Opportunity from crisis
From the chaos of the recent rice crisis comes opportunity for African countries intent on boosting production of the continent’s fastest growing staple. By Savitri Mohapatra
The rice AIDS of Africa
Poor farmers in Africa call it the “rice AIDS” because of its potential for devastation. But a strategy blending cutting-edge biotechnology with regional knowledge may yet stifle the impact of rice yellow mottle virus. By Savitri Mohapatra
African rice research expands
Four new countries have become members of the Africa Rice Center, signaling increased investment in rice research and the growing importance of rice in Africa.
By Savitri Mohapatra
Three heads are better than one
In the face of steeply rising rice prices, three of the world’s leading international agricultural research institutes plan to combine their activities in Africa and so create a powerful new force focused on boosting African rice production.
By Savitri Mohapatra
Forging a rice partnership for Africa
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion!”—so goes a well-known Ethiopian saying. This could be an apt description for the new partnership being forged among international research centers to address sub-Saharan Africa’s enormous rice challenge. By Savitri Mohapatra
The rice man of Africa
Growing up in Sierra Leone, rice researcher Monty Jones was encouraged to become a priest. It’s lucky for Africa he didn’t. By Savitri Mohapatra
In search of new seeds
The improved New Rice for Africa varieties are helping not only African grain farmers but seed producers as well. By Savitri Mohapatra
Putting rice on the African agenda The recent Africa Rice Congress in Tanzania helped chart the course for the future of the rice industry in sub-Saharan Africa by Savitri Mohapatra
