Nutrition

Training a Generation of Agleaders for Agricultural Transformation in Africa

Training a Generation of Agleaders for Agricultural Transformation in Africa, Kenya, Uganda

The Mastercard Foundation and RUFORUM, in collaboration with Egerton and Gulu Universities are on the mission to build and transform the next generation through training competent and highly skilled African youth to ensure production of entrepreneurial graduates with leadership skills and potential to create impact in the rural communities.

The Implementation of the Field Attachment Program Award (FAPA) , Benin

The Implementation of the Field Attachment Program Award (FAPA) , Benin, Benin

Field Attachment Programme Awards (FAPA) support post-graduate students intern  to work with community, Finagnon Toyi a student from university of abomey-calavi worked on the complementary foods based on Baobao tree which aimed at reducing malnutrition among Children below 5 years in districts of Dassa and Materi in Benin.

Kenneth Kidega-MasterCard@RUFORUM scholar

Gulu University, Uganda

Along with 30 extraordinary others from all over Africa, Kenneth received the Mastercard@RUFORUM scholarship and reported to Egerton University in Kenya to begin a truly trans-formative journey.

Kenneth will study a Master of Science in Food Security and Community Nutrition at Gulu University in Uganda.

A formidable Baobab research team: RUFORUM expands support in West Africa

L’Université d’Abomey-Calavi, Benin

As RUFORUM increases its presence in West Africa several GRGs are working with farmers and in this clip we see significant innovation and contribution to human and livestock nutrition from growing baobab. They were able to harvest leaves for human and animal nutrition within one year.