About the West Africa Rice Development Association The West Aliier Rice Development Assocation (WARDA) was formed as an aulemomns intergovernmetial rewarch associabun in |97E by [1 countries, with the assistance of the Limited Nations Development Programme (UNDI"), the-Food and Agricultine Organization of the Limited Nations (° 40), and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Today, the Associaton comprises 17 member states: Benin, Rurkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cite d'Ivoire, the Gamba, Ghana, Gunes, ‘Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Miger. Nigeria, Senegal. Sierra Lcone and Toga, Singe 1987 WARDA has alo been a member of the Consutlative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), anoworkef 16 inematenal research centers supported by mare thar 54 public- ane pariwate- sector donors, WARRDDA's mission ie to contribute tn fos! sccurity ane poverty eradication in poor pura ane urlen populations, particularly in West and Cemral Afnea, through research, partnerships, capacity strengthening ond policy eupport oy nee-based system amd in way at promote sutainable agricultural development hased on environmentally sound management ef natural resources WARDHA’ research and development activities are carrod oat in collaberation with the national agricultural research systems of members siaics, academne msdittittons, witionmal donors and ollier organizations, to ihe ultimete benefit of West amd Central Mrican farmers inosily small-scale producers: — whe cullivate fee, as well as the tithomiol Afncan fanilics who cal ries asa staple tosh. WARDA Headkpiarters are at M'bé, 25 kin nurth of Bouake, o major commercial center in Cote d'Ivoire, WARDA abso operates research dations at N"Dhaye, near Saint Lous, Senegal, and at the Aitertiational Institute of Tropical Avriculuure (ITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, Donars to WARDA in 2000 were: the Affican Development Hank, Belgium, Camas, OCIAR (Finance Commitee), Commen Fund for Commodities (CFC), Cote d'lvoire, Denmark, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Natiuas (FAQ), France, the Gatsby Foundation (UK) ‘Germany, the Ivfernational Developnicnt Research Centre (Canada), the Intemational Fund for Agricultural Developmen! Japati, the Netherlands, Norway, the Rockefeller Foundation (USA), Sweden, the United Kingdam, UNDP, the United States of America, the Wark! Rank and WARDA member sites, Main Research Center WARDA Sahel Station WARKDA Nigeria Station and Headquarters WARDAJADRAG ADRAC WARDA AAP 2851 BP. 9 efe Intcenamonal Inatilute of ocak ah] St Laas, fropical Agriculture (IITA) Chee dIvoire Senegal ‘Oyu Road, PMI 5320 Uaddan Mipers Tel; (228) SEO3 45 4 (2201462 nts Fan. (225) 8947 It (220 967 MH (24-2) 24 Date (228) 20 72 Ta 6s (220) He? ae | (234-2) 241 2221 pail: arabia ghar baru sulbedinicghar ony Keanail, tener ony,Rice Seed Production by Farmers: A Practical Guide A.M. Béve and R.G. Guei 8 Wes Ainca Rice Devalapment Association 200"