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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT) Consulting Services: International Expert, Consultancy for Resource Mobilization Support Services for the Common African Agro-Parks (CAAPs) Programme Name of Project: FARA/CAAPs Procurement Ref: FARA/CAAPs/CS/Res.Mob/IC/2023/01 Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 The Common African Agro-Parks Programme (CAAPs) was initiated in 2019 as one of the concrete initiatives of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Programme (CAADP) to
Consultancy Services: Establishment of a Human Resource Information System (HRIS) for FARA Organisation: Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) Procurement Ref: FARA/HRA/CS/QCBS/HRIS/2023/01 Date of REOI: Thursday, July 27, 2023 FARA serves as the technical arm of the African Union Commission on matters concerning agriculture science, technology and innovation. FARA mobilizes a wide spectrum of stakeholders around a portfolio of
FAO and FARA renew partnership for agricultural research and innovation in Africa FAO and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa sign 5-year agreement 31 March 2023, Accra – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a five-year partnership agreement with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). The deal renews and formalizes the
GNA-Experts in climate adaptation techniques have proposed the deployment of digital climate-smart solutions, including communication and information systems, to boost agriculture production and marketing on the continent. They say the continuous reliance on rain-fed agriculture in Africa was not sustainable, hence the need for governments to invest in digital infrastructure to support smallholder farmers to scale up their production amid
Experts in climate adaptation techniques have proposed the deployment of digital climate-smart solutions, including communication and information systems, to boost agriculture production and marketing on the continent. They say the continuous reliance on rain-fed agriculture in Africa was not sustainable, hence the need for governments to invest in digital infrastructure to support smallholder farmers to scale up their production amid
17 Oct 2022 The 3rd Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Biennial Report (BR) stressed that “access to quality advisory services in agricultural production is important in all relevant segments of the food system”. There is a line that most Researchers won’t usually cross between the lab and the dusty field, yet that line makes all the difference in making a real impact
The world seeks to end hunger by 2030 under the sustainable development goals. Researchers believe key to achieve this is increasing investment in research and development to transform agriculture. Watch video here Source: cnbcafrica.com
Key African institutions and CGIAR have drafted a new agriculture-for-development knowledge management (KM) framework for Africa to enhance research (and extension) collaboration that transforms and sustains food, land and water systems. The framework was co-designed by staff from staff of the CAADP-X4P partnership including African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), Centre for Coordination
Dr. Isaac Kodzo Amegbor, a Research Scientist and Maize Breeder at the Savanna Agricultural Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-SARI) was presented with the “Best Oral Paper Presentation Award” at the Science and Partnership Agricultural Conference held at the Alisa Hotel from the 14th to the 16th of September, 2022. The conference was organized by