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Nov 24
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...

Oct 22
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
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
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
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
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
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

Feb 27, 2020
2 min

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

Jan 5, 2020
2 min

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...

Jan 5, 2020
3 min

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...

Jan 5, 2020
1 min

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...

Jan 5, 2020
3 min

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...

Jan 5, 2020
6 min

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...

Jan 5, 2020
2 min

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...

Jan 5, 2020
2 min

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...

Jan 5, 2020
4 min

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...

Jan 5, 2020
5 min

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...

Jan 5, 2020
3 min

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...

Jan 5, 2020
4 min

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...

Jan 5, 2020
2 min

Phosphorus placement and water-saving technologies can improve rice production

Phosphorus placement and water-saving technologies can improve rice production in phosphorus-deficient lowlands in SSA Lowland rice...

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