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Diversifying rice-based systems to enhance household nutrition, food security and women empowerment
Diversifying rice-based systems to enhance household nutrition, food security and women empowerment
Mar 62 min read
Olam Agri Visits AfricaRice: Strengthening Collaboration for Rice Development in Africa
Olam Agri and AfricaRice teams in meeting. (Credit: AfricaRice) On February 5, 2025, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Â welcomed a...
Feb 182 min read
Kenyan Ambassador Visits AfricaRice: Strengthening Collaboration for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa
On Friday, February 7, 2025, AfricaRice had the honor of hosting the Kenyan Ambassador to Côte d'Ivoire at its research station in M’Bé....
Feb 183 min read
European Union delegation in Côte d'Ivoire visits the AfricaRice research station
Group photo with UE Delegation On 20 January 2025, AfricaRice welcomed a high-level delegation from the European Union's National Office...
Jan 283 min read
AfricaRice at UNCCD CoP16: Accelerating Land Restoration in Lowland-Based Systems in Africa
AfricaRice actively participated in UNCCD CoP16 through side events on Accelerating Land Restoration in Lowland-Based Systems in Africa
Dec 30, 20243 min read
AfricaRice Science Week 2024: Transforming Africa’s Rice Sector through Science and R&D Partnerships
Participants of AfricaRice Science Week 2024 (Credit Photo: AfricaRice) Mbé, Côte d’Ivoire – AfricaRice Science Week 2024 brought...
Dec 17, 20242 min read
Strengthening gender integration in AfricaRice Research and Development through the collaborative Gender Task Force
Dr Mujawamariya Gaudiose presentation during Gender task Force Meeting (Credit photo: AfricaRice) Since its establishment in 2011, the...
Dec 11, 20243 min read
Dr. Elliott Dossou-Yovo Wins the 2024 Japan International Award
Dr. Dossou-Yovo during the award ceremony. (Credit: AfricaRice) November 22, 2024 - Dr. Elliott Dossou-Yovo has been recognized as one of...
Dec 11, 20242 min read
Agronomic zinc biofortification: A sustainable strategy to enhance nutritional quality of rice in Madagascar
Zinc biofortification offers a sustainable and effective solution to combat micronutrient deficiencies by increasing the zinc content in...
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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...
Nov 19, 20244 min read
Training on integrated options for soil salinity management in the Delta of the Senegal River
Training on integrated options for soil salinity management in the Delta of the Senegal River
Nov 17, 20242 min read
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,...
Nov 12, 20244 min read
Enhancing Liberia's Food Security: New EU-Funded Seeds4Liberia Project Launched
Seeds4Liberia Project launched to enhance national seed systems and food security.
Oct 30, 20244 min read
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
Oct 23, 20242 min read
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,...
Oct 23, 20243 min read
Empowering Women Cooperatives in Rice Cultivation through Seed Production in Rural Mali
Empowering Women Cooperatives in Rice Cultivation through Seed Production in Rural Mali
Oct 15, 20242 min read
AfricaRice Empowers Partners with Advanced Impact Assessment Skills
AfricaRice conducted a training session on advanced quantitative methods for impact assessment.
Oct 8, 20242 min read
AfricaRice and MetaMeta: Tackling Soil Salinity in Senegal's Rice-Based Systems
ISSM4RICE project to tackle soil salinity in Senegal's rice-based systems
Oct 2, 20241 min read
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
Sep 10, 20242 min read
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)
Aug 15, 20243 min read
AfricaRice and the Mastercard Foundation launch the RIZAO Program
AfricaRice officially launched the RIZAO Program, fully funded by the Mastercard Foundation.
Aug 5, 20243 min read
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.
Jul 22, 20242 min read
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.
Jul 12, 20243 min read
AfricaRice DG at the 2024 Korea-Africa Summit: Strengthening Agricultural Partnerships.
From June 4 to 5, 2024, AfricaRice Director General and CGIARÂ Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Dr. Baboucarr Manneh...
Jun 7, 20242 min read
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...
May 22, 20242 min read
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...
Apr 30, 20241 min read
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....
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Dr Manneh, AfricaRice’s Director General, receives a presidential citation from the Republic of Korea
Honoring Excellence and Rice Research Diplomacy! November 21, 2024 - Dr Baboucarr Manneh, Director General of AfricaRice has been awarded...
Mar 29, 20242 min read
Towards prioritising actions for women in Africa's agricultural sector
In sub-Saharan Africa, women produce up to 80% of food for household consumption and for sale on local markets, according to the World...
Mar 7, 20244 min read
Responding to women's challenges for a fair and more productive rice farming in Mali
In Mali, like in many other countries in Africa, both men and women participate in agricultural activities, particularly in rice-based...
Feb 29, 20243 min read
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