Three varieties
developed through collaboration between the AfricaRice Sahel Station and the
Institute d’Economie Rurale (IER) Mali have been released in Diré in the
Tombouctou Region of Mali. WAS 62 (WAS 62-B-B-14-1-4-2), WAS 49 (WAS 49-B-
B-9-1-4-3) and WAS 197 (WAS 197-B-6-3-11) were selected through the
participatory varietal selection (PVS) approach.
The varieties were
released at a ceremony held on 6 January, attended by 40 participants from
various stakeholder organizations, including government officials, farmers,
rice farmers’ associations, chambers of agriculture, extension officers,
scientists, local and international media representatives.
Local names were
selected on the basis of comments of the farmers who conducted the PVS trials:
WAS 62 = Sutura (meaning quietude); WAS 49 = Saku (satisfaction); and WAS 197 =
Wapmo (WAAPP rice). The latter (an aromatic rice) was released in Senegal in
2009 with the name Sahel 177.
The ceremony was
organized jointly by the Regional Agricultural Research Center (CRRA) in Gao
and the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program’s (WAAPP) National Rice
Center (CNS-Riz). The ceremony was opened by Barema Diallo, who was
representing the regional governor.
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