EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCE ON SUCCESSFUL RICE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT POLICIES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND ASIA
With African rice consumption projected to reach 34.9 million tonnes of milled rice by 2025, rice has become an everyday staple food in many African countries. However, current African rice production cannot satisfy the consumer demand in quantity and quality, with the gap filled by imports, predominantly of Asian origin, to approximately USD 5.5 billion annually. Background and workshop rationale
“We need to strengthen the local rice value chains to achieve better production,
nutrition, a better environment, and a better life in the target countries”
– Tipo Nyanbenyi-Tito, FAO Representative in the United Republic of Tanzania.Read More: https://www.fao.org/3/cc6203en/cc6203en.pdf