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ASARECA courts EAC to streamline partnership for coordination of aflatoxin prevention

KAMPALA, Uganda: ASARECA supports national and regional initiatives on prevention and control of aflatoxin and its associated losses, ASARECA Executive Director, Dr. Enock Warinda has said. Addressing participants during a two-day strategic engagement workshop on Aflatoxin prevention and control on October 23 to 24, 2023 in Kampala, Uganda, Dr. Warinda pledged...

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Regional Dialogue to address disconnect between agriculture and conservation

The Regional Common Ground Dialogue on Sustainable Agriculture has identified the disconnect between agriculture and conservation, lack of methods to monitor land health, poor understanding of Nature-Based Solutions within the agriculture sector as some of the critical challenges that that impede optimal delivery of goods in the Agricultural sector.

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Regional Dialogue calls for promotion of nature-based solutions for sustainable agriculture

It is the best interest of current and future generations that researchers should promote nature-based solutions because such solutions provide significant benefits to human beings and the environment as a whole, ASARECA Executive Director, Dr. Enock Warinda has told participants at the just concluded Regional Common Ground Dialogue for Mainstreaming...

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High-Level Sustainable Agriculture Dialogue Addresses Urgent Need for Change

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...

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Rwanda Agriculture Minister, ASARECA Executive Director Discuss Sustainable Financing of ASARECA

ASARECA Executive Director, Dr. Enock Warinda on October 11, 2023 held discussions with the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda Hon. Dr. Ildephonse Musafiri at the Ministry of Agriculture in Kigali Rwanda. The Minister was flanked by the Chief Technical Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mr. Eric Gatera...

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ASARECA and partners commit to address specific needs and priorities of women and youth

Participants during the Policy Dialogue on Promoting Gender and Climate Responsiveness in Agricultural Policy Formulation and Implementation (August 28, 2023), Nairobi, Kenya. BEN MOSES ILAKUT The Dialogue is organized under the auspices of the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) Project NAIROBI, KENYA—ASARECA and partners have committed to address specific needs, priorities and realities of...

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WATDEV Sensitization meeting held in Egypt

Participants during the WATDEV Sensitization meeting held in Sekem Farm in Belbeis, Egypt ASARECA today (July 30, 2023) joined Egyptian partners, Heliopolis University, in a workshop to validate Best Management Practices with Egyptian stakeholders, including farmers under the WATDEV Project. The meeting held in Sekem Farm in Belbeis, Desert Road, attracted...

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Dr. Warinda makes strong case for financing ASARECA to stakeholders during AAMC-2023

KAMPALA: ASARECA Executive Director, Dr. Enock Warinda, has made a passionate appeal to ASARECA Members States to settle their arrears in membership fees to the Association. Addressing ASARECA stakeholders from all-over Eastern and Central Africa and globally, during the ASARECA Agriculture Ministerial Conference (AAMC)-2023 on Thursday, May 17, 2023, Dr. Warinda noted...

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Minister Calls for Impactful and Transformative Agricultural Research

KAMPALA: The ASARECA Agriculture Ministerial Conference (AAMC) closed on May 19, 2023, with a call on scientists to engage in research that easily benefits the intended beneficiarfies—the farmers. The call was made by Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Hon. Frank Timwebaze while addressing over 350 delegetes during...

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