Policy Briefs

The regional policy note shows how investment in drylands has to take into account the potential for complimentary uses that can increase the income of local inhabitants of drylands beyond the revenues of a single undertaking. Activities that allow for other compatible uses are also the ones that provide a higher value in terms of biodiveristy conservation and long term sustainability.

The case study on the Mara ecosystem shows how biodiversity can be incorporated into Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes that favour local communities. Conservancy models replicated around Maasai Mara National Reserve provide direct income or social services to local pastoralists.

The case study on Tarangire Ecosystem, Tanzania, points to the positive feedback between pastoralism and biodiversity conservation and how land use changes and investment options can either drive to sustainable income for local population or to poverty, lack of options and immigration.

A source of practical information on managing Plant, Human, Animal and Environmental health
It is a great resource of scientifically and practically sound information for strengthening sustainable development of farmers and rural communities in Africa by allowing them to access, use and share information developed in the 4-H (Plant, Human, Animal and Environmental health) areas. 

Gender responsive participatory variety selection protocol: Understanding men and women preferences in the Zombo highland cassava breeding trials

ASARECA Member Countries Re-Affirm Commitment to Finance Regional Collaboration in Agricultural Research for Development

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.