AfricaRice Seed Production Specialist Dr Saidu Bah presenting on 'Partnerships for efficient quality seed production and
variety dissemination' 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.
Dr Dominique Kohli, Assistant Director of the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG), Switzerland presenting at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Dr Roger Kanton, Principal Research Scientist, Savanna Agricultural Research Institute, CSIR-SARI, Ghana presenting at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Dr Kazuyuki Yagi, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES), NARO, Japan presenting at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Dr Sylvie Lewicki, CIRAD Regional Director, Dakar, Senegal presenting at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
Dr Philippe Lecomte, CIRAD Livestock Scientist, Dakar, Senegal presenting at the 10th AfricaRice NEC meeting and GRA workshop
AfricaRice Director of Strategic Partnerships Dr. Samuel Bruce-Oliver moderating parallel session during the 7th African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF2017), 7 September, Abidjan
AfricaRice DG Dr. Harold-Roy Macauley speaks at the IDRC Side Event, 7th African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF2017), 4 September, Abidjan
Mrs Rebecca Khelseau-Carsky speaking at the 2017 AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award ceremony
2017 AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award : Dr Samuel Bruce-Oliver announcing the winner in the GSS category
2017 AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award : Dr Etienne Duveiller announcing the winner in the IRS category
Séquence « institutionnelle » , par Dr. Patrice GRIMAUD, Directeur Régional du Cirad
Séquence « Recherche » ,par Dr. Jonne RODENBURG, Agronome, AfricaRice
Presentation by Dr Sidi Sanyang at "Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa" meeting
Opening remarks by Mr Kouakou Apporture at "Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa" meeting
Welcome remarks by Dr Harold Roy-Macauley at "Scientific and Technical Partnerships in Africa" meeting
African women in Rice Science advocate "Be Bold for Change"!
African women in Rice Science advocate "Be Bold for Change"!
AfricaRice Director General Dr Harold Roy-Macauley making concluding remarks
AfricaRice Director of Corporate Services Mr Koen Geerts making concluding remarks
AfricaRice Deputy Director General Dr Etienne Duveiller making concluding remarks
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