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Harnessing genetic diversity to chart new productivity, quality, and health horizons

Accelerating the development, delivery, and adoption of improved rice varieties

Ecological and sustainable management of rice-based production systems

Extracting more value from rice harvests through improved quality, processing, market systems and new products

Technology evaluations, targeting and policy options for enhanced Impact

Supporting the growth of the global rice sector

Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)

Module 1	OVERVIEW: RICE IN AFRICA
		The importance of rice in Africa
		Major rice production systems in SSA and their environments
		Addressing the challenge of low productivity in African rice ecologies: NERICA^® varieties

Module 2	NERICA^®: ORIGINS, NOMENCLATURE AND IDENTIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS
		What is the NERICA^® rice ?
		Where, when and how was NERICA^® rice developed?
		NERICA^® variety key characteristics

Module 3	NERICA^® DISSEMINATION IN SSA
		Modus operandi: Partnership
		The role of ROCARIZ
		The role of INGER-Africa
		The role of the African Rice Initiative (ARI)
		The role of PVS

Module 4	MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION OF NERICA^® LINES
		Molecular profiling of NERICA^® lines
		Microsatellites and agronomic traits for assessing genetic relationships among 18 NERICA^® varieties
		Molecular profiling of upland NERICA^® lines

Module 5	DROUGHT SCREENING UPLAND NERICA^® VARIETIES

Module 6	NERICA^® RICE MANAGEMENT
		Land selection and preparation
		Land selection: Where to grow NERICA^® rice?
		Cropping calendar
		Planting of NERICA^® varieties
		Plant diversity
		Weed management in NERICA^® rice-based cropping systems

Module 7	SOIL FERTILIZATION AND NERICA^® RICE NUTRITION
		Rates and timing

Module 8	INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) STRATEGIES FOR NERICA^® VARIETIES
		Major insect pests of rice
		Major Components in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategies

Module 9	RICE MAJOR DISEASES AND CONTROL
		Integrated Management of NERICA^® diseases

Module 10	IMPROVING SEED DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN SSA

Module 11	IMPROVING NERICA^® SEED AVAILABILITY TO END-USER FARMERS
		Conventional seed production scheme vs. CBSS
		Pathway for NERICA^® seed production

Module 12	HARVEST AND POST-HARVEST OPERATIONS
		Harvesting, threshing and cleaning NERICA^® paddy rice
		Drying, storing and milling NERICA^® rice
Module 13	NERICA^® GRAIN AND NUTRITIONAL QUALITY
		NERICA^® grain quality characteristics
		NERICA^® nutritional quality: protein and amino acid content

Module 14	NERICA^® IMPACT AND ADOPTION IN SSA
		NERICA^® diffusion and adoption
		Determinants of NERICA^® adoption
		Impact of NERICA^® adoption

Module 15	POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS FOR PROMOTING NERICA^® COMPETITIVENESS IN SSA

Module 16	NERICA^® AND THE UNITED NATIONS MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Module 17	NERICA^® PREPARATION: FROM PLANT TO PLATE

	References

	NERICA^® Passport data

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