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EXTENSION SERVICE WORKERS PREPARE TO HELP FARMERS COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
By Freeman Mwenge Ministry of Agriculture in Chisamba district in Central province says extension service workers in the district are prepared to play their role as change agents to help farmers transition to modern methods of agriculture that will enable them to handle the challenges of climate change. Chisamba District Agricultural Coordinator Belvin Muntanga observed that some small scale farmers
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
The Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development Challenge 2024 officially takes off.
12th April 2024 By Shaquille Pennaneach & Benjamin Abugri The Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development Challenge 2024 #KM4AgD24, officially kicked off on Friday 5th April 2024 via a zoom webinar hosted by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa and facilitated Knowledge Management and Communication Cluster leader Mr. Benjamin Abugri and Executive Director for the Knowledge for Development Partnership, Prof
Sharing Data Key to Accurate Reporting on Malabo Commitments
10 Apr 2024 By Natasha Mhango The commitments of the 2014 Malabo Declaration on Accelerated Agriculture Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods will expire in 2025, which is next year. The Malabo Commitments, as they are usually referred to, were the product of a 2014 African Union Heads of State meeting in which member states committed to fostering
Enhancing the Soil User “Capacity to Innovate”. The primary pathway to sustainable management of African soil
by Wole Fatunbi It is now street knowledge that the availability of technology is not the central bane to improvement of Africa agriculture and management of the prime production asset, our soil. While technologies is modestly available, bringing the technologies from pilots to scale is still a key problem to overcome. Notable experts in the theory and practice of scaling
Developing Human Capital for Soil Management in Africa…imperative for Soil Initiative for Africa (SIA)
by Wole Fatunbi In a bid to ensure that the Soil Initiative for Africa (SIA) is operationalized to deliver its planned social and economic benefits, a group of experts on the subject of Human Capital gathered for three days (4-6th April 2024) at the RUFORUM conference Hall at the Makerere University, Kampala Uganda. The gathering discussed the role Human Capital
ASARECA, FARA, and EAFF: Facilitating Access to Life-Changing Innovations for Ugandan Farmers through Cooperatives
By Genevieve Apio Through a joint intervention easily referred to as AIRTEA, the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), and the East Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) are supporting farmers in Central Uganda to access noble life transforming innovations. Gomba Farm and Environmental Association is a community of
ZAMBIA’S PERFORMANCE IN THE MALABO COMMITMENTS
By Happy Mulolani Despite the abundant resources that Africa is endowed with, the continent has been faced with several challenges, among them, access to markets, access to finance, and climate change, among others. To offer solutions to the predicament African countries are faced with resulted in the actualisation of the Malabo Declaration in 2014. The Malabo declaration aim is to
The CAADP-XP4 Programme Aids Zambia Towards Attaining the Malabo Commitments
27 Mar 2024 By Happy Mulolani The agriculture sector is critical to unlocking Africa’s potential, given that over 60 percent of the continent’s population is dependent on it. Despite Africa’s abundant potential, enormous challenges exist, such as poor access to inputs and markets and unsustainable practices. To address some of these concerns, the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) framework aims
Individual Consultant to Undertake Scoping Studies and Develop Inclusive Business Model to Strengthen Agricultural Innovation Platforms
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE (IITA) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR AGRICULTURAL TRANSFORMATION IN COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION (TSF III) CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY OUTREACH (CDTO) COMPACT FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN AFRICA (FARA) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SERVICES SECTOR: Agriculture CONSULTANCY SERVICES: Individual Consultant to Undertake Scoping Studies and Develop Inclusive Business Model to Strengthen Agricultural Innovation Platforms Grant
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