ASARECA Newsletter Vol.45 : Change of dates for the ASARECA Ministerial conference
Dear AR4D colleagues, We have adjusted the dates for the ASARECA Agriculture Ministerial Conference (AAMC) to May 17 to 19, 2023. The event will take place at Speke Resort, Munyonyo in Uganda, the same venue earlier communicated to you. This variation from the earlier announced dates (March 3 to 5), has been occasioned by the need for more time to complete a number of governance processes and issues which will be key in the AAMC. As...
ASARECA Newsletter Vol.44 : 2023: A year that marks the mid-term of our Strategic focus
Dear esteemed Stakeholders, It is an opportune time to thank the Almighty God for sailing us through to the year—2023. I would like to salute the Secretariat for adopting a proactive approach by harnessing mutual partnerships with relevant players to contribute to the agricultural transformation agenda as a means of improving livelihoods in Eastern and Central Africa (ECA). In this regard, the Secretariat during the year brought to the attention of...
ASARECA Newsletter Vol.42 : Vacancies for senior regional positions in ASARECA
Dear AR4D colleagues, We are hiring. To meet the ever increasing demand for ASARECA services, especially the higher level facilitative, supportive, coordination and advocacy roles to enhance sustainable agricultural transformation, sustained economic growth and inclusive development in the ECA sub-region, we are seeking highly qualified experts from the region to fill important positions at ASARECA Secretariat. The Secretariat therefore urges you to recommend and encourage suitable candidates to apply for this positions...
ASARECA Newsletter Vol.39 : ASARECA CSA Alliance: Leveraging skills from NARIS
Dear AR4D colleagues, Climate change continues to take a heavy toll on the agriculture sector in ASARECA member countries, putting years of economic progress at risk. The most affected are millions of farmers, especially smallholder rural farmers who bear the brunt of climate change including uneven rainfall distribution, extremes of temperatures, floods, and soil erosion. The pathway to ensuring a climate-resilient agricultural sector must, therefore, be cemented with sound climate agricultural...
ASARECA newsletter Vol.38 : The Value add of Current ASARECA Projects to Africa
Dear AR4D colleagues, Since 2018, ASARECA has embarked on implementing its repositioned function as the regional “Go to Service Provider of Choice for AR4D coordination, convening, partnership brokerage, and process facilitation to deliver specific priority inclusive development outcomes and impact. To this end, we are coordinating the implementation of initiatives that have created direct interaction between various global partners and the National Agricultural Research Systems. These initiatives include the Comprehensive Africa...
ASARECA Newsletter Vol.37 : Climate Information Services for Improved Productivity
Dear AR4D colleagues, ASARECA in collaboration with ASARECA the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT organized a training workshop on application of foresight data in enhancing agricultural policy implementation and decision making in Eastern and Central Africa. The training was organized under is the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) Project in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 23 to 24th, 2022. The overall objective of the training was to...
ASARECA Newsletter Vol.36 : CSA technologies at the NARIS due for commercialization
Dear AR4D colleagues, ASARECA in collaboration with KALRO held a “Dialogue on Commercialization of Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies, Innovations and Management Practices in Eastern & Central Africa” from March 15th to 18, 2022. The overall objective of the dialogue was to promote commercialization of climate-relevant agricultural TIMPs in Eastern and Central Africa. The specific objectives were to:
ASARECA Newsletter Vol.35 : How ASARECA countries want to work with the CGIAR
Dear AR4D colleagues, The ASARECA Committee of Directors General (CDG) held a physical consultative meeting with representatives of One CGIAR on February 24-25th, 2022 in Entebbe Uganda. The overall objective of the 4th meeting of the CDG and One CGIAR was to identify and discuss critical areas and mechanisms of collaboration between ASARECA and the One CGIAR. The specific objectives of the meeting were: (i) The One CGIAR to provide the...
ASARECA Newsletter Vol.34 : Taking stock of the CAADP-XP4 Programme Achievements
Dear AR4D colleagues, The five consortium members constituting the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP ex-Pillar IV) Programme can proudly assert that we are on track in implementing the unique initiative aimed at enabling agricultural research and innovation, and Extension services to contribute effectively to food and nutrition security, economic development and climate mitigation in Africa. We held a meeting from January 31 to February 5, 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya among...
ASARECA Newsletter Vol.33 : Draft action points and way forward on leveraging KM and M&E in ECA
Dear AR4D colleagues, The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) and Knowledge Management and Communication (KMC) experts drawn from ASARECA member NARIs held a five-day training and consultation workshop on the role of Knowledge Management and Monitoring and Evaluation in Agricultural Transformation. Overall, it emerged that M&E and KMC have been neglected in the overall Programme implementation in our institutions. The meeting produced evidence to launch advocacy to fast track the role of...