Our Core Mandates


Policy & Advocacy

Advocacy for policy reforms as well as proven approaches and models for increasing the impact of R&I in terms of food security, jobs and incomes, e.g, innovation platforms and agribusiness incubation models

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Capacity Development & Agri-Preneurship

Capacity strengthening of Individuals and Institutions across agricultural value chains (i.e., researchers, agribusiness, service providers and policy makers).

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Knowledge Management & Outreach

Strengthening the knowledge ecosystem for facilitating knowledge and information management on innovations and good practices for improving agricultural productivity and competitiveness

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Research Management and Leadership

Promote the development and coordination of continental agricultural transformation programmes.

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Multi-stakeholder Partnerships

Cultivating partnerships among African institutions and between African institutions and external entities to facilitate the sharing of knowledge technologies, innovations and resources investment

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Observatory & Coordination

Strengthening coordination among the numerous players in the Agricultural sector (research extention, education, producers, agribusiness and with players outside the sector e.g. regulatory bodies, energy, transportation, natural resources management, etc.)

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Books, Publications and Research Reports


IAR4D


The Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) concept was developed and proposed by FARA to overcome the shortcomings of the linear approaches for implementing agricultural research and development. The IAR4D concept appraises agriculture as a system that is made of many sub-systems that must work together to foster development.

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Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa.


The Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa (dubbed ‘Science Agenda’ / S3A) is an African Owned and African-led process that articulates the science, technology,extension, innovations, policy and social learning that Africa needs to apply in order to meet its agricultural and overall development goals. The strategic thrusts of the S3A in the short to medium term are: the implementation of CAADP;

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