Kampala, Uganda — October 17th, 2023 Today, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in collaboration with the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) and under the leadership of the Ugandan Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, is convening a Regional Common Ground...
KAMPALA, Uganda—May 8, 2023: ASARECA will hold the ASARECA Agriculture Ministerial Conference (AAMC), a flagship event incorporating three leading ASARECA platforms namely: (i) The ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers (CPM) Meeting, (ii) the ASARECA General Assembly, (iii) and the ASARECA Scientific Conference. This year’s AAMC is the inaugural episode. Henceforth,...
I would like to inform you all about some transitional changes within the ASARECA Secretariat. Professor Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda resigned as the Executive Director of ASARECA on 19thApril 2021, after serving the Organization for 30 months. To ensure business continuity in the implementation of the organization’s mandate and smooth...
ACCRA – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has pledged its commitment to providing support for Africa’s climate-smart agriculture agenda. Speaking at the Biennial Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) stakeholders conference organized by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, Dr. Ade Freeman, Regional Program Leader, FAO Regional Office for Africa, called on...
The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) and CABI have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will enable both organisations to jointly work towards promoting their shared objectives and areas of strategic focus in Eastern and Central Africa.The signed MoU formalises and strengthens a...
The locust invasion situation in East Africa remains alarming as new swarms from current breeding are expected to form from mid-June onwards, coinciding with the start of the harvest season.Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia continue to face unprecedented threat to food security as the region battles with the impacts of COVID...
The United Nations has predicted that the second wave of locusts expected in June-July in East Africa could be 20 times worse Delays in obtaining pesticides, helicopters, and other vital supplies have set back efforts to combat East Africa’s worst desert locust outbreak in decades. Speaking to the UN Security Council last week, David Beasley,...
Over 2,000 locusts have swarmed into South Sudan. The locusts crossed into southern Magwi county, on the border with Uganda. Scientists have said that their deep yellow color indicate that the locusts are mature and looking for breeding grounds that would form the basis of the next major infestation. The soil in...
Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Kenya, Sudan, and most recently Uganda and Tanzania, are faced with a desert locust outbreak, with Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya most affected. Ethiopia is likely to be hit the hardest by infestation. While giant swarms have been reported in Kenya and smaller ones in Djibouti, Eritrea,...
