Welcome remarks by Dr. Harold Roy-Macauley, Director General of AfricaRice at the 10th Biennial Consultative Meeting of the AfricaRice National Experts Committee (NEC) and Preliminary Workshop of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA), 20-21 September 2017, Banjul, The Gambia.
The 10th Biennial Consultative Meeting of the AfricaRice National Experts Committee (NEC) was organized in conjunction with the Preliminary Workshop of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA), 20-21 September 2017, Banjul, The Gambia. Hon. Omar Amadou Jallow, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of The Gambia, officially opened the meeting.
The 10th NEC meeting was chaired by the Director General of the Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research (ISRA), Dr Alioune Fall, as Senegal currently holds the Chairmanship of AfricaRice. 23 out of 26 AfricaRice member countries were present at the NEC meeting. Representatives of four non-member countries – Malawi, Namibia and Mozambique and Zimbabwe – attended as observers.
Representatives of FAO, AfDB, IFAD, CORAF/WECARD, CIRAD, INRA, Global Research Alliance (GRA), GAN-LOGIS Enterprise, and ROPPA also participated in the 2-day meeting.
Maïmouna Sidibé Coulibaly, PDG de FASO KABA
Raafat El-Namaky, AfricaRice Hybrid Rice Breeder (2009-2018), "Exploring hybrid rice potential in Africa"
Omar N'daw Faye, Sélectionneur de riz, ISRA, "Explorer le potentiel du riz hybride en Afrique"
Abdoulaye Faye, Entrepreneur et producteur, Saint Louis, Sénégal, "Explorer le potentiel du riz hybride en Afrique"
Sahibatou Gueye, Riziculteur, Saint Louis, Sénégal, "Explorer le potentiel du riz hybride en Afrique"
El Hadji Abdoul Aziz Ly, Agronomie, Université Assane SECK de Ziguinchor, "Explorer le potentiel du riz hybride en Afrique"
Bakèba Iradiang, ISFAR, Université de Thiès, "Explorer le potentiel du riz hybride en Afrique"
Karim Traoré, AfricaRice Rice Breeder, Anambé success story
Dr Moussa Baldé, Directeur général, SODAGRI
Waly Diouf, Coordinateur, PNAR, L’expérience réussie de l’Anambé
Baila Diop, Gérant, SEDAB SARL, Kolda, Sénégal, L’expérience réussie de l’Anambé
El-Hadj Gano, Président, FEPROBA, L’expérience réussie de l’Anambé
Fatoumata Sabaly, Riziculteur, L’expérience réussie de l’Anambé
Issa Baldé, Président, FEPROBA, L’expérience réussie de l’Anambé
Mamadou Dian Diallo, Riziculteur, L’expérience réussie de l’Anambé
Selou Diallo. Producteur de semences, L’expérience réussie de l’Anambé
Souleymane Gano, Producteur de semences, L’expérience réussie de l’Anambé
Mrs Rebecca Khelseau-Carsky delivering her goodwill message at the 2019 AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award ceremony
2019 AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award : Dr Etienne Duveiller reading out the citation for the winner in the IRS category
2019 AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award : Savitri Mohapatra reading out the citation for the winners in the GSS category
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