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The Rokupr Rice Research Station in Sierra Leone was once a major center for rice research, from the colonial period through the decades after independence, but today it is largely forgotten. This talk explores how working in tidal swamps shaped the scientific data collected there. As soils changed dramatically between rainy and dry seasons, experiments could yield very different results. Yet information from these particular fields traveled around the world, shaping a broader understanding of West African rice ecologies. I ask how local observations became global scientific data – and what changed along the way. Lecture Language: English ---- You can’t attend in person? Join us virtually via our livestream: https://vimeo.com/event/810511 The lecture will be available as a podcast for download approx. 5 workdays after the event: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8267237 ---- Support us with your feedback by December 18, 2026, and win attractive prizes! Here is the link to the anonymous survey on the inaugural lectures: https://t.uzh.ch/1Ye

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