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No poverty
By adopting improved rice varieties developed by AfricaRice and its partners, about 8 million people in 16 countries in Africa have been lifted out of poverty.
AfricaRice at a glance


Côte d'Ivoire secures major climate finance to support smallholder farmers adapt to climate change and increase their yields
A USD 50 million Green Climate Fund (GCF) investment will help rice, cassava, and yam farmers in the country's Central regions adopt proven CGIAR climate solutions.


Women Farmers, Rice Champions: How Science Is Transforming Rice Production in Babessi Cameroon
TCHICHA ABIBA is a rice seed multiplier, processor, and President of her community's rice farmers' cooperative. Through AfricaRice/IRAD training in appropriate seed production techniques, ABIBA's cooperative has transformed how it farms.
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AfricaRice’s main research complex is located at M’bé, Côte d’Ivoire, on a 700-ha site that includes experimental farms covering major rice production systems, laboratories and a world-class genebank.
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