News Updates
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Europe seeks to reinforce African partnership to transform agriculture
20 November 2019By Alis Okonji Commercial agriculture covers a relatively small share of crop production as compared to smallholder farming. Smallholder farms account for over 80 percent of all farms in Sub-Saharan...
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Ethiopia and Uganda among top Ten Global Coffee Producers and Exporters
19 November 2019By Alis Okonji Coffee is the third most consumed beverage in the world after water and tea. It is no surprise therefore that coffee beans are in high demand globally making coffee the world’s second...
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ASARECA work on Agro-Biotechnology for Food and Nutrition Security in Eastern and Central Africa
06 November 2019By Ben Moses Ilakut ENTEBBE, UGANDA--ASARECA has highlighted its areas of focus in efforts to promote the benefits of biotechnology for food and nutrition security in Eastern and Central Africa. The...
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ASARECA kicks off implementation of CAADP-XP4 project targeting climate change mitigation
05 November 2019By Alis Okonji JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA--ASARECA and other Pillar 4 Institutions are set to start implementation of the Development Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture (DeSIRA) project...
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ASARECA in talks with Center for Global Development on Biotechnology Research and Development
05 November 2019By Alis Okonji ENTEBBE, UGANDA--With the evolution and adoption of biotechnology in many states around the world, countries in Eastern and Central Africa are still contemplating the risks versus the...
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Achievements, challenges and opportunities for Tanzania Irrigation
05 November 2019By Ben Moses Ilakut DODOMA, TANZANIA--October is a very dry month in Dodoma, Tanzania. The entire landscape is devoid of vegetation, except for a few resilient trees. But the women captured in this...
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Data rules: How technology intelligent farmers are influencing decisions and policies affecting them
05 November 2019By Ben Moses Ilakut DODOMA, TANZANIA-Farmers in four regions of Tanzania have become a critical part and parcel of the generation and relaying of information that technical and policy leaders need...
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Will Kenya’s positive move towards GMOs influence her EAC neighbours?
14 October 2019By Ben Moses Ilakut ENTEBBE--In 2011, five young African researchers [none of them above 30] at Kenyatta University announced a scientific breakthrough. They had successfully transformed nine...
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COMESA, ASARECA well aligned to Africa’s priorities, says Secretary General
08 October 2019By Ben Moses Ilakut The COMESA Secretary General Ms. Chileshe Kapwepwe has said the COMESA Regional Agriculture Investment Plan and the new ASARECA Strategic Plan are well aligned to the continents...
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ASARECA, COMESA renew MoU to strengthen collaboration
07 October 2019By Ben Moses Ilakut ASARECA and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) have revised their existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost collaboration and strengthen...