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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
GFAR REGIONAL FORA TO ESTABLISH A GLOBAL NARS CONSORTIUM (GNC) IN GFAR
On March 17, 2023, the heads of the six GFAR Regional Fora (AARINENA, APAARI, CACAARI, EFARD, FARA, and FORAGRO) signed a Declaration to establish a Global NARS Consortium (GNC) and entrusted it to GFAR. The Regional Fora represent diverse stakeholders involved in agrifood systems transformation and agricultural research, specifically the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in their regions. The Declaration
Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini joins FARA and CCARDESA to organize the 8th Africa Agribusiness and Science Week
The leadership of FARA and CCARDESA led by Ms Bongiwe Njobe, a FARA Board member, Dr Yemi Akinbamijo (FARA Executive Director), Prof. Cliff Dlamini (Executive Director of CCARDESA), in the company of Mr Simon Mukeze (CCARDESA Finance Manager), held a meeting with Honorable Jabulani Mabuza, Minister of Agriculture, Kingdom of Eswatini on the state of preparedness of the Eighth African
East African stakeholders get Knowledge Management Training to Catalyze Improvement in Rural Livelihoods
By Sharon Ibenu (AFAAS), Genevieve Apio (ASARECA), Daniel Peprah (FARA) Kigali-Rwanda: A consortium consisting of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), the Association of Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), and the Eastern Farmers Federation (EAFF) are conducting a five-day training for implementing teams from the National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems in Eastern and Central
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