Communities located along the Niger River have very little rainfall—averaging only 150 to 200 mm annually (averages in coastal countries in West Africa are about 1600 mm1 ). Moreover, high climatic variability can significantly raise or lower these levels. Because rice and other crop production depends primarily on the recessional floodwater of the Niger and […]
With climate change and declining yields undermining rice production in several regions of West Africa, CORAF is banking on a bold solution: the dissemination of hybrid irrigated rice varieties combined with the practice of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). Commissioned by CORAF, the consortium formed by IER (Mali), INERA (Burkina Faso) and ISRA (Senegal) […]
• USDA forecasts 8% increase in paddy rice output, reaching 2.96 million tons • Cultivated area projected to expand 8% to 850,000 hectares • Improved climate, reduced pest pressure, and policy support drive optimism In Mali, rice is the second most consumed grain after maize. Despite ongoing climatic uncertainties and security challenges, the country continues […]