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33rd ordinary session of the AfricaRice Council of Ministers: Toward a rice revolution in Africa for rice self-sufficiency and transformation of rice-based agri-food systems

The 33rd session of the AfricaRice Council of Ministers recently held in Madagascar spanned three days, featuring a high-level technical...

Training on integrated options for soil salinity management in the Delta of the Senegal River

Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa 2024 Annual Wrap-Up Workshop: Three Years of Impact and a New Chapter

Group photo TAFS-WCA annual Wrap-up workshop in Abuja, Nigeria. Credit photo : AfricaRice From October 29 to November 1, 2024, Abuja,...

Enhancing Liberia's Food Security: New EU-Funded Seeds4Liberia Project Launched

Seeds4Liberia Project launched to enhance national seed systems and food security.

Côte d'Ivoire's Ministry of Agriculture, AfricaRice and TAAT to Build a Roadmap for Seed Sector Transformation

Côte d'Ivoire Seed Business Summit for Seed Sector Transformation

Enhancing agricultural research with FAO's AGRIS and AGROVOC programs: A conversation with AfricaRice knowledge management expert

In a recent series of conversations with CGIAR Knowledge Management teams, Valentina De Col from ICARDA interviewed Murielle Anougbre,...

Empowering Women Cooperatives in Rice Cultivation through Seed Production in Rural Mali

AfricaRice Empowers Partners with Advanced Impact Assessment Skills

AfricaRice conducted a training session on advanced quantitative methods for impact assessment.

AfricaRice and MetaMeta: Tackling Soil Salinity in Senegal's Rice-Based Systems

ISSM4RICE project to tackle soil salinity in Senegal's rice-based systems

Partnership for Impact: AfricaRice DG Welcomes Mastercard Foundation CEO at the Sahel Regional Station

Mastercard Foundation CEO Reeta Roy visits AfricaRice Sahel Regional Station in Saint-Louis, Senegal, highlighting impactful initiatives

Building Resilient Food Systems: One CGIAR's Impact through FSRP in Madagascar

Madagascar national agencies and CGIAR centers launched a project through the Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP)

AfricaRice and the Mastercard Foundation launch the RIZAO Program

AfricaRice officially launched the RIZAO Program, fully funded by the Mastercard Foundation.

AfRice-HEALTH: a Disease Surveillance Network for Rice Health in Africa

Participants from 19 African countries met to establish a surveillance network for rice diseases in Africa.

AfricaRice and CIRAD elucidate the Fungal Species Complex causing severe Brown Spot disease in Farmers' Fields

Scientists conducted the first extensive study on brown spot disease causing species on rice in Côte d’Ivoire.

AfricaRice DG at the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit: Strengthening Agricultural Partnerships.

From June 4 to 5, 2024, AfricaRice Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Dr. Baboucarr Manneh...

High Zinc rice for marginal soils in Madagascar

On March 21, 2024, "Mavitrika", a new rice variety resulting from collaboration among AfricaRice, the Japan International Research Center...

PASSING OF THE FOUNDING FATHER OF NEW RICE FOR AFRICA (NERICA), DR MONTY PATRICK JONES

The Director General of the Africa Rice Center, Dr Baboucarr Manneh, together with the Board of Trustees and staff of the Center, regret...

HealthyDiets4Africa's coordination and supervision team on a working visit to AfricaRice

The coordination and supervision team of HealthyDiets4Africa project with a six-member delegation led by Prof. Michael Frei and Dr....

Ivorian seed producers trained in quality rice seed production at AfricaRice M’bé Research Station

About 30 Ivorian seed producers participated in a training workshop organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United...

AfricaRice launches free mobile app for rice weed control in Africa

Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | 5 April 2018 -- The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) has launched a powerful new decision-support tool, called...

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