AfricaRice wins Communication and Young Scientist awards

At the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development
(GCARD), which took place in Montpellier, France, from 28 to 31 March,
AfricaRice was crowned with two prestigious international science awards by the
CGIAR: one for Outstanding Communication and another for Outstanding Promising
Young Scientist.





The 2009 CGIAR Outstanding Communication Award was presented to Dr Paul
Van

GCARD: AfricaRice wins two prestigious international science awards

At
the Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development, which took
place in Montpellier, France, 28-31 Mar 2010, AfricaRice was crowned with two
prestigious international science awards by the CGIAR: one for Outstanding
Communication and another for Outstanding Promising Young Scientist.





The
2009 CGIAR Outstanding Communication Award was presented to Dr. Paul Van
Mele,

Diseases and climate change

This year AfricaRice is starting one of the first efforts to look at the relationship between plant diseases and climate change. The project is funded by the GTZ (German Technical Cooperation), and is called “Mitigating the impact of climate change on rice disease resistance in East Africa.” It will work in Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania, led by Dr. Yacouba Séré. According to the International Panel

Maladies du riz et changement climatique

Cette année, AfricaRice a initié un de ses premiers efforts pour étudier la relation entre les maladies des plantes et le changement climatique. Le projet est financé par la coopération allemande GTZ, et s’intitule “Atténuation de l’impact du changement climatique sur la résistance du riz aux maladies en Afrique de l’Est.” Il est dirigé par Dr Yacouba Séré et couvrira l’Ouganda, le Rwanda et la

Africa Rice Congress calls for strengthening capacity building

The second Africa Rice Congress, with the theme of Innovation and
partnerships to realize Africa’s rice potential, was held at Bamako, Mali, from
22 to 26 March. The Congress was organized in collaboration with the Malian
national agricultural research system, the Institut d’économie rurale (IER). The
Government of Mali hosted the Congress, which brought together about 500
participants from 54

Africa Rice Congress 2010: Africa calls for "Marshall Plan" for capacity building

In
view of the severe lack of capacity in rice production, which is throttling the
development of Africa’s rice sector, participants at the Africa Rice Congress
2010 held in Bamako, Mali, 22-26 Mar 2010, called for a "Marshall
Plan" to overcome this weakness.





The
Congress brought together nearly 450 participants from 54 countries,
particularly from Africa. The participants included rice

Board of Trustees congratulates AfricaRice team for success

The Board of Trustees of AfricaRice congratulated Director General Papa
Abdoulaye Seck and the staff of AfricaRice for placing the Center on a path of continuous
growth. The Board of Trustees had its meeting from 7 to 10 March in Cotonou.





The Board congratulated the AfricaRice team for the following
achievements.



 Doubling of the Center’s budget in 2010 compared
to 2007, with a

Dr Robert Carsky Awards presented

To honor the contribution and dedication of the late Dr Robert Carsky,
who served as agronomist at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) until his
tragic death in 2004 in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire, an annual award in his memory
has been set up by the Center.





The Carsky Awards for 2010 were presented at the end of the meeting of
the Board of Trustees on 10 March by Mrs Rebecca Khelseau-Carsky.

Africa Rice Center establishes Dr Robert Carsky Award

To honor the contribution and dedication of the late Dr Robert Carsky,
who served as Agronomist at the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) until his
tragic death in 2004 in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire, an annual award in his memory
has been set up by the Center.





Announcing the launching of this award, Africa Rice Center
Director General Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck said that it would recognize the staff