Integrated Breeding Platform–However, the domestication of O. barthii as O. glaberrima resulted in a reduction of the species’ diversity. “This is normal for any crop domestication,” says Mandè Semonupland rice breeder at AfricaRice .
Archive for April, 2013
AfricaRice Perspectives : Dr Jonas Chianu
Dr Jonas Chianu, Principal Agricultural Economist, African Development Bank (AfDB), speaks during his recent visit to AfricaRice, Cotonou, Benin, 26 April 2013.
He is also Task Team Leader of AfDB-funded project on Support to Agricultural Research for…
Indonesia to consolidate land use licensing: REDD+ Taskforce chief
Indonesia is one step closer to improved forest governance, with plans to launch an all-encompassing map of land-use licences that will consolidate information from different government agencies.
Mother and child in Busia, Kenya
ILRI posted a photo: Mother and child in Busia, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Charlie Pye-Smith).
Sheep rest and a cow grazes in a farm field in Busia, Kenya
Sheep and cow in farm fields in Busia, Kenya (photo credit: ILRI/Charlie Pye-Smith).