AfricaRice is a CGIAR Research Center - part of a global research partnership for a food-secure future. It is also an intergovernmental association of African member countries.
The Center was created in 1971 by 11 African countries. Today its membership comprises 26 countries, covering West, Central, East and North African regions, namely Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and Uganda.
AfricaRice headquarters is based in Côte d’Ivoire. Staff are located in Côte d’Ivoire and also in AfricaRice Research Stations in Benin, Liberia, Madagascar, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania. For more information visit: www.AfricaRice.org
How can I contact Tabitha Iliya in Lafia, I have seen some of her videos, i am from Benue state and want to adopt the Gem technology for my own company too.
This is a step in the right direction. Its not gonna be easy but it will surely pay off if the initiators of the process keep to the objectives of the policy.
Merci pour cet reportage Issa Balde. Je conseille aux jeunes de travailler en Afrique parceque nous avons tous les conditions de réussite. Il faut que la jeunesse utilisent leurs forces pour participer au développement du FOULADU. Aujourd'hui Europe n'est plus avant. Les gens soufflent beaucoup pour gagner leur vie. Les émigrés de fouladu travaillent dans les champs de Europe pour nourrir leurs familles et aujourd'hui je suis sûre qu'il est possible de réussite en restant en fouladu. Je suis en Espagne, mais aujourd'hui je voudrais retourner à fouladu pour être proche de ma famille.
Bravo Maitre Tandou pour cette brillante intervention. Je suis totalement d'avis avec toi qu'il faut mettre fin a l'utilisation de la daba au profit de la mecanisation afin d'accroitre la productivite des ressorces agricoles.
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