Newsletter, October 2026
Africa Rice Sector Update
CARD is a coalition of 37 Sub-Saharan African countries and 14 Development Partners. We are working together to double rice production in Africa by Year 2030.
🌾 AFRICA’S ABILITY TO FEED ITSELF BEGINS WITH THE SEED: Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 was held in Eswatini
The Africa Ministerial Seed Summit, convened by the African Union Commission and hosted by the Kingdom of Eswatini, was held in Ezulwini from 5 to 7 October 2026 under the theme “Resilient Seed Systems for a Food Secure Africa”. 👉Click here to to the full article
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🌾 At the Heart of Rice Sector Development in Equatorial Guinea, Interview with Mr. Domingo Bacale Nguema Angono – NRDS Focal Point in Equatorial Guinea
An agricultural engineer by training, Mr. Domingo Bacale Nguema Angono works within the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Forests and the Environment. He is based at the Dumasi pilot site, where the country’s first rice production initiatives are being carried out. 👉Click here to to the full article
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🌾Meet our new Senior Regional Advisor for Southern Africa (Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and the Southern African Development Community (SADC): DR. PAULO MOLE
Paulo Mole is an Agricultural Economist (PhD) from Michigan State University (2000), an Economist (MSc) from Clemson University (1991) both from the USA, and an Economist (BA) from Eduardo Mondlane University (1985) in Mozambique. For over three decades, 👉Click here to to the full article
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🌾Tsukuba, Japan – September–October 2026
Strengthening Capacities to Accelerate Rice Sector Development in Africa: 17 Countries Gather in Tsukuba, Japan
As part of the second phase of the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD), 17 representatives from African countries participated in two training sessions held in Tsukuba, Japan, under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Knowledge Co-Creation Program. Focused on promoting rice sector development in sub-Saharan Africa,
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