Rice Challenge Initiative workshop

24-26 June 2009
Contact: Marie Noelle Ndjiondjop

	Agenda List of participants
	Day One Projects overview	Generation Challenge Programme pre-breeding of genetic stocks of rice adapted to drought-Conditions for West Africa Establishment of drought phenotyping network for rainfed lowland rice in SSA Molecular breeding for rice adaptation to variable soil water status of rainfed lowland rice growing areas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Nigeria
	Challenge Initiative	Phenotyping methods for drought resistance Molecular breeding in the private sector Rice breeding activities for lowland ecosystem at WARDA
	Nigeria	Rice breeding activities and research facilities at Ebonyi State University in Nigeria National research facilities in Nigeria for lowland rice improvement
	Burkina Faso	Les activités de sélection et mise en place d’un système de production de semences de riz au Burkina Faso Les capacites de recherche au Burkina Faso
	Day Two	Establishment of drought phenotyping network for rainfed lowland rice in SSA Designing lowland rice in SS Africa: What have been done and lessons learned Drought-tolerant rice for Africa (Synthesis of day one and next steps) Questions for Break-out 1
	Mali	Aperçu sur les capacités de recherche au Mali dans le domaine de la riziculture Activités de recherche menées a l’Institut d’Economie Rurale au Mali pour l’amélioration du riz de bas-fond
	Day Three	Group 1: Characterisation Group 2: Germplasm and MARS logistics Questions for Break-out 1