Working Document Series Open Access Impact of Microfinance on the Performance of Small-Scale Agribusinesses in Malawi: A Case Study of PRIDE Malawi Limited in Lilongwe District J.C. Chetama · J. Dzanja · S. Gondwe · D. Maliro Access to finance is one of the major constraints to the growth of small scale enterprises in Malawi. This study is analysing the performance of agribusiness enterprises that are accessing microfinance facilities in Malawi. In addition, th… RUF-31596 2012 CC BY 4.0 24 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Variability and Associations of Grain Filling Traits with Grain Yield and Yield Components in CIMMYT Maize Inbred Lines R. Edema · E. Gasura · P. Gibson · P. Okori +1 more Improved grain filling rate and grain filling duration are yield components that have potential to increase maize yield in early maize germplasm. These two factors have not been well studied in maize and thus cannot be easily exploited in … RUF-31514 2012 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Development of Dual-Purpose Sorghum for Grain and Forage S. Chikuta · P. Okori Sorghum varieties have been developed specifically for grain, forage or stem sugar but not for dual-purpose combining grain and forage use. Dual-purpose varieties could be beneficial to the resource-poor farmers by providing grain for huma… RUF-31508 2012 CC BY 4.0 5 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Characterisation of Selected Sorghum Genotypes in Zambia for Field Traits and Aluminium Tolerance S. Chikuta · M.S. Mwala Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) is a major crop of the hotter and drier regions of the tropics and subtropics grown by resource poor farmers for their subsistence. It can also be cultivated in marginal lands and areas of high rainfall charact… RUF-31507 2012 CC BY 4.0 5 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Harnessing University-NARS Partnership to Breed Climate Change Resilient and Nutrient-Rich Maize Varieties for Africa G. Asea · D.B. Kwemoi · G. Onaga Maize is the most important cereal crop in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and more than 300 million people depend on it for their food security and livelihood. Its production is constrained by the effects of climate change, most importantly drou… RUF-31502 2012 CC BY 4.0 4 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Emerging Trends and Scenarios for Agribusiness Development in Africa J. Van Rooyen This paper will: Review the roles of agriculture, as defined by the “classic” Johnston-Mellor paradigm, in context of the renewed emphasis on African agriculture and the changed environment in which it functions and conclude on the need f… RUF-31498 2012 CC BY 4.0 4 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
Multimedia Open Access SCARDA-Lessons Learned from Training and Capacity Building None RUF-31449 2011 CC BY 4.0 1 Oct 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Proceedings of the Third RUFORUM Biennial Regional Conference on Partnerships and Networking for Strengthening Agricultural Innovation and Higher Education in Africa, Extended Abstracts Part 2: Cover, Contents, and Forward E. Adipala · J.G.M. Majaliwa · P. Nampala · G. Tusiime The 2012 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the third in the series. The main objective of the Biennial conferences is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findi… RUF-31394 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2013
SCARDA and SCAIN Resources Open Access Capacity Assessment in Multi-Stakeholder Agricultural Innovation Platforms: A Review of Literature and Experiences Alistair Sutherland This review is an information resource for development practitioners, development agencies and funders of development activities who have an interest in assessing capacity for agricultural innovation in developing countries, including the … RUF-31382 2011 CC BY 4.0 15 Sep 2013
Newsletters Open Access November 2011 Newsletter The project Strengthening Capacity in Agricultural Research and Development in Africa (SCARDA) aimed to enhance the performance of selected research and educational organizations in ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Particular emphasis … RUF-31367 2011 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
SCARDA and SCAIN Resources Open Access SCARDA Change Management Approaches Used in the Project ‘Strengthening Capacity For Agricultural Research and Development In Africa’ and the Lessons Learned from their Application John Orchard In 2005, the Forum for Agricultural Research for Africa (FARA) commissioned an assessmentof the human and institutional capacity for research management in the National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in sub-Saharan Africa. The assess… RUF-31366 2011 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
Policy Briefs Open Access Capacity Assessment in Multi-Stakeholder Agricultural Innovation Platforms Alistair Sutherland This document aims to guide a small team tasked to assess the capacity for agricultural innovation in a multi-stakeholder context. The context might be an actual or potential “innovation platform1” such as the three commodity-based platfor… RUF-31356 2011 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
Policy Briefs Open Access Gender and Diversity Mainstreaming in SCARDA Lora Forsythe · Adrienne Martin This paper presents findings from a review of SCARDA’s gender and diversity (G&D) mainstreaming activities. This is based on an examination of how SCARDA G&D principles were adopted and mainstreamed by sub-Regional Organisations (S… RUF-31347 2011 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
Case Studies Open Access SCARDA Funded Graduates: Case Studies and Commentary Malcolm Blackie As part of follow-on activities to SCARDA, RUFORUM is helping to document experiences from the SCARDA project. This report describes experiences and lessons from some of the SCARDA trained graduates and the impact of the MSc training on th… RUF-31344 2012 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
SCARDA and SCAIN Resources Open Access Case Study on Institutional Change of the National Agricultural Research System in Lesotho Joyce Macala · Nick Mokhothu · Barry Pound This paper examines the design and implementation of a package of capacity strengthening interventions undertaken between March 2007 and March 2011, which aimed to enhance the performance of the national agricultural research system (NARS)… RUF-31332 2011 CC BY 4.0 12 Sep 2013
Case Studies Open Access An Innovation Platform for Small Livestock in Botswana Megan Lindow None RUF-31321 2011 CC BY 4.0 12 Sep 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Capacity-Building for Common Bean Improvement in sub-Saharan Africa Mukankusi Clare Mugisha None RUF-31311 2012 CC BY 4.0 12 Jul 2013
Case Studies Open Access In Mozambique, Building the Capacity to Manage Pests and Conserve Ecosystems Megan Lindow None RUF-31307 2012 CC BY 4.0 12 Jul 2013
Technical reports Open Access Institutional Analysis to Support the Development and Implementation of Competitive Regional Postgraduate training programmes in RUFORUM Universities with Special Focus on the PhD Programmes Patrick Okori None RUF-31287 2009 CC BY 4.0 10 Jul 2013
