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RUFORUM Board appoints a new Executive Secretary
Professor Theresia Nkuo-Akenji, RUFORUM Board Chair and Vice Chancellor University of Bamenda in Cameroon today announced the appointment of Dr. Patrick Okori as the next RUFORUM Executive Secretary effective 01 January 2023. He will replace Prof. Adipala Ekwamu who has been serving as the Executive Secretary since the founding of RUFORUM in 2004 by 10 Universities Vice Chancellors in five
Consulting Services (Individual): Consultancy to Develop a Framework for Establishing Agribusiness Learning Alliances
Consulting Services: Consultancy to Develop a Framework for Establishing Agribusiness Learning Alliances Name of Project: FARA/TETFUND/ARIFA Activity Ref No: TetfundARIFA Project/Activity 1.2.10 Procurement Ref: FARA/TETFUND/ARIFA/CS/IC/2022/01 Date: Monday, July 04, 2022 The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) is implementing the Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA). Under this partnership, TETFund
South Africa High Commissioner receives FARA Executive Director
Accra, 4th July 2022 The Executive Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) was today received at the South Africa High Commission in Accra Ghana by Her Excellency Grace Jeanet Mason, High Commission of the Republic of South Africa in Ghana. The aim of the visit by the FARA delegation was to provide an update on the
VACANCY ANNOUCEMENT: RECRUITMENT OF FARA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
INTRODUCTION The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) is the apex continental organization responsible for coordinating and advocating for agricultural research for development (AR4D). FARA serves as the technical arm of the Africa Union Commission and the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD on matters concerning agriculture science, technology, and innovation. In this capacity, FARA served as the lead institution
Africa Research and Extension institutions kick starts the Second Edition of the Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) Challenge
Story by: Benjamin Abugri, Daniel Peprah & Sophia Amoah (FARA) Accra, Ghana The Virtual Kick-off workshop of the second edition of the KM4AgD 2022, took place on the 10th of June 2022 in lieu of the Challenge and Conference themed; Strengthening the African Knowledge Ecosystem for achieving & Sustaining the CAADP Malabo targets 2025. Mr Benjamin Abugri, the Forum for
AFAAS, ASARECA and CCARDESA Sign MoU to Work Together
The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), in conjunction with the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) and the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA), have signed a Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration on improving Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) in Eastern, Central and
Empowering farmers to learn and innovate through integration of audiovisuals
Story by : Paul Atsu, Zinabu Abdulai & Marilyn Yeboah (CAADP-XP4 KM4AgD Ghana Team) The uptake of research evidence in the policy-making process has become the front burner of global discourse on approaches and strategies for development. It is therefore not surprising that international development agencies and other research funders, are placing increasing emphasis on the need to communicate research
High-level Consultations Show How CGIAR Will Work With Partners to Boost Impact in Africa
Meetings in Abidjan focused on strengthening Africa’s agricultural research and innovation in the context of the One CGIAR reform A series of high-level meetings in Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire, has delivered progress towards a strengthened alignment between CGIAR and Africa’s research and innovation agenda, with further commitment from CGIAR to build capacity in African institutions to respond to growing threats to
AfDB board approves $1.5 billion facility to avert food crisis in Africa
The initiative will provide 20 million African smallholder farmers with certified seeds and will increase access to fertilizers and enable them to rapidly produce 38 million tons of food The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group’s board of directors announced that it approved a $1.5 billion facility to help African countries avert a looming food crisis in the continent. In a statement issued
Re-igniting the Nigerian Wheat Story
By Wole Fatunbi (PhD)[1] Nigeria is full of stories that generate excuses not to develop our potential into wealth. I remember the wheat story in Nigeria dating back to the Second Republic (1979 -1983) when Alhaji Shehu Shagari was the president of Nigeria. The country started wheat production on the same land currently being used for off-season vegetables; this effort
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