The Genetics and Genomics Platform for Rice in Africa provides an interface between National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) and advanced research institutes. It aims to strengthen NARS through training and laboratory set-up, providing breeders with new tools like marker-assisted selection and breeding to develop improved rice lines. The platform conducts activities such as allelic diversity studies, QTL analysis, marker-assisted breeding, and marker-assisted recurrent selection. It also offers practical training, data analysis, sharing of data and information, and the development of molecular tools.