A delegation led by
AfricaRice Director General Dr Harold Roy-Macauley met with H.E. Dr Albert
Toikeusse Mabri, Ivorian Minister of Scientific Research and Higher Education
(MESRS), on 6 February 2019, to thank him for his continued support to
AfricaRice.
Dr Roy-Macauley praised the
active role played by the new Director General for Research and Innovation at
the MESRS, Prof. Pétronille Acray-Zengbe, who had visited AfricaRice with her
team members in Abidjan in October 2018. He briefed the Minister that following
discussions with her, a partnership framework had been developed for greater
visibility of the collaboration between the MESRS and AfricaRice.
The Minister took the
opportunity to thank Dr Roy-Macauley and his team. He reiterated MESRS strong
commitment to supporting the Center and the partnership framework.
Dr Roy-Macauley, who was
accompanied by AfricaRice Director of Strategic Partnerships and communications
and protocol staff, presented the Minister with AfricaRice calendar 2019 and a
bag of Orylux 6, an aromatic rice variety developed by AfricaRice.
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