For 15 years, AfricaRice and its partner, Nigeria's National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI) Badeggi, have supported the Bukansidi Rice Innovation Platform—a game-changing initiative that has transformed these women from subsistence farmers into agribusiness powerhouses.

In a powerful demonstration of scientific collaboration, the Director General of IITA led a high-level delegation to AfricaRice main research station in Mbé, reinforcing the partnership between these sister CGIAR centers.

AfricaRice Mourns the Passing of Dr. Eugene Robert Terry, Founding Director General of the WARDA

Directors from five CGIAR Centers—AfricaRice, IITA, ILRI, CIP, and ICRISAT— engaged with Madagascar's government, the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), international and national research institutions, and farmers to accelerate agricultural transformation and food security.

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.

International Women's Day 2026: AfricaRice and AICCRA empowring Women in Mali.

A high-level Thai delegation led by Mr. Chulvat Narinthrangura, Director General of TICA, visited the Mbé research station of AfricaRice to strengthen collaboration on the implementation of transformative rice value chain projects in Côte d’Ivoire.

The International Day of Women and Girls in Science, celebrated every 11 February, recognizes the vital contributions of women in STEM and promotes equal access and participation in scientific fields. Marking its continued impact in 2026 under the theme “Synergizing AI, Social Science, STEM and Finance: Building Inclusive Futures for Women and Girls”.

AfricaRice embarked on a transformative leadership journey with the launch of a five-day Leadership & Culture Workshop, bringing together managers and leaders from across the center to strengthen leadership capacity, align strategic direction, revive the team spirit and enhance operational effectiveness. This workshop marked a pivotal step in preparing AfricaRice for the next decade, as the organization advances toward its 2026–2035 strategy and reinforces its role in driving

The International Year of the Woman Farmer — a global call to action to support rural women and unlock their potential to transform agrifood systems, food security, and community resilience. AfricaRice and Ppartners are empowering women to drive Africa’s rice future.

Visit of Dr. Demba Sabally, Minister of Agriculture of The Gambia, and his high-level delegation to deepening strategic collaboration on rice self-sufficiency and food security in The Gambia and across West Africa.

Workshop for the institutional diagnosis of agricultural research centers and national institutions, held in December 2025 in Antananarivo.

AfricaRice participated in the national agriculture fair 2025, showcasing rice varieties being introduced to Liberia’s ecology - IR841, Orylux 6, CY-2, NERICA 4, and CB1.

AfricaRice and Kasetsart University partner to transform Africa’s rice sector. The collaboration was formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding during the relaunch of the Thailand–Africa Initiative (TAI) in Bangkok.

Picture 1: Practical field tour and demonstrations. (Credit: AfricaRice) On October 19, 2025, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in collaboration with its partners under the IsDB -funded Reverse Linkage project held a pivotal training workshop in Sierra Leone, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to strengthen the country’s rice seed sector. The workshop aimed to address persistent technical gaps limiting both the quality and quantity of rice seed production.

In Côte d’Ivoire, the Smart-Valleys approach is transforming lowland rice production with a solution that is both affordable and high-impact.

Sierra Leone marked a major milestone in its agricultural transformation as His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio officially released two new climate-resilient rice varieties developed by AfricaRice during a high-level visit to the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute

Through the KAFACI rice project implemented by The Korea-Africa Food & Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI)-AfricaRice partnership, the 2025 KAFACI Africa Rice New Varieties has been recently released.

12-day practical workshop on the fabrication and deployment of solar–gas hybrid dryers—an innovative clean-energy solution designed to reduce post-harvest losses and enhance food quality across Africa.