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Year of publication 2020

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Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

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Pages 70 p.

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Author FAO

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Publisher FAO ;

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Category Evaluation report

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ISBN 978-92-5-133197-2

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Series title Project Evaluation Series

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Series number sep/20

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Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Rice consumption in Africa has increased dramatically over recent decades, growing faster than consumption of any other major staple on the continent. However, apart from Egypt, no African country is currently self-sufficient in terms of rice consumption. FAO implemented the project from May 2014 to December 2019, with the ten ministries of agriculture from the beneficiary countries. The project goal was to develop sustainable and productive rice systems in Africa to increase food security and enhance sustainable development of the rice food chain among smallholder farmers. South-South Cooperation was demonstrated to be an excellent mechanism for pooling resources and efforts in innovation and development processes. Sharing knowledge with decision makers and political consultation at the highest level was useful to reaffirm and update policies strategies and intervention priorities, and to mobilize partners from a large number of countries. Several producers, producer groups and communities successfully moved from subsistence farming to commercial farming by increasing production, reducing post-harvest losses and improving quality of rice through the use of appropriate post-harvest management technologies and equipment.

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Annex 1. Evaluation matrix

Annex 2. Production trends and self-sufficiency

Annex 3. Additional information on project alignment with countries needs and priorities of rice development for food security and income generation

Annex 4. Outputs chosen by each country and actions planned

Annex 5. List of countries involved in the implementation of various activities proposed for each output of the project

Annex 6. Details on the activities selected by countries

Annex 7. Ratings criteria

Annex 8. Capacities building workshops organized under the project

Annex 9. Success stories

Management response

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