West Africa Rice Development Association
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, C"te d'Ivoire. Members include 16 West African countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, C"te d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. See: Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research