Agroecology

25
Apr

FARMERS CALLED TO ADOPT AGRO ECOLOGICAL FARMING SYSTEMS 

3rd March 2024  By Stella Nyangulu  The agriculture sector in Zambia is key to the economy of the country as it contributes average about 19 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs about three quarters of the population.   However, the current food system and the livelihood of people is facing a hard time due to the advent effects

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15
Apr

Project aims at developing science capacity in agro-ecology

28 March 2024 by Maina Waruru Two continental higher education and research institutions, working to promote agricultural development and education in Africa, have launched a research project that will receive an injection of millions of euros to support Regional Centres of Excellence, or RCoEs, in green transition across the Sub-Saharan Africa region. The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)and

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18
Mar

FARA and RUFORUM inaugurate the Regional Multi-Actor Research Network on Agroecology to Support Regional Centres of Excellence related to the Green Transition

13 – 15 March 2024. Kampala, Uganda    By Benjamin Abugri & Shaquille Pennaneach   The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) alongside the Agroecology Consortium, EC-Joint Research Centre (EC-JRC) and the EC Directorate General’s Department for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) have launched the Regional Multi-actor Research Network  #RMRN_agroecology Project to support the Regional Centres

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