AfricaRice Director of Strategic Partnerships Dr Samuel Bruce-Oliver announced the winner in the General Support Staff (GSS) category at the 41st Meeting of the AfricaRice Board of Trustees, M’bé Research Station, Côte d’Ivoire, from 10-13 April 2017.
Ms Maimouna Diatta, AfricaRice French Translator-Editor, received the 2017 AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award on 13 April at the 41st Meeting of the AfricaRice Board of Trustees, M’bé Research Station, Côte d’Ivoire.
Ms Diatta was honored for her dedicated service and commitment to excellence.
The annual award, which was instituted by AfricaRice in honor of the late Dr Robert Carsky, is conferred on the most outstanding General Support Staff and the most outstanding Internationally Recruited Staff, who have demonstrated high standards of excellence and made extraordinary contributions to rice research, training and research support.
Mrs Rebecca Khelseau-Carsky was invited to hand over the 2017 AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award to the winners.
AfricaRice Lowland Rice Breeder Venuprasad Ramaiah on RICE Flagship Project 5
IRRI Former Head of Social Sciences Division Sam Mohanty on RICE Flagship Project 1
IRRI Senior Economist and Value chain specialist Matty Demont on RICE Flagship Project 2
CIAT Physiologist Maria Camila Rebolledo on RICE Flagship Project 4
Opening remarks : Consultation workshop on comparative rice competitiveness Asia-Africa
Dr Abdoulaye Touré on West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP)
Mr Aman Khanna on Rice Value Chain development: Guiding principles from Asia
Dr Martin Fregene on TAAT : Framework program in support of FEED AFRICA
Dr Fadel Ndiame on AGRA’s Model in engaging partners to deliver technologies
Dr Ladda Viriyangkura on Rice Value Chain Management in Thailand
Dr Ngin Chhay on Rice Sector Development in Cambodia
Mr Chandrashekhar on “Rice Value Chain – India’s experience”
Closing remarks : Consultation workshop on comparative rice competitiveness Asia-Africa
Dr Sali Ndindeng, Chercheur d’AfricaRice sur la Qualité des grains et technologies post-récolte donne un rapport synthétique sur le cours de formation sur "L'étuvage amélioré du riz"
Dr Sali Ndindeng, AfricaRice Grain Quality and Postharvest Technology Scientist summarizing the training course on "Improved rice parboiling"
Prof. Jean Nemlin, Director of Research and Lead of CNRA Post-harvest technologies and Central Laboratories speaking on the importance of parboiling in Côte d’Ivoire
Dr Ernest Depieu, CNRA Systems Agronomist talking on the potential of improved parboiled rice in Côte d’Ivoire
Mrs Soro Adjaratou, Women parboiler from Gagnoa, speaking of the benefits of the training course on "Improved rice parboiling"
Mrs Camara Assetou, head of the women’s cooperative SCOOPS FG, Bouaké speaking of the benefits of the training course on "Improved rice parboiling"
Interview du DG d'AfricaRice, Dr Harold Roy-Macauley, au SARA TV
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