Realizing Africa's rice promise / edited by Marco C.S. Wopereis, Africa Rice Center, David E. Johnson, International Rice Research Institute, Nourollah Ahmadi, Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, Eric Tollens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and Abdulai Jalloh, West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development.
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the rice sector in Africa and the ongoing rice research and development activities in the region. Specific topics are classified under the following headings: overview of rice in Africa (chapters 1-4), rice genetic diversity and improvement (chapters 5-14), sustainable productivity enhancement (chapters 15-22), rice value chain development (chapters 23-27), working with rice communities (chapters 28-31), and future prospects for rice in Africa (chapters 32-33).
Rice in Africa : an overview -- Rice genetic diversity and improvement -- Sustainable productivity enhancement -- Rice value chain development -- Working with rice communities -- Rice in Africa : looking ahead.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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