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)

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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 […]

A Holistic Lens on Rice Value Chain Pathways in Senegal; Application of “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food” Framework

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The contribution and impacts of rice – like any and all agricultural products – to the livelihoods of people has far greater significance to human (and the earth’s) welfare than is captured by yields or production statistics alone. We introduce a few of these considerations here, but they are as well the overall focus of […]

Dossier thématique avenir: Résilience face au changement climatique.

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Le projet d’Adaptation et de Valorisation Entrepreneuriales en Irrigation Rurale et agricole (AVENIR) collabore avec des partenaires locaux pour aider les femmes et les jeunes à s’affranchir des défis à la croisée de l’agriculture et du changement climatique grâce à l’esprit d’entreprise, au partenariat et à l’agriculture durable.   read more: https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/119468/brief.pdf