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AfBC,FARA sign MoU to boost agribusiness in Africa
by Daniel Abugre Anyorigya (CitiNewsRoom) The African Union Business Council (AfBC) and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost agribusiness in Africa. The partnership was announced at the 8th Agricultural and Science Week held in Durban, South Africa. The President of the African Union Business Council Dr Amany Asfour in her
Africa’s ability to feed 9 billion people by 2050 achievable – Adesina
by Daniel Abugre Anyorigya (CitiNewsRoom) The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has expressed his optimism about Africa’s potential to feed a projected population of 9 billion people by 2050. He says this is “not a foregone conclusion” but rather a “call to action” which requires proactive measures, innovation, and dedicated research to ensure food
Okonjo-Iweala receives FARA Leadership Award for contributions to Africa
by Daniel Abugre Anyorigya (CitinewsRoom) The Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has received the FARA leadership award for her contributions to agricultural science, technology, and innovation in Africa. Okonjo-Iweala who currently serves as the seventh Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) is the first woman and first African to lead the organization. She is noted
Invest in agricultural research to address food insecurity in Africa – Josefa Sacko
by Daniel Abugre Anyorigya (CitiNewsRoom) The Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment of AU, Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko has called for an increased investment in science and innovation to address the worsening food insecurity in Africa. Miss Josefa assured that Africa could become a net food exporter since it has “the best lands and the youngest
FARA and CAPES to Join Hands towards Attaining African Union’s Agenda 2063 Aspirations
In the context of FARA’s South-South and Triangular Cooperation Strategy (SSTC), FARA and the Brazilian Agency for Capacity Development CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) have begun discussing how the two institutions can work together to strengthen postgraduate capacity in Africa. FARA’s Executive Director, Dr Yemi Akinbamijo, was received by Prof Rui Opperman, Director of International Cooperation
FAUBAI and FARA Collaboration: A Brazil-Africa Partnership on Capacity Strengthening for Agriculture Research and Innovation
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the Brazilian Association for International Education (FAUBAI) collaboration is an innovative partnership to strengthen the capacity of Africa’s agricultural research and development through internationalizing Brazilian education. The partnership is operationalized through the Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA), a flagship program of this collaboration that seeks to leverage on
New Brazil-Africa Partnership in Agriculture Research and Innovation Conceived as EMBRAPA Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
The last five decades of the Brazilian socioeconomic landscape are replete with commendable accolades that have led to the transformation of a net importing, food insecure economy to the third largest agricultural producer in the world that is not only self-sufficient. This story echoes through the length and breadth of Brazil as EMBRAPA —the country’s agricultural research corporation—commemorated its golden
Maiden cohort of the FARA-TETFund Fellows of the Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA) inducted in Abuja, Nigeria.
[Abuja, Nigeria – April 3, 2023] – The Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA), a flagship program of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), has inducted its first set of fellows in Nigeria. The program aims to produce a new fit-for-purpose workforce to re-engineer the African agri-food sector and provide the change factor for rapid agricultural
FAO and FARA renew partnership for agricultural research and innovation in Africa
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
FARA attends African Union Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Coordination Forum meeting in Kigali, Rwanda
FARA is attending the African Union Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Coordination Forum meeting in Kigali, Rwanda. As the Secretariat of the African Seed and Biotechnology Partnership Platform (ASBPP) and the coordination unit of the Common African Agro-Parks Programme (CAAPs), FARA contribuites to the goal of enhancing SPS capacity by providing technical support to national and regional organizations in strengthening quality
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