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Re-igniting the Nigerian Wheat Story
By Wole Fatunbi (PhD)[1] Nigeria is full of stories that generate excuses not to develop our potential into wealth. I remember the wheat story in Nigeria dating back to the Second Republic (1979 -1983) when Alhaji Shehu Shagari was the president of Nigeria. The country started wheat production on the same land currently being used for off-season vegetables; this effort
FARA and Partners Host the first ARIFA Symposium in Brazil
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) of Nigeria, and the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) hosted the First Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa- (ARIFA) Symposium, between April 28th and 29th, 2022 in the historic city of Viçosa, Brazil. The ARIFA Symposium brought together, for the first time, over 50 ARIFA fellows currently
Over forty (40) Federal Universities in Brazil are ready to receive ARIFA Fellows from Africa
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the Brazilian Association for International Education (FAUBAI), with the endorsement of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) of Nigeria, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which brings over forty Brazilian federal universities to the ARIFA Partnership Platform. With the operationalization of the MoU, the universities are ready to accept ARIFA
FARA, TETFund and UFV set for 1st ARIFA Symposium in Brazil
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) of Nigeria, in partnership with the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil, will be holding the First Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA) Symposium to consolidate the ARIFA Partnership Platform (APP). The event will take place in Viçosa between the 25th and 30th
FARA Discusses COP27 and ARIFA with Ghana’s Minister of Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation
Dr. Yemi Akinbabamijo, Executive Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), paid a courtesy call on Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, Minister in Charge of the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI), yesterday, April 12, 2022. The meeting’s purpose was to provide the honorable Minister with an update on FARA’s preparations for COP27. The 27th session of
FARA and Partners award eleven (11) Multi-Stakeholder Partnership organizations’ in East Africa with grants to promote “AIRTEA”
FARA in partnership with ASARECA and the East Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) and with funding support from the EC, ACP, and OACPS Research and Innovation, has awarded eleven (11) Multi-Stakeholder Partnership organizations from Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya with grants totaling about 2.5 million euros aimed at “Strengthening Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Ecosystem for Inclusive Rural Transformation & Livelihood in Eastern
FARA delegations pay a courtesy visit to the Ambassador of Brazil to Ghana.
The Executive Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa Dr Yemi Akinbamijo today led a three-person delegation from FARA on a courtesy visit to HE Maria Elisa de Luna, Ambassador of Brazil to Ghana. The FARA delegation spent the time with the Ambassador to bring the latter up to date on the status of implementation of the Agricultural
Discussing Gender Towards Breaking Biases for Inequality.
By Lisa Desbordes “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform “(Reid, 2020). The quote’s creator, Diane Mariechild, emphasizes a woman’s enormous potential. On this year’s International Women’s Day, the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) acknowledges women in their full circle by advocating for gender-responsive policies to go beyond production
AU- Common African Agro-Parks Programme (CAAPs) proposed as an Agenda 2063 Flagship Programme for the next 10 Years Implementation Plan.
The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment of the AUC in collaboration with the African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim Bank), the Secretariat of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) organized the Second meeting of the Common African Agro-Parks (CAAPs) Steering Committee (CAAPs-SC) on at the margin of
Mainstreaming the Continental Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) Agenda in Ghana.
By: Mr Paul Atsu (YPARD Africa, Accra, Ghana) Despite the gains made towards achieving Agricultural Transformational development in Ghana, significant challenges remain in ensuring that the newly promoted Akosombo Integration Agenda to deliver sustainable services continues well into the future. A recent scan on knowledge management in the Ghana agricultural sector reveals that Ghana’s agriculture sector was not knowledge-driven, and there was generally a lack of a learning
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