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.
When we talk about food security in Africa, one word often goes overlooked: seeds. Yet seeds are the foundation of every harvest, every plate of rice, and every step toward agricultural resilience.
As Africa races toward the ambitious target of producing 56 million tons of rice by 2030, one message resonated clearly at the CARD 10th General Meeting: technology alone will not get us there.
What's new
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.