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ROCARIZ Status Report Lawrence Narteh (Coordinator) Africa Rice Center (WARDA)

ROCARIZ Status Report Lawrence Narteh (Coordinator) Africa Rice Center (WARDA) Africa Rice Congress 31 July – 4 August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Presentation Scheme. Administrative Past orientations Evaluation Reports Outcomes Outstanding assignments Conclusion.

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ROCARIZ Status Report Lawrence Narteh (Coordinator) Africa Rice Center (WARDA)

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  1. ROCARIZ Status Report Lawrence Narteh (Coordinator) Africa Rice Center (WARDA) Africa Rice Congress 31 July – 4 August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  2. Presentation Scheme • Administrative • Past orientations • Evaluation Reports • Outcomes • Outstanding assignments • Conclusion Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  3. SC Committee Membership Mamadou M’bare Coulibaly (Chair, Breeding) Sekou Diawara (Economics) Zacharie Segda (NRM) Blaise Kabore (IPM) Godwin Olaniyan (PITT) Mrs Penda Cisse (Co-Chair, PITT) Sere Yacouba (Africa Rice Centre) Aliou Diagne (Africa Rice Centre) Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  4. Administration • Handing over in Jan 2005 (Bamako, Mali) • Secretariat in Cotonou,Benin. (Feb 2005) • Smooth Handing over • Still in Transition Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  5. Implications • Reduced number of actors (‘Platform’) • Reduced Volume of Projects • Reduced Training Opportunities Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  6. Actors • NARIs (22; WARDA + CORAF) • Universities • NGOs • FBOs • Seed Producers Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  7. ROCARIZ at its peak Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  8. Research Areas Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  9. Researchers Profile Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  10. Breeding TF (2004/2005) • Evaluation of inter- and intra-specific lowland and irrigated rice varieties • 10 projects in Sierra Leone, Togo, Mali, Niger, Guinea, Ghana, The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nigeria, Senegal and Cameroon. Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  11. IPM Projects (2004/2005) • Evaluation of progenies against major insect pests and diseases • 14 projects in Sierra Leone, Togo, Mali, Niger, Guinea, Ghana, The Gambia, Burkina Faso, Nigeria and Cameroon. Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  12. PITT (2004/2005) • Breeder and farmer seed production • Testing of extension materials • Testing of grain quality acceptability • 11 projects in Guinea, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Benin, Senegal, Togo, Mali, Niger, Ghana, The Gambia, Burkina Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  13. Economics TF (2004/2005) • Adoption and impact studies on improved rice varieties particularly upland NERICAs • 5 projects in Benin, The Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Nigeria Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  14. NRM TF (2004/2005) • Response of lowland NERICAs to externally applied nutrients • 8 projects in Gambia, Mali, Burkina,Togo, Niger, Sierra Leone and Nigeria Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  15. Capacity Development • Group Training Programmes • Impact Assessment Methodology • Biotechnology Skills Transfer • IPM strategies (Blast recognition) • Computer Applications and Statistical Analyses • Higher Degrees (BSc, MSc, PhD. etc) Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  16. Evaluation of the Network • USAID; August 2004 • CCER; September 2004 Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  17. Main Recommendations • Revisit the Task Force Model • Bring the Universities into the fold • Merger of the cereal networks Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  18. 1.Task Force Model • When the next phase is launched • SC/Africa Rice Centre will determine orientation • Constraint will be funding levels and commitment Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  19. 2.Universities • Visited University of Niamey • Visited University of Bamako,Kattibougou • Visited University Polytechnique of Bobo • Visited University of Ghana & KNUST Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  20. 3.Cereals Network • Taking effect in October • Coordinator recruited (CORAF) • Call be sent for NARS & CG Centres to apply • Two other networks • Subsequent actions will unfold Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  21. Outstanding • Publications ( Fe toxicity and 4Rs (2004) Accra) • Biotechnology Skills transfer (Ghana & Benin) • Visit other universities (Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Senegal, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Guinea and Cameroon) Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  22. The young shall grow Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  23. Insight is useful (Kumasi) Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  24. Discuss to confirm (Niamey) Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  25. Interactions help (Burkina) Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  26. Consultations are good (Bobo) Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  27. Conclusion There is stability in variability Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  28. Same Vision Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  29. Thank you Merci Asante sana Me da muase Nye yi wala dunn Africa Rice Congress 31st July-4th August 2006, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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