Latest Updates

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is pleased to share the final program schedule for the Triennial Conference and Africa Higher Education Week slated for 6th -10th December 2021 at Palais des Congres de Cotonou, Benin under the Theme ‘Operationalising Higher Education for Innovation, Industrialisation, Inclusion and Sustainable Economic Development in... Continue Reading →

Agrovie was established on 12th March , 2016 by 6 students from the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Université Catholique de Bukavu (UCB). Agrovie is located at Ibanda, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo with the aim of creating employment for young people while meeting the agri-food needs of the community. To this end, we have worked... Continue Reading →

My name is Angella Akori and I come from Eastern Uganda. In 2019, I got a scholarship from RUFORUM to pursue a degree in agri-entrepreneurship and communication. At that time, I already had plans and ideas to carry out a number of agricultural projects in my home town, however, I lacked finances to make my... Continue Reading →

Lors de la réunion annuelle des Vice-Chanceliers / Présidents / Directeurs de Section / Recteurs des Universités Membres de RUFORUM (voir les liens sur le Dépliant de RUFORUM et l’Aperçu de RUFORUM) qui s’est tenue le 11 novembre 2020, les Vice-Chanceliers ont réaffirmé leur engagement envers le Programme d’Assistanat d’Enseignement Supérieur (GTA) qu’ils ont initié... Continue Reading →

During the annual meeting of Vice Chancellors/Presidents/Principals/Rectors of RUFORUM Member Universities (see links about RUFORUM flier and RUFORUM at a Glance) held on 11th November 2020, the Vice Chancellors re-affirmed their commitment to the Graduate Teaching Assistantship Program that they initiated in 2014. The objectives of the GTA are to: i) Improve the quality of... Continue Reading →

University World News Universities’ key role in the future of global food systems (Global)African academics say that partnerships and collective action across different sectors, including higher education and research, are needed to actualise the resolutions agreed upon at the United Nations Food Systems Summit held on 23 September in New York. “The common message and... Continue Reading →

The main driving force behind climate change is the emission of greenhouse gases through human activities, says Prof Linus Franke, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Soil, Crop and Climate Sciences at the University of the Free State. “Carbon dioxide is the biggest culprit, accounting for 72% of the global warming effect, followed by methane and nitrous... Continue Reading →

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture with Funding from the The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) has organized a virtual training under the theme: “Capacity Building on e-Learning Content Development” The training  is part of the RUFORUM Triennial Conference side events and it will run from the 18th – 22nd October,... Continue Reading →

Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture and Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases are pleased to invite you to a virtual conference side event on “Delivering Research and Innovations in Agricultural Greenhouse Gases” This side event will take place from the 27th – 29th October 2021. Time: 14:00-17:00 EAT.Registration Link: https://bit.ly/3ijYybg Please... Continue Reading →

The scholarship from the MasterCard Foundation has not only helped to ease my education, but it has also made it possible for beneficiaries like me to save money and engage in different income generating enterprises. It is from my savings that I have been able to open a restaurant which provides nutritious food such as... Continue Reading →

I was born and raised in Uganda where agriculture is the back bone of the economy and the majority of the people make a living from agriculture. I grew up with my grandparents who also practiced agriculture and this inspired me to save part of my monthly stipend in order for me to engage in... Continue Reading →

The Kenya News Agency CS Mucheru Challenges Universities to Establish Business Hubs (Kenya)ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has called on both Public and Private Universities in the country to establish business incubation hubs to nurture entrepreneurial ideas among ordinary citizens. Mucheru has also challenged institutions of higher learning to shift focus... Continue Reading →

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is pleased to invite you to participate in a virtual training on: Problem Based Learning: Getting the Engine Running in Universities. Date: 11th October 2021. Time: 3:00PM EAT. Register for free on this Link : https://bit.ly/3mgucbO

My name is Jerom Ochenge. I am grateful to the MasterCard Foundation through RUFORUM for the generous support and opportunity granted to me. As a fresh graduate, I never had any source of income, but the financial support I got through MCF@RUFORUM changed my life. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke, all the students were sent... Continue Reading →

The pursuit for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals while balancing social and environmental trade-offs needs a harmonized capacity in food systems and foresight. In partnership with RUFORUM, thisworkshop by the Social and Environmental Trade-offs in African Agriculture (SENTINEL) program will explore key concepts in foresight and scenario analysis and the connections between foresight and food... Continue Reading →

Kampala, 23rd September 2021 – The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation hosted a virtual webinar under the theme “Accelerating youth employment through the TVET Sector.” This webinar was part of the “Transforming African Agricultural Universities to meaningfully contribute to Africa’s growth and development (TAGDev) programme”.... Continue Reading →

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a network of 129 universities in 38 African countries, with funding from Carnegie Cooperation of New York is pleased to announce the following calls for proposals Graduate Teaching Assistantship (GTA) Research Grants: RU/2022/GTA/01 RUFORUM is pleased to pre-announce the availability of 40 Doctoral research grants... Continue Reading →

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa invites you to the Scientific Data Management training for Post-Graduate Students Using R Programming Language.  This is a follow-up training to provide detailed analysis on the use of different statistical methods to postgraduate students... Continue Reading →

Content is king for social media marketing, without it you have blank pages that are not communicating anything or engaging with anyone. In our recently ended training on this topic, we talked about Digital Writing and the How Tos of Content Management and Creation. You can re-watch Day 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMqiis_Jmz8) and Day 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMnh7Torf58) videos of... Continue Reading →

My name is Dr Margret Wambui Wahome, a registered veterinary surgeon in Kenya. I came in contact with RUORUM through Dr Lucy Njagi, a lecturer at University of Nairobi and she was the principal investigator of the project I did at Master level by then. While undertaking a research for my master’s degree project titled:... Continue Reading →