Policy changes

Rice is now prominently on the agenda of many countries and they are serious about domestic production, explains AfricaRice economist, Dr. Ibrahima Bamba.

In the old days of structural adjustment, policy makers were led to believe that the market would take care of seed, fertilizer and everything else. But laissez faire failed Africa. While Asian governments worked to guarantee local production

Changements stratégiques

Aujourd’hui, le riz  figure en bonne place dans le programme de développement de beaucoup de pays qui s’appliquent à améliorer leur production domestique, explique l’économiste d’AfricaRice, Dr. Ibrahima Bamba.

Dans le temps, à l’époque de l’ajustement structurel, on a fait croire aux décideurs politiques que le marché va s’occuper des semences, des engrais et  tout ce qu’il faut. Mais le ‘

Africa’s national experts urge strong advocacy for rice R&D to help achieve MDGs

In view of the growing importance of rice for Africa’s food security and the
strategic role played by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in advising
policymakers on this critical issue, national experts from 24 AfricaRice member
countries urged the Center to continue its strong advocacy efforts for
increased investments in the domestic rice sector to help achieve the
Millennium Development Goals