Jumat, 17 Mei 2013

AfricaRice Daily Celebrates First Anniversary




Today marks the
first anniversary of AfricaRice’s online Daily, which was launched in 2012.





AfricaRice Daily
is a customized newspaper built from articles, blog posts, videos and photos
selected by AfricaRice and CGIAR Consortium relating to agricultural research
and development.



The Daily fills a
crucial need for a quick glimpse of news reports on agriculture, especially the
rice

Jumat, 10 Mei 2013

Addressing the gender dimensions of rice research and development (R&D)









Scene from the Gender in Rice Research and Development Task Force Review and Planning Workshop, 6-10 May 2013, at AfricaRice, Cotonou, Benin... click here more photos


How do men and women rice farmers respond to the impacts of
climate change, particularly relating to safeguarding food security and
livelihoods? In sub-Saharan Africa, rice is primarily a women’s crop in the
rainfed upland