Scaling-up climate-resilient rice production in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia (Republic of the), Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo)

SRI AFRICA February 22, 2023 0 Comments

Rice is a staple crop that has been grown in West Africa for more than 3500 years, since the domestication of African rice (Oryza glaberrima). Produced by low-income smallholders across the entire region, rice plays a key role in regional food security for rural and urban populations. In recent years, increasing demand stemming from population […]

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Official launch of the ricowas project. january 18, 2023 in bamako

SRI AFRICA February 7, 2023 0 Comments

The official launch of the RICOWAS project « Scaling up climate-resilient rice production in West Africa », took place this morning, January 18, 2023 in Bamako. The project is financed by the Adaptation Fund (AF) and implemented by the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) with the collaboration of the Regional Center of Specialization on Rice, […]

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SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI) IN MALI

SRI AFRICA April 12, 2022 0 Comments

Location: Timbuktu Region, Mali Northern Mali’s Timbuktu region is one of the most food insecure regions in the Sahelian nation. Agriculture depends on the floodwaters of the Niger River and highly variable rainfall that averages less than 200 mm per year. Annual rice yields average less than one ton per hectare, and irrigated rice yields […]

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