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News and Notes
Milestones
24th Meeting of the Board of Trustees
Bamako, Mali, 19-24 April 2004
Board with staff
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New faces |
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Science Writer
David Millar
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Policy Economist
Patrick Kormawa
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Cropping Systems Agronomist
Robert Carsky
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Celebrating the International Year of Rice in Africa
The Fourth Biennial Regional Consultative Meeting with the NARS was held under the overall theme of
Celebrating the International Year of Rice (IYR) in Africa in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire, 24 - 26 June 2004.
More than 500 representatives of local rice-growing cooperatives, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and farmers’ associations, including women farmers displaced by the Ivoirian conflict, participated in a colorful parade that set the mood for the Rice Day celebration.
The program included a Round-Table discussion on rice marketing and policy issues, a field visit, and an exhibition showcasing rice-based technologies and products. But the pièce de résistance was a NERICA-cooking competition that attracted entries from nine
maquis (local West African restaurants), which were judged by a committee and prizes were awarded in different categories.
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Participating at the 6th National forum
for science and technology (FRSIT), Burkina Faso, June 2004
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