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15
Feb

Accra Declaration on the KM4AgD Agenda for Africa

Doubling the agricultural productivity target is fundamental to the CAADP’s goals of eliminating hunger, substantial reduction on poverty, creation of wealth and jobs and improved management of the continent’s natural resources. Knowledge Management was highlighted as one of the key drivers to the achievement of the Malabo targets. This led to the development of a continental knowledge management strategy including

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10
Feb

Request for Proposals: Provision of various training programmes to FARA Staff

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS   Technical Services: Provision of various training programmes to FARA Staff Name of Project: CAADP-XP4 Procurement Ref: FARA/TrainProGs/RFPs/2022/01 Date: Friday, 9th February 2022 Submission Deadline Friday, 18th February 2022 TORs for Training Programmes The human resources of FARA comprise the primary asset the organization relies upon to perform its mandate. The management of these resources and specifically

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31
Jan

UFV welcomes ARIFA fellows on Campus

It was a great pleasure to welcome the first group of Nigerians to UFV on Monday (31st) (TETfund). One of 71 Nigerian students doing Master’s courses remotely under Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA). Dr. Demetrius David da Silva greeted the students and recalled the University’s history, emphasizing its commitment to offering international students “the best in our

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24
Jan

FARA is set to support FAO in developing a strategic guide for Countries to improve research and innovation.

FARA, the apex continental organization coordinating and advocating for agricultural research for development in Africa, is set to launch and facilitate FAO’s request to develop a strategy to provide guidance, coherence, and alignment for impact at the country level through better use of science and innovation. The FAO has undertaken important steps to strengthen its work on science and innovation, including

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20
Jan

Online Graduate Courses at Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil

The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), in collaboration with the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) in Brazil, invites submissions from interested African scientists to teach non-degree, virtual mobility online courses in English through UFV.  This program is a component of FARA’s Holistic Empowerment for Livelihoods Program’s mobility component (HELP). This Program is funded by the  Tertiary Education Trust Fund  (TETFund) When? March 7 – July 1, 2022(most courses, see exceptions below) Who is eligible? “Academic mobility”: undergraduate, Master’s or Ph.D. students currently enrolled in any Higher Education Institution. “Diploma holders”: individuals holding a bachelor’s degree granted by any Higher Education Institution. Steps for the application process: Before February 5,

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17
Dec

Camaraderie fosters learning during the KM4AgDChallenge.

  Story by: Elizabeth Asiimwe (Uganda) We may all have organized virtual learning sessions, but how many of us have organized effective sessions in the agricultural systems setting? Well, this calls for a deeper reflection. I recently participated in the #KM4AgDChallenge which I believe fits the description of an effective learning program. A novice in the field of Knowledge Management:

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5
Dec

World Soil Day; Halting the Peril of Africa Soil Degradation

By Wole Fatunbi Ph.D. The 5th of December is the 2021 World Soil Day, this year’s theme is “Halt Soil Salinization and Boost Soil Productivity”. In Africa, 50% of the irrigated lands have different levels of salinization problems, although only 6% of our agricultural lands are irrigated. Notwithstanding the growth in demand for food and fiber, and increase in intensification

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3
Dec

PRESS RELEASE – FARA ANNOUNCES THE MAIDEN EDITION OF THE CONTINENTAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

30/11/2021. ACCRA – The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), in partnership with Continental and Sub-Regional Agricultural Research organizations, including the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa (ASARECA), CORAF and the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA), announces the maiden edition of

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11
Nov

ARIFA Candidates arrive in Brazil

The first batch of  ARIFA fellows arrived at the Universidade Federal de Goiás. The cohort, drawn from five different Nigerian institutions, is part of the TETFund-sponsored candidates under the FARA-TETFUND-UFV Pegadogogic retooling strategy, which began in November 2020. More than a hundred additional candidates are anticipated to join them in the following weeks. This fellowship program is a partnership between

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9
Nov

FARA Takes On The Coordination Of The Long-Term Eu-Au Partnership For Food And Nutrition Security For Sustainable Agriculture.

THE FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN AFRICA TAKES ON THE COORDINATION OF THE LONG-TERM EU-AU PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE   The Long-term AU-EU Partnership for Food and Nutrition Security for Sustainable Agriculture (LEAP4FNSSA) is a four-year (November 2018 to October 2022) project financed by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme. The objective

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