HealthyDiets4Africa project
Under the leadership of AfricaRice, the HealthyDiets4Africa project will scale up best solutions in eight countries from Western,...
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- May 4
- 1 min
West African rice arthropod interactive key
Prof. Elvis Heinrichs (former AfricaRice & IRRI entomologist) has recently developed a digital key to the rice insect pests and natural...
- May 4
- 1 min
IRRI and AfricaRice team awarded prestigious Milken-Motsepe Prize
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Africa Rice received 3rd prize at the Milken-Motsepe Prize in Agritech for the...
- Mar 8
- 5 min
International Women’s Day 2023: Spotlight on two inspiring women researchers from AfricaRice
To mark the International Women’s Day (8 March), we invited two inspiring women researchers – Drs Esther Pegalepo and Fatimata Bachabi –...
- Mar 8
- 1 min
Commemoration of the 2nd International Day of Plant Health
CGIAR Initiative on Plant Health Commemorates the 2nd International Day of Plant Health on 12th May 2023, 13:00 – 14:00 GMT. Hybrid –...
- Mar 6
- 3 min
AfricaRice Council of Ministers appoints new Director General
Dr Baboucarr Manneh, a Gambian national, was appointed as Director General of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) by the Council of...
- Feb 9
- 1 min
AfricaRice’s Disclaimer
AfricaRice’s Disclaimer on the Op-ed titled “Dakar 2 summit: Africa’s agrifood system and triple Helix,” by Dr Yemi Akinbamijo, published...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Valuing women’s involvement in agriculture as full actors: First successful results with the AICCRA
Thanks to the project on “Accelerating the Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA),” 120 women service providers in the...
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
AfricaRice Agronomist-Consultant wins 2022 IFA Emerging Scholar Award
Jean-Martial Johnson, a trailblazing young researcher who supports the Sustainable Enhancement Productivity Program at AfricaRice...
- Oct 12, 2022
- 3 min
Collective action and perseverance pay off for women rice farmers in Madagascar
Modernization of agriculture requires farmers to adopt an entrepreneurial mindset and sustain the profitability of their farming...
- Oct 3, 2022
- 3 min
AfricaRice and CERFAM join forces to support African countries to end hunger
AfricaRice and CERFAM join forces to support African countries to end hunger through South-South cooperation Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 3...
- Sep 7, 2022
- 3 min
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....
- Aug 23, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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...
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