Strengthening Rice Innovation Platforms with a Focus on Women and Youth Inclusion (Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire)

Yeo, P.A.; Kouassi, K.E.; Aminou, A.; Ndindeng, S.A.; Mujawamariya, G.

Strengthening Rice Innovation Platforms with a Focus on Women and Youth Inclusion (Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire)

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Africa Rice Center

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This work is part of the Scaling for Impact initiative of the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), which aims to transform food systems in Africa through an approach that seeks to develop sustainable interventions in partnership with national actors. This report presents the methodology and results of activities conducted with stakeholders in the rice sector in Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire. It was prepared under the direction of Pétanhangui Arnaud Yeo (Gender Specialist and Anthropologist, AfricaRice, Côte d’Ivoire), Kouassi Kouadio Edouard (Sociologist, Centre for Research and Development, Alassane Ouattara University), Aminou Arouna (PII Lead, AfricaRice, Côte d’Ivoire), Sali Atanga Ndindeng (Scaling for Impact Lead, AfricaRice, Côte d’Ivoire), and Gaudiose Mujawamariya (Gender Lead, AfricaRice Madagascar). We thank the Regional Directorate of Agriculture of Bouaké and the Centre for Research and Development for facilitating this capacity-building workshop on agricultural entrepreneurship. Finally, we extend our warmest thanks to the leaders of organizations, sectoral innovation platforms, as well as the youth and women whose contributions made this work possible. AfricaRice encourages the fair use of this material and requests appropriate citation. The designations used in this publication do not imply any opinion regarding the legal status of any country, territory, city, or area, or of its authorities, nor concerning the delimitation of its borders or boundaries