Olafare Babajide Francis, Savannah Seeds, Nigeria speaking at the Field Day to showcase the performance of hybrid rice varieties developed by AfricaRice, 26-27 June 2019, AfricaRice, M’bé, Côte d’Ivoire
AfricaRice hybrid rice varieties spark seed companies’ interest in Africa
A set of four high-yielding hybrid rice varieties with excellent grain quality, developed by AfricaRice, elicited strong interest from key stakeholders, especially seed companies and farmers, during field days at AfricaRice research station in M’bé, Côte d’Ivoire, 26-27 June 2019.
The field days to showcase the performance of AfricaRice-developed hybrids were organized by the Rice Value Chain Compact of the ‘Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT)’ program, which is funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) as part of its ‘Feed Africa’ strategy.
The hybrids showcased in the field days included AR051H, an aromatic variety with high-yield potential (12-13 t/ha under favorable conditions and about 9 t/ha in farmers’ fields) and milling recovery of 80%. Developed by AfricaRice, AR051H, was released by the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA) as ISRIZ-9 in 2017.
AfricaRice Lowland Rice Breeder Venuprasad Ramaiah on RICE Flagship Project 5
IRRI Former Head of Social Sciences Division Sam Mohanty on RICE Flagship Project 1
IRRI Senior Economist and Value chain specialist Matty Demont on RICE Flagship Project 2
CIAT Physiologist Maria Camila Rebolledo on RICE Flagship Project 4
Opening remarks : Consultation workshop on comparative rice competitiveness Asia-Africa
Dr Abdoulaye Touré on West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP)
Mr Aman Khanna on Rice Value Chain development: Guiding principles from Asia
Dr Martin Fregene on TAAT : Framework program in support of FEED AFRICA
Dr Fadel Ndiame on AGRA’s Model in engaging partners to deliver technologies
Dr Ladda Viriyangkura on Rice Value Chain Management in Thailand
Dr Ngin Chhay on Rice Sector Development in Cambodia
Mr Chandrashekhar on “Rice Value Chain – India’s experience”
Closing remarks : Consultation workshop on comparative rice competitiveness Asia-Africa
Dr Sali Ndindeng, Chercheur d’AfricaRice sur la Qualité des grains et technologies post-récolte donne un rapport synthétique sur le cours de formation sur "L'étuvage amélioré du riz"
Dr Sali Ndindeng, AfricaRice Grain Quality and Postharvest Technology Scientist summarizing the training course on "Improved rice parboiling"
Prof. Jean Nemlin, Director of Research and Lead of CNRA Post-harvest technologies and Central Laboratories speaking on the importance of parboiling in Côte d’Ivoire
Dr Ernest Depieu, CNRA Systems Agronomist talking on the potential of improved parboiled rice in Côte d’Ivoire
Mrs Soro Adjaratou, Women parboiler from Gagnoa, speaking of the benefits of the training course on "Improved rice parboiling"
Mrs Camara Assetou, head of the women’s cooperative SCOOPS FG, Bouaké speaking of the benefits of the training course on "Improved rice parboiling"
Interview du DG d'AfricaRice, Dr Harold Roy-Macauley, au SARA TV
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