Title
Rice Research and Iron and Zinc Deficiencies
Description
This project aims to increase the concentrations of Fe and Zn in the starchy endosperm of rice.
CGIAR center
WARDA
Category
Research Program
Keywords
rice
zinc
iron
biofortification
undernutrion
micronutrient
Contact
Afiavi Agboh-Noameshie
E-mail
a.agboh-noameshie@cgiar .org
Title
Rice Research and Diabetes
Description
This program aims to produce rice with a low glycaemic index as a strategy to fight diabetes in the developing world.
CGIAR center
WARDA
Category
Research Programs
Contact
Afiavi Agboh-Noameshie
E-mail
a.agboh-noameshie@cgiar .org
Title
Rice and Human Health Research Consortium
Description
WARDA's research project on malaria and irrigation was conducted between 1994 and 1998. It concluded that changes in water management in humid environments do not alter the health hazard, but the same changes in dry environments do.
CGIAR center
WARDA
Category
Research Programs
Keywords
malaria
irrigation
Start date
1994
End date
1998
Contact
Afiavi Agboh-Noameshie