Presentation by Motofumi Kohara (JICA) at the 6th Brussels Development Briefing - Brussels, 2 July 2008

1. Development Cooperation Between Asia and Africa ( Contribution toward a Green Revolution in Africa ) Motofumi KOHARA Rural Development Department Japan International Cooperation Agency Brussels Rural Development Briefings, Brussels, (2 nd July 2008)

5. Rice Production Quantity(1000t) ● More than 1000 ● Between 500 and 1000 ● Between 100 and 500 ● Between 10 and 100 （ Reference : Consumption per capita in Japan 63.8kg ） ○ West African Countries ： Rice is staple food. Rice Production and Consumption per Capita In Africa ○ East African Countries ： Rice is becoming major grain. Madagascar 126kg Cote d’Ivoire 79kg Guinea 91kg Uganda 2.6kg （ Yr.1990 ） -> 6.7kg （ Yr.2005 ） Mozambique 6.8kg （ Yr.1990 ） -> 23.1kg （ Yr.2005 ） Senegal 70kg

6. Production and Consumption of Major Grains in Africa Maize Rice (Milled) Wheat Sorghum Widening Demand-supply Gap (Rice and Wheat) Soaring International Food Prices + Food Crisis

8. Essentials of “Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD)” Double rice harvest within 10 years from the present production of 14 million tons to 28 million tons Irrigated Field Rehabilitation of Existing Irrigation Facilities, Strengthening of Water User’s Association Rainfed Lowland Establishment of Rice Development Model Rainfed Upland Expanding of NERICA Dissemination AGRA, FARA, NEPAD, WARDA, IRRI,JIRCAS, JICA WB, AfDB, FAO, IFAD, WFP, UNDP etc Pilot Countries Core Organization Partner （ Donor ） Implementation Framework Goal of the Initiative Approaches classified by agro-ecology

9. Goal: － Double Africa’s rice harvest within ten years （ 14 million tons ->28 million tons ） － Accompanied by other measures for rural development . Measures : － Yield-enhancing technical packages － Large numbers of demonstration plots for dissemination of new production technologies － Small and medium-scale water management interventions － Introduction of small-scale rice processing equipment － Creation of better links between smallholder farmers and rice markets － Linkages with existing rice programs and policy frameworks (e.g. CAADP, ARI) － High level advocacy measures for adequate representation of the rice sector in CAADP national and regional roundtable processes － Partnering with all the stakeholders dedicated or capable of contributing to a Green Revolution in Africa － Preferentially targeting women rice producers to reduce their burden “ Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD)” -Goal and Measures-

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