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.
As Africa races toward the ambitious target of producing 56 million tons of rice by 2030, one message resonated clearly at the CARD 10th General Meeting: technology alone will not get us there.
International Women's Day 2026: AfricaRice and AICCRA empowring Women in Mali.
What's new
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.