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Ghana’s ‘hybrid’ rice dilemma

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NERICA - New Rice for Africa - Africa Rice Centre (WARDA)

NERICA—New Rice for Africa—is the product of interspecific hybridization between the cultivated rice species of Africa and Asia. Rice breeders in West Africa have finally been able to combine the local-stress adaptation of African rice with the high yield potential of Asian rice. The result is something that can revolutionize rice farming in Sub-Saharan Africa: rice that [...] [...more]

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Who is the global epicentre of extreme poverty?

“The global epicentre of extreme poverty is the smallholder farmer” according to the United Nations Millennium Project. If increased recognition leads to scaled-up action, the Millennium Development Goals can still be reached. They represent the majority of people who live in the rural areas. Everyone who has a small holding of land on which they try [...] [...more]

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Ghana - business opportunities

Ghana continues as one of the top two markets in West Africa for British business. Because of this and our historical links, many Ghanaian businessmen instinctively think of doing business with Britain. There is a great deal of British equipment already in the country and British standards and procedures are still widely applicable. Although [...] [...more]

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Custodians of the land

Empowering the poor and hungry as custodians of land, water, forests and bio-diversity can advance both food security and environmental sustainability. Under the burden of chronic poverty and hunger, livestock herders, subsistence farmers, forest dwellers and fisherfolk may use their natural environment in unsustainable ways, leading to further deterioration of their livelihood conditions. When you have nothing [...] [...more]

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Ghana’s ‘hybrid’ rice dilemma

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NERICA - New Rice for Africa - Africa Rice Centre (WARDA)

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Who is the global epicentre of extreme poverty?

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