IRRI's work with Burundi's women farmers
Channel: International Rice Research Institute
Date: 2012-10-28

Also see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iD7yA3Elk4&feature=share&list=PLC1A3AA0094575894 and http://library.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10947/2650/Burundi_Women_of_war_turn_to_rice.pdf?sequence=1

The aim of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org) in East and Southern Africa is to help local farmers improve their rice production. 

In this video, Joseph Rickman, senior scientist and IRRI's regional coordinator for East and Southern Africa - http://www.irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=10593:joseph-rickman&lang=en - discusses the Institute's work in Burundi - http://www.irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=category&id=468&Itemid=100203&lang=en