Welcome to RUFORUM

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a consortium of 25 universities in Eastern and Southern Africa, was established in 2004. The consortium originally operated as a program of the Rockefeller Foundation from 1992. RUFORUM has a mandate to oversee graduate training and networks of specialization in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) countries. Specifically, RUFORUM recognizes the important and largely unfulfilled role that universities play in contributing to the well-being of small-scale farmers and economic development of countries throughout the sub-Saharan Africa region.

RUFORUM Programmes

Research Programmes Training Programmes

RUFORUM is involved in a number of research initiatives. These involve:

  • Engaging with communities to strengthen innovation capacity and knowledge generation
  • Increasing productivity and enhancing sustainable natural resource use and management
  • Conducting risk analyses and designing coping strategies for mitigating against climate variability and change, and associated crop-animal-human health epidemics
  • Exploiting potential of indigenous vegetables for food security and nutrition
  • Strengthening leadership, management and cross-cutting professional skills of university managers, lecturers and students.

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The RUFORUM training programme is designed to augment the pool of agricultural researchers and policy professionals in sub-Saharan Africa by supporting graduate studies in agriculture and related fields and by enhancing the capabilities in the member universities. We use three approaches: The regional MSc/M.Phil and PhD programmes, attachments (linking students to field-oriented research) and short targeted courses for professional and skill development.

  • The Regional MSc Programmes
  • PhD Programmes
  • Professional and Skill Development








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Upcoming RUFORUM Events

The following RUFORUM international events are scheduled for 2010: International Conference (AGBIOSAFESEED); RUFORUM Strategic Plan Review; RUFORUM Annual General Meeting; RUFORUM Biennial Conference; Ministerial Conference on Higher Education in Africa
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The RUFORUM Field Attachment Program Award (FAPA)

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: The RUFORUM Field Attachment Program is intended to provide an opportunity for graduates to return to the communities where they carried out their research to provide additional feedback and an opportunity to work with agencies in institutionalizing the results or the action research process, as appropriate.
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Members

Click here to learn more about RUFORUM and view RUFORUM's member and associate universities.

 

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Report - ICT Situation Analysis in 25 RUFORUM Universities

The ICT Situation Analysis was undertaken in 2009. The report is now ready
Download the report from here.

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Graduate Environmental and Agricultural Research (GEAR) CD

The GEAR CD has been produced as part of the ACP funded ERESA (Enhancing Research Cappacity and Skills in Eastern and Cenntral Africa) Project
Download the CD from here.

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RUFORUM Links

RUFORUM staff can access their RUFORUM email accounts by clicking here:
RUFORUM WebMail RUFORUM Staff WebMail

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RUFORUM has a pool of over 500 alumni scattered all over the world. This Facebook group aims to link to this valuable resource and encourage collaborations among the alumni and other RUFORUM stakeholders.
RUFORUM Facebook Alumni Group RUFORUM Facebook Alumni Group

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RUFORUM Secretariat Blog RUFORUM Blog

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RUFORUM aims that, by 2014, all content for the RUFORUM supported Regional Postgraduate programs will be available in the form of electronic content that is licensed as open educational resources. This MOODLE Learning Management System is therefore beginning to encourage a new way of teaching and learning within the RUFORUM network.
RUFORUM Moodle site RUFORUM Moodle PLatform/

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