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