$1m prize split to accommodate deserving applicants
After careful consideration of
the jury and selection committees’ reports, Cote d’Ivoire’s Africa Rice Center
and Kenya’s Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance were chosen as the joint winners
out of the several applications.
ARC was awarded for its role in
enhancing Africa food security through the production of new high yielding
climate resilient rice varieties enriched with vitamin A as well as its
commitment to improving African lives through science and effective
partnerships devoted to improving the Africa rice economy.
Through its applied research and
education programs, it’s also building the next generation of professionals in
rice and food research in Africa and is part of a global research partnership
for a food-secure future.
PABRA was chosen for serving a
dynamic network of scientists and practitioners specializing in improving the
productivity, processing and value chain of beans throughout Africa.
The alliance works along the
continuum of innovative research to effective adoption and sustainable
management of small farmer enterprises.
PABRA has also increased the
integration in farming systems of the important legume component which is
important to improve soil fertility, enhance nutritional quality and serve as a
resilient driver in dry land and drought-prone environments.
An initiative of His Highness Sheikh
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of the State of Kuwait which
provides the annual million dollars, the prize honors the late Dr Abdulrahman
Al-Sumait, a Kuwaiti doctor who dedicated his life to addressing the health
challenges confronting Africa.
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