The African Rice Center (WARDA)
The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) is a leading pan-African research organization with a mission to contribute to poverty alleviation and food security in Africa through research, development and partnership activities. It is one of the 15 international agricultural research Centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). It is also an autonomous intergovernmental research association of African member countries.
Address
The African Rice Center (WARDA)
01 B.P. 2031
01 Cotonou
Phone: +229-21350188
Fax: +229-21350556
email: AfricaRice(@)cgiar.org
Activities:
- Research
Coordinated projects
- Characterization of the pathogen population structure of bacterial leaf blight of rice in West Africa as a prerequisite for the identification and deployment of durable resistance Details of Characterization of the pathogen population structure of bacterial leaf blight of rice in West Africa as a prerequisite for the identification and deployment of durable resistance
- Mitigating the impact of climate change on rice disease resistance in East Africa Details of Mitigating the impact of climate change on rice disease resistance in East Africa
Involved in research projects:
- Developing rice and sorghum crop adaptation strategies for climate change in vulnerable environments in Africa - RISOCAS (CLIMATE CHANGE) Details of Developing rice and sorghum crop adaptation strategies for climate change in vulnerable environments in Africa - RISOCAS (CLIMATE CHANGE)