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WARDA: Leading a Rice Revolution in West Africa

By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Cate Reavis
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Abstract

The West Africa Rice Development Association, along with various national and international partners, was developing and transferring new rice technologies to farmers throughout West and Central Africa. While production in West Africa was growing faster than any other part of the world, the region did not produce enough rice to meet local demand. As director general of the Association, Kanayo Nwanze believed that West African governments in general did not give enough attention to agricultural research because its impact was too difficult to measure. Nwanze had to figure out how to change the mindset of national policy makers and put agricultural research on the front burner.

Keywords

Private Sector; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government and Politics; Technological Innovation; Leadership; Performance Effectiveness; Problems and Challenges; Research and Development; Nonprofit Organizations; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Africa

Citation

Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Cate Reavis. "WARDA: Leading a Rice Revolution in West Africa." Harvard Business School Case 901-001, November 2000.
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