Working Document Series Open Access The Role of Academy in Relation to the Agricultural Research Development in Parana State, Brazil Signorelli Farias Gonçalo · R.X. Nilceu Nazareno Compared to the American system, where agricultural research, extension and education are offered by the same institutions, the Universities in Brazil in these fields are organised differently. At federal level higher education and researc… RUF-32408 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Strengthening Science and Technological Capacity in Africa: Engaging Women and youth R.K. Mibey Economic growth depends on the country’s capacity to develop and apply new technologies and innovations.This therefore becomes the ultimate yardstick for measuring the success of nations on how effective their activities improve the lives … RUF-32397 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 May 2014
Project reports Open Access The status of online sharing & publishing of agricultural information & knowledge in RUFORUM Member Universities Nodumo Dhlamini In 2012 the analysis of online sharing & publishing of agricultural information & knowledge in 30 member universities found that 12 of the universities had institutional repositories (40%). However only 5 of the 12 were fully funct… RUF-31718 2012 CC BY 4.0 18 Mar 2014
Project reports Open Access The 2011 Results of the E-learning Capability Survey in RUFORUM Member Universities Nodumo Dhlamini In 2011 RUFORUM carried out an e-learning capability survey in the 29 member universities. Survey Monkey was used to solicit responses from the 29 member universities. A modified version of the E-learning Maturity Model was used. Marshall … RUF-31717 2011 CC BY 4.0 18 Mar 2014
Technical reports Open Access Analysis of Existing ICT Infrastructure & Readiness for E-learning Nodumo Dhlamini The objectives of the infrastructure & e-learning readiness analysis are as follows: 1. To document the ICT infrastructure status in the RUFORUM institutions. 2. To document the status of ICT Policies and ICT Strategic Plans in the RUF… RUF-31708 2007 CC BY 4.0 17 Mar 2014
Project reports Open Access Business Plan 2011-2016: Consolidating Lessons and Success for Balanced Growth This Business Plan documents a strategic operational and funding model for the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM). RUFORUM is a consortium of 25 universities in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (… RUF-31684 2011 CC BY 4.0 21 Feb 2014
Project reports Open Access The RUFORUM Competitive Grants System Manual The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) recognizes the important and largely unfulfilled role that universities can play in contributing to the well-being of small-scale farmers and providing a platfo… RUF-31683 2014 CC BY 4.0 20 Feb 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Challenges and Opportunities of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda, and Zimbabwe Malcolm Blackie · Paul Woomer The Regional Universities FORUM for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is an association of 10 faculties of agriculture in Eastern and Southern Africa that recognises the important and largely unfulfilled position that universities… RUF-31680 2005 CC BY 4.0 17 Feb 2014
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access PhD in Soil and Water Management This is a regional program for Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa taught at Sokoine University of Agriculture in Tanzania. Following wide range consultations within the Eastern, Southern and Central African region (ESCA) that were cond… RUF-31676 2014 CC BY 4.0 14 Feb 2014
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access PhD Plant Breeding and Biotechnology This is a regional program for students from Central, Eastern, and Southern Africa. It is taught at Makerere University in Uganda. Investing in plant breeding is a matter of urgency because of the diverse needs of the Africa’s farming co… RUF-31675 2015 CC BY 4.0 14 Feb 2014
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access PhD in Dryland Resource Management This is a regional program for Eastern and Southern Africa, which is offered at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. Africa faces the challenge of ensuring sustainable manage-ment of Dryland resources. Consequently there is need to build c… RUF-31674 2015 CC BY 4.0 14 Feb 2014
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access PhD Aquaculture and Fisheries Science This is a regional program for Eastern and Southern Africa, given at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Malawi. Aquaculture and fisheries production are major contributors to national economies. In sub-Saharan… RUF-31673 2015 CC BY 4.0 14 Feb 2014
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access PhD in Agricultural Resource Economics In sub-Saharan Africa, both hunger and poverty have been the major problems faced by the people and governments. The consequences of these problems are natural disorder, high human mortality, and environmental degradation, among others. Go… RUF-31672 2015 CC BY 4.0 14 Feb 2014
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access PhD in Agricultural and Rural Innovation Innovation systems thinking being a new discipline requires developing capacity at all levels of organisations involved in agricultural and rural development. The strategic starting point is the level that can influence and cause a multip… RUF-31671 2015 CC BY 4.0 14 Feb 2014
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access Masters in Research Methods Research methods, including statistics and biometry underlie effective applied science. Yet there is a decline in the number of professionals in these areas. Indeed studies done by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) in 2… RUF-31670 2015 CC BY 4.0 14 Feb 2014
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access Masters in Agricultural Information & Communication Management Development of the programme at postgraduate level was strongly supported by the findings of a training needs assessment undertaken by RAIN in 2005. Firstly, it was established that agricultural professionals of all cadres in the ASARECA r… RUF-31668 2015 CC BY 4.0 14 Feb 2014
Books and Book Chapters Open Access Changing agricultural education from within: lessons and challenges from the go4it programme Willem Heemskerk · Washington Ochola · Mariana Wongtschowski From the foreword: "This book showcases the application of an ‘innovation systems’ perspective for transforming universities from within. The intention is to promote the mainstreaming of innovation systems thinking and practice in universi… RUF-31664 2013 CC BY 4.0 1 Jan 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Development of Business Capacity and Organisation of Commercial Business of Farmer Based Organisations in the West Maprusi Distict in the Northern Intervention Zone in Ghana W. Amo-Awua · R. Tortoe This paper presents an analysis of stage 1 training service provided in the Northern Horticultural Zone to nine Farmer Based Organisations (FBO’s) in the West Mamprusi District of the Northern Region in Business Capacity Building from Octo… RUF-31631 2012 CC BY 4.0 9 Nov 2013
Working Document Series Open Access The Forum for Sustainable Agriculture in Africa: Genesis, Operations, and Future Prospects D.L. Okello · K. Senkosi The slow rate of agricultural development in Africa can largely be blamed on lack of functional relationships between technology/innovation generation centers, local farming communities, financial institutions and markets. The result has b… RUF-31628 2012 CC BY 4.0 9 Nov 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Sorghum Breeding for Improved Productivity, Nutrition and Industrial Use R. Ajambo · G. Asea · R. Bagada · M. Biruma +12 more Sorghum and cereals in general are staple cereals consumed predominantly with little value addition. Consequently, these crops yield low remunerability in the economy of Uganda and many similar countries. The value of cereals such as sorgh… RUF-31569 2012 CC BY 4.0 8 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Orienting Higher Education to Support Africa's Agricultural Development E. Adipala · P. Okori Agriculture is Africa’s largest economic sector, representing 15 percent of the total GDP (or more than $100 billion annually). This pivotal sector just like the broader economy is resurging from a lull of no growth that marked the 1970’s … RUF-31496 2012 CC BY 4.0 3 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Food System Dynamics in Africa: Anticipating and Adapting to Change S. Haggblade · I.J. Minde · D. Tschirley This paper underscores the scope and nature of needed responses to the rapidly changing food systems in Africa. The paper identifies key drivers of this change and estimates their magnitudes. The drivers identified are urbanisation, per ca… RUF-31495 2012 CC BY 4.0 3 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access The Difficult Art of Partnership and Institutional Commitment C.E.S. Larsen This paper looks at two aspects of institutional development in a university setting. It looks at how the design of South – North collaboration may have a bearing on the type of partnership that evolves. And it addresses the issue of how i… RUF-31491 2012 CC BY 4.0 3 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Prospects of Agricultural Development in Africa: Implications for Agricultural Education and Training I. Annor-Frempong The status of both food security and human development in Africa is affected by the performance of agriculture. Agriculture does not only determine the availability of food which is the key element for attaining food security; it is also t… RUF-31482 2012 CC BY 4.0 3 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Global Change and the Future of African Agriculture: What Role for Higher Education? S. Carter · P. Sanginga Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is confronted with multiple dimensions of global change, from the atmospheric to the political and economic, from environmental to the demographic and cultural.Change is continuous, and largely unpredictab… RUF-31480 2012 CC BY 4.0 3 Oct 2013
