Previous research has advanced the hypothesis that improving food security in Africa will
require upgrading rice value chains in order to increase the quality-based competitiveness …

The 2008 rice-price surge provided ammunition to the opponents of rice trade liberalization
in West Africa. However, a comparative analysis of the rice development history and policy …

This study analyses rice consumer preferences in Togo and estimates consumers'
willingness to pay (WTP) for the quality attributes of locally produced rice. For that purpose, a …

Crop diseases are responsible for considerable yield losses worldwide and particularly in
sub-Saharan Africa. To implement efficient disease control measures, detection of the …

Rice is the staple cereal in Senegal. Despite the many policies implemented over the last
decade, Senegalese consumers still prefer imported over local rice. To understand this …

Purpose Weaknesses in the grades and standards system in low-income countries across
Sub-Saharan Africa undermine the transparency of agricultural markets. In the Democratic …

The genetic diversity of cultivated rice in farmers' fields remains understudied in West Africa
despite the importance of rice for food security in this region. In this study, we genotyped rice …

Le riz étuvé local, par ses valeurs nutritionnelles meilleures que celles du riz blanc, est une
alternative intéressante pour infléchir la dépendance du Bénin au riz blanc importé. Depuis …

Thanks to its contribution to human nutrition, rice is a vital issue, mainly based on its quality.
While O. glaberrima is abandoned in favor of Asian rice, this study was carried out in …

As a new approach in providing timely market feedback to the public rice breeding programs
at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and National Agricultural Research and …