News Updates
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Land, Soil and Crop Information Services (LSC-IS) Project for Climate-Smart Agriculture launched in Rwanda
12 January 2023The LSC-IS project is implemented in three countries by national and international organisations, which are Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), Kenya Agricultural and...
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TWO JOBS FOR GRABS: Application submission deadline has been adjusted to December 9, 2022
23 November 2022The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is in the process of recruiting competent staff to fill the following two regional positions. The...
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Regional Dialogue Develops Roadmap for Improved Access to Market Information for Uptake of Climate Smart Agriculture Innovations
14 November 2022“Farmers need prerequisite market information about their farm produce before they invest in the on-farm production and subsequently head to the markets,” said Dr. Recha. “This will motivate them to...
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AGRF 2022 declarations: Summit marks a turning point for African agriculture and food systems.
15 September 2022The summit captured the commitments and actions that will guarantee and advance the future of Africa’s food security and prosperity KIGALI, RWANDA: The AGRF 2022 Summit closed on September 9 with a...
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AGRF 2022 shifts discourse from “a green revolution” to food systems
15 September 2022The theme of the Summit also captured the need to nourish innovations and cultivate country solutions across Africa KIGALI, RWANDA: One of the world’s leading forum for African agriculture, the...
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Eastern and Central Africa researchers receive capacity development training to propel innovation
04 August 2022“ASARECA is working towards establishing a common group of experts in capacity development to work with farmers, policymakers, and the private sector in their regions and countries," By Genevieve...
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Taking CSA training to the farmers’ fields
19 July 2022Young scientists from ASARECA member countries, CSA experts team up with Tanzanian farmers to make CSA innovations work By Genevieve Apio ARUSHA: ASARECA held a training of young scientists from...
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Researchers, policy makers, farmers moot measures to fast track provision of climate smart early warning information for agriculture
25 June 2022Sensitize top leadership at the ministries of agriculture to invest financial resources to metrological units and experts at national and sub-regional level and provide enabling policy environment...
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AFAAS, ASARECA and CCARDESA sign MoU to work together
07 June 2022(L-R) Dr. Cliff Dlamini (CCARDESA); Dr. Enock Warinda (ASARECA), and Dr. Silim Nahdy (AFAAS) sign the MoU The signing ceremony was officiated and supported by the Chairpersons of the Boards...
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IFAD, partners undertake mid-term review of CAADP-XP4 Programme
12 June 2022The CAADP-XP4 Programme is funded by the European Union (EU) under the Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) initiative, to the tune of EUR 30 million By Ben Moses...