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