Impressed
with the outputs of the AfricaRice Regional Station in Saint Louis, Senegal, in
terms of high-yielding and stress-tolerant varieties, improved agronomic packages, policy options
and knowledge, AfricaRice Director General Dr Harold Roy-Macauley said, “The
work that is being done at this Regional Station by a very dynamic team is focused
and relevant. However, more efforts need to be made to integrate rice science
in the regional policy agenda.”
Dr
Roy-Macauley made these remarks to the staff during his first visit to the Saint
Louis Regional Station. “This Station has made significant contributions to the
rice sector development in the Sahel region and it is clear that the Sahel
countries need you.”
After
receiving a warm welcome from the scientists and support staff of the Regional
Station, Dr Roy-Macauley visited the experimental fields and the laboratories
for biotechnology, grain quality and soil science. The Acting Regional Station
Head Dr Kabirou Ndiaye gave a brief overview of the Station’s activities which
was complemented by presentations by scientists.
Dr Roy-Macauley took
the opportunity to explain the principles and pillars of his vision in order to
help AfricaRice grow into a big pan-African international Center of Excellence
for research, development and capacity strengthening.
Cliquez ici pour écouter le discours du Dr Roy-Macauley / Clickhere to listen to Dr Roy-Macauley’s speech.
No comments:
Post a Comment