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ASARECA, CIHEAM BARI, Land Resources Centre boost Ethiopian farmers capacity to sustain Water and Land productivity

BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT DEBRE ZEIT, ETHIOPIA—The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Centra Africa (ASARECA), the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies-Institute of Bari (CIHEAM Bari) and the Italian Agency for Development Corporation (AICS) have joined Ethiopian partners, Water and Land Resource Centre (WLRC), Addis Ababa University,...

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Full Job Description for the Position of Executive Director, ASARECA: Available in English and French

ENGLISH The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is a not-for-profit inter-governmental organization of 15 member countries comprising: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Eritrea, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Federal Republic of Somalia, Madagascar, Kenya, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. ASARECA’s...

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Participants from at the Agroecology Policy Dialogue in Nairobi Kenya

Enabling Policy Environment for Agroecology takes the Spotlight at Eastern Africa Agroecology Conference  

Julian Barungi, Wandabwa Wanyama & Ben Moses Ilakut NAIROBI, KENYA –ASARECA, in partnership with the European Commission, IFAD, CORAF, CCARDESA, FARA, and AFAAS on March 25, 2025 hosted a pivotal side event during the 2nd Eastern Africa Agroecology Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. The event, titled “Regional Policy Roundtable on Enhancing the...

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BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT ENTEBBE, UGANDA: ASARECA Interim Executive Director, Dr. Sylvester Dickson Baguma on March 6, 2025 received the Director General (DG) Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU), Dr. Samson Musonerimana at ASARECA Secretariat offices in Entebbe Uganda. The Director General was accompanied by the Director for Research, ISABU,...

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ASARECA ED, top management meet Kenya’s Agriculture Cabinet Secretary and Council of Patron Ministers’ Chair

BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT NAIROBI, KENYA: ASARECA Acting Board of Directors Chairman, Ambassador Dr. Kipyego Cheluget together with the Interim Executive Director, Dr. Sylvester Dickson Baguma and the Director General, Kenya Agriculture and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) have held a meeting with Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary (Minister) for Agriculture and Livestock Development...

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ASARECA IED, Sylvester Dickson Baguma backs onboarding agricultural research in regional integration

BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT NAIROBI, KENYA—ASARECA Interim Executive Director, Dr. Sylvester Dickson Baguma has highlighted the importance of Agricultural Research and Development (AR4D) in the integration of economies in the East African Community (EAC) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) regions. “Our Regional Economic Communities are promoting free...

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Some of the farmers who received an assortment of items to embark on quality seed multiplication

ASARECA boosts access to quality potato seed for Rwandan farmers using EU, World Bank funding.

BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT MUSANZE, RWANDA: ASARECA Interim Executive Director, Dr. Syslvester Dickson Baguma has handed over 2.5 tons of Quality Certified potato seed, 11 spraying pumps, 200kgs of fertilizer, and assorted pesticides to 300 farmers belonging to the Dukomeze Ubuzima Cooperative, in Shingiro, Musanze, Rwanda.   Handing over the kitty during a...

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ASARECA, CIHEAM Bari, Heliopolis University and AICS engage Egyptian farmers in Agricultural Best Management Practices

BY BEN MOSES ILAKUT SEKEM FARM, BELBIES, EGYPT: ASARECA, the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies-Institute of Bari (CIHEAM Bari) and the Italian Agency for Development Corporation (AICS) on February 2 and 3rd, 2025 joined Egyptian partners, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development in Egypt and the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture...

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Project Partners Convene in Kigali for Land Soil Crop Information Services Annual Meeting  

By Genevieve Apio Kigali, Rwanda, 25–26 November 2024: Key stakeholders in the Land Soil Crop Information Services (LSC Hubs) project (https://lsc-hubs.org)  gathered in Kigali for the Annual Project Meeting (APM), aimed at evaluating 2024's progress, addressing challenges, and preparing for the final project year in 2025. The meeting was hosted by the...

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Participants during a workshop to pilot ASARECA’s Policy Manager Tool through joint analysis of Uganda’s Extension Policy

ASARECA, IWMI Pilot Policy Analysis Tool on Uganda’s National Agricultural Extension Policy

By Ben Moses Ilakut KAMPALA, UGANDA: ASARECA has facilitated a thorough analysis of Uganda’s National Agricultural Extension Policy (NAEP), which has highlighted the urgent need to improve implementation of the NAEP and recommended scaling of the ASARECA Policy Manager Tool to analyze Government agricultural policies and service delivery programmes that affect...

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