The idea of planting rice in Africa was first proposed by 37-year-old ... Angola’s Minister of Agriculture Antonio Francisco ...

Rice consumption in Africa is rising at about 8 per cent against a yield increase of less than 6 per cent per year creating a deficit of over 12 million metric tonnes. Among the 43 rice-producing ...

Rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) is responsible for devastating losses in African rice production—and incidence of the disease is on the rise. Conventional approaches for breeding RYMV-resistant ...

WESTERN DARFUR, Sudan (CNN) -- Sudan's foreign minister has apologized to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice after authorities roughed up journalists and staff members traveling with her.

A battle against import dependence Nigeria, Africa’s largest rice consumer ... particularly in upgrading milling and de-stoning technologies to improve quality control and standardization.