Working to boost food production in Africa: IRRI joins hands with CGIAR sister centers to help the continent achieve 90% rice self-sufficiency by 2025

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International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Published on
27.09.18
Impact Area
Food security

28 September 2018, Kenya – Today, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) opened a new regional office in Nairobi to help Africa boost rice productivity and self-sufficiency.

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