Africa Rice Center

The Africa Rice Center , formerly known as the West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA) is an African organization located in Cotonou, Benin. [cite web
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title = Africa: Emergency Rice Initiative Launched to Help Countries Severely Hit By Soaring Prices
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publisher = AllAfrica.com
date = 2008-006-18
url = http://allafrica.com/stories/200806180893.html
accessdate =2008-06-30 ] It is an agricultural research center working independently of any government.cite web
title = About Us
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publisher = African Rice Center Official Site
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url = http://www.warda.org/warda/aboutus.asp
accessdate =2008-06-30 ] Its normal headquarters are in Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire, but because of the political situation in that country, it is currently operating from the premises of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture's station in Cotonou. WARDA is one of the 15 specialized research centers – the "Future Harvest Centers" – of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The organization developed New Rice for Africa, an interspecific cultivar of rice developed to improve the yield of African rice varieties. [cite web
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title = Warda accepts Egypt's membership application
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publisher = Africa Science News Service
date = 2008-06-25
url = http://africasciencenews.org/asns/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=505&Itemid=1
accessdate =2008-06-30 ]

ee also

African rice

References

External links

* [http://www.warda.org Official site]