The Rice Value Chain Compact of the African Development Bank (AfDB)-funded “Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT)” initiative was officially launched, 6-7 September 2018, at the AfricaRice Research Station in M’bé near Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire. The TAAT Rice Value Chain Compact will contribute to the AfDB ‘Feed Africa’ initiative through enhanced deployment of impactful technologies, innovations and products in the rice value chain.

Partners along the rice value chain from 10 African countries attended the project launch to discuss the implementation plan at country level, the technologies that will be deployed and the approaches and strategies for scaling up the technologies. Implementation will start in Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Madagascar, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Uganda, with spill-over in Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea in the first year.

As part of the program, the participants had a guided tour of AfricaRice demonstration plots, seed multiplication, the postharvest and processing facility and the Genetic Resources Unit. The visit allowed them to see some of the technologies that have been selected for scaling up through the TAAT Rice Compact.

Photo : R.Raman, AfricaRice

Compact room in Heathrow Airport's Yotel

First attempt at water drops on a CD/DVD. Used my extension tubes for some and just dedicated macro for others. The colors you get from a CD and DVD are totally different so try both. Lots of fun on a rainy day.

Got my inspiration from Danny Cowee

Compactors

Parking lot at the Getty Center

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Brussel Brost 2013

Olympus mju-1 compact

Fuji Acros 100

Ring Tailed Lemur, sat on a log in the Lemur Woodland Walk at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Hello Kitty blinged out compact complete with comb and brush inside!

Use vignetting in a photograph today. Either add it in post (easier) or do it in camera via lens or lighting (harder). #ds381 www.dailyshoot.com - Created by shooting through the hole of a compact disc. :)

From A Bag for All Reasons

This Compact Umbrella comes in a standard nylon sheath and a silver metal tube packed in a gift box. Dimensions: 2 ¼” diam. X 6 3/8” H (metal tube). Price includes one color imprint on top of the tube and the bottom of the handle. Colors: Blue with silver handle and silver tube.

busy days, deadlines, and growth... life

Home recording mixer

Photo by Derek Smith

44.5cmx45cmx49.5cm ht

Abandoned Meat Plant, Lodi, CA

Here is a jewelry box and a nice colourfull compact from my collection.

Day 2: TAAT Cassava Compact: Technology transfer; Vitamin A Pro Cassava stem distribution in Togo with IITA-HarvestPlus Scientist, Cassava Breeder, Elizabeth Parkes and team in Togo. Also with Atayi Opaluwah. Farmers get Vitamin A cassava stems. Photo by IITA

Kodak DX7440. Cropped to 10x8.

i have a baby animal obsession

i love this compact

storm damage- Nugegoda

She's a very small kittycat.

-Kate

1991 Japon

Standing as quiet sentinel for a Copenhagen Jazzfestival concert...

A look at the longest run of compact shelving in the library, on the first floor and containing primarily law reviews and journals.

Another awsome Sport Compact event at WSID.Loads of cars made the trek from all over Aus to compete.Almost capacity entries on the track & a great selection of hot cars on show.

The presentation standard of Sport Compact drag cars has really amazed me so far this year, with a lot of the top runner track cars looking like prestine show cars with candy pearl paint jobs,tastefull air brushing and graffix and tuff drag spec rims all round. these guys have definatly stepped it up a notch!

Took a whole lot of photo's throughout the day, but unfortunatly forgot my memory backup so was limited to 4G worth of space...Ahhhrr.

Anyway, enjoy and please let me know what you think.

Jason