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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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Scaling Agroecology: Regional partnership launches Azolla drive to transform smallholder farming in Burundi
BY ILAKUT BEN MOSES BUJUMBURA, BURUNDI — In a major effort to build climate resilience and lower farming expenses across Eastern Africa, the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), alongside the Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU), has launched a joint initiative to
From research papers to farmers’ gardens: How tiny aquatic fern is driving agroecological initiatives in East Africa
BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT KIGALI, RWANDA—Conventional agriculture alone can no longer withstand the compounding impacts of climate change while maintaining a sustainable food system in Africa. Facing a mounting triple threat of land degradation, soaring synthetic input prices, and acute seasonal animal feed shortages, agricultural leaders from across Eastern
From Koboko to Pallisa: Farmers Turn to Biological Control in the Fight Against Parthenium
By Genevieve Apio KOBOKO/PALLISA, Uganda — For farmers confronting the spread of Parthenium hysterophorus, the invasive weed is more than an unwanted plant. Once it establishes itself in a garden, farmers say it competes aggressively with crops, affecting their growth and threatening the productivity of land on which families depend.
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