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 Dr Sié awarded 2006
International Koshihikari Rice Prize
Dr Moussa Sié, WARDA Lowland Rice Breeder, was awarded the
2006 Fukui International Koshihikari Rice Prize of Japan, in
recognition of his significant contributions to rice production
in sub-Saharan Africa. He shares the prize with Dr Akihiiko
Ando.
Dr Sié, in close association with WARDA’s Irrigated Rice Breeder
Dr Kouamé Miézan and national programs of West African
countries, was instrumental in extending WARDA’s upland NERICA
rice breakthrough to lowlands. Key to this success was the
unique R&D partnership forged with the national programs through
the ROCARIZ rice network.
Dr Sié, a Burkinabe national, is the first African to receive
this important prize. |
