Press Releases

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 business on behalf of ASARECA and its constituents.  Board of Directors' Statement    


Statement by the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Development, the Republic of Kenya and Chairman ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers (CPM)

ENTEBBE, UGANDA: Following the 3rd ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers Meeting held in Nairobi, Kenya on February 15, 2024, which elected me as the ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers’ Chairman, I have today April 4, 2024 on behalf of my colleagues in the 15 Member States visited the ASARECA Secretariat in Entebbe Uganda.


Press Release: Kenya Announces ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers

The Republic of Kenya through the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development in collaboration with the Inter-governmental Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), will hold the 3rd ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers Meeting on February 15th, 2024 at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Download full press release   


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 Regional Dialogue for Mainstreaming Sustainable Agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa held in Kampala, Uganda. This event, under the theme...


Uganda to host ASARECA Agriculture Ministerial Conference (AAMC)

KAMPALA, Uganda—May 8, 2023: ASARECA will hold the ASARECA Agriculture Ministerial Conference (AAMC), a flagship event incorporating three leading ASARECA platforms namely: (i) The ASARECA Council of Patron Ministers (CPM) Meeting, (ii) the ASARECA General Assembly, (iii) and the ASARECA Scientific Conference. This year’s AAMC is the inaugural episode. Henceforth, the twin event will become biennial. The three-day event will be hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and...