Tuesday, 8 April 2014

President of IFAD receives FARA Executive Director

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The President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Dr Kanayo Nwanze hosted the Executive Director of the Forum fo...

PAEPARDII: Two Consortium agreements signed for PAEPARDII 4 Years Extension (4YE) granted by the European Commission (EC)

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On 3rd and 4th April, 2014 the Platform for African European Partnership on Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) Steering Committ...
Wednesday, 2 April 2014

Stimulating Collective Action to Scale-up Climate Smart Agriculture (SCA) Practices in Africa

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A well-attended back-to-back CSA and FS CSA workshop kicked off at the World Agroforestry Center in Nairobi, Kenya today 31st March 2014. Th...
Monday, 31 March 2014

The Sorghum Value Chain Development Consortium (SVCDC) UniBRAIN Incubator launched in Kenya.

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The Sorghum Value Chain Development Consortium was launched on 14th March 2014 at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technolog...
Friday, 28 March 2014

10th CAADP Partnership Platform brief: Goals, Actions and Targets Proposed for the Science Agenda

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The Pre-CAADP PP and main sessions on the Science Agenda for Agriculture in Africa organized by FARA in Durban on 18th March, 2014 gathered...
Friday, 21 March 2014

Breakthrough in Agricultural Research and Development: Integrated Agricultural Research for Development

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On 18th March, 2014, a big crowd witnessed the launch of the book titledMaximizing Impact from Agricultural Research: Potential of the IAR4D...
Tuesday, 10 December 2013

FARA Champions the Discussion on Agricultural Research and Development at the Brazil-Africa Leadership Forum 2013

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The South-South partnership is fast becoming vital to the development of the Africa continent in the coming years; this is in the light...
Sunday, 17 November 2013

Empowering youth in agriculture

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The following post was written by  Marina Cherbonnier, Web and Communications Officer  of the  Young Professionals’ Platform for Agricultur...
Tuesday, 12 November 2013

FARA Supports a Consultative Dialogue on the Path to Prosperity in Sierra Leone

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The economy of the Republic of Sierra Leone has for a long time been tied to investments in the mining sector with emphasis on diamonds, ...
Tuesday, 5 November 2013

EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION IN AFRICA

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Though the African continent is undergoing significantly positive reforms and macroeconomic metamorphosis, its share of total regional trad...
Wednesday, 30 October 2013

Policy Options for Improving the Management of Natural Resources Booms in Africa

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The revenue accruable from agriculture as well as the oil mineral sectors portends bright and promising socio-economic prospects for Africa....
Monday, 14 October 2013

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Climate Change's potential impact on Farmers in Africa | Global Landscapes Forum | Warsaw

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Climate Change's potential impact on Farmers in Africa | Global Landscapes Forum | Warsaw

Vote for the youth speakers submissions - Part 1 | Global Landscapes Forum | Warsaw

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Vote for the youth speakers submissions - Part 1 | Global Landscapes Forum | Warsaw
Friday, 26 July 2013

Mobile network operators have much to gain from agriculture

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Ghana’s six mobile network operators have been slow to take advantage of agricultural value chains in the provision of mobile services....