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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, ICARDA, ILRI, NARO move to boost goat productivity via community breeding of indigenous goats
BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT KIBAALE & BULIISA—UGANDA: Goat farmers, agricultural extension officers, value chain actors and local leaders in the districts of Kibale District in Western Uganda and the oil rich Buliisa District also in Western Uganda have received a mindset changing training and sensitization on establishment of Community Based
Regional Trainers Empowered to Champion Climate-Smart Agriculture through Agroecology ToT in Uganda
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
ASARECA Private Sector Dialogue generates critical inputs into the African Conference on Agricultural Technologies discourse
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
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