AfricaRice
About
About AfricaRice
AfricaRice is a CGIAR Research Center – part of a global research partnership for a food-secure future. It is also an intergovernmental association of African member countries.
The Center was created in 1971 by 11 African countries. Today its membership comprises 27 countries, covering West, Central, East and North African regions, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Uganda.
AfricaRice headquarters is based in Côte d’Ivoire. Staff are located in Côte d’Ivoire and also in AfricaRice Research Stations in Benin, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, and Senegal. For more information visit www.AfricaRice.org
Feature image: rice parboiling demonstration Credit: R.Raman, AfricaRice
Our Locations
10 locations
Contacts
Headquarters
AfricaRice Headquarters
01 BP 4029, Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire
Telephone: +225 22 48 09 10; Fax: +225 22 44 26 29
E-mail: AfricaRice@cgiar.org
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Africa-Wide Rice Seed Networks Take Shape: Landmark Workshop Charts Path for Food Security
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...
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AfricaRice DG Baboucarr Manneh and Aliko Dangote Discuss Pathways to Africa’s Rice Self-Sufficiency
September 13, 2025, Lagos, Nigeria – Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) Director General Dr. Baboucarr Manneh met with Aliko Dangote, President...