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  • Publication | 2023
Workshop report: Exchange of experience on successful rice sector development policies in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia
Global Food and Nutrition Security

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) organized a regional rice policy workshop, Exchange of Experience on Successful Rice Sector Development Policies in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, from 24 to 26 October 2022. The workshop aimed to facilitate the exchange of policy and institutional experiences in developing rice value chains among selected countries in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. It was intended to begin cooperation among institutions in the two continents to promote a sustainable, innovative, inclusive, and efficient rice value chain in sub-Saharan Africa. This report presents the themes, topics and recommendations discussed. The workshop gathered 30 policymakers and technical experts from Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, India, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Viet Nam, AfricaRice, the Coalition for Africa's Rice Development (CARD), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Rice Observatory of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Common Market for East and Southern Africa (COMESA), and the East African Community (EAC).