Project launched to tap rice potential of Africa’s lowlands

A
project to help African rice farmers maximize the vast potential of inland
valleys through ecological management was launched in Cotonou, Benin, 16-17 Aug
2010, by the Benin-based Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) with technical and
financial support from Japan.





The
new project will focus on the testing and adaptation of a proven rice
production technology used in Asia – known as Sawah –

Training course on rice seed production technology for Africa held in Egypt

A
training course, Seed Production Technology for Africa, jointly organized by
AfricaRice, IRRI, and the Agricultural Research Center of Egypt, was held in
Kafr-el Sheikh, Egypt, 1-6 August 2010, under the Green Super Rice (GSR)
project with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through CAAS.





The
course was attended by more than 30 researchers from 10 African countries
(Egypt,