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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Science Week 2025 is Now
07.04.25The inaugural CGIAR Science Week gets underway in Nairobi, Kenya. From 7 to 12 April,…
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What are kids watching online? How digital food marketing shapes children’s and adolescents’ diets
03.04.25By Gabriela Fretes and Jef L. Leroy April 3, 2025 What do children and teens see when they…
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AfricaRice and CERFAM join forces to support African countries to end hunger through South-South cooperation
03.10.22-
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Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 3 October 2022. The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) and the Regional Center…
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Game-changing digital tool galvanizes smallholder rice farming in Mali
07.09.22-
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Climate change has made risks in agriculture more complex, but decision-support tools empower farmer…
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USAID-AfricaRice project sets the stage for a resilient, vibrant seed industry in Senegal
23.08.22-
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An innovative public-private partnership-based project, led by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) w…
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AfricaRice scientist wins 21st Century Hope Prize of Japan’s Niigata International Food Award
04.08.22-
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Dr Kazuki Saito, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Agronomist, has been named the 21st Century Hope…
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CGIAR Researchers and Centers Recognized With Four International Food Prizes
15.09.21CGIAR researchers and Research Centers have been recognized this year by some of the world's…
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Over 5000 rice value chain actors in Senegal to benefit from youth-focused COVID-19 response
23.03.21-
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Saint Louis - Senegal, 23 March 2021 To support the government of Senegal’s efforts in…
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AfricaRice and Liberia solidify ties to build resilient rice-based food systems
18.12.20-
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 18 December 2020. The partnership between the Africa Rice Center (AfricaR…
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Kenya adopts ‘Rice Sector Development Hub’ approach to achieve rice self sufficiency
23.09.20-
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Rice is one of the priority crops in the Big4 Agenda in Kenya and a…
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Launch of AfricaRice Annual Report 2019: Toward rice-based food systems transformation in Africa
02.09.20-
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 2 September 2020 - At a time when the need for a…
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COVID-19 and food security | Limiting the impact of the crisis on rice value chains in West Africa
30.07.20-
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 30 July 2020 -- Rice plays a strategic role in food…
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Facing COVID-19 in the highlands of Madagascar: How are the rural households and women coping?
03.07.20-
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Contributed by Gaudiose Mujawamariya, Rice Value Chain Expert and Gender Focal Point, and Irina Andr…
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AfricaRice launches new bilingual corporate website
22.05.20Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 22 May 2020 - In honor of the International Day for Biological…
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STOP COVID-19 CRISIS MORPHING INTO A FOOD CRISIS : SUPPORT TO AFRICA’s RICE SECTOR
05.05.20-
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Introduction The world is facing unprecedented challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-…
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AfricaRice inaugurates the Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa
27.02.20-
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Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 February 2020 - The Rice Biodiversity Center for Africa (RBCA) was of…
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AfricaRice wins prestigious Al-Sumait Prize 2019
28.11.19-
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Recognizing the important role of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in enhancing food security in…
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AfDB-TAAT promotes trailblazing hybrid rice technology adapted to Africa
16.08.19-
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16 August 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Rice Compact of the African Development Bank-funded …
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AfricaRice teams up with national partners to sustainably intensify rice-based systems in Africa
15.07.19-
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15 July 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), in close collaboratio…
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AfricaRice hybrid rice varieties spark seed companies’ interest in Africa
09.07.19-
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9 July 2019, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. A set of four high-yielding hybrid rice varieties with…
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