News And Events

24
Jan

FARA is set to support FAO in developing a strategic guide for Countries to improve research and innovation.

FARA, the apex continental organization coordinating and advocating for agricultural research for development in Africa, is set to launch and facilitate FAO’s request to develop a strategy to provide guidance, coherence, and alignment for impact at the country level through better use of science and innovation. The FAO has undertaken important steps to strengthen its work on science and innovation, including

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21
Jan

Announcement: Final Selection of ACP AIRTEA Third-Party Projects to be Funded in Kenya, Uganda & Rwanda

January 21, 2022; Accra, Ghana. The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), together with the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) and the East African Farmers’ Federation (EAFF) are pleased to announce that the eleven (11) Third-Party Projects listed in the table below have been selected for funding under the project “Strengthening Agricultural Knowledge

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20
Jan

Online Graduate Courses at Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), Brazil

The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), in collaboration with the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) in Brazil, invites submissions from interested African scientists to teach non-degree, virtual mobility online courses in English through UFV.  This program is a component of FARA’s Holistic Empowerment for Livelihoods Program’s mobility component (HELP). This Program is funded by the  Tertiary Education Trust Fund  (TETFund) When? March 7 – July 1, 2022(most courses, see exceptions below) Who is eligible? “Academic mobility”: undergraduate, Master’s or Ph.D. students currently enrolled in any Higher Education Institution. “Diploma holders”: individuals holding a bachelor’s degree granted by any Higher Education Institution. Steps for the application process: Before February 5,

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17
Dec

Camaraderie fosters learning during the KM4AgDChallenge.

  Story by: Elizabeth Asiimwe (Uganda) We may all have organized virtual learning sessions, but how many of us have organized effective sessions in the agricultural systems setting? Well, this calls for a deeper reflection. I recently participated in the #KM4AgDChallenge which I believe fits the description of an effective learning program. A novice in the field of Knowledge Management:

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5
Dec

World Soil Day; Halting the Peril of Africa Soil Degradation

By Wole Fatunbi Ph.D. The 5th of December is the 2021 World Soil Day, this year’s theme is “Halt Soil Salinization and Boost Soil Productivity”. In Africa, 50% of the irrigated lands have different levels of salinization problems, although only 6% of our agricultural lands are irrigated. Notwithstanding the growth in demand for food and fiber, and increase in intensification

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3
Dec

PRESS RELEASE – FARA ANNOUNCES THE MAIDEN EDITION OF THE CONTINENTAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

30/11/2021. ACCRA – The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), in partnership with Continental and Sub-Regional Agricultural Research organizations, including the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in East and Central Africa (ASARECA), CORAF and the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA), announces the maiden edition of

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11
Nov

ARIFA Candidates arrive in Brazil

The first batch of  ARIFA fellows arrived at the Universidade Federal de Goiás. The cohort, drawn from five different Nigerian institutions, is part of the TETFund-sponsored candidates under the FARA-TETFUND-UFV Pegadogogic retooling strategy, which began in November 2020. More than a hundred additional candidates are anticipated to join them in the following weeks. This fellowship program is a partnership between

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9
Nov

FARA Takes On The Coordination Of The Long-Term Eu-Au Partnership For Food And Nutrition Security For Sustainable Agriculture.

THE FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN AFRICA TAKES ON THE COORDINATION OF THE LONG-TERM EU-AU PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE   The Long-term AU-EU Partnership for Food and Nutrition Security for Sustainable Agriculture (LEAP4FNSSA) is a four-year (November 2018 to October 2022) project financed by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme. The objective

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26
Oct

#WATEF Mainstreaming Technology for Agricultural Development by Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, FARA

This is the Opening Remarks by Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, FARA at the West Africa Technology Fair On the theme Mainstreaming Technology for Agricultural Development Held at the King Fahd Hotel, Dakar, October 25-29   Protocols Thank you for inviting FARA to this epoch-making event, where, perhaps for the first time, a composite of stakeholders across the board is

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26
Oct

Integrating Knowledge management is a Game changer in Agriculture Research and Development

Marc Ghislain Bappa is a Knowledge Management and Communications Specialist with over six years of work experience with development institutions at national, regional and international levels including the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), the Feed the Future Africa Lead II Program and the Expertise France_Investment Climate Reform Facility. He is currently the Knowledge Management Consultant at the

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