News and Updates

ASARECA courts EAC to streamline partnership for coordination of aflatoxin prevention

KAMPALA, Uganda: ASARECA supports national and regional initiatives on prevention and control of aflatoxin and its associated losses, ASARECA Executive Director, Dr. Enock Warinda has said. Addressing participants during a two-day strategic engagement workshop on Aflatoxin prevention and control on October 23 to 24, 2023 in Kampala, Uganda, Dr. Warinda pledged...

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Regional Dialogue to address disconnect between agriculture and conservation

The Regional Common Ground Dialogue on Sustainable Agriculture has identified the disconnect between agriculture and conservation, lack of methods to monitor land health, poor understanding of Nature-Based Solutions within the agriculture sector as some of the critical challenges that that impede optimal delivery of goods in the Agricultural sector.

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Regional Dialogue calls for promotion of nature-based solutions for sustainable agriculture

It is the best interest of current and future generations that researchers should promote nature-based solutions because such solutions provide significant benefits to human beings and the environment as a whole, ASARECA Executive Director, Dr. Enock Warinda has told participants at the just concluded Regional Common Ground Dialogue for Mainstreaming...

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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...

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Kenyan High Commissioner, ASARECA ED in talks over resourcing ASARECA

ASARECA Executive Director, Dr. Enock Warinda, on October 11, 2023 paid a courtesy call to the Kenyan Kenya High Commissioner to Rwanda, Ambassador Philip Mundia Githiora at the High Commission officers in Blv de L’ Umuganda, Kigali, Rwanda. Dr. Warinda was accompanied by ASARECA Board of Directors Vice-Chairman, Ambassador, Kipyego Cheluget....

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ASARECA pushes for closer collaboration with AGRA

ASARECA Board of Directors Vice-Chairman, Ambassador, Kipyego Cheluget on October 12, held talks with AGRA Acting Vice-President in charge of Programmes, Prof. Jean Jaques Mbonigaba Muhinda, at AGRA offices in Nairobi, Kenya. The talks centred around close collaboration between the two institutions to leverage complementarities, avoid publication and wastage of resources...

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Eritrea Agriculture Minister, ASARECA Executive Director Discuss Regional Priorities

ASARECA Executive Director, Dr. Enock Warinda on September 21, 2023 held discussions with the Minister of Agriculture, the State of Eritrea Hon. Arefaine Berhe at Ministry of Agriculture offices in the Capital,  Asmara. The minister was flanked by Mr. Amanuel Negassi, the Special Advisor to the Minister, who is also the...

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Rwanda Agriculture Minister, ASARECA Executive Director Discuss Sustainable Financing of ASARECA

ASARECA Executive Director, Dr. Enock Warinda on October 11, 2023 held discussions with the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Rwanda Hon. Dr. Ildephonse Musafiri at the Ministry of Agriculture in Kigali Rwanda. The Minister was flanked by the Chief Technical Advisor, Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources, Mr. Eric Gatera...

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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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