What we do

Our projects aims to support the actors in the rice value chain in a holisitic manner. On the following page you can read insightful stories and reports, highlighting our continuing work on technology and innovation, gender, our partner cooperation, our impact and efforts to make climate friendly rice a reality. You can also read about the various events and happenings that have taken place through the CARI project.

Impact

Call For Applications - New Product Development

New Product Development for the rice and cashew value chains

The call for applications is specifically looking for processors interested in increasing the demand for their products, meeting the needs of their consumers, and ...

Impact

Second Call For Applications - Rice Miller Business Training (RMBT) Program and Business Development Support (BDS)

RMBT & BDS Program

The call for applications is specifically looking for mills intending to improve their mill operations. Bühler, PFS, GPIC and GIZ-CARI/MOVE are offering an in-depth specialization in ...

Impact

Towards HACCP certification: Green Control and LOCAGRI supported by GIZ/MOVE and Emergence Sahel Consulting

The main objective was to carry out a blank audit in each of the units in order to assess their level of ...

Cooperation, Impact

Boosting the Profitability of Ghana’s Rice Sector through the Competitive African Rice Platform

The rice industry in Ghana has proven to be advantageous, offering an opportunity for foreign exchange, food security, and ...

Impact

Empowering Rice Millers: GIZ-MOVE Hosts Training of Trainers (ToT) in Côte d'Ivoire

Training of Trainers

The training aimed to equip a new group of French-speaking trainers with ...

Impact

The Role of Public-Private Partnership in Strengthening the Rice Value Chain in Sierra Leone

By Mohamed Lamin Mansaray (Technical Advisor - GIZ/MOVE project)

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Sierra Leone produces approximately 1.3 million metric tons of rice annually, but the country ...

Impact

Building Better Rice Businesses: Highlights from the Business of Rice Milling Training in Tamale

Rice Miller Business Training

The training focused on one of the program’s core modules: The Business of Rice Milling (BRM) — designed to ...

Impact

ANADER Trains Trainers on the Farmer Business School Rice Approach

Training of Trainers

This initiative underscores the importance of continuous capacity-building in the agricultural sector and sets a strong precedent for ...

Impact

AfricaRice and MOVE Launch Inaugural Rice Master Training Programme

Master Training Programme on the Rice Value Chain

Designed with a focus on sustainability, innovation and practical application, the RMTP equips value chain actors with essential skills to ...

Impact

Enhancing Ghana’s Rice Value Chain through Contract Farming

Contract Farming

The sessions were designed with adult learning methods, combining theoretical concepts with hands-on exercises to ensure an engaging and impactful learning experience.

Impact

RiceAdvise Lite and WeedManager Training of Trainers: An approach to SMART Agriculture

RiceAdvise Lite and WeedManager

RiceAdvise Lite and WeedManager are digital applications developed to support and advise rice farmers on how to undertake management practices on their rice farms, geared towards obtaining high and quality

Impact

GIZ-MOVE Collaborates with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council for SME/GTA loop Training

SME/GTA loop Training in NEPC Hall Maitama, Abuja.

The initiation of the SME Business Training and Coaching session marks a crucial milestone in the journey towards empowering SMEs in the ECOWAS region. Through such collaborative efforts and innovative initiatives like the SME-Loop, the project aims to unlock the full potential of SMEs, driving sustainable growth and fostering inclusive prosperity throughout the

Impact

Rice Miller Business Academy

Developing Profitable Farmer Services Training

On March 20–21, 2024, a two-day training session titled "Developing Profitable Farmer Services" was convened by the MOVE project and SENSE Economic Consult, bringing together key stakeholders in Ghana's rice value chain, including millers, farmer cooperatives, and extension services. The objective

Impact

Economics of Rice Parboiling in Northern Nigeria

Impact Study. Deep Dive.

Given the important role parboiling training plays in the Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI), CARI commissioned an impact study on the economics of rice parboiling in the following Nigerian states: Jigawa, Kano and Kebbi as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

While the main objective of the study was to assess if and how these reached parboilers economically benefit from the trainings, initial attempts are also made at understanding the degree to which these women are empowered beyond mere economic benefits.

Cooperation, Impact

Better together: The promise of cooperatives

Insights from Rice Cooperatives in Burkina Faso

Cooperatives are considered to have a great potential for the Agricultural Supply Chains. But why, how and what role does CARI play?

Cooperation, Impact

The ECOWAS Rice Offensive

Collaboration and partnership for working towards rice self-sufficiency in West Africa

Low yields, weak processing and poor value chain linkages characterize the rice value chain in Africa. The above are obstacles that need to be overcome, to lessen import dependency and to support multiple African countries in becoming self-sufficient.

Media Coverage of our Activities

CARI's model has gained much interest internationally. Read what renowned media outlets report about CARI in French, Spanisch and German.

Cooperation, Impact, Technology & Innovation

Follow us along the rice value chain in Nigeria

Let us take you on a virtual fieldtrip to Nigeria ...

Enjoy a descriptive and informative video on CARI's work in Nigeria

Cooperation, Impact

A Framework for Promoting the Rice Sector in Burkina Faso

7th Stakeholder Conference in the rice sector

An important meeting of stakeholders in the rice sector opened on Wednesday, November 9, 2016, in Ouagadougou under the chairmanship of the representative of the Minister of Agriculture and Water Development, Moussa Maïga.