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
- 1st 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