WELCOME TO ASARECA
The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is a not-for-profit Inter-Governmental Organization created in 1994 and owned by the National Agricultural Research Institutes (NARIs) of 15 member States in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA). Its overarching mandate is to Transform Agriculture for Improved Livelihoods, Sustained Economic Growth, and Inclusive Development in ECA in alignment with SDGs…
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Our Mission
To Contribute to Increased Productivity, Commercialization and Competitiveness of the ECA Agricultural Sector Through Strengthening, Catalyzing and Coordinating Agricultural Research for Development in the ECA Sub Region.
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Our Vision
A transformed ECA Agricultural Sector Supporting Improved Livelihoods, Sustained Economic Growth and Inclusive Development.
Latest Stories
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
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
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