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PROMOTING RICE FROM PLANT TO PLATE FOR FOOD SECURITY IN SAA

This article discusses the importance of rice in achieving food security in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and highlights the efforts of the SG2000 organization in supporting rice production and related activities. It also addresses the challenges of rice quality and pricing. The article concludes with recommendations for policies and programs to improve rice production, post-harvest handling, agroprocessing, storage, marketing, and utilization for achieving food security in SSA.

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PROMOTING RICE FROM PLANT TO PLATE FOR FOOD SECURITY IN SAA

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  1. PROMOTING RICE FROM PLANT TO PLATE FOR FOOD SECURITY IN SAA Tareke BERHE and Toshiro MADO SAA/SG2000-Ethiopia Rice Policies & Strategies Workshop, Nov. 7-9, 2005 Cotonou, Benin

  2. OUTLINE • INTRODUCTION • WHAT IS FOOD SECURITY IN RICE • SG2000 & RICE • SG2000 SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES • FOOD SECURITY DOES NOT COME EASY • RICE QUALITY & PRICE: EXAMPLES • CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS

  3. INTRODUCTION:WHAT IS HAPPENING ON IN SSA? PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION ARE INCREASING RAPIDLY DUE TO: URBANIZATION BETTER LIVING STANDARDS DIETARY CHANGES/TASTES CONVENIENCE-WHITE COLLAR WOMEN – RICE IS EASY TO PREPARE CREATION OF THE NERICAs THE RICE PLANT IS COSMOPLITAN

  4. 2.WHAT IS FOOD SECURITY? =FOOD SECURITY TO PROCESSOR/CONSUMER $$$$$$$$$$ / SATISFACTION = QUALITY GRAIN QUALITY PROCESSED PRODUCT INCREASE IN PRODUCTION (QUANTITY, QUALITY) MILLING CLEANING GOOD AGRONOMY INTENS- FICATION ADEQUATE INPUTS GOOD VARIETY

  5. 3. SG2000 & RICE • SUPPORTED NERICA PROMOTION IN GUINEA FOR 8 YEARS • REGIONAL RICE COORDINATOR APPOINTED • MOU SIGNED WITH WARDA – MOU WITH IRRI PENDING • 4 FOCUS COUNTRIES SELECTED: ETHIOPIA, MALI, NIGERIA & UGANDA

  6. 4. ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY SG2000 • VARIETY INTRODUCTION & EVALUATION • SEED PRODUCTION & Quality Maintenance • INPUTS • AGRONOMIC PRACTICES • POST HARVEST HANDLING • VALUE ADDITION THROUGH PROCESSING

  7. VARIETY IMPORTATIONSG2000 GETS ITS VARIETIES FROM: IRRI WARDA DR. KWAME MIEZAN, WARDA SAHEL, SENEGAL DR. GLEN B. GREGORIO

  8. IRRIGATED NERICAs WAS 173-B-B-9-5 WAS 197-B-8-2 WAS 191-1-7-TGR-90 WAS 49-B-B-9-1-4-4

  9. IRRIGATED NERICA EVALUATION ETHIOPIA MALI

  10. DIFUSION STRATEGY =SHOW AND TELL = PVS

  11. SEE, TOUCH, TASTE

  12. VARIETIES DIFUSED TO FARMERS THROUGHDEMONSTRATION FIELDS MALI 2005 UGANDA ETHIOPIA

  13. POST HARVEST AND PROCESSING RICE THRESHING & POLISHING IN GUINEA/UGANDA

  14. 5. FOOD SECURITY DOES NOT COME EASY $$$$$$$$$ MARKETING QUALITY STORAGE, PROCESSING QUANTITY PRODUCTION POST HARVEST HANDLING FAVORABLE POLICIES

  15. IMPORTED Low = $ 1.50 Medium = $ 2.50 High = $ 4.00 LOCAL Low = $ 0.60 Medium = $ 0.70 High = $ 1.00 6. RICE QUALITY & PRICE /Kg ( UGANDA )

  16. LOCAL, LOW GRADE Low Price = $0.43 Med.Price = $0.52 High Price = $0.66 LOCAL, HIGH GRADE Low Price = $0.49 Med.Price = $0.61 High Price = $0.77 IMPORTED, LOW G. Low Price = $0.65 Med.Price = $0.83 High Price = $0.92 IMPORTED. HIGH G. Low Price = $0.74 Med.Price = $1.00 High Price = $1.15 RICE QUALITY AND PRICES/Kg ( N. NIGERIA )

  17. 7. CONCLUSIONS/RECOMMENDATIONS STRONG SUPPORT POLICIES AND ACTION ORIENTED PROGRAMS ARE URGENTLY NEEDED FOR: • PRODUCTION • POST HARVEST • AGROPROCESSING • STORAGE • MARKETING & UTILIZATION ALL MUST BE TREATED EQUALLY; NO EXCEPTION

  18. SSA CAN ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY WITH RICE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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