A product-focused strategic plan evolved to enhance local rice production, processing and marketing by Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) and partners has received a much-needed boost.
Ghana Food
- African Cities Test The Limits Of Living With Livestock - NPR (blog)
- (A GNA feature by Mohammed Nurudeen Issahaq) - Ghana News Agency
- Health Experts Warn of Possible Cholera Outbreak - AllAfrica.com
- Afram Plains Farmers Quadruple Food Production - AllAfrica.com
- Ghana needs biotech intervention to improve food security - Vibe Ghana
- Project aims to turn food residue into profit making ventures - Ghana Business News
- Ghana's food security assured – Veep says - Ghana Business News
- African uses flies and waste to make food - SpyGhana.com - spyghana.com
- TB Control Programme urged to provide food supplements to patients - Ghana Business News
- Global food prices continue to rise - BusinessGhana
Tag Archive: AfricaRice
Sep 07
Rainfed and at Risk
Climate change and dwindling water resources spur a broad research partnership to speed the development of drought-proof rice varieties for Africa. Producing just 1 kilogram of rice using traditional cultivation methods requires 2,500 liters of water — enough to fill a dozen oil drums. With the possibility of widespread drought in the coming decades because of …
Aug 31
Africa’s rice stakeholders root for mechanization
Noting that lack of mechanization is seriously undermining the productivity and competitiveness of rice in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), representatives of rice stakeholders in the region met recently to develop a roadmap for sustainable mechanization of the rice sector.
Jul 19
Ghanaian rice farmers, others to earn $32m yearly from rice project
The Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) has launched a new rice project which will increase the annual income of farmers and also boost quality production in Africa by improving harvest and post-harvest technologies.