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

Duration

• December 2016 to December 2025

Partner Organization

• AfricaRice

Activities

• 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

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

Duration

• January 2019 to December 2024

Participating countries

• Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Comoros

Activities

• Improving rice productivity through development of African-adapted polygenic rice varieties
• R&D collaboration with AfricaRice, a partner organization for the ‘Enhancement of high-yielding rice germplasm and breeding capacity of rice-producing countries in Africa’ project

Outcome

• Registered 26 varieties in 8 countries (Senegal, Mali, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, Uganda and Ghana) (as of December 2023)
• 29 African rice breeders trained: Intensive training for the entire rice growth period (4 months)
• Selected as an excellent innovation case in the public sector by OECD (‘21)