Ethiopia recognizes Africa Rice Center’s contribution

On the occasion of the Ethiopian Millennium and
the 40th Anniversary of the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural
Research (EIAR), Africa Rice Center was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation
for its “invaluable cooperation and support” to the country’s rice research and
development activities.



 

Ethiopia is emerging as an important rice
growing country in Eastern Africa. The area under rice

Research Days mark significant changes for Africa’s rice research

At the recent Africa Rice Center Research Days,
its Scientific Advisory Committee comprising three top rice experts from the
world – Prof. Takeshi Horie from Japan, Dr Alain Ghesquière from France and Dr
Neil Rutger from USA – praised the Center for the changes made in its new
Center’s research thrusts.

The changes include:





(1) A clear focus on
the development of the next generation

Africa Rice Center hosts First Technical Meeting of CARD

Twenty participants from
AGRA, JICA, JIRCAS, World Bank, WFP, AfDB, IFAD, FARA, FAO, IRRI and Africa
Rice Center met for a 2-day technical workshop of the Coalition for African
Rice Development (CARD), 25-26 September, in Cotonou, Benin.





CARD was launched in May
this year as a consultative grouping of participating bilateral and
multilateral development partners and African and

Dr Seck Invited by UN Secretary General to a High-Level Meeting on MDG

The United Nations
Secretary General has invited Africa Rice Center Director General Dr Papa
Abdoulaye Seck to lead a Round-table discussion on Poverty and Hunger on 25
September 2008 at the UN Headquarters in New York, USA. 





The Round-table discussion is being held as part of a High-level event on the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which is being convened by the President of
the

Rising food prices

Rather than being a threat, the current food crisis caused by rising food prices is a unique historical opportunity for Africa to break from decades of policy bias against agriculture, which accounts for 35% of GDP in the continent and 75% of employment.The present rice crisis for instance is already forcing African countries to pay attention to local rice production, which has been neglected for

Can rice crisis be turned into opportunity for Africa?

The news spotlight on the world rice crisis has mostly focused on Asia where the cost of this staple food recently topped $700 per tonne, but it is Africa that is showing the greatest strain with riots and demonstrations worrying several governments. Many Africans well remember that so-called ‘rice riots’ were adjudged the trigger for civil war in Liberia. Recent riots in Abidjan, the capital of

AFRICA HOLDS THE FUTURE FOR WORLD RICE FARMING

Humanity is today facing an acute rice crisis that, no doubt, is a serious threat to social peace keeping. This is not a surprise to me at all, because when I consider the knowledge capital accumulated by man, it is hard and even impossible not to foresee such phenomena. Africa Rice Center (WARDA) has for at least 02 years predicted a rice crisis in Africa as of 2008. The last whistle blowing

L’AFRIQUE EST L’AVENIR DU MONDE POUR LA RIZICULTURE

L’humanité est présentement face à une crise rizicole très aigue qui, à n’en point douter, constitue une menace sérieuse pour maintenir la paix sociale. A notre sens, Il ne s’agit nullement d’une surprise car vu le capital de connaissances accumulées par l’homme, il est difficile voir impossible de ne pas prévoir de tels phénomènes. Le Centre du riz pour l’Afrique (ADRAO) a, depuis au moins 02