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Luwero Youth Digitizing Agriculture for Farming Communities Under Airtea Project

Kisakye Anthony, 24, Kyambogo village, Zirobwe east Parish, Zirobwe subcounty, Luwero district is a youth digital connector with a business model on Electronic delivery of Irrigation and Water Management Extension Services in digitizing Agriculture in his community by use of mobile apps like WhatsApp, and Facebook for farmers to access...

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ASARECA and partners commit to address specific needs and priorities of women and youth

Participants during the Policy Dialogue on Promoting Gender and Climate Responsiveness in Agricultural Policy Formulation and Implementation (August 28, 2023), Nairobi, Kenya. BEN MOSES ILAKUT The Dialogue is organized under the auspices of the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) Project NAIROBI, KENYA—ASARECA and partners have committed to address specific needs, priorities and realities of...

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ASARECA convenes Policy Dialogue on Promoting Gender and Climate Responsiveness in Agriculture

Research shows that women and youth are not accessing CSA technologies to the same extent as men and their adoption remains low ASARECA is promoting gender and climate responsiveness in agricultural policy formulation and implementation to ensure that CSA technologies and innovations reach more women and youth and contribute to improving their...

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WATDEV Sensitization meeting held in Egypt

Participants during the WATDEV Sensitization meeting held in Sekem Farm in Belbeis, Egypt ASARECA today (July 30, 2023) joined Egyptian partners, Heliopolis University, in a workshop to validate Best Management Practices with Egyptian stakeholders, including farmers under the WATDEV Project. The meeting held in Sekem Farm in Belbeis, Desert Road, attracted...

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Member Governments Challenged to Optimise Benefits of ASARECA

The Ministers endorsed all the Executive Director’s prayers including resolutions on payment of outstanding financial arrears to ASARECA to zero balance by March 2024; supporting regional Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) initiatives; endorsement of ASARECA to coordinate CGIAR activities in Member States. BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT KAMPALA—Uganda’s Minister of State for Agriculture,...

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ASARECA consults stakeholders on next Medium Term Plan

Researchers from the NARIs, Policy experts and influencers, Knowledge Management practitioners, and capacity development experts at the workshop ENTEBBE--ASARECA is holding a consultative workshop (17-19, July 2023) for its stakeholders to generate and share data and information as part of the process of reviewing the performance of its Medium Term Operational...

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Job Announcement

Positions to fill in ASARECA The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is seeking to fill two attractive positions namely: (1) Head of Finance and (2) Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. The Head of Finance will report directly to the Executive Director, and provide overall financial management and counsel...

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All the objectives of AAMC were met—says ASARECA Executive Director

A Unique Scientific Conference was successfully held on May 19, with focus on showcasing achievements, innovations that work, and maneuvers to beat challenges that impeded the delivery of AR4D outputs KAMPALA: All the targets set by ASARECA and its Governance Organs during the ASARECA Agriculture Ministerial Conference (AAMC)-2023 running from May 17...

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