Chevalier honor for DG

AfricaRice Director
General, Dr Papa A Seck was honored by the French Government with the Chevalier
de l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole for his service for strengthening
agricultural research. His other distinctions include the Chevalier de
l’Ordre National du Lion conferred by the Government of Senegal in
2005 for his services to the country; the Certificate of recognition from Forum
for 

27th Council of Ministers Meeting

The 27th Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting of
AfricaRice was held at Lomé, Togo, on 2 and 3 September. The COM resolved to
change of the Center from West Africa Rice Development Association to Africa
Rice Center (AfricaRice), “considering the expansion of the geographical
mandate of Africa Rice Center towards Eastern Africa, Central Africa and
Northern Africa.





Further, the COM endorsed