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Continent Can Feed Itself but Lacks Political Will to Place Food FirstAllAfrica.comAccording to Dr Papa Abdoulaye Seek, the Director General of the Africa Rice Centre, the continent has the capacity to become self-sufficient in rice production and beco…

In India, every street corner has small shops displaying colourful strips of 1 rupee (about 1p) shampoo sachets, or stacks of mini soap bars. Creative marketing has even brought these sachets to isolated villages, draped on the back of camels

Africa-wide task forces set up to accelerate delivery of rice technologiesStarAfrica.com“This approach will reduce the time lag between the development and the release of new rice technologies across the continent and increase their impact,â€

Agricoltura in Africa: piccoli passi oggi per grandi progressi di domaniRadio VaticanaDopo il 2004, inoltre, l’Africa ha assistito all’istituzione di AGRA – un’Alleanza per la Rivoluzione Verde creata per volontà dell’a…

African PhD students receive 2011 Global Rice Science ScholarshipsStarAfrica.com“These young students will be part of the new generation of rice scientists who will strengthen Africa’s research capacity,â€� said Dr. Papa Abdoulaye Seck…