News and Updates
18Nov

Call to Action: CGIAR & ASARECA take steps to propel African governments’ efforts to restore and optimize benefits from landscapes

By Ben Moses Ilakut NAIROBI, KENYA: Over 200 participants (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ3SI3DYON8) attending the Kenya Landscape Actors Platform (https://www.kenyalandscapes.com/) Conference (https://youtu.be/K5DlPc3bc0E?si=2WvXyhJk9FH4KCKk) have called for fast tracking of several policies and actions aimed at optimizing benefits from diverse Kenyan and Eastern and Central African landscapes including farmlands, forests, rangelands, water bodies, mountains, and hills.   The...

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16Nov

Request for Expression of Interest for Recruitment Services

ENGLISH The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) would like to secure the services of a recruitment firm to undertake Consultancy is to provide Recruitment Services to fill the position of Executive Director for ASARECA. ASARECA now invites expressions of interest (EOIs) from legally constituted consulting...

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A farmer demonstrates the use of the Chamelon Wiffi reader one of the tools provided to them
05Nov

Scaling Uptake of Agricultural Technologies: ASARECA, MAAIF take lead in promoting utilization of virtual irrigation tools in Africa

By Ben Moses Ilakut KASESE, UGANDA—"I am happy that there are technologies that can help farmers measure the amount of water, temperature, and the presence of nutrients in the soil. More so, I am excited that I am now a proud owner of these technologies,” said Ms. Tumusiime Yonah from Kinyamaseke...

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25Oct

NaSARRI Marks 102 Years with New Crop Varieties Unveiled at World Food Day 2024

By Genevieve Apio The National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute (NaSARRI) commemorated its 102nd anniversary by hosting Uganda’s 44th World Food Day in Serere District in Eastern Uganda. This year’s event, under the theme “Right to Food for a Better Life and Better Future,” focused on food security and sustainable agriculture, particularly in Uganda’s semi-arid regions, where farmers face increasing...

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17Oct

IITA, MAAIF, NARO, and ASARECA Join Forces to Sensitize Farmers on Combatting BBTV

  Farmers from virus-free Districts of Bushenyi, Rubirizi, and Bunyangabu pose for a group photo with experts   By Genevieve Apio Kasese District, Uganda – A pivotal two-day farmers’ study tour focusing on tackling the Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) was held in Kasese District, Uganda. The tour, organized by the Ukama Ustawi (UU)...

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07Oct

Communication to ASARECA Stakeholders on Top Management Changes at ASARECA Secretariat

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: The ASARECA Board of Directors would like to inform our esteemed stakeholders and Partners that Dr. Enock Warinda will no longer be serving as the Executive Director of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA). He is therefore not permitted to transact any...

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06Oct

Dr. Sylvester Dickson Baguma Appointed Interim ASARECA Executive Director

By Ben Moses Ilakut ENTEBBE, UGANDA—The ASARECA Board of Directors have appointed Dr. Sylvester Dickson Baguma as Interim Executive Director of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA). The appointment takes immediate effect starting from October 7, 2024. Dr. Baguma is currently the Director of the National...

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01Oct

Twin challenges: Researchers in Central, Eastern and Southern Africa engage in a climate change and soil health forum to propose actionable recommendations

By Ben Moses Ilakut, Genevieve Apio & Brook Makonnen MOMBASA, KENYA: Understanding the impacts of climate change and climate variability, including interpreting shifting rainfall patterns, rising temperatures, and increased frequencies of extreme weather events like droughts and flooding is critical in designing climate-smart agriculture practices and technologies, informing decision-making and adaptation...

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23Sep

AICCRA and ICPAC strengthen the capacities of Agricultural experts from ASARECA and CCARDESA member states

By Genevieve Apio, Bridget Kakuwa-Kasongamulilo, and Brook Makonnen Gaborone, Botswana – African institutions CCARDESSA (https://www.ccardesa.org/) and ASARECA (https://www.asareca.org/) have been urged to hasten efforts to leverage the capacity of Africa’s experts and institutions such as the IGAD Climate Prediction and Application Center (https://www.icpac.net/) and national initiatives to jointly work to mitigate...

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19Sep

Training: Climate Information Services for Ag Experts in East and Southern Africa

WHEN SEP 16 - 20, 2024 CAT WHERE Gaborone, Botswana The South-South knowledge exchange and capacity-building initiative organized by regional partners, including the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA), Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), and IGAD Climate Prediction and Application...

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