Cameroon: NERICA Rice Ready for Cultivation

According to Cameroon's Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), the new variety of rice, code name, NERICA will soon be grown in farms in Cameroon, Chad and Central African Republic.

Experts believe that NERICA, is a high yielding, contains high protein and can be cultivated during a shorter period. The introduction of NERICA rice is expected to reverse present trends where most of the rice eaten in the Central African sub region is imported.

Studies show that Cameroon, Chad and Central African Republic have agro-ecological conditions that seriously favor rice production.