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Last night another dream became a reality for me. Last night something I had been thinking about and working towards took full flight. Last I opened my Evolve Gallery with my business partner Dennis.
Prelude, our opening show and fundraiser featured the amazing work of 15 artists representing 5 countries.
From student artwork from Ryman Arts and Star Prep Academy to emerging and establish artists, this was a great start.
We are located on the 11th floor of the historic REEF building at 1933 S. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Our hours are Monday through Friday 12-5pm
ALL work is for sale
Dennis Oppenhiem's 2006 sculpture Trees (From Alternative Lifestyle Components) at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
The sculpture is made up of a number of artificial trees spread about a patch of parkland, with various different items on the branches, from kennels to dustbins and garden chairs.
The Yorkshire Sculpture Park is just of the M1 at West Bretton, near Wakefield and occupies a 500-acre country estate interspersed with numerous outdoor sculptures.
There are numerous trails and paths through various zones, with sculptures by such artists as Henry Moore and Antony Gormley among those whose works are exhibited.
The sculptures – which are regularly moved from place to place within the park – blend into the gardens, hillsides and around a small lake, providing an outdoor environment in which to view the works both from afar and up close – and sometimes even from within.
Facts and Figures on Upland NERICA
•Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) scientists in association with their partners were able to successfully cross two species of cultivated rice—Oryza sativa (Asian rice) and O. glaberrima (African rice). This is a formidable scientific challenge because the two species have evolved separately over millennia and are so different that many previous attempts did not lead to reliable variety development. Using conventional and molecular biology techniques, the scientists overcame hybrid sterility—the main problem in crossing the species. This also allowed them to accelerate the breeding process from 5–7 years to 2 years or less. The fruit of this effort was the New Rice for Africa (NERICA), which presents several advantages over traditional varieties.
•NERICA is not just one variety; several hundred family lines have been generated. The development of NERICA varieties for various rice ecologies is a significant international public good.
•NERICA lines had been tested in 31 SSA countries. Farmers were exposed to NERICA varieties through the use of Participatory Varietal Selection (PVS) and Community-Based Seed Systems (CBSS).
•During the period 2000–2006, AfricaRice designated 18 upland NERICA and 60 lowland NERICA-L varieties. More than 1.4 million ha are under upland NERICA production in Africa ((Arouna et al. 2017).
•NERICAs have brought specific benefits to African rice growers, in particular shorter growth duration and tolerance to specific biotic and abiotic stresses, while giving them yield that is generally as good as the high-yield potential O. sativa varieties.
•A study (Arouna et al. 2017) has shown that about 8 million people were lifted out of poverty and 7.2 million people out of food insecurity thanks to the adoption of improved rice varieties, including NERICA, which brought hope to millions of poor small-scale farmers in Africa by reducing poverty and income inequality. The impact of NERICA adoption on poverty reduction has been well documented in Benin and Uganda.
Upland NERICA Pedigree Names
NERICALINE CODEPARENTS
NERICA 1WAB 450-IBP-38-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 2WAB 450-1-1-P31-1-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 3WAB 450-IBP-28-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 4WAB 450-IBP-91-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 5WAB 450-11-1-1-P24-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 6WAB 450-IBP-160-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 7WAB 450-IBP-20-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 8WAB 450-1-BL1-136-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 9WAB 450-BL1-136-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 10WAB 450-11-1-1-P41-HBWAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 11WAB 450-16-2-BL2-DV1WAB 56-104 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-104
NERICA 12WAB 880-1-38-20-17-P1-HBWAB 56-50 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-50
NERICA 13WAB 880-1-38-20-28-P1-HBWAB 56-50 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-50
NERICA 14WAB 880-1-32-1-2-P1-HBWAB 56-50 / CG 14//2*WAB 56-50
NERICA 15WAB 881-10-37-18-3-P1-HBCG 14 / WAB 181-18//2*WAB 181-18
NERICA 16WAB 881-10-37-18-9-P1-HBCG 14 / WAB 181-18//2*WAB 181-18
NERICA 17WAB 881-10-37-18-13-P1-HBCG 14 / WAB 181-18//2*WAB 181-18
NERICA 18WAB 881-10-37-18-12-P3-HBCG 14 / WAB 181-18//2*WAB 181-18
*IBP: Interbreeding population, HB: High input homogeneous bulk, P: Panicle selection, BL: Blast, DV: Drought at vegetative phase.
For more information, visit www.AfricaRice.org
Photo : R.Raman, AfricaRice
Last night another dream became a reality for me. Last night something I had been thinking about and working towards took full flight. Last I opened my Evolve Gallery with my business partner Dennis.
Prelude, our opening show and fundraiser featured the amazing work of 15 artists representing 5 countries.
From student artwork from Ryman Arts and Star Prep Academy to emerging and establish artists, this was a great start.
We are located on the 11th floor of the historic REEF building at 1933 S. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Our hours are Monday through Friday 12-5pm
ALL work is for sale
Last night another dream became a reality for me. Last night something I had been thinking about and working towards took full flight. Last I opened my Evolve Gallery with my business partner Dennis.
Prelude, our opening show and fundraiser featured the amazing work of 15 artists representing 5 countries.
From student artwork from Ryman Arts and Star Prep Academy to emerging and establish artists, this was a great start.
We are located on the 11th floor of the historic REEF building at 1933 S. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles. Our hours are Monday through Friday 12-5pm
ALL work is for sale