African Rice Challenge Initiative launched

The Rice Challenge Initiative launching meeting was held in
Montpellier, France, from 13 to 15 April. This four-year project, funded by the
CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) and led by AfricaRice, focuses on
breeding for drought tolerance in the rainfed lowland ecosystems in Burkina
Faso, Mali and Nigeria.





The main objective is to develop cultivars possessing high yield
potential