To enhance the development and dissemination of improved rice varieties in Africa

Duration

• January 1st , 2017 – December 31st , 2019 (3 years)

Participating countries

• Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Comoros, Côte d’Ivoire, D.R. Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Activities

• 1^st phase
  - Evaluation of Korean germplasm for agronomic performance in Africa
  - Development of breeding lines from crosses with Korean and African cultivars
  - Production of double-haploid lines
  - Evaluation and selection of elite rice lines in the participant countries
  - To support field test and enhancement of the research capability of the partner countries