Researchers meet journalists

An unusual workshop took place in Accra 13-17 February. The workshop on African researcher leaders and media to promote and improve agriculture brought together senior scientists and media professionals from all over Africa to seek ways to work together for the benefit of both groups, and in so doing, for ...

published: 2012-02-18 | tagged: homepage

Australia gets support from FARA as they plan to boost their investment in Africa

Consultation between the Australian Council for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and FARA took place at the FARA Secretariat on 10 February. The objective of the Consultation was to initiate identification of priority themes for Australia’s investment. The Australian Government has sharpened its focus on food security through increased investment ...

published: 2012-02-13 | tagged: consultation homepage

FARA hosts seminal meeting on capacity building

A stakeholder consultation & project inception workshop on Scientific and institutional capacity building to improve agricultural production and food security in partner countries in sub-Saharan Africa was held at the FARA Secretariat 9-12 January 2012. Opening presentations were delivered by Dr David S Jackson, Associate Dean & Professor, and Prof Thomas Hoegemeyer ...

published: 2012-01-19 | tagged: homepage

Greetings

published: 2011-12-16 | tagged: homepage

Farmers Day

FARA salutes the hardworking farmers of Africa on Farmers Day  -  a national holiday in Ghana.

published: 2011-12-02 | tagged: homepage

Nairobi Declaration moves extension and advisory services within the global development agenda

More than 400 participants comprising farmers, extension professionals, policymakers, researchers, academics, businesspeople and media representatives from 75 countries met together in Nairobi from 15 to 18 November for an international conference on Innovations in agricultural extension and advisory services: linking knowledge to policy and action for food and livelihoods. The ...

published: 2011-11-22 | tagged: homepage

AfricaAdapt promotes climate change networking in Ghana

AfricaAdapt held a networking event on 27 October for NGOs, farmers, researchers and other practitioners working on climate change in Ghana. The aim of this ‘meet and greet’ event was to provide a platform for practitioners to share knowledge and ideas on climate change adaptation in Ghana and to build ...

published: 2011-10-31 | tagged: homepage

Strategic training for NGOs

A 3-day dynamic interaction between members of the Pan NGOC (the continental body of NGOs working in African agriculture) and FARA staff took place 24-26 October at the FARA Secretariat in Accra. Recognising the need for a paradigm change from the traditional linear approach to agricultural research to a more ...

published: 2011-10-27 | tagged: homepage

Breaking news from a big country

A three-day regional parliamentary dialogue on investments in agricultural value chains in Africa was held on Wednesday 5 October at Abuja, Nigeria. Delegates stressed the need for articulation of issues concerning agriculture and increased competitiveness in value chains, food production and food security in African parliaments to enable the continent ...

published: 2011-10-07 | tagged: homepage

First FARA Open Day

With a view to strengthening its relationship with the diplomatic community in Ghana, FARA organised its First FARA Open Day on 20 September. Guided by the theme Improving relationships for service delivery in agricultural research for development in Africa, FARA staff prepared a number of presentations about the work we ...

published: 2011-09-20 | tagged: homepage

New FAO chief visits FARA

FAO’s Director General Designate, Mr José Graziano Da Silva, and an FAO delegation visited the FARA Secretariat on Tuesday 30 August. The discussion included the formalisation of an MOU between the two organisations. Mr Da Silva suggested that areas for collaboration should include policy options, advocacy and information exchange ...

published: 2011-09-09 | tagged: homepage

QPM making a difference in the DRC

Quality Protein Maize (QPM) is making a huge difference in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). On a recent monitoring tour of several DONATA (Dissemination of New Agricultural Technologies in Africa) sites near Mbujimayi, in central DRC, FARA staff found that QPM has dramatically affected the lives and livelihoods ...

published: 2011-09-01 | tagged: homepage

Biotech country reps meet in Kenya

The project on Strengthening Capacity for Safe Biotechnology Management in Sub-Saharan Africa (SABIMA) held its 2011 mid-year review meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, 18-20 July. Present were the Focal Persons from the 6 countries involved in this important project. Deliberations at the meeting were enhanced with field trip on 19 July ...

published: 2011-08-11 | tagged: homepage

FARA Family Day – an event to remember!

Working at FARA is fairly serious business. Except on Family Day! Once each year, FARA lets its hair down. Families come together for no other reason than to have a good time. The results can be seen by the huge smiles in the above photos taken on 30 July. Click ...

published: 2011-08-03 | tagged: homepage

Research institutions urged to focus on market access

Nairobi, 27 July. Meeting at the African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR) from 25 to 27 July, experts on infrastructure and market access urged FARA and other research organisations to engage in evidence-based infrastructure and trade-related market access research to support rural development. The workshop was opened by ...

published: 2011-07-29 | tagged: homepage

Research Forum attracts three World Food Prize Laureates

During a three-day Research Forum in Washington DC from 21 to 23 June, more than 300 stakeholders from the international research community came together to discuss the Feed the Future research strategy. The forum was organised by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Board for International ...

published: 2011-06-23 | tagged: homepage

FARA team visits Finland

FARA Executive Director Prof Monty Jones, accompanied by the Deputy Executive Director, Dr Ramadjita Tabo, and the Director of Finance, Dr Kaj Bjork, paid a visit to Finland, Dr Bjork’s native country, 9-13 May. This highly productive visit was coordinated by the Department for Development Policy (DPC) of the ...

published: 2011-05-25 | tagged: homepage

FARA team visits President Obasanjo

On 18 May 2011, FARA senior management met with former Nigeria President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Nigeria. The delegation was headed by the Executive Director Prof Monty Jones and accompanied by Drs Ramadjita Tabo, Emmanuel Tambi, Adewale Adekunle, Idowu Ejere, and Prof Julius O Ihonvbere, Nigeria’s Representative to the ...

published: 2011-05-21 | tagged: homepage

Ghanaian media briefed on biotech in Africa

Dr AY Alhassan and Dr Osei answer questions about biotech from the media

21 March. At a press conference at the International Press Centre in Accra, an eminent trio of experts updated the Ghanaian media on the status of biotechnology in Africa. FARA’s Prof Walter Alhassan was joined by ...

published: 2011-03-22 | tagged: homepage

PSTAD workshop in full swing

PSTAD workshop participants at the Oak Plaza Hotel, Accra

Partners in the Promoting Science and Technology for Agricultural Development (PSTAD) project met at Accra on 24 January for a week-long workshop to share and discuss the final recommendations of the Mid-term Review (MTR) of the project that took place in ...

published: 2011-01-24 | tagged: donata homepage rails