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No poverty
By adopting improved rice varieties developed by AfricaRice and its partners, about 8 million people in 16 countries in Africa have been lifted out of poverty.
AfricaRice at a glance


AfricaRice Strengthens Strategic Partnerships with Leading Chinese Research Institutions to Accelerate Rice Innovation in Africa
A delegation from AfricaRice undertook an official mission to China, engaging with five of the country's foremost agricultural research institutions that saw the signing of cooperation agreements, firming up concrete joint research roadmaps, and a landmark scientific breakthrough.


AfricaRice and AATF Sign Five-Year Partnership to Accelerate Rice Self-Sufficiency and Improve Farmer Livelihoods Across Africa
AfricaRice and the AATF signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding to jointly advance rice productivity, strengthen food and nutrition security, and reduce poverty across Africa.
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AfricaRice’s main research complex is located at M’bé, Côte d’Ivoire, on a 700-ha site that includes experimental farms covering major rice production systems, laboratories and a world-class genebank.
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