GRiSP) aimed at contributing to lowering rice prices and reducing poverty by 10% across the continent, according to an official statement on Tuesday ...


	20 Mar 2011 150 farmers trained on food, seed security
	TODAY Newspaper Babucar Bojang, agro enterprise development officer at the CRS spoke on the promotion of ATM–3, Nerica and TNS 14 & 19 rice variety which he said would boost production and food availability within the project intervention areas. The component 1 of the project aims to reach 4000 farmers where 3880 ...


	19 Mar 2011 Finding the right pathways for making 'Rice Advice' Available ...
	CIRAD, France During the week of 15-18 February 2011, I visited the Africa Rice Center in Cotonou, Benin, and found out that they are doing a lot to make 'rice advice' ...


	15 Mar 2011 Uganda: Progressing Through a Farmers' Association
	AllAfrica.com One group comprises 170 farmers who grow maize using the improved variety from Namulonge and the rest of the farmers grow other grain crops such as millet, sorghum, nerica rice and crops like cassava, sweet potatoes and banana among others. ...


	11 Mar 2011 Trees For The Future Pledges Millions Of Trees In Africa
	Africa Science News Gambia's Director General of National Agriculture Research Institute (NARI) Babou Jobe has urged farmers to diversify into maize production rather than concentrating only on Nerica rice. Simple mobile technology, like basic cell phones, can be used to ...


	10 Mar 2011 Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum
	Nieuwsbank (persbericht) Hij zaaide het hele jaar door rijst op twee proeflocaties van het Africa Rice Center in Senegal en noteerde de opbrengst. De boeren kunnen het best in de maanden februari en augustus zaaien, blijkt uit zijn veldproef. De temperaturen in het droge ...


	9 Mar 2011 PM warns against grain hoarding
	The Daily Star On tackling the climate change impact on agriculture, the premier said her government has collected drought resistance Nerica paddy seeds from Africa. Cultivation of this paddy is now under trial at a farm in Bangladesh Agricultural Development ... "


	7 Mar 2011 South Africa Agribusiness Report Q1 2011" is now available at Fast Market ...
	Live-PR.com (press release) African produced 'Nerica' rice could also grow in popularity. * Real GDP Growth: 3.0% (up from -1.8% in 2009; predicted to average 3.9% over 2011- 2020). * Consumer Price Inflation: 3.2% year-on-year in September 2010 (down from 4.6% in May 2010 and ...


	7 Mar 2011 Vers la construction d'un centre international de formation en riziculture
	AP Sénégalaise La pose de la première pierre du futur centre aura lieu en marge de l'assemblée générale d'AfricaRice, ouverte lundi à Saint-Louis, pour une durée de quatre jours. D'un coût global de deux milliards de francs CFA, ce centre international se fixe comme ...


	3 Mar 2011 MNRDP to rehabilitate roads for rice farmers in Ogun
	Nigerian Compass (blog) Rice farmers in Ogun State, especially those cultivating the New Rice for Africa (NERICA) variety, are in for good times, as the Multinational Nerica Rice Dissemination Project (MNRDP) in Abuja put together an empowerment package for them. ...


	2 Mar 2011 Jeune Afrique Agroalimentaire : l'Afrique aiguise les appétits
	Jeune Afrique Elle collabore depuis longtemps avec des centres de recherche africains comme l'Institut d'économie rurale du Mali – pour les céréales – ou AfricaRice à Cotonou – pour le riz –, afin de mettre au point de nouvelles variétés hybrides. ...


	28 Feb 2011 «La sécurité alimentaire ne doit pas être confondue avec l'autosuffisance»
	La Tribune d'Algérie Par exemple, les améliorations de rendement obtenues dans de nombreuses régions d'Afrique par les nouvelles variétés de riz «Nerica» sont très prometteuses. Il existe d'énormes écarts de rendement entre et au sein des pays, et il est possible, ...


	23 Feb 2011 Les rendements du riz de la vallée pas inférieurs à ceux de l'Asie ...
	AP Sénégalaise Selon Papa Abdoulaye Seck, également et membre de l'Académie des Sciences du Sénégal, "il n'ya pas de raison que l'Afrique continue d'être importatrice nette de produits agricoles". Et pour inverser cette tendance, il est impératif de mettre l'accent ...


	21 Feb 2011 South Africa Agribusiness Report Q2 2011
	Market Research Agency African-produced 'Nerica' rice could also grow in popularity. ..


	18 Feb 2011 Govt pins hope on super rice
	The Daily Star In search of a high-yield rice variety suitable for the Sub-Saharan region, Africa Rice Centre, previously known as the West Africa Rice Development Association, developed Nerica in 1996 by crossing some of the best rice varieties in Africa and Asia. ...


	17 Feb 2011 Coldiretti: prosegue in Africa il progetto di creazione di una filiera per il ...
	Ok Novara Qui si lavora nella piana di Mopti, territorio particolarmente vocato alla risicoltura locale, con l'utilizzo di una particolare varietà di riso detta Nerica (New Rice for Africa). “Siamo orgogliosi di poter contribuire a questo nobile progetto, ...


	15 Feb 2011 Stop TB Partnership to fund Civil society organizations
	Africa Science News Service Political will, more than genetically modified technology, is now needed to move available scientific and technological options to African farmers' field, Dr. Papa Abdoulaye Seck, Director General, Africa Rice Center has said. ...


	13 Feb 2011 Nigeria and food crisis, why FG must face reality
	Vanguard He identified them as including the Commercial Agriculture Development Programme (CADP), FADAMA III, NERICA Rice Project and the IFAD-assisted Community-Based Natural Resource Management Development Programme (CBNRMP), Community-Based Agricultural and ...


	11 Feb 2011 L'AFRICA COME IL VIETNAM, PIU' RISO PER CRESCERE
	AGI - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia "L'Africa e' sull'orlo della rivoluzione del riso" ha dichiarato Aliou Diagne dell'istituto di ricerca panafricano AfricaRice. Le condizioni affinche' il riso possa diventare un elemento strategico nella crescita economica del continente esisterebbero ...


	8 Feb 2011 Feeding Africa
	BBC News The result is that various African stakeholders are currently working on a New Rice for Africa, or Nerica, a recently developed cross between local rice, ...


	8 Feb 2011 The race for rice
	BBC News If, says Dr Aliou Diagne, a programme leader at pan-African research organisation AfricaRice, these countries sustain current levels of investment while ...


	7 Feb 2011 L'Usaid fête ses cinquante ans de partenariat pour le développement du Mali ...
	Journal L'Indépendant (maliweb.net) ... techniques résistantes à la sécheresse ou au manque d'eaux telles que l'introduction du riz NERICA ou encore le Système de Riziculture Intégrée (SRI). ...


	7 Feb 2011 Minister commends SARI for role in food production
	Ghana News Agency The Regional Minister noted that for example SARI had introduced the NERICA rice varieties which had increased rice production in the country, ...


	3 Feb 2011 Expo 2015 - The Scientific Committee
	Agro Food Production Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck is the Director General of Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) since October 2006. The Africa Rice Center is an intergovernmental association of African countries.


	27 Jan 2011 FAO prediction on imminent food crisis in Nigeria attracts divergent reactions
	Vanguard He identified them as including the Commercial Agriculture Development Programme (CADP), FADAMA III, NERICA Rice Project and the IFAD-assisted ...


	26 Jan 2011 Green Revolution: History
	Green Revolution A recent program in western Africa is attempting to introduce a new high-yield variety of rice known as "New Rice for Africa"(NERICA). NERICAs yield about 30% more rice under normal conditions, and can double yields with small amounts ...


	21 Jan 2011 Investing in African Agriculture
	Economics, my dear Watson They are partnering with AfricaRice, targeting larger farms, and pushing genetically modified Nerica (NEw RICe for Africa) varieties. If successful, this would move Tanzania from being a rice importer to a rice exporter. ...


	21 Jan 2011 New rice variety could ease Mozambique's supplies - Africa The ...
	Africa Good News Baboucarr Manneh, a breeder of irrigated rice at AfricaRice, a pan-African research organisation, said yields from today's varieties average just 1.2 tonnes per hectare in rain-fed systems, which comprise more than 95 per cent of ...


	20 Jan 2011 Défi de l'autosuffisance alimentaire en Afrique: Le Comice agropastoral du ...
	Afrique Expansion Magazine Papa Abdoulaye Seck, directeur général du Centre du riz pour l'Afrique, explique à cet effet qu'une métamorphose positive de l'agriculture africaine passera ...


	19 Jan 2011 CAMEROON PRESIDENT PAUL BIYA VISITS EBOLOWA, CAMEROON AFRICA
	Cameroon Today The President seemed to be particularly interested in the NERICA rice created by the Upper Noun Valley Development Authority which, when the President asked was detailed that, produces around six to seven metric tons per hectare. ...


	20 Jan 2011 A new rice for Mozambique
	GreenTemple Scidev.net has an interesting report on how breeders at IRRI and the Africa Rice Center, working with scientists and farmers in ...


	19 Jan 2011 The initiative will also market revolutionary transformations in ...
	KindMindCommunications This around the earth alliance is led by IRRI collectively with AfricaRice along using the intercontinental center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and consists of two French organizations,scarpe gucci the center de Coopération ...


	19 Jan 2011 New rice variety could ease Mozambique's supplies
	Scidev.net Baboucarr Manneh, a breeder of irrigated rice at AfricaRice, a pan-African research organisation, said yields from today's varieties average just 1.2 tonnes ...


	14 Jan 2011 Quality matters
	RiceToday In Africa, rice has become an increasingly popular food as it is tasty and ... With support from USAID, AfricaRice has carried out a series of studies in ...


	12 Jan 2011 Gambia: Geapp Gives Farm Implements to Urr...?
	AllAfrica.com ... of URR for their hard work in agriculture, and described them as a good example for other regions to emulate, especially in Nerica rice cultivation. ...


	11 Jan 2011 Uganda Could Become Regional Rice Exporter say Researchers?
	Inter Press Service Salongo Waswa is also concerned if he will become dependent on suppliers for seed like is currently the case with the farmers of NERICA riceWith the Supper ...


	10 Jan 2011 Le projet Nerica, Nouveau Riz pour l'Afrique, a un impact...?
	Afrik.com Le projet de variétés du Nouveau riz pour l'Afrique (Nerica) financé par la Banque africaine de développement (Bad), qui a pour objectif d'accroître la ...


	10 Jan 2011 IRIN Français \| BÉNIN: Une vie après le coton \| Bénin \|...?
	IRINnews.org La FAO lance une initiative consistant, pour un coût de 500 000 dollars, à produire et distribuer des semences de riz appelées NERICA (New Rice for Africa ...


	9 Jan 2011 Gene in Africa: Rice research in Africa
	Gene in Africa Nerica 4, 11, and 14 rice seed was purchased for the experiment from AfricaRice Center in Benin. Seeds were treated with fungicides and insecticide ...


	7 Jan 2011 La agricultura africana crece más en 2008 que la demografía...?
	Heraldo de Soria Además, los avances tecnológicos, como la variedad del arroz NERICA (acrónimo del New Rice for Africa) resistente a la sequía, también han colaborado a ...


	Jan 7, 2011 Quality matters
	RiceToday Dr. Manful John, AfricaRice grain quality expert, is passionate about ... With support from USAID, AfricaRice has carried out a series of studies in ...


	Jan 1, 2011 New Crops Bring More Nutrients to Hungry
	Webnewswire Its research collaborators in Africa include the Africa Rice Center, the Agricultural Research Institute in Rwanda and the National Root Crops Research ...

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