Realizing Africa's rice promise /

• Corporate Author: Africa Rice Center.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2013.
• Subjects: Rice > Africa.; Rice farming > Africa.; Sustainable agriculture > Africa.; Field Crops, (New March 2000); Plant Breeding and Genetics.; Plant Production.; Oryza.; Oryza sativa.; Crop yield.; Genetic diversity.; Genetic improvement.; Productivity.; Rice.; Sustainability.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 451 pages, 12 pages of colored plates) : illustrations, charts, maps; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book provides a comprehensive overview of the rice sector in Africa and the ongoing rice research and development activities in the region. Specific topics are classified under the following headings: overview of rice in Africa (chapters 1-4), rice genetic diversity and improvement (chapters 5-14), sustainable productivity enhancement (chapters 15-22), rice value chain development (chapters 23-27), working with rice communities (chapters 28-31), and future prospects for rice in Africa (chapters 32-33).