publications

18
Aug

Grooming bio-scientists for agric challenges

Africa’s growth requires increased investments in skills and capacity for sustainable development in agriculture. In this report, DANIEL ESSIET examines how innovative research and capacity building could help Africa respond to the challenges of food security and climate change. The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has forecast that global food production will need to be increased by 70 per cent to meet the

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16
Jun

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

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8
Jun

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

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7
Jun

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

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20
Apr

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

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8
Apr

Transforming Africa’s food systems is a joint enterprise

As Africa enters a critical decade, with the clock ticking on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, the multiple threats to the continent’s food, land and water systems are undermining efforts to reduce hunger, malnutrition and poverty. The challenges Africa faces are increasingly connected to the rest of the world. History tells us that increased food insecurity can start

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8
Mar

Discussing Gender Towards Breaking Biases for Inequality.

By Lisa Desbordes “A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform “(Reid, 2020). The quote’s creator, Diane Mariechild, emphasizes a woman’s enormous potential. On this year’s International Women’s Day, the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) acknowledges women in their full circle by advocating for gender-responsive policies to go beyond production

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15
Feb

Accra Declaration on the KM4AgD Agenda for Africa

Doubling the agricultural productivity target is fundamental to the CAADP’s goals of eliminating hunger, substantial reduction on poverty, creation of wealth and jobs and improved management of the continent’s natural resources. Knowledge Management was highlighted as one of the key drivers to the achievement of the Malabo targets. This led to the development of a continental knowledge management strategy including

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31
Jan

UFV welcomes ARIFA fellows on Campus

It was a great pleasure to welcome the first group of Nigerians to UFV on Monday (31st) (TETfund). One of 71 Nigerian students doing Master’s courses remotely under Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA). Dr. Demetrius David da Silva greeted the students and recalled the University’s history, emphasizing its commitment to offering international students “the best in our

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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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