3ème Congrès du riz en Afrique 2013, Yaoundé, Cameroun, 21– 25 octobre 2013

Le Troisième Congrès du riz en Afrique – qui se tiendra du 21 au 24 octobre 2013, à Yaoundé, Cameroun – aura pour thème principal : ‘La science rizicole pour la sécurité alimentaire et le développement des agro-industries en Afrique’. Il va réunir les représentants des secteurs public et privé, des organisations de la société civile, des associations de paysans et des communautés de la

3rd Africa Rice Congress 2013, Yaounde, Cameroon, 21–25 October 2013

The Third Africa Rice Congress – to be held from 21-24 October 2013, in Yaounde, Cameroon – will have as its main theme: ‘Rice Science for Food Security and Agri-business Development in Africa’. The Congress will bring together representatives from the public and private sector, civil society organizations, farmer associations and research and extension communities engaged in the development of

Towards a Rational Use of African Rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.) for Breeding in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract:

Africa
Rice Center
(AfricaRice) plays an important role in germplasm enhancement for their
adaptation to different ecologies of upland, lowland, irrigated, mangrove and
deep water. The genebank of AfricaRice contains over 20,000 rice accessions,
notably two cultivated species (Oryza sativa and O. glaberrima) and wild species (O. longistaminata,
O. barthii and O. stapfii), which are

Impact of climate change on rice in Africa

Biological
vulnerability to climate change



The impacts of climate change on
rice production and productivity can be summarized by the following factors:
heat stress, increased night-time temperature, flooding, drought and salt stress.




Rice is a tropical crop. It can
withstand high temperatures, but unfortunately also rice has its limits. During
the vegetative stage rice can withstand