Can Africa grow what it eats? IRRI’s Dr Ismail maps new blueprint for rice self-Sufficiency
Breakthroughs in drought, flood, salinity, and heat-tolerant varieties are finally progressing, but require African-specific breeding pipelines, stronger national programs, and serious funding to reach scale. With consumers shifting toward higher-quality, fortified and convenience rice, Dr. Ismail p...
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Agro Spectrum India
2025
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179947 |
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