Africa Rice Congress 31 st July-4 th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania ROCARIZ Status Report...

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Africa Rice Congress

31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

ROCARIZ Status Report

Lawrence Narteh(Coordinator)

Africa Rice Center (WARDA)

Africa Rice Congress31 July – 4 August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Presentation Scheme

• Administrative

• Past orientations

• Evaluation Reports

• Outcomes

• Outstanding assignments

• Conclusion

SC Committee Membership

Mamadou M’bare Coulibaly (Chair, Breeding)

Sekou Diawara (Economics)

Zacharie Segda (NRM)

Blaise Kabore (IPM)

Godwin Olaniyan (PITT)

Mrs Penda Cisse (Co-Chair, PITT)

Sere Yacouba (Africa Rice Centre)

Aliou Diagne (Africa Rice Centre)

Administration

• Handing over in Jan 2005 (Bamako, Mali)

• Secretariat in Cotonou,Benin. (Feb 2005)

• Smooth Handing over

• Still in Transition

Implications

• Reduced number of actors (‘Platform’)

• Reduced Volume of Projects

• Reduced Training Opportunities

Actors

• NARIs (22; WARDA + CORAF)

• Universities

• NGOs

• FBOs

• Seed Producers

ROCARIZ at its peak

SNRM TF

NRM TF IPM TF

MSR TF

Breeding TFRRSEconomics TF

Research Areas

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Constraints

Researchers Profile

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s. No. Scientists 2002

No. Scientists 2003

No. Country 2002

No. Country 2003

Breeding TF (2004/2005)

• Evaluation of inter- and intra-specific lowland and irrigated rice varieties

• 10 projects in Sierra Leone, Togo, Mali, Niger, Guinea, Ghana, The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroon.

IPM Projects (2004/2005)

• Evaluation of progenies against major insect pests and diseases

• 14 projects in Sierra Leone, Togo, Mali, Niger, Guinea, Ghana, The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Cameroon.

PITT (2004/2005)

• Breeder and farmer seed production• Testing of extension materials• Testing of grain quality acceptability

• 11 projects in Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Benin, Senegal, Togo, Mali, Niger, Ghana, The Gambia, Burkina

Economics TF (2004/2005)

• Adoption and impact studies on improved rice varieties particularly upland NERICAs

• 5 projects in Benin, The Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Nigeria

NRM TF (2004/2005)

• Response of lowland NERICAs to externally applied nutrients

• 8 projects in Gambia, Mali, Burkina,Togo, Niger, Sierra Leone and Nigeria

Capacity Development

• Group Training Programmes • Impact Assessment Methodology• Biotechnology Skills Transfer• IPM strategies (Blast recognition)• Computer Applications and Statistical

Analyses

1. Higher Degrees (BSc, MSc, PhD. etc)

Evaluation of the Network

• USAID; August 2004

• CCER; September 2004

Main Recommendations

• Revisit the Task Force Model

• Bring the Universities into the fold

• Merger of the cereal networks

1.Task Force Model

• When the next phase is launched

• SC/Africa Rice Centre will determine orientation

• Constraint will be funding levels and commitment

2.Universities• Visited University of Niamey

• Visited University of Bamako,Kattibougou

• Visited University Polytechnique of Bobo

• Visited University of Ghana & KNUST

3.Cereals Network

• Taking effect in October

• Coordinator recruited (CORAF)

• Call be sent for NARS & CG Centres to apply

• Two other networks

• Subsequent actions will unfold

Outstanding

• Publications

( Fe toxicity and 4Rs (2004) Accra)

• Biotechnology Skills transfer

(Ghana & Benin)

• Visit other universities

(Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Cameroon)

The young shall grow

Insight is useful (Kumasi)

Discuss to confirm (Niamey)

Interactions help (Burkina)

Consultations are good (Bobo)

Conclusion

There is stability in variability

Same Vision

Thank you

Asante sana

Me da muase

Nye yi wala dunn

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