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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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AfricaRice wins prestigious Al-Sumait Prize 2019
28.11.19-
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Recognizing the important role of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in enhancing food security in…
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AfDB-TAAT promotes trailblazing hybrid rice technology adapted to Africa
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16 August 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Rice Compact of the African Development Bank-funded …
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AfricaRice teams up with national partners to sustainably intensify rice-based systems in Africa
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15 July 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), in close collaboratio…
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AfricaRice hybrid rice varieties spark seed companies’ interest in Africa
09.07.19-
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9 July 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. A set of four high-yielding hybrid rice varieties with…
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Phosphorus placement and water-saving technologies can improve rice production in phosphorus-deficient lowlands in SSA
05.06.19Lowland rice production in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is often limited by water supply and low…
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Launch of CIPRiSSA-Gambia report
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) has mandated AfricaRice to lead the development of ‘Continenta…
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AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award for 2019
15.04.19-
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This is an annual award, which was instituted by AfricaRice in honor of the late…
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A Homecoming for Rice
12.04.19-
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AfricaRice will open its new genebank later this year, in Mbe, Cote d’Ivoire. But first,…
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• Report of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on rice: Delivering on Commitments to Transform Africa’s Rice Industry
02.04.19-
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This document presents the report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in…
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International Women’s Day 2019
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Innovating for change: Spotlight on a champion rice processor in Africa On the occasion of…
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AfricaRice Science Week 2019 adopts a forward-looking perspective
19.02.19-
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Over five days, more than 70 participants, consisting mainly of AfricaRice scientists, as well as…
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Key to a healthy, sustainable world: Partnership and collaboration in agriculture
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Is the world prepared to feed nearly 10 billion people by 2050? What role do…
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AfricaRice Council of Ministers sends strong signal of commitment to drive Africa’s rice agenda
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The 31st Ordinary Session of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Council of Ministers held recently…
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AfricaRice Annual Report 2017 focuses on effective targeting of research to respond to stakeholder needs
11.10.18-
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AfricaRice is pleased to announce the release of its Annual Report 2017, themed ‘More effective…
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31st Session of AfricaRice Council of Ministers to convene in Dakar, Senegal
05.09.18The 31st Ordinary Session of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Council of Ministers (CoM) will…
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An app to help African rice farmers beat weeds
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AfricaRice recently launched a powerful decision-support tool, called RiceAdvice-WeedManager, to hel…
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Creating value together in Africa’s rice sector
16.07.18-
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The multi-stakeholder innovation platform approach promotes rice agribusiness by emphasizing active …
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Ivorian seed producers trained in quality rice seed production at AfricaRice M’bé Research Station
15.05.18-
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About 30 Ivorian seed producers participated in a training workshop organized by the Food and…
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