7th African Rice Initiative Steering Committee meeting organized

The 2009 Steering Committee/Experts meeting of
the African Rice Initiative (ARI) of the Africa Rice Center was held in
Cotonou, Benin, 4-6 May.





More than 35 participants attended, including
four representatives from the African Development Bank (AfDB) as well as
representatives from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), the AfDB-funded NERICA® project countries, the