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16 August 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Rice Compact of the African Development Bank-funded project on Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) is paving the way for rice transformation in sub-Saharan Africa by promoting locally-adapted high-yielding hybrid rice varieties developed by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice). One such trailblazer is AR051H, which is the first hybrid rice variety released by the

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | 5 April 2018 -- The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) has launched a powerful new decision-support tool, called ‘RiceAdvice-WeedManager,’ to help African rice farmers find the most effective and cost-efficient weed management strategies, matching their specific farming conditions and available resources.Potentially all rice farmers in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) can benefit from this interactive tool as it can

Photo courtesy of Integrated Breeding Platform (IBP) Le 14 mars 2019, Kampala, Ouganda  – Ce projet est né d’une vision partagée par la Plateforme d’amélioration génétique intégrée IBP (IBP), le Centre du riz pour l’Afrique (AfricaRice) et le Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA), selon laquelle la sécurité alimentaire ne pourra être atteinte que grâce à la détermination et l’engagement

9 July 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. A set of four high-yielding hybrid rice varieties with excellent grain quality, developed by AfricaRice, elicited strong interest from key stakeholders, especially seed companies and farmers, during field days at AfricaRice research station in M’bé, Côte d’Ivoire, 26-27 June 2019. The field days to showcase the performance of AfricaRice-developed hybrids were organized by the

The multi-stakeholder innovation platform approach promotes rice agribusiness by emphasizing active interaction with small and medium enterprises involved in farm mechanization, rice processing, and seed supply. The GEM rice parboiling system is among the technologies promoted by the SARD-SC project through the innovation platforms in the rice hubs. “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to

In West Africa, many farmers lose their crops every year to bushfires that occur in the dry season.Conservation agriculture has a vital role to play in sub-Saharan Africa’s food security for a population projected to rise to 2 billion by 2050. It is the harmattan season when dry, dust-laden winds from the Sahara Desert sweep across West Africa.“As you can

The 31st Ordinary Session of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Council of Ministers held recently under the chairmanship of His Excellency Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Infrastructure of Senegal, reaffirmed strongly its commitment to support AfricaRice to help accelerate Africa’s rice self-sufficiency. Calling it a “historic” session, the chair stated, “The AfricaRice Council of Ministers has

About 30 Ivorian seed producers participated in a training workshop organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the National Office for Rice Development (ONDR) and the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) on ‘Quality Rice Seed Production’, 7-11 May 2018, at AfricaRice research station in M’bé, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire. The training program was organized as part of