Strengthening national partners’ capacity in impact assessment

Strengthening the capacity of national partners
in impact assessment is an important component of the Policy and Impact
Assessment Program activities at the Africa Rice Center.





A training course on impact assessment was
jointly organized by the Africa Rice Center, Institut sénégalais de recherches
agricoles (ISRA) and the University Gaston Berger (UGB) in St Louis, Senegal,
20-24 April.

Helping African agriculture adapt to climate change

As part of a multi-partnership project led by
the University of Hohenheim on “Developing rice and sorghum crop adaptation
strategies for climate change in vulnerable environments in Africa (RISOCAS),”
a workshop was organized in Cotonou, Benin, 16-17 April, to evaluate the
results from the first year.





The main objective of this project is to deliver
coping strategies for crop adaptation to

Regional harmonization of USAID-funded emergency rice project

Two regional coordination committee meetings
were held as part of the USAID-funded Emergency project to boost rice
production in Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal to harmonize project management,
evaluation and reporting mechanisms.





The first one was organized in Cotonou, Benin
(8-10 April) for Ghana and Nigeria and the second one in Saint Louis, Senegal
(14-15 April) for Mali and Senegal.

UNDP and Africa Rice Center team up to rebuild rice capacity in post-conflict Liberia

With support from the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP), the Africa Rice Center through its African Rice Initiative
(ARI) is rebuilding the capacity of smallholder rice farmers in post-conflict
Liberia within the framework of the Millennium Village Project located in
Kokoyah Village (KMV).





Through this collaborative project, ARI seeks to
provide technical assistance and guidance

Realizing the agricultural potential of inland valleys in sub-Saharan Africa

The European Commission-funded project
“Realizing the agricultural potential of inland valley lowlands in sub-Saharan
Africa while maintaining their environmental services (RAPS)” was launched in
Benin (25-27 March) and in Mali (30 March – 1 April).





The project seeks to improve the livelihood of
the rural poor by enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of inland
valleys through