This document presents the
report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in
Diamniadio, Senegal, on 25 September 2018, with the objective of
generating a more collective policy direction and support for enhancing the
implementation of investment programs geared towards the attainment of rice
self-sufficiency in African countries and the creation of gainful employment
for the youth and women along the entire rice value chain.
The Conference offered an excellent opportunity to the participants to highlight the needed technical
expertise, technologies, investment prospects including
private sector investments and the role of different actors required to reach
the goal of rice self-sufficiency in Africa and significantly reduce the risk
of food crises.
The Conference
focused on the priority areas resulting
from modelling of investment requirements of the Continental Investment Plan
for Accelerating Rice Self-Sufficiency in Africa (CIPRiSSA), completed for 10
countries. The areas needing increased investments were i) rice seed systems
and associated farm inputs, ii) out-scaling of rice technologies and
innovations and iii) small-scale mechanization.
The report contains Conference
recommendations, list of participants (Annex A), and the Conference agenda
(Annex B).
Download the report : https://bit.ly/2uDyPAR
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