New Rice Research Hub Set Up in Burundi
November 13, 2013| |
With the assistance of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the government of Burundi has established a regional rice research and development hub to improve food security in Eastern and Southern Africa. The new regional office will focus on developing and testing new rice varieties matched to the different rice production ecologies across Eastern and Southern Africa. Key government officials of Burundi, IRRI, and AfricaRice Center attended the inauguration of the regional office that was held on 30 October 2013, as part of the IRRI Board of Trustees meeting in Bujumbura, Burundi.
See IRRI's news release at http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=12689:more-rice-for-africa-target-of-new-research-hub&lang=en.
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