The Rice Challenge Initiative launching meeting was held in
Montpellier, France, from 13 to 15 April. This four-year project, funded by the
CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme (GCP) and led by AfricaRice, focuses on
breeding for drought tolerance in the rainfed lowland ecosystems in Burkina
Faso, Mali and Nigeria.
The main objective is to develop cultivars possessing high yield
potential in normal years and still give good yield under drought and other
major stresses of each target environment. This will help sustain rice
production, beyond the three target countries, in the large rainfed lowland
ecosystem across Africa. Details of research activities, responsibilities of
each partner, time frames and budget were discussed at the launch.
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