Harold Roy-Macauley's presentation on "Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice): A CGIAR research center and pan-African association of member countries" to the World Bank delegation from Côte d'Ivoire led by Mr Pierre Laporte, World Bank Country Director for Côte d'Ivoire, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea, and Togo based in Abidjan, visited AfricaRice headquarters on 15 July 2016. The other members of the delegation were Mr Abdoulaye Touré, Lead Agricultural Economist and Task Team Leader of WAAPP-World Bank (Africa Bureau); and Mr Taleb Ould Sid Ahmed, Senior Communications Officer. Mr Hiroshi Hiraoka, Senior Agriculture Economist, AFTA2, World Bank and member of the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) Steering Committee also accompanied the delegation.
Lead Authors:
Carlo Fadda
James Legg
Margaret McEwan
Beatrice Aighewi
Jorge Andrade
Zewdie Bishaw
Sammy Carsan
Steven Michael Cole
Alan Duncan
Alessandra Galie
Karen Garrett
Jonathan Hellin James Lillesø
Chris Stephen Jones
Christopher Kettle
Jan Kreuze
Kumar, Lava
Jens-Peter Barnekow Lillesø
Alice Muchugi
Bonaventure Aman Omondi
Michael Peters
Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku
David Spielman
Ronnie Vernooy
Seed is the most important asset in the agriculture. seeds have to be stored for the next season. so it is important to study the seed storage physiology and gnetics
Lead Authors:
Carlo Fadda
James Legg
Margaret McEwan
Beatrice Aighewi
Jorge Andrade
Zewdie Bishaw
Sammy Carsan
Steven Michael Cole
Alan Duncan
Alessandra Galie
Karen Garrett
Jonathan Hellin James Lillesø
Chris Stephen Jones
Christopher Kettle
Jan Kreuze
Kumar, Lava
Jens-Peter Barnekow Lillesø
Alice Muchugi
Bonaventure Aman Omondi
Michael Peters
Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku
David Spielman
Ronnie Vernooy
Seed is the most important asset in the agriculture. seeds have to be stored for the next season. so it is important to study the seed storage physiology and gnetics
It is an introduction to agribusiness which includes the short history of evolution of the agribusiness, its importance, scope or areas of agribusiness. It also includes the distinctive features of agribusiness management.
AfricaRice Director General Dr Harold Roy-Macauley made a presentation on “Achieving rice self-sufficiency in Africa,” which served as a basis for an in-depth discussion by a panel of speakers consisting of Mr Ade Adefeko, Vice President and Head of Corporate and Government Relations at Olam-Nigeria; Mr Pieter Grobler, Head of Land Development at Dangote Rice Limited; and Mr Busuyi Okeowo, Deputy Team Leader at Growth & Employment in States (GEMS 4), Nigeria.
The panel discussion was organized as part of the Third Edition of the Agra Innovate West Africa Conference, on 23 November 2016 in Lagos, Nigeria, with support from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG).
It is an introduction to agribusiness which includes the short history of evolution of the agribusiness, its importance, scope or areas of agribusiness. It also includes the distinctive features of agribusiness management.
AfricaRice Director General Dr Harold Roy-Macauley made a presentation on “Achieving rice self-sufficiency in Africa,” which served as a basis for an in-depth discussion by a panel of speakers consisting of Mr Ade Adefeko, Vice President and Head of Corporate and Government Relations at Olam-Nigeria; Mr Pieter Grobler, Head of Land Development at Dangote Rice Limited; and Mr Busuyi Okeowo, Deputy Team Leader at Growth & Employment in States (GEMS 4), Nigeria.
The panel discussion was organized as part of the Third Edition of the Agra Innovate West Africa Conference, on 23 November 2016 in Lagos, Nigeria, with support from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NABG).
Powerpoint by Thomas Tiacoh (ANARIZ-CI), Emmanuel Coulibaly (ONDR), Alphonse Bouet (CNRA), and Yao N'Guessan (ANADER) presented at the West Africa SRI Workshop in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on July 26-27, 2012.
AfricaRice Director General Dr Harold Roy-Macauley leading the panel discussion on "Africa Riceing : Mobilizing and applying science and complementary resources to achieve self–sufficiency in rice in Africa." at the 7th Africa Agriculture Science Week and FARA General Assembly, Kigali, Rwanda, on 14 June 2016
L’autosuffisance de l’Afrique en riz : opportunités et défis à l’échelledu continent africain by Dr Harold Roy-Macauley, Directeur général, AfricaRice. -- Table ronde, Montpellier, France, 28 septembre 2016 Organisée en marge de la 14ème symposium international sur la génomique fonctionnelle du riz
Presentation at the Workshop on Crop Production Equipment for the System of Rice Intensification (SRI)
Presenter: Ousmane Djire, SOCAFON
Title: Le service de fabrication et de maintenance d’équipements agricoles par les forgerons au Mali
Date: November 3, 2014
Venue: ACISAI, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
Ivory Coast Private Health Sector Assessment FinalHeidi Jugenitz
USAID is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential.
"Autosuffisance du riz en Côte d‘Ivoire Contribution d’AfricaRice" -- Harold Roy-Macauley's presentation the Ivorian dignitaries who met with the members of the AfricaRice Board of Trustees on 8 Sep 2016 during the 40th Board meeting at AfricaRice headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
3rd Africa Rice Congress
Theme 4: Rice policy for food security through smallholder and agribusiness development
Mini symposium1: Trade policies to boost Africa’s rice sector
Author: Kuku-Shittu
This presentation is only with respect to the Parasitic Weed and their management tactics, falling under the category of Specificity while classifying weeds.
Rice - Advanced rice varieties for Africa Hillary Hanson
Science and Technical Partnership in Africa: Technologies, Platforms and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, April 4&5, 2017
Anchoring Growth: Unleashing the Wonders of African CassavaLateef Dimeji
Anchoring Growth: Unleashing the Wonders of African Cassava
A Keynote by Prof. L. O. Sanni
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development)
Country Manager, Cassava: Adding Value for Africa (2008-2019)
President, International Society for Tropical Root Crops
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Nigeria
Speakers: Gaoussou Traore and Erika Styger
Title: Improving and Scaling Up SRI in West Africa - A Success Story
Date: September 15, 2015
Venue: SRI-Rice Seminar Series, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Presentation delivered by Dr. Fentahun Mengistu (Director General of the EIAR, Ethiopia) at Borlaug Summit on Wheat for Food Security. March 25 - 28, 2014, Ciudad Obregon, Mexico.
http://www.borlaug100.org
Presentation by Dr Rebbie Harawa from AGRA, at the Regional planning meeting on ‘Scaling-Up Climate-Smart Agricultural Solutions for Cereals and Livestock Farmers in Southern Africa – Building partnership for successful implementation’,13–15 September 2016, Johannesburg, South Africa
Presentation by James Kinyangi from the African Development Bank at the Land and Water Advantage event on the sidelines of COP23.
More information about the event series: https://bit.ly/AgAdvantage
Coherence between research projects and Agricultural research policies in We...Francois Stepman
6 to 8 August 2014. Yaounde. Regional consultation between farmers organisations, and research actors in Central Africa: "Agricultural Research for development and capacity building of stakeholders."
Organized by the Sub-Regional Platform of Farmers Organizations of Central Africa (PROPAC) the workshop included thirty participants from producer organizations, national institutes and regional research centers, ministries, RECs (CEMAC and ECCAS).
The primary partners in Nigeria: Summary of objectives, activities and reques...IITA Communications
Presentation during African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI)
Second Annual Review Meeting and Planning Workshop on 11 – 15 Dec. 2017 at Gold Crest Hotel, Mwanza, Tanzania.
Presentation by Silvanus Mruma about the peculiarities of NAFAKA phase II project. This presentation was made at the the annual review and planning meeting for the Africa RISING - NAFAKA project on 26 - 27 June 2018.
Each “growing degree day” spent at a temperature above 30°C decreases yields by 1 percent under optimal (drought-free) rainfed conditions.Southern Africa faces the risk of more severe and protracted droughts and periods of extremely low and extremely high rainfall could become more common as temperatures increase from 2-4°C
Technology Assessment 2: Rice in Africa Scaling New Genetic Materials Hillary Hanson
Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa: Technologies, Platforms and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, April 4&5, 2017
Abidjan april 2017 slide proforma ernest 03-04-17 resavingHillary Hanson
Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa: Technologies, Platforms and Partnerships in support of the African agricultural science agenda, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, April 4&5, 2017
Presented at the High-Level Ministerial (HLM) Conference on Rice Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 25 September 2018
Dakar, Senegal
Abebe Haile-Gabriel
FAO Regional Programme Leader for Africa, RAF
Presented at the High-Level Ministerial (HLM) Conference on Rice Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 25 September 2018
Dakar, Senegal
Presented by Dr Harold Roy-Macauley
Director General, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Presented at the High-Level Ministerial (HLM) Conference on Rice Development in Sub-Saharan Africa 25 September 2018
Dakar, Senegal
Presented by Dr Amadou Beye, Seed Specialist,
Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
Recensement électronique et géo-référence des acteurs de la chaine de valeur riz: cas des pays TAAT
Aminou A. et Aboudou Rachidi
TAAT Rice Compact Launch and Knowledge Sharing Workshop
6 - 7 September 2018
M’be, Bouake
Cote d’Ivoire
Partnerships for efficient quality seed production and variety dissemination
Saidu Bah
Seed & Seed Systems Expert
The Africa Rice Center
TAAT Rice Compact Launch and Knowledge Sharing Workshop
6 - 7 September 2018
M’be, Bouake
Cote d’Ivoire
Harold Roy-Macauley's presentation on "Global research partnership efforts: tackling food and environmental challenges in sub-Saharan Africa" at the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) Side Event organized by the World Bank on the “Future of Food in sub-Saharan Africa: Reviewing progress, charting next steps” held in Nairobi, Kenya, 26 August 2016.
3rd Africa Rice Congress
Theme 5: Innovation systems and ICT tools for rice value chain
Mini symposium 4: Making science work: building innovation systems
Author: Berlin
3rd Africa Rice Congress
Theme 5: Innovation systems and ICT tools for rice value chain
Mini symposium 4: Making science work: building innovation systems
Author: Defoer
3rd Africa Rice Congress
Theme 5: Innovation systems and ICT tools for rice value chain
Mini symposium 4: Making science work: building innovation systems
Author: Odarteifio
3rd Africa Rice Congress
Theme 5: Innovation systems and ICT tools for rice value chain
Mini symposium 3: Linking rice value-chain actors: diagnostic surveys and multi-stakeholder platforms
Author: Bengaly et al.
3rd Africa Rice Congress
Theme 5: Innovation systems and ICT tools for rice value chain
Mini symposium 3: Linking rice value-chain actors: diagnostic surveys and multi-stakeholder platforms
Author: Dossouhoui
3rd Africa Rice Congress
Theme 5: Innovation systems and ICT tools for rice value chain
Mini symposium 3: Linking rice value-chain actors: diagnostic surveys and multi-stakeholder platforms
Author: Mahyao
Multi-source connectivity as the driver of solar wind variability in the heli...Sérgio Sacani
The ambient solar wind that flls the heliosphere originates from multiple
sources in the solar corona and is highly structured. It is often described
as high-speed, relatively homogeneous, plasma streams from coronal
holes and slow-speed, highly variable, streams whose source regions are
under debate. A key goal of ESA/NASA’s Solar Orbiter mission is to identify
solar wind sources and understand what drives the complexity seen in the
heliosphere. By combining magnetic feld modelling and spectroscopic
techniques with high-resolution observations and measurements, we show
that the solar wind variability detected in situ by Solar Orbiter in March
2022 is driven by spatio-temporal changes in the magnetic connectivity to
multiple sources in the solar atmosphere. The magnetic feld footpoints
connected to the spacecraft moved from the boundaries of a coronal hole
to one active region (12961) and then across to another region (12957). This
is refected in the in situ measurements, which show the transition from fast
to highly Alfvénic then to slow solar wind that is disrupted by the arrival of
a coronal mass ejection. Our results describe solar wind variability at 0.5 au
but are applicable to near-Earth observatories.
Professional air quality monitoring systems provide immediate, on-site data for analysis, compliance, and decision-making.
Monitor common gases, weather parameters, particulates.
Nutraceutical market, scope and growth: Herbal drug technologyLokesh Patil
As consumer awareness of health and wellness rises, the nutraceutical market—which includes goods like functional meals, drinks, and dietary supplements that provide health advantages beyond basic nutrition—is growing significantly. As healthcare expenses rise, the population ages, and people want natural and preventative health solutions more and more, this industry is increasing quickly. Further driving market expansion are product formulation innovations and the use of cutting-edge technology for customized nutrition. With its worldwide reach, the nutraceutical industry is expected to keep growing and provide significant chances for research and investment in a number of categories, including vitamins, minerals, probiotics, and herbal supplements.
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
models for evolution of the dark matter halo mass function.
Observation of Io’s Resurfacing via Plume Deposition Using Ground-based Adapt...Sérgio Sacani
Since volcanic activity was first discovered on Io from Voyager images in 1979, changes
on Io’s surface have been monitored from both spacecraft and ground-based telescopes.
Here, we present the highest spatial resolution images of Io ever obtained from a groundbased telescope. These images, acquired by the SHARK-VIS instrument on the Large
Binocular Telescope, show evidence of a major resurfacing event on Io’s trailing hemisphere. When compared to the most recent spacecraft images, the SHARK-VIS images
show that a plume deposit from a powerful eruption at Pillan Patera has covered part
of the long-lived Pele plume deposit. Although this type of resurfacing event may be common on Io, few have been detected due to the rarity of spacecraft visits and the previously low spatial resolution available from Earth-based telescopes. The SHARK-VIS instrument ushers in a new era of high resolution imaging of Io’s surface using adaptive
optics at visible wavelengths.
Cancer cell metabolism: special Reference to Lactate PathwayAADYARAJPANDEY1
Normal Cell Metabolism:
Cellular respiration describes the series of steps that cells use to break down sugar and other chemicals to get the energy we need to function.
Energy is stored in the bonds of glucose and when glucose is broken down, much of that energy is released.
Cell utilize energy in the form of ATP.
The first step of respiration is called glycolysis. In a series of steps, glycolysis breaks glucose into two smaller molecules - a chemical called pyruvate. A small amount of ATP is formed during this process.
Most healthy cells continue the breakdown in a second process, called the Kreb's cycle. The Kreb's cycle allows cells to “burn” the pyruvates made in glycolysis to get more ATP.
The last step in the breakdown of glucose is called oxidative phosphorylation (Ox-Phos).
It takes place in specialized cell structures called mitochondria. This process produces a large amount of ATP. Importantly, cells need oxygen to complete oxidative phosphorylation.
If a cell completes only glycolysis, only 2 molecules of ATP are made per glucose. However, if the cell completes the entire respiration process (glycolysis - Kreb's - oxidative phosphorylation), about 36 molecules of ATP are created, giving it much more energy to use.
IN CANCER CELL:
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
introduction to WARBERG PHENOMENA:
WARBURG EFFECT Usually, cancer cells are highly glycolytic (glucose addiction) and take up more glucose than do normal cells from outside.
Otto Heinrich Warburg (; 8 October 1883 – 1 August 1970) In 1931 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his "discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme.
WARNBURG EFFECT : cancer cells under aerobic (well-oxygenated) conditions to metabolize glucose to lactate (aerobic glycolysis) is known as the Warburg effect. Warburg made the observation that tumor slices consume glucose and secrete lactate at a higher rate than normal tissues.
Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice): A CGIAR research center and pan-African association of member countries
1. Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)
A CGIAR research center and
pan-African association of member countries
2. Importance of rice in SSA
Fastest growing food staple:
Demand growing at > 6% per year – faster than any other food staple
Strategic for food security:
Most important energy source in W Africa & Madagascar and 2nd most important in
Africa
Impact on economies:
Local production covers about 60% of demand (imports per year at >US$ 5 billion)
Important for women:
Main labor force in SSA’s rainfed ecologies (sowing to processing & marketing)
Viable career for youth:
The rice sector can employ many of the 17 million young people who enter SSA’s
job market.
Huge potential:
Africa has resources to produce enough quality rice to feed itself and to export
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2.0
4.0
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Milliontons
Source: USDA
• Rice imports into Africa
showed signs of stabilization
at about 8 million tons before
2010
• But resurgence of high rice
imports since 2011
Imports
5. • AfricaRice and partners have developed
a strategic plan (2011-2020) to boost
rice production in SSA
• This plan was approved by AfricaRice
Council of Ministers in 2011.
• The Strategic Plan is being implemented
with many partners across the research
to development continuum.
• Vision: increase rice self-sufficiency
ratio to almost 90% in 2020 leading to a
reduction in imports of about 5 million t
per year
AfricaRice 2011-2020 Strategic Plan
6. Brief history of AfricaRice
• 1970: Created as West Africa Rice Development Association
(WARDA/ADRAO) by 11 African countries
• 1987: HQ established in M’bé, near Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire
• 2004: HQ temporarily relocated to Cotonou, Benin, due to Ivorian crisis
• 2009: Name changed to “Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice)” by Council of
Ministers
• 2013: Total of 25 member countries across Africa
• Mar 2015: Board decides to return HQ to Côte d’Ivoire in phases
• Sep 2015: Management & support services begin operations from new
HQ building in Abidjan (offered by Ivorian Gov.)
• July-Sep 2016: 1st wave of scientists to return to M’bé
• 2017: 2nd and final wave of scientists to return to M’bé
7. Vision and priorities
• Vision
– A pan-African center of excellence for rice research,
development and capacity strengthening
• Priorities
– Strengthening partnerships
– Developing capacity of rice value chain actors, including youth and
women
– Adopting innovation platform (IP) approaches in rice value chain
– Improving access of rice producers to markets
– Integrating rice science in the policy agenda of countries
– Increasing investments in research for development of the rice
sector
8. Key role
• Produces international public goods (knowledge,
technologies and policy advice) relating to rice for Africa
• Provides technical support and advises member States on
critical rice production and marketing issues
• Builds capacity through rice task forces
• Concentrates R&D efforts in rice hubs set up across Africa
• Mobilizes global knowledge through Global Rice Science
Partnership
• Promotes uptake of research products through links with
development activities
• Holds largest rice collection in Africa (more than 19,620
accessions)
14. Achievement highlights: varieties
> 200 improved rice varieties released in last 30 years in Africa:
• High-performing and climate-smart ‘ARICA’ varieties
– ARICA 1 to ARICA 5: About 15-30% higher yield than NERICAs
– ARICA 6 to ARICA 11: Stress-tolerant (iron toxicity, cold, salinity) high-yielding
• Popular ‘NERICA’ varieties
• Area under upland NERICAs : 1.4 million ha in 2013.
• NERICA adoption has lifted about 8 million people out of poverty in 16 countries
• High-yielding ‘Sahel’ varieties for irrigated ecologies
• In Senegal, average yield increased by 872 kg per ha and incomes by $227 per
cropping season. Present value of net benefits of Sahel adoption $ 24.6 million
• Hybrids
• More than 50 hybrids developed by AfricaRice show 15-20% yield advantage
compared with inbred check. Two hybrids selected for release in Senegal in
2016. New set of hybrids being tested in several countries..
16. Good agricultural practices (GAP)
basket development
Intervention Typical farmers’
practice and problems
GAP component Requirement
for research?
Variety choice Old modern varieties New varieties Yes
Land
preparation
Not bunded, not well
leveled
Bunding & leveling No
Sowing Random transplanting
& delayed sowing
Transplanting at optimum
density, time
Yes
Weeding Single herbicide & two
hand-weedings
Single herbicide &
weeding with mechanical
weeder
No
Fertilizer
application
Very variable Site-specific nutrient
management
Yes
Water
management
Permanent standing
water
Timing of drainage before
harvesting
No
17. Crop management decision support tool:
RiceAdvice
• Allows rice farmers to apply mineral fertilizer more
efficiently to optimize production and profits and
reduce waste
• Helps rice farmers identify the best option for
fertilizers to be purchased, based on nutrient
requirement and fertilizer prices
• Farmers can increase rice yield by about 20%
and increase their profit margin by about $200
per hectare per season
18. Improved land & water management
Smart-valleys approach
• A low-cost, participatory and sustainable
approach to develop inland valleys for
rice-based systems
• Major advantages: increased water
retention in farmers’ fields, less risk of
fertilizer losses due to flooding and
increased rice yields
• In Togo and Benin, average rice yields
of farmers using Smart-valleys approach
more than doubled from 1.5–2 to 3.5–
4.5 t/ha
• Impact studies indicate the potential
adoption rate is 67%
20. Improved rice processing - GEM rice parboiler
• An improved rice parboiling system called GEM, combined with
training and innovation platform approach: improving the livelihood of
more than a 1000 rural women in Benin
• It is energy-efficient, shortens processing time, reduces drudgery, and
does not expose the women parboilers to heat burns
• With GEM, average monthly quantity of parboiled rice produced as
well as the average monthly income from this activity more than
doubled
Milling machine
21. Decision support: weed management
• Total rice production
losses attributable to
weeds in SSA estimated
at US$ 1.5 billion
• Tool for identifying major
rice weeds of Africa
• Valuable resource for
professionals involved in
research, training and
management of rice
weeds in SSA
22. From production focus to value chain focus
Pioneering work on
experimental auctions and
value chain development in
Senegal
Packaging, branding and labeling
of locally produced rice for urban
and niche markets to enhance
consumer attractiveness to locally
produced rice in Glazou IP Parboiled rice “Riz Saveur” in Glazoue IP
23. Private sector: partners for scaling up
• Bringing together small-to-medium (SMEs) seed
enterprises and scientists
• Collaborating with private sector on certified rice seed
production
• FASO KABA in Mali,
• NASECO Seed Company in partnership with
NARO in Uganda;
• NAFASO in Burkina Faso
• ASI thresher manufacturing in partnership with
private sector/SME blacksmiths in Nigeria, Cote
d’Ivoire, Senegal
24.
25. Youth entrepreneurship in rice value chain:
conceptual framework
• Competence and skills
for youths and women in
agribusiness enhanced
• Significant return on
investment when
improved rice
technologies, innovations
and services are combined
• Coaching & mentoring
youth and women to take
lead role in modernizing
the rice sector
Quality rice seed
AWM
SMART-valleys
Weeders
RiceAdvice ASI Thresher
GEM rice
Parboiler Packaging
Branding
26. AfricaRice reviving rice sector in West Africa
under World Bank facilitated WAAPP
Sierra Leone
• Training of national research staff (seed production, data analysis, IP approach, breeding
techniques) - highly appreciated by WAAPP missions
• 5-year (2013-2017) rice research strategic plan for Rokupr research station established
• Rice value chain database developed; plan to upgrade the value chain developed
• Several scalable technologies. incl. improved varieties, ASI thresher, mechanical
weeders and GEM parboiler
• Six upland NERICAs and ROK 34 (Pa Kiamp) released
• Post-Ebola crisis response: 22 t of upland NERICA 4 seed distributed and about 1000 t
of lowland NERICA L19 seed rice to over 20,000 smallholder farmers
27. Discussions with World Bank representative
in Liberia on the milled samples of rice
varieties
AfricaRice WAAPP-Liberia project
coordinator showing to Liberian President the
locally produced aromatic rice (she bought all
the rice that was exhibited!)
AfricaRice reviving rice sector in West
Africa under World Bank facilitated WAAPP
Liberia
• Aromatic rice produced, processed and
packaged in Liberia ready for market
• National scientists and extension staff
trained in breeding, land & water
management technologies, seed production
and data management
• Scholarships awarded to post-graduate
students on rice breeding
• Improved rice seed made available to
farmers to jump-start agriculture after Ebola
crisis
28. AfricaRice has a joint initiative with CORAF/WECARD to
produce breeder seed of improved varieties and conduct multi-
environment trials under the Africa-wide Rice Breeding Task
Force.
.
Supporting countries in rice breeder seed production