AfricaRice and CIMMYT are exploring deeper scientific cooperation to strengthen agricultural resilience and accelerate food-system transformation across Southern Africa. The partnership gained momentum during a recent visit by AfricaRice Director General Dr Baboucarr Manneh and an international delegation to CIMMYT’s Zimbabwe office, where researchers and regional leaders discussed opportunities to combine their expertise around shared ...

Nigeria is stepping up efforts to achieve rice self-sufficiency through deeper cooperation with the AfricaRice Center, as the country seeks to reduce food imports and strengthen its agricultural resilience. Nigeria’s Ambassador to Côte d’Ivoire, Nwaobiala Ezenwa Chukwuemeka, recently visited the AfricaRice research station at M’Bé in Côte d’Ivoire, where discussions focused on expanding scientific and ...

South Korea is expanding its agricultural partnership with Africa through a second phase of its rice development programme aimed at improving food security and boosting rice production in some of the continent’s most challenging farming environments. The Korea-Africa Food & Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI), led by South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, ...