Press Releases

Statement by the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development, the Republic of Kenya and Chairman ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers (CPM)

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: Following the 3rd ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers Meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya on February 15, 2024, which elected me as the ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers’ Chairman, I have today April 4, 2024 on behalf of my colleagues in the 15 Member States visited the ASARECA Secretariat in Entebbe Uganda.


Press Release: Kenya Announces ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers

The Republic of Kenya through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development in collaboration with the Inter-governmental Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), will hold the 3rd ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers Meeting on February 15th, 2024 at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Download full press release   


High-Level Sustainable Agriculture Dialogue Addresses Urgent Need for Change

Kampala, Uganda — October 17th, 2023 Today, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), in collaboration with the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) and under the leadership of the Ugandan Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, is convening a Regional Common Ground Regional Dialogue for Mainstreaming Sustainable Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa held in Kampala, Uganda. This event, under the theme...


Uganda to host ASARECA Agriculture Ministerial Conference (AAMC)

KAMPALA, Uganda—May 8, 2023: ASARECA will hold the ASARECA Agriculture Ministerial Conference (AAMC), a flagship event incorporating three leading ASARECA platforms namely: (i) The ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers (CPM) Meeting, (ii) the ASARECA General Assembly, (iii) and the ASARECA Scientific Conference. This year’s AAMC is the inaugural episode. Henceforth, the twin event will become biennial. The three-day event will be hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and...


Statement by ASARECA Board of Directors Chairman, Dr. Godffrey Mkamilo, on Changes in ASARECA

I would like to inform you all about some transitional changes within the ASARECA Secretariat. Professor Jean Jacques Mbonigaba Muhinda resigned as the Executive Director of ASARECA on 19thApril 2021, after serving the Organization for 30 months. To ensure business continuity in the implementation of the organization’s mandate and smooth transition: