Will outright ban on Forex for importation of all food items to Nigeria augur well for the overall wellbeing of the Nation?
The call by the government of President Buhari to halt the release of Forex for the importation of food items to Nigeria sounds like a very radical approach to agricultural development. It is an hydra-headed issue with implications for various social, cultural and economic variables at micro and macro levels. The structural ban will appeal to the common man enthused
CCARDESA Gets New Board of Directors
The Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) has constituted a new board of directors as part of its governance restructuring process. CCARDESA was established by SADC Member States to coordinate the implementation of agricultural research and development (R&D) in the SADC region. As one of the sub-regional organisations under the FARA umbrella, its goal
Appointment of Interim Chairperson of FARA
Accra, Ghana 11 July 2019 – For Immediate Release The Board of Directors and Management of the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) announce the appointment of Dr. Alioune Fall as the new Chairperson ad interim of FARA, effective July 2, 2019. Dr. Fall was elected the Vice-Chairperson of FARA for a three-year term by the General Assembly
African Union To Launch Operational Phase Of The AfCFTA At Summit In Niger
“It goes without saying that the most emblematic of the flagship projects of Agenda 2063 is the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA. The AfCFTA has the ambition in the final analysis, to establish a continental market. The idea goes back to 1963, with the establishment of an African Economic Community.”– African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Mr Moussa Faki Mahamat,
FARA Joins Experts to Discuss Research Cooperation for Food Security and Nutrition for Africa
16 – 17 May 2019. Bonn, Germany. Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE). “Shaping the nutritional environment to promote a balanced diet (“Food environments for improved nutrition”.The German Ministry for Food and Agriculture (BMEL) promotes the development of “Research Cooperation for Food Security and Nutrition” with agricultural and nutritional research institutions in partner countries and in Germany. BLE organized a workshop
FARA receives CSIR Award
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa was among the recipients of Ghana’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Awards, during a ceremony to honour scientists, champions of science and research and industry players who have made outstanding contributions to Ghana’s scientific and industrial development over the past 60 years. Held on Friday, 17th May 2019 at the Coconut
FARA calls for stronger alignment of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Programs to the S3A
Geneva 21st March 2019: With the launch of the Africa Continental Free Area (AfCFTA) negotiations,
FARA TO PARTNER WITH TECHNOLOGY START-UPS IN AFRICA
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) will partner with Verdant Agritech Nigeria Limited, a technology start-up that specializes in delivering online extension services to small scale farmers. During a courtesy visit to its Abuja office by the Executive Director of FARA in Abuja, Dr Yemi Akinbamijo, expressed delight at the ongoing activities of start-up companies like Verdant, which combine the power of
Paepard Holds A Writeshop To Respond To The Joint Cultivate Africa Future Fund 2 (Cultiaf-2) ..
February 16, 2018: Entebbe, Uganda: The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), through the Platform for African European Partnership on Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) Project, organized a write-shop to respond to the joint International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) call which was launched in January and
PARI HOLDS ANNUAL RESEARCH AND PLANNING MEETING, COTONOU, BENIN
Cotonou 10th February, 2018: On February 8 to 9, 2018, about sixty participants from thirteen African countries, Peru, Poland, and Germany gathered together to discuss the research results reached during the first phase (2015 – 2017) of the programme of Accompanying Research for Agricultural Innovation (PARI), and to plan for the second phase (2018 – 2019) of this programme. African countries
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