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Date: Tuesday 13th August Time: 2:00pm – 4:30pm CAT Venue: Windhoek, Namibia Join us on zoom: Link

The Namibia Higher Education Day was officially opened today 08 August, 2024 by Hon. Dr. Itah Kandjii Murangi, the Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation of Namibia at the University of Namibia Main Campus Leisure Centre in the capital Windhoek. In her remarks, she reiterated that RUFORUM’s key focus area is Agriculture, and as […]

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a network of 170 Universities in 40 African countries, will hold its second Triennial Conference from 12-16 August 2024 in Windhoek, Namibia. This year’s conference will be held under the theme “Operationalising Higher Agricultural Education and Research Ecosystems for Innovation, Industrialisation and Economic Development in […]

Kampala, 01 August, 2024 – The Regional Universities Forum for capacity building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) aiming to transform agriculture in Africa through innovative scientific research, educational and training approaches will host its second Triennial Conference from 12 to 16 August 2024 in Windhoek, Namibia. Hosted by the Government of Namibia and RUFORUM member Universities in […]

Shape Africa’s clean energy future with a world-class scholarship! This program connects you with prestigious universities offering a range of exceptional degrees. Master cutting-edge technologies and groundbreaking strategies to build a sustainable future. A consortium of six African universities awarded funding from the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) for an academic mobility scheme focused […]

Thursday 25th July 2024 Time: 14.00-16:00 CAT (15:00-17:00 EAT) Register Here: https://bit.ly/3XMzvCW #RUFtriennial24

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), established by ten Vice Chancellors in 2004, is a consortium of universities in Africa. As of December 2023, membership stands at 170 universities in 40 countries. RUFORUM is registered as an International NGO (FORR78950) in Uganda and coordinated by a Secretariat hosted at Makerere University […]

On Wednesday, 17th July 2024, @ruforumsec, @EU_Commission and hashtag#FARA will host the hashtag#RMRN “From Degradation to Regeneration: Agroecology and Soil Health Research for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa” Webinar as the RUFORUM Triennial Pre-Conference Webinar.hashtag#RUFTriennial24 Register here: https://bit.ly/3VMmGWv to join via Zoom Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Amudavi, Biovision Africa Trust Speakers Panelists Dr. Bernhard Freyer , Institute of Organic, Farming […]

Theme: Strengthening Research Skills in African Universities Date: 24-28 June 2024 Time: 14:00-17:00 PM EAT Facilitators

Introductory WebinarWednesday 19th June 2024, 10:00 – 11:00 AM SAST (UTC+2) Research collaboration is pivotal to addressing complex challenges in the agriculture sector which is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Meeting the increasing global food demand while mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions poses a daunting task. Join Qinisa – a regional initiative […]

Conducting Baseline Studies including a Situation Analysis and Scenario Mapping /Foresight Analysis towards to the development of the IRC Strategy and Operational Plan The Consortium Europe-Africa on Research and Innovation for Food Systems Transformation (CEA-FIRST) through the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) invites expressions of interest for the development of the IRC Strategy […]

Register to participate in this upcoming online webinar. The webinar is on Wednesday 13th June 2024, at 2:30pm -5:00pm. PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank PlantwisePlus Factsheets CABI BioProtection Portal Facilitator: K Muraguri Gitahi, Agri-digital tools, Comms Coordinator, CABI This is your chance to learn about these apps so you can recommend them. Register through this link : […]

Climate change has massive impacts on the agricultural sector in Africa. The problems of climate change affecting the sustainability of the agricultural sector and food security in Africa are urgent and complex.The CaReFoAfrica project aims to build human capacity in the field of climate change mitigation and adaptation in the agricultural sector of Africa. The […]

Join the RUFORUM Network, CGIAR Excellence in Agronomy Initiative, Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and CGIAR in a webinar on “Leveraging Technology to Effectively Reach Farmers at Scale”Date: 12th June 2024Time: 15:00 PM EAT Registration Link: https://bit.ly/4dPoHczhashtag#RUFTriennial24

May 30, 2024 – The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) and the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) are proud to announce the signing of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This partnership aims to foster a mutually beneficial relationship to promote open science and deliver advanced digital […]

The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) in partnership with Mastercard Foundation, Gulu University (Uganda), Egerton University (Kenya), Africa University (Zimbabwe), University of Free State (South Africa), Malawi University of Science and Technology (Malawi), University of Eldoret (Kenya), Uganda Martyrs University (Uganda), University of Port Harcourt (Nigeria), University of Cape Coast (Ghana), […]

Introduction: The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is seeking expressions of interest from experienced videographers to produce a high-quality video featuring interviews with the founding members of RUFORUM. This video will capture their insights on the formation of RUFORUM, highlight key milestones achieved over the past 20 years, and convey their […]

Background Africa over the last three decades has seen a forward growth trajectory with positive development outcomes. Nonetheless, there remains considerable development needs for the continent. Communication is an important element of the development process because it is a two-way bridge between generators of knowledge, technologies, innovations that drive economic growth and the ultimate users. […]

Uganda hosts meeting of social protection experts and stakeholders. 28 May 2024, Kampala –  Speakers at today’s opening of the Africa Regional Social Protection Policy Dialogue have called for an expansion of social protection to cover the rural poor in the agrifood system who are at risk of being left behind in Africa’s development. The […]

On Wednesday, 5th June 2024, @ruforumsec, @EU_Commission and hashtag#FARA will host the hashtag#RMRN “Exploring Agroecology: Current Insights and Emerging Research Frontiers” Webinar as the RUFORUM Triennial Pre-Conference Webinar.hashtag#RUFTriennial24Register here: http://bit.ly/3xQRpcG to join via zoom Date & Time: Jun 5, 2024 03:00 pm EAT