Building Africa's Capacity to Train for Africa: RUFORUM@15 Summative Outcome Evaluation
The evaluation findings and recommendations are meant to help RUFORUM improve its decision making, the implementation of its Vision 2030 Strategy, and programming initiatives for capacity development and institutional strengthening of its member universities.
TAGDev Mid Term Review: Summary Report – Infographics
TAGDev 101, one of four flagship programmes of the RUFORUM. TAGDev, supported by Mastercard Foundation, aims to transform African agricultural education through projects and activities including CARP+, RECAP, scholarships, Nurturing Grants (NG), Field Attachment Programme Awards (FAPA), African Universities Leadership and Management.
The State of Women Leading Report
We led a research phase which has included a desktop review, interviews with women, and a survey with over 400 of female faculty, students and early career graduates. The results presented in this report are largely based on the survey that was rolled out from November 2020 to February 2021.
Agricultural Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ATVET) in Sub-Saharan Africa
This report looks at efforts in the region to develop and implement agricultural, technical, vocational education and training (ATVET). It does this by reviewing TVET and ATVET policies, the institutional landscape and experience in the region and selected countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Recognising Higher and Technical Education in DRC
The DRC is a signatory of the SADC Protocol on Higher Education and Training, and has acknowledged the role of higher education in national and regional development and the importance of a regional higher education system. The country has experienced two decades of instability which has impacted several sectors of its economy and include its education sector.
Tracer Study of RUFORUM Graduates, 2004 – 2020
The studies generate retrospective evaluations of the connection between higher education and work — in terms of graduate job placement profile and the usefulness, relevance, effectiveness and adequacy of the skills and competencies as well as work related values to their job placement.
Touching Lives, Creating Opportunities
Transforming Cassava Production through Delivery of Clean Planting Materials and Business Developmentin Coastal Kenya
Enhancing Potato and Cassava Value Chains Performance
Egerton University engagement in two key agricultural commodity value chains in Kenya; the potato and cassava value chains
Insights from research-development: Labs to markets
Bringing evidences from Baobab value chains to support investments, policies and actions in Benin
Assessment of Current Status of Technical and Higher Education Sector in Liberia
Liberia is among the countries with the lowest human development. It is ranked 181 out of 189 countries in the world in 2017. The education sector is a reflection of the political and economic fragility of the country. The sector is generally weak and fragmented.
Gender-based Assessment of the Science, Technology and Innovation Ecosystem in Uganda
The assessment was commissioned by the Forum for Women Vice Chancellors in Africa (FAWoVC) with support from the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) and funded by a grant from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB).
Forum for Agricultural Resource Husbandry: Overview and Proposal for Future Direction
The report was based on information and opinions derived from a number of sources including information and papers provided by Forum and the Rockefeller Foundation (RF), the results of three surveys that were administered, visits to all the Forum universities, and in-depth discussions with a large number of people.
Tracer Study of RUFORUM Alumni — Final Report, June 2014
The main objective of the Tracer Study was to establish the location of the graduates, institutions in which they are employed, how they are performing in respect to the RUFORUM outcomes and in respect to the needs of the employers, the competitiveness of the graduates, retention rates after employment, and regional distribution.
External Review of Implementation Progress and Outcomes of the RUFORUM Operational Plan, 2018–2022
In 2018, the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) developed its Vision 2030 Strategy and the associated 2018–2022 Operational Plan. This review examines progress and outcomes against planned targets.