BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT NAKURU—KENYA: Only four months since ASARECA and its national level partners introduced proven climate smart potato varieties to farmers in Marioshoni, Elbergon in Nakuru County and Murungaru in Nyandarua county of Kenya, results posted by the game-changing varieties, Shangi, Unica, and Wanjiku have caused excitement. According to Mr....
BY GENEVIEVE APIO Kampala, Uganda | July 14–18, 2025 – Over 30 Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) from six ASARECA partner states, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and Cameroon, gathered in Kampala for an intensive 5-day Regional ToT on Integrated Pest and Disease Management and Agroecology. Among the participants were 9 youth,...
BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT KIGALI, RWANDA—"Countries don’t fail because they lack policies to facilitate agricultural productivity and open up access to markets. They fail because they lack strong political will to ensure technologies from research are profitable.” This is one of powerful messages that was delivered during the Private sector Dialogue...
BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT MUSANZE, RWANDA: Farmers in Shingiro in Musanze District, Rwanda are upbeat following an unprecedented bumper harvest of the much-coveted potato varieties Cyerekezo and Ndamira. During the first week of June 2025, the farmers, most of them members of Dukomeze Ubuzima Cooperative facilitated by ASARECA, Seed Potato Fund-Ikigega...
BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT ENTEBBE, UGANDA—The ASARECA Board of Directors have appointed Dr. Sylvester Dickson Baguma as the Substantive Executive Director of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA). The full Board of Directors, comprising the Directors General of the National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) of...
ASARECA has received financing from the European Union through IFAD for implementing the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP-XP4) Programme and from the World Bank for implementing the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) Project (https://aiccra.cgiar.org/) in partnership with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. The...
ASARECA has received financing from the World Bank for implementing the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) Project (https://aiccra.cgiar.org/) in partnership with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. The AIICRA Project intends to apply part of the proceeds for the development of A regional CSA Scaling...
BY GENEVIEVE APIO Kampala, Uganda — May 2025 ASARECA continues to play a pivotal role in fostering regional collaboration with CGIAR centers to promote agricultural transformation, resilience, and food security in Eastern and Central Africa. Over the years, ASARECA has built a strong and strategic relationship with CGIAR partners, working together to...
ASARECA has received financing from its Core funding vote and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the Provision of Legal Services to ASARECA. The overall objective is to engage and retain the services of a reputable and competent legal firm as a legal advisor in matters arising out...
BY GENEVIEVE APIO In the heart of Mukono District, Uganda, a powerful story of transformation is unfolding, driven by knowledge sharing, innovation, and collaboration. At the center of this change is Justin Bagenda and Vicky, co-founders of Juvic Continental Agro Farm, a growing aquaculture enterprise located in Nyenge, Goma sub-county. As beneficiaries...
