En Côte d’Ivoire, des experts ouest-africains tablent sur le riz résilient au climat

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PARTAGER Le Centre de formation à la mécanisation agricole de Grand-Lahou (CFMAG), situé dans le Sud ivoirien, a abrité du 1er au 5 avril 2024 un séminaire international de formation des formateurs en riziculture. Ce séminaire, organisé par l’Agence nationale d’appui au développement rural (ANADER), a réuni 45 experts de la sous-région. Il s’inscrit dans […]

Scaling-up climate-resilient rice production in West Africa

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West Africa has had an impressive economic growth in the past two decades, with economic growth rates at above 5% between 2000 and 2014 (Africa’s Development Dynamics 2018)1. Yet it is uneven as Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire represent 85% of regional Gross domestic product (GDP). High informality, increasing inequalities and poverty also undermine growth […]

Technical)Manual)for)SRI)in)West)Africa Improving*and*Scaling*up*of*the*System*of*Rice* Intensification*in*West*Africa

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Changing over from the current rice production practices to adopting the SRI methodology is not a straightforward process. We propose hereby a number of steps that can assist in making this transition successful. Being systematic and staying creative are our two main recommendations when working through this process! 1. Understand the concept and principles of […]