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ASARECA is strategically repositioned to perform a higher level facilitative, supportive, coordination and advocacy role to enhance sustainable agricultural transformation, sustained economic growth and inclusive development in the ECA subregion. To deliver on this role, ASARECA is now repositioned as the regional “Go to Service Provider of Choice for AR4D coordination, convening,partnership brokerage, process facilitation, and communication products and services.” These services are designed to deliver specific and targeted high priority inclusive and sustainable agricultural transformation and development outcomes and impact in the ECA sub region.

Develop a shared vision and sub-regional goalsEmpower end-users of the programmes of the Association to ensure their meaningful participation in developing priorities for agricultural research, training, extension and education

ASARECA sees improved delivery and impact of scientific knowledge, policy options and technologies as a powerful instrument to drive the sub-region towards meeting the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program (CAADP) which is the agricultural agenda of the African UnionÔÇÖs, New Economic Partnership for African Development (AU/NEPAD).

ASARECA sees improved delivery and impact of scientific knowledge, policy options and technologies as a powerful instrument to drive the sub-region towards meeting the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Program (CAADP) which is the agricultural agenda of the African UnionÔÇÖs, New Economic Partnership for African Development (AU/NEPAD).

The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is a sub-regional not-for-profit association. It was established in 1994 by ten member countries represented by their national agricultural research for development institutes. The 10 member countries are: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda

Calliandra is a multipurpose tree species grown primarily for forage as a supplement to low quality roughages for ruminant livestock. It a source of green manure; provides shade for coffee and tea, stakes for climbing beans, is a source of wood fuel for cooking; controls soil erosion, and is a source of pollen for honey production.Calliandra leaf hay is a potential source of income as the demand for hay is now very high. Leaf hay is used to make nutrient feed blocks in addition to other locally available materials such as molasses, maize bran, cotton seed cake, farm waste and crop residues

The Permanent Secretaries in charge of Agriculture line ministries and Director Generals (DGs) of National Agricultural Research Institutes in the 14 member countries of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) including: Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, together with the ASARECA Board of Directors, held a virtual consultative meeting on October 22, 2020 to deliberate on how to finance ASARECA’s regionally coordinated Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) initiatives.

2015 was the second year of implementation of ASARECA Second Operational Plan (OP II). We are delighted to share with you progress made in the promotion of agricultural innovations in Eastern and Central Africa. Two examples from one of our flagship projects facilitating farmers to harness scarce water resources at farm and watershed levels  in Kenya and Burundi illustrate this.

Strengthening, catalyzing and coordinating the Eastern and Central Africa sub-regional agricultural research for development initiatives by strengthening and integrating capacities; supporting and coordinating development and scaling up of technologies and innovations; advocating for an enabling policy environment, functional markets and institutions; and managing and communicating knowledge and information to accelerate sustainable agricultural transformation and growth for shared prosperity and improved food and nutrition security and livelihood of the ECA people.

The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) is a not-for-profit inter-governmental sub-regional organization. ASARECA comprises 12 member countries: Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.ASARECA brings together researchers from the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) of the 12 member countries to generate, share and promote knowledge and innovations to solve common challenges facing agriculture in the member countries.