Cote Dlvoire, Feb. 20 -- The African Development Bank Group, in partnership with the Africa Rice Centre (AfricaRice) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has launched the Strengthening Adaptation to Climate Change of Rice Value Chains in West Africa (REWARD-AfricaRice) programme.REWARD-AfricaRice is a $8.5 million African Development Bank-funded multinational technical support project designed to strengthen rice value chains through improved seed production, sustainable farming practices, better processing technologies and enhanced regional coordination. Implemented through 2029, it will cover the following 14 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d'Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia,...