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M’bé, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 August 2025 – A three-day Africa-wide workshop on strengthening rice seed networks has set a new course for transforming the continent’s rice sector. Convened by Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) and partners from 25–27 August 2025 in M’bé, Côte d’Ivoire, the event brought together 123 stakeholders from 18 African countries, including seed enterprises, millers, regulators, researchers, meteorological

September 13, 2025, Lagos, Nigeria – Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Director General Dr. Baboucarr Manneh met with Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Industries Limited, to explore strategic opportunities for strengthening Africa’s rice sector. The high-level audience focused on exploring collaborative opportunities and innovative approaches to accelerate rice sector development across the African continent. The discussions centered on

By Dr. Baboucarr Manneh, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Director General In the face of urgent challenges threatening global food security — from climate change to new diseases and other adaptation pressures — we need to breed rice for Africa faster than ever. We must predict how varieties will perform earlier, and we now have tools that let us do exactly

By Dr. Baboucarr Manneh, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Director General In the face of urgent challenges threatening global food security — from climate change to new diseases and other adaptation pressures — we need to breed rice for Africa faster than ever. We must predict how varieties will perform earlier, and we now have tools that let us do exactly

Mali is a landlocked country in the Sahel region of West Africa, where rainfed farming provides food and income for more than two-thirds of the population of nearly 21 million people. Highly variable rainfall patterns, droughts, and shorter growing seasons pose major challenges to food production, nutrition, and the livelihood of smallholder farmers.

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