Africa Riceing Mobilizing and applying science and complementary

resources to achieve self–sufficiency in rice in Africa

Harold Roy-Macauley, Director General Africa Rice Center

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Self-sufficiency ratio in selected countries

Investment for reaching self-sufficiency across sub-Saharan Africa, and its return

Note: This does not include additional benefits from higher rice prices obtained from improved quality rice, value addition and by-products

Item Value

Investment $22 billion

Returns $61 billion

Return ratio 2.8:1

How can we achieve self-sufficiency by 2025?

Increase the rice harvested area

by about 6 M ha (1 M ha irrigated

and 5 M ha rainfed lowland) is

required to meet demand in 2025

Technologies and Innovations: Water and land management

• Smart-Valleys

30-40% yield increased

• Motorized pumps

Investments in motorized

pumps benefit 185 million

people in SSA and

generate net revenues of

up to USD 22 billion per

year

Technologies and Innovations: RiceAdvice

RiceAdvice - an Android app-based decision support tool (does not require internet connection)

• Increasing rice yields through context specific agronomy recommendations

• Up to 1 t/ha yield increase compared to farmer’s practices in Senegal River valley and Kano in Nigeria

Female youth interacting with a

female rice farmer on RiceAdvice

in the Senegal River Valley.

Technologies and Innovations: Commonly selected weeders by women rice farmers

Ring hoe Women farmers

using the ring hoe in the Upland

Straight-spike weeder

Women farmers

using the straight-spike weeder in the

Lowlands

Use of these weeders reduce weeding labor input by 50%

Multiplication effect of use of weeders by over 4 households for every one that accessed a weeder

• Double-row Indian-type weeder Indian-type double-row weeder preferred for its effective weed control

• Double-row Japanese-type weeder Japanese type for its ease of operation, stability and light weight

• Hybrid prototype motorized weeder (combining key advantages of Indian & Japanese motorized weeders) with private sector artisans under development

Technologies and innovations: Motorized weeder for the Lowlands

Technologies and innovations: High-yielding climate-resilient varieties

• AfricaRice has upgraded popular rice varieties with Sub1 gene responsible for submergence (flood) tolerance in rice

– WITA 4 sub1

– NERICA-L-19 sub1

• Submergence tolerant varieties yielded 10x higher than other varieties under submerged (flooded) conditions

• Flood-risk maps exist for targeted dissemination

Technologies and innovations: High-yielding, climate-resilient varieties: ARICAs, NERICAs &

aromatic varieties

ARICA Breeder seed production with CORAF/WECARD

• ARICAs 1 - 5 has 30 – 50% yield increase over the NERICAs and are drought and disease tolerant. Suitable for Upland & Lowlands

• ARICA 6 – 11 in addition to yields have stress tolerance (Fe toxicity, cold, & salinity)

Newly released drought tolerant upland varieties (FARO 63, FARO 64 & FARO 65) in Nigeria

FARO

63

Hybrid rice: 5 best hybrid varieties in Nigeria & Senegal

Variety Yield(t/ha) %Yield

increase over

Faro 44

%Yield

increase

over Faro 52

%Yield

increase over

Faro 57

ARS010H 11.02 39.49 18.87 17.11

ARS017H 10.66 34.93 14.99 13.28

ARS033H 10.52 33.16 13.48 11.80

ARS034H 11.22 52.89 21.03 19.23

ARS035H 10.68 35.18 15.21 13.50

Sahel 108 8.42

FARO 44 7.90

FARO 52 9.27

FARO 57 9.41

Means 10.08

Certified rice seed production: FASO KABA in Mali

• 135.562 tonne of certified rice seed of 9 varieties produced in collaboration

with FASO-KABA in Mali

Private sector engagement: Quality rice seed

production & marketing

Certified rice seed production: NASECO Seed Company in collaboration with NARO

in Uganda

• 6,450 tonne rice variety NamChe-3 and NamChe-6 was produced by and delivered to

farmers

ADAG-ANII seed growers in Uganda

• 3 tonne NamChe-1 and Namche-6 produced

NERICA 4 foundation seed at IER - Mali

Longorala station in Sikasso

Private sector engagement: Quality rice seed

production with seed enterprse SMEs

Multiplication de la semence de Orylux 6

Multi-crop ASI thresher in partnership

with private sector/artisan SMEs

• 108 ASI /ATA rice thresher manufactured in Nigeria and by

artisan SMEs and research

• 47% (51 ASI/ATA Thresher) manufactured by private sector

SMEs in Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire

• HANIGHA Nigeria Ltd. manufactured 41 ASI/ATA Threshers

and used by farmers

• Camara Ibrahima (Local artisan in Katiola) in Cote d’Ivoire

manufactured 10 ATA Thresher and used by farmers

• Senegal River valley already widely populated with ASI

thresher

ATAT /ASI threshers fabricated by Hanigha Nigeria Ltd. Threshing capacity: 2.5t/h ( suitable for irrigated rice)

Mini – ASI Thresher 800 kg/h (suitable for rainfed rice cology)

Hanigha Nigeria Ltd. Kaduna, Nigeria Chief executive Officer

Charles Frimpong

GEM rice parboiler in the innovation platforms (IPs) in Glazoue & Malanville in Benin, and Nassarawa in Nigeria

Traditional stove: high fuel consumption, smoke exposure, high grain loss and low product quality, low profit margin for women rice parboilers and traders

GEM: low fuel consumption, low smoke exposure, low grain loss and high product quality, high profit margin, less drudgery for women.

Production

(Kg)/month

Income

(FCFA) /

month

Heat

damaged

grains (%)

Whole

grains

(%)

Chalky

center

(%)

Impurities

Parboiled rice without

GEM & Training in IP 1,603 797,250 23.9 60 > 20 > 5

Parboiled rice with

GEM & Training in IP 3,489 1,744,750 > 2 91 % 0 0

Milling machine

Packaging/branding of parboiled and milled rice in the innovation platforms (IPs)

• Inclusive choice in developing brands for

parboiled and milled rice in the IPs in Benin

Consumer attractive packaging/branding

and labeling of locally produced rice for

urban and niche markets

Parboiled rice “Riz Saveur” in Glazoue IP

Milled rice “Riz Saveur” in Glazoue IP

Parboiled rice in Malanville IP

Youths in the IPs

Technology / innovation generation and Out-scaling through IPs in rice sector Development Hubs

● Strong collaboration between AfricaRice and

its implementing CGIAR partners - IWMI

● Africa-wide Task Forces working with the

NARIs for introduction, validation and up-

scaling of technologies and innovations

through the innovation platforms (IPs)

● Active involvement of private sector

operators, national seed services, farmer

organizations, NGOs and development

partners for the widespread dissemination of

technologies and innovations

● Strong involvement of policy makers to

create enabling conditions for out-scaling of

technologies and innovations for the benefit

of smallholders and entrepreneurs

Rice sector Development Hubs: Core hubs & Satellite hubs

Youth Entrepreneurship in rice value chain:

Conceptual Framework

● Competence and skills

for youths and women in

agribusiness enhanced

● Significant return on

investment when

improved rice technologies,

innovations and services

are combined

● Coaching & mentoring

youth and women to take

lead role in modernizing

the rice sector

Quality rice seed AWM

SMART-valleys Weeders

RiceAdvice ASI Thresher GEM rice Parboiler Packaging

Branding

Thank you!