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 double rice production on the continent to 28 million tons per annum within 10 years (by 2018).
CARD Phase2 just started in 2019, with a renewed target of further doubling of rice production in SSA, from 28 million to 56 million MT for the next 12 years (by 2030). In the phase 2, we have welcomed nine new member countries, namely Angola, Burundi, Chad, Congo Republic, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Malawi, Niger and Sudan, and a new partner, WFP.
CARD supports the member countries for preparing their National Rice Development Strategy (NRDS), through organizing a series of workshops called Working Week (WW), on average of three times in a year. In 2019, many member countries have worked on the revision process of their NRDS, as the phase 2 started. The CARD partners through their country offices are both financially and technically supporting the Working Week.
CARD organizational chart
Focal Point in Member country (click the flag to see FP)
Angola 
Benin 
Burkina Faso 
Burundi 
Cameroon 
CAR 
Cote d'ivoire 
Chad 
Congo Rep 
DR Congo 
Ethiopia 
Gabon 
The Gambia 
Ghana 
Guinea 
Guinea Bissau 
Kenya 
Liberia 
Madagascar 
Malawi 
Mali 
Mozambique 
Niger 
Nigeria 
Rwanda 
Senegal 
Sierra Leone 
Sudan 
Tanzania 
Togo 
Uganda 
Zambia 
CARD Partners and their focal points
RECs
Mr. Joel Hudson Okwir
Agricultural Economist, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Jokwir@comesa.int
Mr. Fahari G. Marwa
Principal Agricultural Economist, EAC Secretariat
fmarwa@eachq.org
M. ABAKAR Mohammed
Chef de Service Agriculture et Développement Rural au DIPEM/SG, Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC - ECCAS)
fanamygcd@yahoo.fr
Mr. Alain SY TRAORE
Director, Agriculture & Rural Development, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
atraore@ecowas.int
Mr. Duncan Samikwa
Senior Programme Officer, Food Security & Agriculture, Southern African Development Community (SADC)
dsamikwa@sadc.int
Development Partners
Dr. Baboucarr Manneh
Director General
Dr. Kayode A. Sanni
Leader Alliance for Hybrid Rice in Africa (AHyRA) & Project Manager
K.sanni@aatf-africa.org
Dr. Martin Fregene
Director, Agriculture and Agro-Industry
m.fregene@afdb.org
Ms. Nyiko Khoza
Private Sector Officer
NyikoK@nepad.org
Dr. George Bigirwa
Director for Center of Excellence for Seed Systems in Africa (CESSA), AGRA
GBigirwa@agra.org
Mr. Peter Anaadumba
South-South Cooperation Coordinator at FAO Regional Office for Africa
peter.anaadumba@fao.org
Prof. Fatunbi Oluwole
Senior Technical Cluster Leader/Innovation Systems Specialist
ofatunbi@faraafrica.org
Mr. Amine Belhamissi
Technical Specialist, AR4D-RIA Division
a.belhamissi@ifad.org
Dr. Abdelbagi Ismail
Regional Representative for Africa
A.Ismail@irri.org
Dr. Ougfaly Badji
Lead Global Food Security Specialist
Dr. Hitoshi Fujiie
Deputy Director General, Economic Development Department
fujiie.hitoshi@jica.go.jp
Dr. Miyuki Iiyama
Director, Research Strategy Office
miiyama@affrc.go.jp
Mr. Ernest Ruzindaza
Senior Agriculture Economist
eruzindaza@worldbank.org
Dr. Chris Toe
Senior Adviser for Multilateral and Programme Country Partnerships
South - South Cooperation Partners
Brazil
Dr. Elcio Perpétuo Guimarães
Director-General, Embrapa Rice and Beans
cnpaf.chgeral@embrapa.br
Egypt
Prof/Dr Mohamed Soliman
President, Agricultural Research Institute
m.solimanarc@gmail.com
Indonesia
Dr. Banbang Budhianto
Head, Planning Division, Directorate General of Food Crops, Ministry of Agriculture
budhianto@gmail.com
Philippines
Dr. John de Leon
Executive Director, Philippine Rice Research Institute
prri.mail@philrice.gov.ph
Thailand
Mr. Kukiat Soitong
Advisor, Thailand Rice Department
ksoitong@hotmail.com
Vietnam
Mr. Nguyen Do Anh Tuan
Director General, International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
tuannda.htqt@mard.gov.vn
CARD Secretariat
Dr. Agnes Kalibata
Director, CARD Secretariat / President, AGRA
Mr. Ken Fujie
General Coordinator, CARD Secretariat
Dr. George Bigirwa
Technical Advisor, CARD Secretariat / Director for Center of Excellence for Seed Systems in Africa (CESSA), AGRA
Mr. Kota Miyazaki
Technical Coordinator, CARD Secretariat
Ms. Yuki Honjo
Technical Coordinator, CARD Secretariat
Ms. Noriko Chege
Operational Coordinator, CARD Secretariat
Dr. Arumugam Kathiresan
CARD Senior Advisor
Mr. Ibrahima Sall
CARD Senior Advisor
Dr. Michael Nasamu
CARD Senior Advisor
Mr. Carlos Zandamela
CARD Senior Advisor
Mr. Andry RANDRIANTSOA
CARD Regional Advisor
Dr. Lilian Muasa
CARD M & E Specialist
Physical Location
c/o AGRA (Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa)
West End Towers, 4th Floor, Muthangari drive, off Waiyaki way, P.O. Box 66773, Westlands 00800, Nairobi, KENYA
Reach us through email
card@riceforafrica.net
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).
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