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29Nov
ASARECA, KALRO train farmers in Machakos, Kenya to adapt to the effects of Climate Change
The participants acquired practical skills on CSA technologies including establishing cone gardens for vegetable production and space maximization as well making bio-pesticides for controlling pests and diseases in an environmentally friendly manner that reduces climate related risks. Members of the Green Shade Women's Group in Machakos, Kenya prepare to demonstrate skills...
23Nov
Kenya’s Agriculture Minister meets ASARECA BoD Vice Chairman and ASARECA Executive Director
They discussed the role of ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers in facilitating ASARECA’s engagement with the One CGIAR, Development Partners and promoting implementation of regional priority projects (Left-Right) Dr. Michael Okoti of KALRO, Dr. Warinda, Hon. Linturi, Dr. Cheluget and the Minister's team at the meeting in Nairobi, Kenya NAIROBI, KENYA: ASARECA...
23Nov
ASARECA & KALRO to train women farmers in Machakos, Kenya to adapt to Climate Change
Kenya is one of the most hit countries in Eastern and Central Africa with over 80,000 households affected by the El Nino rains. These rains have far reaching effects for farmers and are threatening food security now and in the near future. ASARECA and KALRO have over the years supported farmers...
12Nov
Facilitating transfer of wheat varieties to Cameroon
ASARECA received a request from the Director General of Institut de Recherche Agricole pour le Développement (IRAD) in July 2022 to support the Institute to source bread wheat genotypes from ASARECA member countries for testing in Cameroon agro-ecologies in order to identify the best performing lines. The Cameroonian Government had just...
12Nov
Ugandan youth group takes Tropical Agriculture Platform Common Framework to local communities
Participants during a training session at Spark Uganda, a youth empowerment facility near Kampala GENEVIEVE APIO Upon returning to his home country—Uganda, Allan Ahimbisibwe, a beneficiary of the training of Trainers (ToT) on integration of the Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) Common Framework (CF) into NARIs and farmer organisations, incorporated lessons learnt in...
12Nov
Mrs. Kishero speaks of the benefits of ASARECA training
Mrs. Olivia Kishero from Uganda put into use what she learnt from the benchmarking exercise in Arusha, Tanzania BY GENEVIEVE APIO AND BEN MOSES ILAKUT Born on the slopes of Mountain Elgon in Uganda, Mrs. Olivia Kishero started growing coffee as a child in 1990. In July 2022, ASARECA, with financing...
12Nov
Kenya Farmer Success Story
Mary Samson Mueni (centre with scarf) participates in a training workshop on promotion of digital solutions and climate foresight data in enhancing agricultural policy implementation and decision-making in Eastern and Central Africa. Upon receiving an appropriately packaged climate forecast disseminated in October 2022 for upcoming short rains with poor distribution, Mary...
12Nov
Catalyzing cross-border transfer of agricultural technologies through benchmarking
Director National Animal Resources Institute, NARO, Dr. Swidiq Mugerwa (left) explains forage systems to visiting researchers BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT ASARECA organized two successive benchmarking exercises on 18 to 22 October 2021 and 4-8 July, 2022, which were hosted by the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Uganda (with 43 participants) and the...