The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), formerly known as the West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA), is a pan-African intergovernmental association and a CGIAR Research organization, currently headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.[1] AfricaRice is an agricultural research center that was constituted in 1971 by 11 West African countries. By 2023, the center counted 28 African member states.[2] Since 1986, AfricaRice has been one of the 15 specialized research centers of CGIAR.
The center runs regional research stations in Saint-Louis, Senegal and Ibadan, Nigeria with country offices in Cotonou, Benin and Antananarivo, Madagascar.
AfricaRice aims to contribute to poverty alleviation and food security in Africa through research for development. The center has close links to agricultural research organizations in the African member states, agricultural universities and research institutes in Europe, Japan, the United States, and the development sector, including Non-governmental organizations, farmers organizations, and donors. AfricaRice, being part of the CGIAR system, shares resources with several of the other CGIAR organizations, including the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños, Philippines, and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture in Ibadan, Nigeria. In the course of reforms at the CGIAR, AfricaRice developed together with IRRI and International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP), which sets a global strategic research agenda for rice.[3]
One of AfricaRice's major tasks is developing and introducing new rice seed varieties suitable for African conditions. NERICA, which stands for "New Rice for Africa", is two families of interspecific cultivars of African (Oryza glaberrima) and Asian (Oryza sativa) rice species, that was developed to improve the yields of African farmers. For his work on NERICA, Dr Monty Jones from Sierra Leone was awarded the World Food Prize in 2004[4] becoming the first African to win this award.
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The AfricaRiceCenter (AfricaRice), formerly known as the West AfricaRice Development Association (WARDA), is a pan-African intergovernmental association...
New Rice for Africa (NERICA) is a cultivar group of interspecific hybrid rice developed by the AfricaRiceCenter (AfricaRice) to improve the yield of...
in Asia and Africa, due to the vast amount of soil that is able to grow rice. Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or, much less...
the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) was launched, which IRRI leads in Asia, the AfricaRiceCenter (AfricaRice) leads in Africa, and International...
commonly known as Africanrice, is one of the two domesticated rice species. It was first domesticated and grown in West Africa around 3,000 years ago...
Jollof (/dʒəˈlɒf/), or jollof rice, is a rice dish from West Africa. The dish is typically made with long-grain rice, tomatoes, chilies, onions, spices...
29 May 2023. "CIP in the CGIAR". International Potato Center. Retrieved 29 May 2023. Rice, Africa. "CGIAR". Consortium.cgiar.org. Archived from the original...
the 19th U.S. national security advisor from 2001 to 2005. Rice was the first female African-American secretary of state and the first woman to serve as...
District and the Texas Medical Center. Opened in 1912 as the Rice Institute after the murder of its namesake William Marsh Rice, Rice is noted for its undergraduate...
assistant secretary of state. Rice's tenure saw significant changes in U.S.–Africa policy, including the passage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act...
deficiency was the highest in sub-Saharan Africa (48%; 25–75), and South Asia (44%; 13–79). Although golden rice has met significant opposition from environmental...
less common Oryza glaberrima rice was independently domesticated in Africa around 3,000 years ago. Since its spread, rice has become a global staple crop...
Research Institute (IRRI), in Africa by the AfricaRiceCenter (AfricaRice), and in Latin America by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)...
system of rice cultivation. The methodology has been adopted by millions of smallholder farmers around the world, particularly in Asia and Africa. Despite...
"Searching for the Origins of AfricanRice Domestication". Antiquity (78) – via researchgate.net. Martin and O'Meara, "Africa, 3rd Ed." Archived 11 October...
cultivated Africanrice for what is estimated to approach 3,000 years. Africanrice is a species related to, yet distinct from, Asian rice. It was originally...
and South America, Southeast Asia, South Asia, West Africa, Eastern Africa and parts of central Africa. In 2002, the centre acquired the World Agroforestry...
resistance and tolerant rice varieties has recently been identified. A team of researchers from the AfricaRiceCenter (AfricaRice), Wageningen University...
used for growing semiaquatic crops, most notably rice and taro. It originates from the Neolithic rice-farming cultures of the Yangtze River basin in southern...
Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice or waxy rice) is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia...
Tamir E. Rice, a 12-year-old African American boy, was killed in Cleveland, Ohio, by Timothy Loehmann, a 26-year-old white police officer. Rice was carrying...
Historically, rice production in the United States was connected to agriculture using enslaved labor in the American South, first planting Africanrice and other...
of the monocot plants Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (Africanrice). As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple food for a...
cultures) during the East African Slave Trade. Swahili culinary influences can be found in dishes such as mandanzi, pilaf rice, kachumbari, sambsusa, and...
rice cakes exist in many different cultures in which rice is eaten. Common variations include cakes made with rice flour, those made from ground rice...
slaves hailed from rice growing regions of West Africa. Lowcountry cuisine is still known for its distinctive rice dishes. Central Africa expands from the...
Glen Anthony Rice Sr. (born May 28, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA)...
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