The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholers in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning. The third Biennial Conference was attended by 657 participants.This record contains an extended abstract accepted under the theme of Strengthening Science & Technology
Outcomes and Performance of Rwanda Agricultural Board Employees Trained by RUFORUM
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This paper describes outcomes of a capacity development effort
undertaken by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity
Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), in collaboration with the
Rwanda Government, the Forum for Agricultural Research in
Africa (FARA) and Association for Strengthening Agricultural
Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) to rebuild
research capacity for Rwanda. Based on indentified
priority needs by the Rwanda Government, RUFORUM with
funding from SCARDA (Strengthening Capacity for
Agricultural Research for Development in Africa), supported
the training of initially 11 MSc students in target areas to help
jumpstart the research system. Additional 6 MSc students were
trained as part of capacity development for the National
University of Rwanda. The 17 Students trained at different
universities identified by RUFORUM and have since returned
to Rwanda and are championing development processes.
Cet article décrit les résultats d’un effort de renforcement des
capacités menées par le Forum régional des universités pour le
renforcement des capacités en agriculture (RUFORUM), en
collaboration avec le gouvernement du Rwanda, le Forum pour
la recherche agricole en Afrique (FARA) et l’Association pour
le renforcement de la recherche agricole en Afrique orientale
et centrale (ASARECA), pour reconstruire la capacité de
recherche du Rwanda. Sur la base des besoins prioritaires
identifiés par le gouvernement du Rwanda, le RUFORUM, avec
un financement de SCARDA (Renforcement des capacités
pour la recherche agricole et le développement en Afrique), a
financé la formation de 11 étudiants à la maîtrise, initialement
dans les zones ciblées, pour aider à relancer le système de
recherche. Un Supplément de 6 étudiants à la maîtrise a été
formé dans le cadre du renforcement des capacités de
l’Université Nationale du Rwanda. Les 17 étudiants formés
dans des différentes universités identifiées par le RUFORUM
sont rentrés au Rwanda et se font les champions des processus
de développement.
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English
Extended abstracts submitted under Strengthening Science & Technology
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2012
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East Africa
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RUFORUM Conferences and Workshops
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