Dear AR4D colleagues, Increasing the contribution of Agriculture to national and regional economic growth, wealth creation, food security and poverty alleviation, requires transforming the sector from subsistence to sustainably commercial state. In fulfilment of this development trajectory, the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) has re-focused...
Dear AR4D colleagues, We would like to bring you to speed with two recent events which are shaping the direction of AR4D transformation on our Continent. First, in collaboration with our apex body, FARA, ASARECA, AFAAS, CORAF and CCARDESA have been engaged in consultative meetings to provide a platform for key stakeholders...
Agriculture contributes a significant share to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employs majority of populations in ASARECA member countries, namely:Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Eritrea, Madagascar, Kenya, Republic of the Congo (RoC), Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. These economies are characterized by large agriculture sector...
Dear esteemed A4RD Partners, At the end of 2021, I did communicate to you that the ASARECA Board of Directors in December 2020 granted an extension to the ongoing process of updating information about ASARECA existing members and partners, including founding members through online registration. The extension up to March 2021 was out...
Dear esteemed A4RD Partners, It is just a matter of hours and we at ASARECA Secretariat together will experience 2021. Before that, just one more important message that we think we must pass to you before the year ends. ASARECA Board of Director mid December 2020, granted an extension to the...
Dear esteemed Partners, It is the time of the year to wish you the best of luck, especially during the festive season. It is also time to pray that the Almighty God sails you through to the New Year 2021. While it goes without saying that the rapid spread of the COVID-19...
Dear esteemed AR4D Stakeholders, ASARECA Secretariat launched a campaign in June 2020, to update information about its existing members and partners, including founding members through online registration. The process also offers an opportunity to interested AR4D institutions that would like to become members of ASARECA to register and join the Association....
Dear AR4D colleagues, ASARECA Board of Directors has approved the admission of the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Republic of Cameroon as the 13th and 14th Member States of ASARECA respectively. In approving the membership, the 29th Board of Directors Meeting noted that CAR and Cameroon are geographically located in the ASARECA sub-region,...
Dear AR4D colleagues, The Permanent Secretaries in charge of Agriculture line ministries and Director Generals (DGs) of National Agricultural Research Institutes in the 14 member countries of the ASARECA including: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan,...
Dear esteemed Members and Partners, ASARECA is in the process of concretising its partnerships to facilitate implementation of various joint actions which are planned in our Strategy and Results Framework (ASRF-2019-2018) and Medium Term Operational Plan (MTOPI: 2019-2023). To achieve this initiative, we have launched the process of updating the register of...
