Game-changing digital tool galvanizes smallholder rice farming in Mali
Climate change has made risks in agriculture more complex, but decision-support tools empower farmers to better manage these risks....
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- Aug 23
- 4 min
USAID-AfricaRice project sets the stage for a resilient, vibrant seed industry in Senegal
An innovative public-private partnership-based project, led by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) with support from the United States...
- Aug 4
- 2 min
AfricaRice scientist wins 21st Century Hope Prize of Japan’s Niigata International Food Award
Dr Kazuki Saito, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Agronomist, has been named the 21st Century Hope Prize laureate of the 7th Niigata...
- Jul 12
- 3 min
High-level consultations pave the way to enhanced food and nutrition-security for Madagascar
12 July 2022, Antananarivo, Madagascar — Opportunities to address the needs and priorities of Madagascar with respect to agriculture,...
- Jun 21
- 3 min
CGIAR launches initiative to transform West and Central Africa’s agrifood systems
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire – 21 June 2022 - A new Regional Integrated Initiative in West and Central Africa entitled ‘Transforming Agrifood...
- Jun 3
- 2 min
AfricaRice Scientist Dr Aminou Arouna wins AAEA Quality of Research Discovery Award 2022
AfricaRice is delighted to announce that Dr Aminou Arouna, Impact Assessment Economist and Leader of the Policy, Innovation Systems and...
- May 26
- 3 min
Release of new AfricaRice publication commemorating 50 years of rice innovation and impact
In commemoration of its 50th anniversary, the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) is delighted to announce the publication of an impact...
- May 15
- 9 min
32nd Ordinary Session of the AfricaRice Council of Ministers
Alignment of AfricaRice with One CGIAR acclaimed . High Expectations from the Alignment. The decision taken by the Africa Rice Center...
- May 11
- 7 min
Emergency policy options
Emergency policy options to increase resilience of rice-based agri-food system actors in the context of the Russia-Ukraine crisis Aminou...
- Mar 9
- 4 min
AfricaRice innovations that have impacted the livelihoods of women in Africa
(Blog post courtesy of Dr Gaudiose Mujawamariya, Rice Value Chain Expert and Gender Focal Point, AfricaRice) For the past fifty years,...
- Mar 8
- 4 min
To achieve gender equality in science, support young women who choose scientific careers
AfricaRice PhD student Laurence Dossou Laurence Dossou, from Benin, is working on her doctoral thesis on the identification of new...
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
AfricaRice shines spotlight on resilient rice-based agri-food systems for nutrition and health
In the face of unprecedented challenges of COVID-19 and extreme climate disasters that have wreaked havoc on the world, the need for...
- Nov 24, 2021
- 3 min
AfricaRice honored with the Republic of Korea Presidential Award of Achievement 2021
Conferring the Republic of Korea’s Presidential Award of Achievement 2021 to AfricaRice, His Excellency Sang Ryul Lee, Ambassador of the...
- Nov 9, 2021
- 2 min
Professor Abdulai Jalloh, AfricaRice Research and Innovation Lead
Prof. Abdulai Jalloh joined the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in November 2021 as Research and Innovation Lead. He works directly under...
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
‘Borlaug Field Award winner Elliott Dossou-Yovo, an AfricaRice scientist, is a role model’
AfricaRice Director General Dr Harold Roy-Macauley congratulates the laureate for his outstanding achievement Complimenting Dr Elliott...
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
When women take the lead in improving income and nutrition
Successful introduction of parboiled rice in Madagascar The importance of rice in the culture and diet of the Malagasy people is well...
- Sep 9, 2021
- 4 min
AfricaRice scientist wins 2021 Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application
Nairobi, Kenya (September 9, 2021): From the virtual stage of the Africa Green Revolution Forum in Nairobi, World Food Prize Foundation...
- Jun 30, 2021
- 3 min
A women's group in Madagascar fights all odds to produce quality seeds
(Blog post courtesy of Tefy Irina Andrianina, Gaudiose Mujawamariya and Negussie Zenna) In the irrigated perimeter of Bas-Mangoky in...
- Mar 23, 2021
- 4 min
Over 5000 rice value chain actors in Senegal to benefit from youth-focused COVID-19 response
Saint Louis - Senegal, 23 March 2021 To support the government of Senegal’s efforts in mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on...
- Mar 7, 2021
- 5 min
Maïmouna Diatta: Rising quietly to the challenge of leading COVID-19 working group at AfricaRice
At the beginning of the challenging period of COVID-19 pandemic, AfricaRice appointed Maïmouna Diatta to lead the institution’s COVID-19...
- Dec 18, 2020
- 3 min
AfricaRice and Liberia solidify ties to build resilient rice-based food systems
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 18 December 2020. The partnership between the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) and Liberia, dates back to the...
- Nov 25, 2020
- 3 min
AfricaRice Board of Trustees Resolves to Amend the 2016 Revised AfricaRice Constitution
Communique of the 49th meeting of the AfricaRice Board of Trustees | The 49th meeting of the AfricaRice Board of Trustees held on...
- Oct 14, 2020
- 4 min
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...
- Sep 23, 2020
- 4 min
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...
- Sep 2, 2020
- 2 min
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...
- Jul 30, 2020
- 4 min
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 .....
- Jul 3, 2020
- 3 min
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,...
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
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...
- Apr 28, 2020
- 7 min
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...
- Mar 7, 2020
- 3 min
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
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