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The Africa Rice Center (WARDA) (West Africa Rice Development Association)
August 09

Gabon joins Africa Rice Center as member country
Le Gabon devient membre du Centre du riz pour l'Afrique

July 09

Benin: rice offers new hope - High quality seeds could help the country to become self-suficient and export surplus output

June 09

Boosting capacity of African change agents in rice R&D
Renforcement des capacités des agents du changement dans le domaine de la recherche et du développement rizicoles en Afrique

Radio and video are key to agricultural innovation in Africa, says Africa Rice Center

May 09

NERICA contributes to record rice harvest in Africa

April 09

Africa Rice Center announces Africa Rice Congress 2010
Congrès du Riz en Afrique 2010

March 09

Board  of Trustees applauds Africa Rice Center for gaining increased donor trust and African ownership

February 09

Rice price crisis offers opportunity for Africa, says Africa Rice Center

Stakeholders take stock of stress-tolerant rice development and dissemination in Africa


December 08

Regional network linking African and international rice experts wins outstanding partnership award

November 08

World experts welcome wind of change in Africa’s rice research
Les experts du monde entier  accueillent le vent du changement dans le domaine de la recherche rizicole en Afrique

October 08

Director General of the Africa Rice Center makes strong case for African agriculture at UN Millennium Development Goals meeting

June 08

Egypt joins Africa Rice Center as member country

Emergency Rice Initiative launched to help African countries severely hit by soaring prices - Concrete action plans developed to urgently stimulate rice production in 11 African countries as an immediate follow-up to the Rome World Food Summit

Le riz en Afrique : quatre organismes de recherche français et africains renforcent leur collaboration
MoU signed with French rnstitutions: CIRAD, INRA and IRD

May 08

At time of food crisis, new rice varieties boost Africa’s rice production

April 08

Africa Rice Center (WARDA) actively assists African member states manage the rice crisis

Highlights on tangible progress made by the Africa Rice Center (WARDA)

WARDA Board approves new research directions targeting major rice challenges in Africa

March 08

African branch of rice initiative launched

Scientists meet to launch a multi-million dollar project  to step up rice production in Africa and Asia

February 08

Senegal seeks WARDA’s support to boost domestic rice production


November 07

African Development Bank rice project sows success in West Africa

October 07

Historic change for rice research in Africa: Eastern and Central African countries join WARDA as members

September 07

WARDA appoints new Assistant Director General for Research & Development

August 07

World rice research centres unite to address major challenges facing African rice growers

African rice production gets major boost
La production rizicole en Afrique connaît une promotion importante

June 07

Economists draw urgent attention to Africa’s looming rice crisis

May 07

NERICA contributes to record rice harvest in Africa

March 07

WARDA Board of Trustees endorses harmonization of activities with CIAT, IITA and IRRI

January 07

Nerica rice among the top agricultural breakthroughs of the last 30 years


December 06

WARDA, The Africa Rice Center, wins 2006 United Nations Award in recognition of its New Rice for Africa (NERICA) initiative

October 06

New Director General of the Africa Rice Center assumes office, spells out priorities

Children's book on NERICA released on WARDA's 35th anniversary

September 06

Africa Rice Center (WARDA) to pay tribute to research partnership at its 35th anniversary celebration

August 06

Africa Rice Congress adopts far-reaching resolutions and bestows first congressional honor on Dr Nwanze

Experts underline four prerequisites for rice-based green revolution in Africa: policy, capacity building, technologies and infrastructure

Overwhelming optimism for the future of rice in Africa as the First Africa Rice Congress gets underway

June 06

Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seck appointed as the incoming Director General of the Africa Rice Center (WARDA)

April 06

Bridging the biotech divide: WARDA strengthens capacity of national partners in Africa

March 06

News from WARDA, Africa Rice Center

Lowland rice can only get better

WARDA scientist Dr Moussa Sié wins 2006 Fukui International Koshihikari Rice Prize of Japan

Annual Report 2004-2005


August 05

Agriculture takes the lead in the fight against HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: multisectoral network launched

July 05

Three new publications from the African Rice Center (WARDA)

"Rice blast in West Africa: Characterisation of pathogen diversity, key screening sites and host resistance" - FAO workshop proceedings published

June 05

Annual Report 2003-2004

March 05

Africa Rice Center (WARDA) names 11 new NERICA varieties

Researchers if the Africa Rice Center forced to flee Côte d'Ivoire violence

January 05

Africa Rice Center announces new Chair, Vice Chair of Board of Trustees

WARDA regroups at a new Benin base


April 02

WARDA Director General cleared of alleged misconduct

March 02

Ivorian Prime Minister launches new African Rice Initiative

New rice for Africa offers hope to women farmers and millions more


June 01

New faces in WARDA's executive management team

April 01

Consortium formed to rapidly disseminate New Rice for Africa
 

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www.africaricecenter.org

www.warda.org


The Africa Rice Center (WARDA) is a leading pan-African research organization working to contribute to poverty alleviation and food security in Africa through research, development and partnership activities. It is one of the 15 international agricultural research Centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). It is also an autonomous intergovernmental research association of African member countries.

The Center was created in 1971 by 11 African countries. Today its membership comprises 22 countries, covering West, Central, East and North African regions, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Uganda.

WARDA’s temporary headquarters is based in Cotonou, Benin; research staff are also based in Senegal, Nigeria, Tanzania and Côte d’Ivoire.

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Le Centre du riz pour l’Afrique (ADRAO) est une organisation de recherche panafricaine leader oeuvrant pour la réduction de la pauvreté et l’atteinte de la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique par des activités de recherche, développement et partenariat. Il est l’un des 15 Centres internationaux de recherche agricole soutenus par le Groupe consultatif pour la recherche agricole internationale (GCRAI). C’est aussi une association de recherche intergouvernementale composée de pays membres africains.

Le Centre a été créé en 1971 par 11 États africains. À ce jour, il compte 22 pays membres couvrant les régions de l’Afrique de l’Ouest, du Centre, de l’Est et du Nord, notamment le Bénin, le Burkina Faso, le Cameroun, la République centrafricaine, la République démocratique du Congo, la République du Congo, la Côte d’Ivoire, l’Égypte, la Gambie, le Ghana, la Guinée, la Guinée Bissau, le Liberia, le Mali, la Mauritanie, le Niger, le Nigeria, l’Ouganda, le Sénégal, la Sierra Leone, le Tchad et le Togo.

Le siège temporaire de l’ADRAO se trouve à Cotonou, Bénin et une partie du personnel de recherche est également basée au Sénégal, au Nigeria, en Tanzanie et en Côte d’Ivoire.


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