Rachidi A. presenting on behalf of AfricaRice Impact Assessment Economist Dr Arouna Aminou on 'Recensement
électronique et géo-référence des acteurs de la chaine de valeur riz: cas des pays TAAT ' at the Technologies for African
Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Rice Compact Launch: Project Kick-Off Workshop, 6-7 Sep 2018, AfricaRice M’bé
Research Station, Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire.
Rice Value Chain Compact of AfDB-funded TAAT initiative launched to help scale up proven rice technologies in Africa
The Rice Value Chain Compact of the African Development Bank (AfDB)-funded “Technologies for African Agricultural
Transformation (TAAT)” initiative was officially launched, 6-7 September 2018, at the AfricaRice Research Station in M’bé
near Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire. The TAAT Rice Value Chain Compact will contribute to the AfDB ‘Feed Africa’ initiative through
enhanced deployment of impactful technologies, innovations and products in the rice value chain.
Partners along the rice value chain from 10 African countries attended the project launch to discuss the implementation
plan at country level, the technologies that will be deployed and the approaches and strategies for scaling up the
technologies. Implementation will start in Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra
Leone and Uganda, with spill-over in Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea in the first year.
As part of the program, the participants had a guided tour of AfricaRice demonstration plots, seed multiplication, the
postharvest and processing facility and the Genetic Resources Unit. The visit allowed them to see some of the
technologies that have been selected for scaling up through the TAAT Rice Compact.
ISRFG opening ceremony speech by Pascal Kosuth
ISRFG opening ceremony speech by Jean-Marc Châtaigner
ISRFG opening ceremony speech by Michel Eddi
ISRFG opening ceremony speech by Jean-François Audrin
Harold Roy-Macauley, AfricaRice Director General, made a presentation on “CGIAR impact in sub-Saharan Africa” at TICAD VI - Side Event organized by the World Bank
The keynote speech of Makhtar Diop, World Bank Vice-President, Africa Region at TICAD VI - Side Event organized by the World Bank
Opening remarks by Hiroshi Kato, Vice-President, JICA at TICAD VI - Side Event organized by the World Bank
Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank at TICAD VI - Side Event organized by the World Bank
Opening remarks by H.E. Willy Brett, Cabinet Secretary, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Republic of Kenya at TICAD VI - Side Event organized by the World Bank
Jose Graziano da Silva, Director General, FAO at TICAD VI - Side Event organized by the World Bank
Kanayo Nwanze, President, IFAD at TICAD VI - Side Event organized by the World Bank
Masaru Iwanaga, President, JIRCAS at TICAD VI - Side Event organized by the World Bank
Hon. Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Sierra Leone, Ms Marie Jalloh's comments and feedback on 2nd session (The future of the rice sector development in Africa)
AfDB Director for Agriculture and Agroindustry Dr Chiji Ojukwu's comments and feedback on 2nd session (The future of the rice sector development in Africa)
FARA Executive Director Dr Yemi Akinbamijo's comments and feedback on 2nd session (The future of the rice sector development in Africa)
IRRI Director General Dr Matthew Morell's comments and feedback on 2nd session (The future of the rice sector development in Africa)
Hon. Minister for Agriculture and Livestock, Madagascar, Mr Rivo Rakotovao' comments and feedback on 1st session (The mechanism and progress of the CARD initiative)
FAO Regional Representative in Africa Mr Bukar Tijani's comments and feedback on 1st session (The mechanism and progress of the CARD initiative)
JIRCAS President Dr Masa Iwanaga's comments and feedback on 1st session (The mechanism and progress of the CARD initiative)
AfricaRice Director General Dr Harold Roy-Macauley's comments and feedback on 1st session (The mechanism and progress of the CARD initiative)
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