From WARDA to AfricaRice: an Overview of Rice Research for Development Activities Conducted in Partnership in Africa
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(eds M.C.S. Wopereis et al.) 1 membership to 17. When it was realized that WARDA’s products were gaining ground in countries beyond its traditional mandate region of West and Central Africa, the name Africa Rice Center was adopted in January 2003 (WARDA, 2004). In 2007, a new vision was formulated to encourage such countries to become full members of the Association. This prompted five more countries to join in the midst of the global food crisis of 2007–2008 (Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Egypt and Uganda). These were followed by Gabon (September 2009) and Madagascar (February 2010). Thus, today (June 2013) the Association’s 24 member states represent West, Central, East and North African regions. When Africa Rice Center became the official legal name of the Center and the Association in 2009, the abbreviation AfricaRice was adopted in both English and French and was to be applied retroactively.1 Like other CGIAR-supported centres, AfricaRice has a Board of Trustees composed of nominees from member states and from Introduction
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تاریخ انتشار 2013