The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) is stepping up efforts to close Africa’s widening rice production gap through strategic alliances with major industry players. In reports of a recent high-level engagement, the center announced its Director General, AfricaRice Director General, Dr.…
Prioritise Food Security, Dangote Urges Africa — AfricaRice Seeks Increased Investments, Partnerships
L-R, Executive Chairman Niger Foods Security Systems and Logistic, Sammy Adigun; President / CE, Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote; Director General, Africa Rice Center, Dr Baboucarr Manneh; Managing Director of Dangote Rice, Thabo Mabe, during a courtesy visit by Manneh…
Long-Term Funding Supports AfricaRice Genebank and the Future of Rice Diversity
Over 35 million smallholder rice farmers across Africa are set to benefit from a landmark agreement between the Crop Trust and the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), which secures the future of one of the continent’s most important food staples. Signed…
Niger State Partners with AfricaRice to Revolutionize Rice Production: Aiming for 10 Million Tons by 2030
In a groundbreaking collaboration poised to redefine rice production in Nigeria, Niger State has partnered with the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) to achieve an ambitious target of producing 10 million tons of rice annually by 2030. This transformative partnership, formalized…
AfricaRice Reaffirms CGIAR’s Commitment to Transforming Agri-Food Systems at 6th AU–EU Ministerial Conference
In a time when global agri-food systems are under mounting pressure—contributing up to 37% of greenhouse gas emissions, driving 80% of deforestation, threatening biodiversity, and wasting one-third of all food produced—the urgency to act has never been greater. The…
BENIN: IITA, TAAT and Sasakawa convene stakeholders for a seed roadmap
Stakeholders from Benin and across Africa are organising a summit to draw a seed roadmap for the West African country. The consortium includes the Government of Benin, Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) of the African Development Bank, Building an…