New Rice for Africa
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New Rice for Africa
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New Rice for Africa (NERICA) is a cultivar group of interspecific hybrid rice developed by the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) to improve the yield of African rice cultivars. Although 240 million people in West Africa rely on rice as the primary source of food energy and protein in their diet, the majority of this rice is imported. Self-sufficiency in rice production would improve food security and aid economic development in West Africa. The results of the NERICA Project, which is funded by the
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Group of hybrid rice
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Rice_for_Africa
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2023-11-28T17:49:41Z
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