New Rice Varieties to Boost Production
Four new rice varieties are now available to farmers across West Africa thanks to research efforts f...
West African Grains Network Visits CORAF
A delegation from the West Africa Grains Network (WAGN) has visited CORAF to identify ways of workin...
In Central Benin, Parboiled Rice Production is Breathing New Life into Rural Communes
Glazoué, Benin, January 28, 2020―The bustling activity in the beautiful building facing the Agoua...
In Togo, a Women Farmers’ Cooperative Successfully Produces Premium Quality Rice
Anié, January 28, 2020-It is market day in Anié, a commercial city 200 kilometers north of Lomé. ...
EU Funding to Help CORAF Combat Climate Change, hunger
An 18 Million Euro funding from the European Union (EU), is helping CORAF and partners take actions ...
WAAPP Enters Final Stretch
One of West Africa’s largest agricultural projects in modern history is about to enter the fin...
Increasing Hybrid Rice Production in West Africa
Technical experts of about 20 rice seed companies are expected to be trained on the production and m...
World Bank Satisfied with CORAF’s Implementation of WAAPP
The World Bank has expressed its satisfaction with the state of implementation of the West Africa A...
“Senegalese Farmers Now Buying Less Rice”
Yields barely lasted three months for rice-producing households of Ngoungoul, a village located abou...
Farmers talk about SRI in Timbuktu, Mali
Ten years ago, in 2008, I spent most of the rice cropping season near Timbuktu in Mali, working with...