Developing the next generation of rice varieties

IRRI and AfricaRice jointly launched the Japan-funded project on
‘Developing the next generation of new rice varieties for sub-Saharan Africa
and Southeast Asia’. The eastern and southern African launch of this project
took place on 24 April, in Kirundo Province of Burundi.





The launch was attended by scientists from IRRI, AfricaRice and 38
national research and extension partners from