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News Updates 09 May 2008: Report of the Rice Breeders Technical Exchange Network Meeting new 02 April 2008: WARDA Board approves new research directions targeting major rice challenges in Africa Upcoming: Rice Breeders Network Meeting, 21-24 April, 2008 in Kampala, Uganda
Objective. The main objective for the network meeting is to provide an interactive forum between private and public breeders in different countries in Africa and sharing experiences that will promote the development and access of many more improved varieties to farmers. The meeting will also discuss challenges faced in commercialization of rice in Africa. Contact person: Susan N. Ndung'u-Mugo, AGRA. Email: SNdungu@agra-alliance.org
Rice is one of the major food crops for millions of people in Sub- Sahara Africa. It is of significant importance in attaining food security on Eastern and Central Africa (ECA). Rice production systems need to be viewed in a broad framework of crop and natural resource management. With this view that Africa Rice Cenrea (WARDA) and ASARECA have similar and complementary interests and capabilities to collaborate in rice research activities, the two organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in April 2004 aiming at establishing a long- term partnership for provision of support in running of ASARECA’s Rice Research Network for Eastern and Central Africa (ECARRN).
The Eastern and Central Africa Rice research network (ECARRN) is one of the 17 regional networks of ASARECA, which became functional in January 2005. ECARRN’s secretariat is hosted by the Africa Rice Centre (WARDA) and is located at the Mikocheni Agricultural Research Institute, Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania.
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