AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award for 2019
This is an annual award, which was instituted by AfricaRice in honor of the late Dr Robert Carsky who served as agronomist at AfricaRice. The Carsky Award is conferred on staff, who have demonstrated high standards of excellence and made exceptional contributions to rice research, training and research support. Two awards are given every year, one to an Internationally Recruited Staff (IRS) and the other to a General Support Staff (GSS).
Dr Gaudiose Mujawamariya, and Rice Value Chain Expert and Gender Focal Point, who also serves as AfricaRice Representative in Madagascar received the 2019 AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award for IRS on 11 April at the 45th Meeting of the AfricaRice Board of Trustees, M’bé, Côte d’Ivoire. She received this prestigious award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to rice research in Africa, especially relating to rice value chain in Eastern Africa and her ongoing work on integrating gender in AfricaRice research. She has also contributed significantly to building strategic partnerships and resource mobilization efforts.
Mr Sanogo Fassouma, Senior Translator at AfricaRice, received the 2019 AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award for GSS for his outstanding support to AfricaRice translation service, strong commitment, trustworthiness, sense of responsibility and hard work.
Mrs Rebecca Khelseau-Carsky handed over the 2019 AfricaRice Dr Robert Carsky Award to the winners in the presence of the AfricaRice Board of Trustees and staff members.
Fidèle Anon, GIZ, Côte d'Ivoire
Elliott Dossou-Yovo, AfricaRice Agriculture and Climate Change Scientist
Diby Lucien, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Côte d'Ivoire
Bakare Samuel Oladele, National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Nigeria
Amadou Touré, AfricaRice Research Associate-Agronomist
Dule Zhao, AfricaRice Program Leader, Genetic Diversity and Improvement
Cheikh Oumar Ly, AfricaRice Research Assistant, Genetic Diversity and Improvement
Sidi Sanyang, AfricaRice Leader, Rice Sector Development Program and TAAT Rice Compact Coordinator
Etienne Duveiller, AfricaRice Deputy Director General
Saidu Bah, AfricaRice Seed Production Specialist
Abdoulaye Sawadogo, Director General of NAFASO, Burkina Faso
Mamadou Diaby, Director General, Les Moulins Blancs Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire
Olafare Babajide Francis, Savannah Seeds, Nigeria
Djibril Tall , Ingénieur des travaux agricoles, Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA), Senegal
George Zangir, President, Value Seeds, Nigeria
Michael Atanyi, TecniSeed Limited, Nigeria
Udemeabasi Isip, Former Trade-Admin Attache, Government of Nigeria
Hon Mohammed Muntari Dandutse, Member, House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Hon Munir Babba Dan Agundi, Member, House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Yacouba Diallo, Agri-input Expert, CORAF, Senegal
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