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...
Dear AR4D colleagues, A few weeks ago I shared with you a statement on how ASARECA is keeping the AR4D momentum with COVID-19 in our midst. Like many of you, we continue to work at home as our Governments explore all avenues to ensure the safety of our populations, most of...
countries rededicating their commitments to support ASARECA to p a long way in defining irrigation practices across the continent.
Dear AR4D colleagues, There is no doubt to ASARECA management that all of you our esteemed partners are right now dealing with the life-threatening effects of COVID-19 pandemic. It is clear that the outbreak of the disease has caused lock-downs of cities, towns and villages and as a result grounding your operations...
Dear AR4D colleagues, It is the time of the year to thank you for being part of ASARECA. As you are aware, 2019 marked 25 years since ASARECA was established. During the year, ASARECA rebranded and repositioned as the service provider of choice for AR4D convening and coordination, with partner countries...
ASARECA and other Pillar 4 Institutions are set to start implementation of the Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) project, supported by a grant from the European Commission (EC) and managed by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The five-year programme is valued at USD 30 million. Other Pillar...
Dear colleagues, ASARECA has just successfully held the first meeting of its reconstituted Board of Directors. The new Board has started off with zeal in providing oversight in the way we do things. During the first meeting on September 17 and 18, the Board stated areas that they would like...
Asareca Newsletter Vol.5 Welcome to yet another edition of the ASARECA Newsletter, where we bring you up to speed with key highlights of happenings at the Secretariat and in the AR4D space in Eastern and Central Africa. As you already know, we convened the Inaugural Council of Patron Ministers Summit in...
