top of page
Search


33rd ordinary session of the AfricaRice Council of Ministers: Toward a rice revolution in Africa for rice self-sufficiency and transformation of rice-based agri-food systems
The 33rd session of the AfricaRice Council of Ministers recently held in Madagascar spanned three days, featuring a high-level technical...


Training on integrated options for soil salinity management in the Delta of the Senegal River
Training on integrated options for soil salinity management in the Delta of the Senegal River


Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa 2024 Annual Wrap-Up Workshop: Three Years of Impact and a New Chapter
Group photo TAFS-WCA annual Wrap-up workshop in Abuja, Nigeria. Credit photo : AfricaRice From October 29 to November 1, 2024, Abuja,...


Enhancing Liberia's Food Security: New EU-Funded Seeds4Liberia Project Launched
Seeds4Liberia Project launched to enhance national seed systems and food security.


Côte d'Ivoire's Ministry of Agriculture, AfricaRice and TAAT to Build a Roadmap for Seed Sector Transformation
Côte d'Ivoire Seed Business Summit for Seed Sector Transformation


Enhancing agricultural research with FAO's AGRIS and AGROVOC programs: A conversation with AfricaRice knowledge management expert
In a recent series of conversations with CGIAR Knowledge Management teams, Valentina De Col from ICARDA interviewed Murielle Anougbre,...


Empowering Women Cooperatives in Rice Cultivation through Seed Production in Rural Mali
Empowering Women Cooperatives in Rice Cultivation through Seed Production in Rural Mali


AfricaRice Empowers Partners with Advanced Impact Assessment Skills
AfricaRice conducted a training session on advanced quantitative methods for impact assessment.


AfricaRice and MetaMeta: Tackling Soil Salinity in Senegal's Rice-Based Systems
ISSM4RICE project to tackle soil salinity in Senegal's rice-based systems


Partnership for Impact: AfricaRice DG Welcomes Mastercard Foundation CEO at the Sahel Regional Station
Mastercard Foundation CEO Reeta Roy visits AfricaRice Sahel Regional Station in Saint-Louis, Senegal, highlighting impactful initiatives


Building Resilient Food Systems: One CGIAR's Impact through FSRP in Madagascar
Madagascar national agencies and CGIAR centers launched a project through the Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP)


AfricaRice and the Mastercard Foundation launch the RIZAO Program
AfricaRice officially launched the RIZAO Program, fully funded by the Mastercard Foundation.


AfRice-HEALTH: a Disease Surveillance Network for Rice Health in Africa
Participants from 19 African countries met to establish a surveillance network for rice diseases in Africa.


AfricaRice and CIRAD elucidate the Fungal Species Complex causing severe Brown Spot disease in Farmers' Fields
Scientists conducted the first extensive study on brown spot disease causing species on rice in Côte d’Ivoire.


AfricaRice DG at the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit: Strengthening Agricultural Partnerships.
From June 4 to 5, 2024, AfricaRice Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Dr. Baboucarr Manneh...


High Zinc rice for marginal soils in Madagascar
On March 21, 2024, "Mavitrika", a new rice variety resulting from collaboration among AfricaRice, the Japan International Research Center...


PASSING OF THE FOUNDING FATHER OF NEW RICE FOR AFRICA (NERICA), DR MONTY PATRICK JONES
The Director General of the Africa Rice Center, Dr Baboucarr Manneh, together with the Board of Trustees and staff of the Center, regret...


HealthyDiets4Africa's coordination and supervision team on a working visit to AfricaRice
The coordination and supervision team of HealthyDiets4Africa project with a six-member delegation led by Prof. Michael Frei and Dr....


Dr Manneh, AfricaRice’s Director General, receives a presidential citation from the Republic of Korea
Honoring Excellence and Rice Research Diplomacy! November 21, 2024 - Dr Baboucarr Manneh, Director General of AfricaRice has been awarded...


Towards prioritising actions for women in Africa's agricultural sector
In sub-Saharan Africa, women produce up to 80% of food for household consumption and for sale on local markets, according to the World...
bottom of page









