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Over forty (40) Federal Universities in Brazil are ready to receive ARIFA Fellows from Africa
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the Brazilian Association for International Education (FAUBAI), with the endorsement of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) of Nigeria, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which brings over forty Brazilian federal universities to the ARIFA Partnership Platform. With the operationalization of the MoU, the universities are ready to accept ARIFA
JKUAT Researchers Secure KShs 31 Million Grant to Boost Agriculture
The European Union (EU), through the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), has awarded a team of five researchers from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) research project funding totaling Kenya Shillings 31 million. The project, entitled “Upgrading of Silver Cyprinid (Rastrineobola argentea) value chain through multi-stakeholder partnerships and novel climate-smart postharvest processing technologies and practices for improved
FARA, TETFund and UFV set for 1st ARIFA Symposium in Brazil
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) of Nigeria, in partnership with the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil, will be holding the First Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA) Symposium to consolidate the ARIFA Partnership Platform (APP). The event will take place in Viçosa between the 25th and 30th
FARA Discusses COP27 and ARIFA with Ghana’s Minister of Environment, Science, Technology & Innovation
Dr. Yemi Akinbabamijo, Executive Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), paid a courtesy call on Dr. Kwaku Afriyie, Minister in Charge of the Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MESTI), yesterday, April 12, 2022. The meeting’s purpose was to provide the honorable Minister with an update on FARA’s preparations for COP27. The 27th session of
Tanzania on Right Track Cutting Post-Harvest Crop Losses
Tanzania is on the right track to cut post-harvest crop losses by half come 2025, says a new report. The efforts are largely complemented by the country’s political will involving strategies and policies as well as major developments in storage infrastructure across the country. A recently published third Biennial Review Report of the African Union Commission on the implementation of
Knowledge Sharing Critical to Sustainable and Transformative Agriculture
CCARDESA, through the EU funded CAADP-XP4 project, held a national training workshop from 28th to 31st March 2022 at the Peacock Hotel in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. The primary purpose of the meeting was to familiarize key Officers from relevant Institutions, including the Tanzania Agriculture Research Institute (TARI), Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI), Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute(TAFIRI), Tanzania Forestry Research Institute(TAFORI), Sokoine
CALL FOR REGISTRATION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANTS, SUPPLIERS, CONTRACTORS, CONSULTING FIRMS & OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR GOODS, WORKS & SERVICES FOR 2022/2023
Date: 28th March 2022 The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) is registering new Suppliers, Individual Consultants and other service providers for the years 2022/2023. The exercise is also intended to clean our current Supplier/Consultant database of dormant vendors and admit new ones to improve the system. Prospective and eligible firms and Individuals interested in transacting business with FARA
FARA and Partners award eleven (11) Multi-Stakeholder Partnership organizations’ in East Africa with grants to promote “AIRTEA”
FARA in partnership with ASARECA and the East Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) and with funding support from the EC, ACP, and OACPS Research and Innovation, has awarded eleven (11) Multi-Stakeholder Partnership organizations from Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya with grants totaling about 2.5 million euros aimed at “Strengthening Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Ecosystem for Inclusive Rural Transformation & Livelihood in Eastern
FARA visits AAU
The Executive Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, paid a courtesy call on the Secretary-General of the Association of African Universities (AAU), Prof. Olusola Oyewole, for bilateral talks between the two continental bodies. Accompanying the FARA boss was Ms. Ama Pokua Asenso, Human Resource and Administration Manager. From the AAU side, the
FARA delegations pay a courtesy visit to the Ambassador of Brazil to Ghana.
The Executive Director of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa Dr Yemi Akinbamijo today led a three-person delegation from FARA on a courtesy visit to HE Maria Elisa de Luna, Ambassador of Brazil to Ghana. The FARA delegation spent the time with the Ambassador to bring the latter up to date on the status of implementation of the Agricultural
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