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Queleas—often referred to as “feathered locusts”—are probably the most destructive birds in the world. (Photo: Bernard DUPONT) Mrs. Aguénou...

Rice breeders in sub- Saharan Africa are an endangered species, according to Dr. Moussa Sié, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) senior scientist. “Since...

A pouring rainstorm does not stop Project participants of the Japan-funded Emergency Rice Project in Sierra Leone from posing with AfricaRice Deputy Director...

For Glégnon Codjo, a smallholder ricefarmer in Benin, climate change is not a matter of debate. It is fast eroding his source of livelihood. “Our seasons...

It takes, on average, 2,500 liters of water (by rainfall or irrigation) to produce just 1 kilogram of rice using traditional cultivation methods. Considering...

A woman threshes rice in Benin. (Photo: R. Raman) The 26th session of the Council of Ministers of the Africa Rice Center (WARDA), held in Abuja, Nigeria,...