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Malagasy women farmers continue to champion good agricultural practices
Exactly one year ago, on the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women 2019, the AfricaRice team had visited three lead women rice...
Kenya adopts ‘Rice Sector Development Hub’ approach to achieve rice self sufficiency
Rice is one of the priority crops in the Big4 Agenda in Kenya and a priority value chain in the Agriculture Sector Transformation and...
Launch of AfricaRice Annual Report 2019: Toward rice-based food systems transformation in Africa
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 2 September 2020 - At a time when the need for a research-based transformation of food systems to achieve a...
COVID-19 and food security | Limiting the impact of the crisis on rice value chains in West Africa
Rice plays a strategic role in food security in West Africa, but the region increasingly relies on imports, and local value chains .....
Facing COVID-19 in the highlands of Madagascar: How are the rural households and women coping?
Contributed by Gaudiose Mujawamariya, Rice Value Chain Expert and Gender Focal Point, and Irina Andrianina Tefy, Research Assistant,...
AfricaRice launches new bilingual corporate website
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 22 May 2020 - In honor of the International Day for Biological Diversity (22 May), the Africa Rice Center...
STOP COVID-19 CRISIS MORPHING INTO A FOOD CRISIS : SUPPORT TO AFRICA’s RICE SECTOR
Download PDF April 2020 Introduction The world is facing unprecedented challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), one of...
AfricaRice reaffirms commitment to gender equality on International Women’s Day 2020
In celebration of the International Women’s Day 2020 (8 March), AfricaRice Board Program Committee Chair, Director General, and researchers
AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa
The Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA) was officially inaugurated by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Côt
AfricaRice teams up with Colorado State University, Cornell University and IRD
AfricaRice teams up with Colorado State University, Cornell University and IRD to build capacity of young scientists in advanced crop...
AfricaRice wins prestigious Al-Sumait Prize 2019
Recognizing the important role of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in enhancing food security in Africa, the Board of Trustees of the...
AfricaRice Annual Report 2018 highlights work on sustainable rice production in the face of climate
The sense of urgency regarding climate change issues is growing around the world and in Africa, in particular, which is most at risk to...
AfricaRice commits to global effort towards healthy diets on World Food Day 2019
The theme for this year’s World Food Day is “Our actions are our future – healthy diets for a #ZeroHunger World.” Improving food and...
Malagasy women farmers lead the way in closing the rice yield gap through Good Agricultural Practice
(Blog post courtesy of AfricaRice-Madagascar team based on discussions on the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women 2019 with...
Seed enterprises from 8 African countries trained in hybrid rice seed production
Seed enterprises from 8 African countries trained in hybrid rice seed production and quality assurance at AfricaRice Training Center in...
RiceAdvice app in the spotlight at AGRF 2019 exhibition
RiceAdvice – a science-backed decision support tool that provides farm-specific advice on rice management practices in Africa – drew the...
AfricaRice and Africa Harvest join forces with national partners to boost East Africa’s rice...
AfricaRice and Africa Harvest join forces with national partners to boost East Africa’s rice productivity and competitiveness Project to...
AfDB-TAAT promotes trailblazing hybrid rice technology adapted to Africa
16 August 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Rice Compact of the African Development Bank-funded project on Technologies for African...
AfricaRice teams up with national partners to sustainably intensify rice-based systems in Africa
15 July 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), in close collaboration with national partners, has launched a...
AfricaRice hybrid rice varieties spark seed companies’ interest in Africa
9 July 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. A set of four high-yielding hybrid rice varieties with excellent grain quality, developed by...
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