Journal articles Open Access A review of cross border higher education in Africa: focus on graduate level training in engineering and technology E. Adipala · N. Banadda · D. Dintwa · M.Paul Nampala +1 more Cross border education has become part of the options for higher education in countries with inadequate education opportunities. This is based on the fact that education is one of the pillar for economic development and improved living sta… RUF-37395 2017 CC BY 4.0 2 Apr 2018
Journal articles Open Access Advanced education and training programs to support renewable energy investment in Africa Ekwamu Adipala · N. Banadda · Isa. Kabenge · Daniel Kimuli +2 more African countries have initiated programs to generate electricity from renewable sources such as; wind, solar, biomass and hydropower. These initiatives are intended to reduce the carbon footprint of these countries in the wake of heavy de… RUF-37377 2017 CC BY 4.0 7 Mar 2018
Project reports Open Access Summary of projects developed at PAEPARD write-shops and funding status/outcome RUF-37372 2018 CC BY 4.0 23 Feb 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Catalyzing agricultural transformation in Africa: What are the institutional arrangements and partnerships needed to make it happen? - Concept note Concept note for the dialogue convened by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) during the 4th East Africa Farmer's Federation (EAFF) Congress held on 14th September, 2017 at Speke Resort Munyonyo i… RUF-37360 2017 CC BY 4.0 6 Feb 2018
Working Document Series Open Access Catalyzing agricultural transformation in Africa: What are the institutional arrangements and partnerships needed to make it happen? Report of the dialogue convened by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) during the 4th East Africa Farmer's Federation (EAFF) Congress held on 14th September, 2017 at Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampa… RUF-37359 2017 CC BY 4.0 6 Feb 2018
Project reports Open Access RUFORUM Quarterly Report for the Period October-December 2017 This report presents a summary of RUFORUM Secretariat activity progress and achievements made during the second quarter (October -December 2017) of the Financial Year 2017/18. The key highlights during the quarter were: 1) RUFORUM convened… RUF-37345 2018 CC BY 4.0 23 Jan 2018
Project reports Open Access RUFORUM Vision 2030: The African Universities’ Agenda for Agricultural Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (AHESTI) - Abridged RUFORUM Vision 2030: The African Universities’ Agenda for Agricultural Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (AHESTI)’ – emerges from a broadly informed, systematically consultation process. It represents the expertise, insi… RUF-37296 2017 CC BY 4.0 14 Dec 2017
Project reports Open Access RUFORUM Quarterly Report July-September 2017 This report describes key activities of the Secretariat of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) during the period 1 July-30 September 20171. Following the mid-term review of RUFORUM’s Strategic Bus… RUF-37253 2017 CC BY 4.0 6 Oct 2017
Project reports Open Access Declaration of Deans and Principals of RUFORUM member universities on revitalizing higher education in agriculture for Africa’s future Principals and Deans of the 46 RUFORUM member universities in 22 African Countries, having held consultative meetings on Strengthening Higher Agricultural Education in Africa in Entebbe (March 2014) and Johannesburg (November 2014) met in … RUF-36731 2015 CC BY 4.0 30 Jul 2017
Newsletters Open Access Africa Higher Education Insights: Issue 1, April-June 2017 A RUFORUM quarterly newsletter to share reflections on emerging issues in higher education and agriculture in Africa. RUF-36721 2017 CC BY 4.0 7 Jul 2017
Project reports Open Access RUFORUM Quarterly Progress Report for the period April-June 2017 This report presents a summary of RUFORUM Secretariat activity progress and achievements made during the fourth quarter (April - June 2017) of the Financial Year 2016/17. RUF-36720 2017 CC BY 4.0 7 Jul 2017
Project reports Open Access Ministerial Communiqué on Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation in Africa, 20 - 21st October, 2016, Cape Town, South Africa In October 2016, the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) with support of national, regional, continental and international partners hosted a Ministerial Round Table at the Fifth African Higher Educati… RUF-36692 2016 CC BY 4.0 29 May 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access TAGDev flyer A summary of the TAGDev (Transforming African Agricultural Universities to meaningfully contribute to Africa’s growth and development) Programme which aims to transform African agricultural universities and their graduates to better respon… RUF-36688 2017 CC BY 4.0 25 May 2017
Project reports Open Access RUFORUM implementation of STISA 2024: Summary reports The Africa Union’s Science, Technology and Innovation Strategy for Africa 2024 (STISA-2024) is the first of the ten-year incremental phasing strategies to respond to the demand for science, technology and innovation to impact across criti… RUF-36687 CC BY 4.0 25 May 2017
Project reports Open Access RUFORUM quarterly report for the period January-March 2017 The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is a network of 66 African universities in 26 countries across the Continent with a mission to ‘strengthen the capacities of Universities to foster innovations … RUF-36685 2017 CC BY 4.0 18 May 2017
Working Document Series Open Access Women leadership in higher education and their role in economic empowerment: Proceedings of the Forum for African Women Vice Chancellors (FAWoVC) RUF-36666 2016 CC BY 4.0 7 Apr 2017
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Perforation-mediated modified atmosphere packaging (PM-MAP) and shelf-life of pomegranate fruit arils (cv. Acco) Hussein Zaharan Perforation-mediated modified atmosphere packaging (PM-MAP) offers the possibility of optimising polymeric films in order to compensate for barrier limitations of conventional modified atmosphere packaging (MAP). The aim of this study was … RUF-36607 2014 CC BY 4.0 15 Mar 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access TAGDev Inception and Planning Meeting Report The project inception and planning meeting was held at the RUFORUM Secretariat from 15th to 17th December 2016. The meeting involved the RUFORUM Secretariat staff, the implementing universities, The MasterCard Foundation Makerere, Makerere… RUF-36601 2016 CC BY 4.0 5 Mar 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access TAGDev Implementing Partners Planning Meeting The TAGDEv Implementing Partner’s Workshop involving Egerton University, Gulu University and RUFORUM was held in Kampala from 8th to 9th August 2016 at the RUFORUM Secretariat to initiate the process of programme implementation. This plann… RUF-36600 2016 CC BY 4.0 5 Mar 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access Convening of RUFORUM vice chancellors focusing on effective institutional management and transformative leadership: final report Deloitte Limited In October 2016, Deloitte (Uganda) Limited was commissioned by RUFORUM to facilitate a one day convening of RUFORUM vice chancellors, focused on strengthening African University Institutional Management and Transformative Leadership. This … RUF-36599 2016 CC BY 4.0 3 Mar 2017
Journal articles Open Access Calculating the high value of indigenous knowledge systems and harnessing that knowledge for agricultural and sustainable development Irvine Vusani Makuyana · Raymond Erick Zvavanyange This article demonstrates the high value of indigenous knowledge systems for agricultural and sustainable development in Africa. We need to capitalize on what we already know about indigenous technologies as well as compel African educatio… RUF-36577 2017 CC BY 4.0 9 Feb 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access Catalyzing change in African universities: developing transformational leadership and management capacity in African universities Ekwamu Adipala · E. Okalany Higher Education is key to shifting African economies from resource to knowledge based economies. African universities’ leadership and management need to reposition their universities to play this role. Despite various trainings on leaders… RUF-36571 2016 CC BY 4.0 8 Feb 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access Tapping youth innovativeness through education, entrepreneurship and financial inclusion for accelerated development in Africa Ekwamu Adipala · A. Egeru · Moses Osiru Discourse on the development context in Africa has gradually shifted to focus on youth as central to escalating prosperity and delivering sustainable socio-economic transformation and development on the continent. Investing in youth in Afr… RUF-36570 2016 CC BY 4.0 8 Feb 2017
Project reports Open Access RUFORUM Quarterly Report for the Period October-December 2016 This report provides a summary of activities undertaken by the RUFORUM Secretariat and achievements accomplished during the period 1st October to 31st December 2016. The main activity undertaken was the Convening of the Fifth African Highe… RUF-36542 2016 CC BY 4.0 16 Dec 2016
Working Document Series Open Access Borlaug Higher Education for Agricultural Research Development (BHEARD) programme develops human and institutional capacity in Africa F.J. Derksen · F.C. Kahimba · T. Mpumlwana · A. Schneller It has been estimated that by 2050, the world’s global population will grow to around 9.7 billion, and that the world food supply must double to adequately feed this population. Even today, a significant portion of the world population exp… RUF-36523 2016 CC BY 4.0 24 Nov 2016
