The Africa Rice Congress 2010 was held in Bamako, Mali on 22-26 March 2010. Organised by the Africa Rice Center, and following the first Africa Rice Congress that was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in 2006, the congress aim was to take stock of advances in rice science and technology aimed at enhancing rice productivity in farmers fields, while protecting environmental services and coping with climate change. A 205-page publication, edited by P. Kiepe, M. Diatta and D. Millar, containing abstracts from the congress, in English and French, is now available on the web. The abstracts, many of which describe the use of biotechnologies in rice, are organised in six main themes, one of which is genetic diversity and improvement (pages 1-59). See the congress website (in English and French) or contact [email protected] for more information.

04/06/2010