AfricaRice and the AATF signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding to jointly advance rice productivity, strengthen food and nutrition security, and reduce poverty across Africa.

Bouaké, July 3, 2026 AfricaRice welcomed the Minister Delegate in charge of Food crops, Mr. Bernard Kini Comoé, to its research center in M'Bé for a working visit dedicated to the institution's contribution to Côte d'Ivoire's rice food sovereignty. The delegation, accompanied by Mrs. Traoré Fatoumata, Deputy Mayor of Bouaké, Professor Abdourahamane Sangare, Director General of the National Center for Agronomic Research (CNRA) and Dr. Yacouba Dembele, Director General of the

EU-funded Seeds4Liberia Project Welcomes Second Batch of Interns for Capacity Strengthening

AfricaRice DG Dr. Baboucarr Manneh met with ARCN, ECOWAS, and Jigawa State leaders to advance rice self-sufficiency across West Africa.

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.

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.

Seeds4Liberia project highlights second year achievements in recent steering committee meeting

AfricaRice reinforced its commitment to transforming Africa's rice sector through its prominent participation in the West Africa Rice Investment Roundtable.

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.

The Steering Committee of the EU-funded Seeds4Liberia Project recently concluded a three-day field monitoring mission to project sites in Bong and Nimba Counties to assess the project's early impact on communities.