2026-01-30
East African Community (EAC)’s Second Annual Rice Sector Review Meeting
🌍East African Community (EAC)’s Second Annual Rice Sector Review Meeting
Having become the second most important cereal crop, rice has attained socioeconomic significance for both the producers and consumers in the East African Community (EAC) region. Because the food markets of the EAC Partner .......
2026-01-30
About CARD (Coalition for African Rice Development)
🖼️About CARD (Coalition for African Rice Development)
CARD is a consultative group of bilateral donors and regional and international organizations working in collaboration with rice-producing African countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Its goal is to support the efforts of African countries to ......
2025-12-18
Equatorial Guinea: CARD supports the launch of the National Rice Development Strategy
🌍🎇Equatorial Guinea: CARD supports the launch of the National Rice Development Strategy
A mission was requested following Equatorial Guinea’s official application to join CARD This mission was conducted following the official request submitted by the Government of Equatorial Guinea in June 2025 to join the CARD.......
2025-11-27
Kenya's Annual Rice Sector Review Meeting  (ARSRM) was held in Nairobi
🎊🔶Kenya's Annual Rice Sector Review Meeting (ARSRM) was held in Nairobi
Kenya has prioritized rice as one of the strategically important staple food crops under its long-term Agriculture Sector Transformation and Growth Strategy (ASTGS; 2018-2028). In alignment with ASTGS; the Government of Kenya (GOK).......
2025-11-24
Senegal, a country where excellence and ambition shape a prosperous rice future
✈️🎤Senegal, a country where excellence and ambition shape a prosperous rice future
Interview with Dr. Waly Diouf, Coordinator of the National Rice Self-Sufficiency Program (PNAR)[1] and Focal Point of the CARD.....
2025-11-14
Working week on the Revision of the NDRS and its M&E indicators in Senegal
🎡🌍Working week on the Revision of the NDRS and its M&E indicators in Senegal
In order to ensure, at the mid-term, that the NRDS is aligned with the orientations of the new authorities, in particular the establishment of community agricultural cooperatives (which should be .......
2025-10-03
Launching of the 1st National Rice Development Strategy (2024-2034) in Juba, South Sudan
🎉Launching of the 1st National Rice Development Strategy (2024-2034) in Juba, South Sudan
An official launching of the First National Rice Development Strategy (1st NRDS 2024-2034) conducted on Friday 3rd October 2025, through Hon. Lily Albino Akol Akol, the Deputy Minister.......
2025-09-09
Nigeria National Rice Development Strategy – Annual Rice Sector Review Meeting (ARSRM )
Nigeria National Rice Development Strategy – Annual Rice Sector Review Meeting (ARSRM )
Nigeria is one of the pioneer countries involved in the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD) initiative. In alignment with the CARD Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) framework under the CARD phase 2, the task force members .....

Progress Monitoring

Paddy Production

Metric ton
2030 Target 0
Current () 0
Phase 2 Baseline 0
Phase 1 Baseline 0

Area

Ha
2030 Target 0
Current () 0
Phase 2 Baseline 0
Phase 1 Baseline 0

Yield

Metric ton/ha
2030 Target 0
Current () 0
Phase 2 Baseline 0
Phase 1 Baseline 0

Self-sufficiency

Metric ton
Import 0
Export 0
Consumption 0
Cons/capita (kg) 0
  • Baseline 2008

  • Current situation

  • Increase during Phase 1

  • Target increase during Phase 2

Source:

Paddy production, Area, and Yield: Phase 1 baseline, Phase 2 baseline and current: Calculated using data from FAOSTAT (figures for 2024). Not only 32 CARD member countries but all Sub-Saharan African countries are included

Self-sufficiency: Self-sufficiency ratio: FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheet (figures for 2023). Self-sufficiency ratio is calculated using the definition of FAO: Production / (Production + Imports – Exports) x 100. Imports, Exports, Consumption and Cons/Capita: FAOSTAT Food Balance Sheet (figures for 2023). Data are converted from paddy to milled rice equivalent, using the rate of 0.667, which is also used by FAOSTAT. Consumption refers to the element “Food” in Food Balance Sheet.

Activities in Member States

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Latest News & Updates

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Malawi, January 2026

Experience of Direct contacts with Development Partners (DPs) for Mobi...

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Zambia, January 2026

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EAC meeting, January 2026

East African Community (EAC)’s Second Annual Rice Sector Review Meet...

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Private sector commitment to sustainable rice-sector financing

Côte d'Ivoire’s frontline model of structured contract farming (ric...

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Private sector commitment to sustainable rice-sector financing (French version)

L'industrie rizicole en Côte d'Ivoire : financement structuré ou agr...

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Guinea, January 2026

Interview with the NRDS Focal Point of Guinea...

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Guinea, January 2026 (French version)

Entretien avec le point focal de la Guinée...

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CARD VIDEO

CARD Impact and Introduction of it’s Phase 2

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Rice Milling Rwanda's Game Changer

Rice Milling Rwanda's Game Changer (English 7 minutes short version)

Rice Milling Rwanda's Game Changer (English 30 minutes full version)

Rice Milling Rwanda's Game Changer (French 30 minutes full version)

CARD Operation Documents

Some documents related to the operation of CARD are listed here with.

CARD initiative, May 2008 English: PDF/239KB French: PDF/237KB
Achievements for first 5 years, June 2013 English: PDF/757KB French: PDF/759KB
Best Practices and Scalability Assessments "Getting to Scale with Successful Experiences in Rice Sector Development in Africa", October 2014 English: PDF/ 4MB French: PDF/4MB
CARD Brochure, April 2016 English: PDF/1.7MB French: PDF/1.4MB
CARD Phase 1 (2008-2018) Final Review Assessment Final Report, March 2018 English: PDF/8.7MB
Format of National Rice Development Strategy II (NRDS II), June 2018 English: PDF/68KB French: PDF/34KB
Management and operational guideline of CARD, revised in March 2019 English: PDF/204KB
CARD Phase 2 Brochure, August 2019 English: PDF/857KB French: PDF/859KB

Partners


RECs

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)

East African Community (EAC)

Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Southern African Development Community (SADC)


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