Tag Archives: africa

CARI-BRIA learning exchange provides Africans with better understanding of the Thai rice value chain

Photo: BRIA The Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) and the Bette Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA) held its second cross-continental learning exchange...

Africa’s new roots

Can Africa be the next global rice production frontier? ...

The hybrid alternative for Africa

Developing the hybrid rice technology capacity of national partners, farmers, nongovernment organizations, and the private sector is a major component...

Future rice climates in Africa

Future rice production and food security across Africa are under pressure as a result of climate change-induced increases in heat, drought, salinity, and...

RiceAdvice: An app tailor-made for African farmers

A smart mobile crop management tool is helping farmers in Africa optimize their production and profits and reduce waste. ...

Africa’s rice farmers lose millions of dollars to parasitic weeds

Rice lost to parasitic weeds would be enough to feed 4.5 million people a year. ...

Food security under attack: Africa’s struggle against parasitic weeds

Parasitic weeds invade around 1.34 million hectares of rainfed rice areas in Africa causing damages estimated at USD 200 million. ...

Africa’s rice farmers lose $200 million annually to parasitic weeds

AfricaRice News Release Striga aspera on rice in Cote d’Ivoire. (Photo: AfricaRice) An international team of researchers representing the Africa...

“Dam” good heroes

A small dam in M’bé near Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire represents the inspiring story of unsung heroes who helped more than 300 farming households survive...

Finding flood-prone rice areas in West Africa

Rice, cultivated in the flood plains along the Niger River and its tributaries in Nigeria’s northern states, is regularly inundated by floods. In 2015,...

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