AfricaRice Director
General, Dr Papa A Seck was honored by the French Government with the Chevalier
de l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole for his service for strengthening
agricultural research. His other distinctions include the Chevalier de
l’Ordre National du Lion conferred by the Government of Senegal in
2005 for his services to the country; the Certificate of recognition from Forum
for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in 2005; and the
Medal of Honor from the West and Central African Council for Research and
Development (CORAF/WECARD) in 2007.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
27th Council of Ministers Meeting
The 27th Council of Ministers (COM) Meeting of
AfricaRice was held at Lomé, Togo, on 2 and 3 September. The COM resolved to
change of the Center from West Africa Rice Development Association to Africa
Rice Center (AfricaRice), “considering the expansion of the geographical
mandate of Africa Rice Center towards Eastern Africa, Central Africa and
Northern Africa.
Further, the COM endorsed the establishment of
the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) between AfricaRice, IRRI and the
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).
The COM also congratulated Director General, Dr
Papa Abdoulaye Seck, and the staff of AfricaRice for their efforts to increase
the international visibility of the Center.
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