AGRA: Support for rice crop development, improvement of soils, strengthening of rice markets, and development of water management systems

Yokohama Action Plan

[3]Increase rice production through developing capacities to adopt systematic crop management, and new methodologies including wider use of New Rice for Africa (NERICA), aiming at doubling the rice production in African countries in ten years.

Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners

● Doubling rice production in African countries within 10 years

Potential Resources, Possible Contributions

AGRA: Support for rice crop development, improvement of soils, the strengthening of rice markets, and the development of water management systems. Total support from AGRA is expected to be in the amount of approximately $100 million over the coming five to seven years

Implementing Partners

GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/AGRA

Related Links

GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Grants and technical assistance out of ¥26 billion mentioned above

Current Status of Implementation 2009

Country

Burkina Faso/Ethiopia/Ghana/Kenya/Malawi/Mali/Mozambique/Niger/Nigeria/Rwanda/Tanzania/Uganda/Zambia

Status

AGRA provided support for rice crop development, improvement of soils and the strengthening of rice markets in the amount of $ 53.8 milion.

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Current Status of Implementation 2008

Country

Africa

Status

AGRA provided support for rice crop development, improvement of soils, the strengthening of rice markets, and the development of water management systems.

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