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The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is a not-for-profit Inter-Governmental Organization created in 1994 and owned by the National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) of 15 member States in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA). Its overarching mandate is to Transform Agriculture for Improved Livelihoods, Sustained Economic Growth, and Inclusive Development in ECA in alignment with SDGs…
To Contribute to Increased Productivity, Commercialization and Competitiveness of the ECA Agricultural Sector Through Strengthening, Catalyzing and Coordinating Agricultural Research for Development in the ECA Sub Region.
A transformed ECA Agricultural Sector Supporting Improved Livelihoods, Sustained Economic Growth and Inclusive Development.
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ASARECA, KALRO scale out cutting edge potato innovations among Kenyan farmers, thanks to European Union, IFAD funding
BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT NAKURU & NAIVASHA, KENYA—ASARECA and Farm Inputs Africa ( FiPs-Africa) on April 28 to May 1 supplied cuttings of 26,000 farmer preferred potato varieties including Shangi, Unica, and Wanjiku, 200 kgs of fertilizer and assorted pesticides to farmers and stakeholders in Marioshoni, Elbergon in Nakuru County
WATDEV Project Promotes Agroforestry and Water Management Best Management Practices for Resilient and Sustainable Agrifood systems in Tana River County Kenya
BY GENEVIEVE APIO 26 MARCH 2025 – TANA RIVER COUNTY, KENYA – Participants, mainly farmers from Hola Irrigation Farmers’ Cooperative have received training in Best Agronomic Practices during an Innovation Roadshow and Exhibition convened by ASARECA and partners KALRO and CIHEAM-BARI. The event under the WATDEV project was aimed at
ASARECA and partners train Farmers on use of Digital Platforms, Certified Potato Seed, and Climate-Smart Innovations for Market Linkages in Kenya
BY GENEVIEVE APIO NYANDARUA & NUKURU, KENYA – MARCH 2, 2025 – In a transformative move to enhance market access and climate resilience among smallholder farmers, ASARECA, in collaboration with key partners, the National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK), Egerton University, the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), and
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