West Africa Rice Development Association
WARDA conducts research on rice improvement in mangrove swamps, inland
swamps, upland conditions, and irrigated conditions. The Association is
one of several centers associated with the Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research. WARDA was established in 1970;
headquarters are in Bouake, Câte d'Ivoire. Members include 16 West African
countries: Benin, Burkina
Faso, Chad, Câte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia,
Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.