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
Multimedia Open Access SCARDA-Lessons Learned from Training and Capacity Building None RUF-31449 2011 CC BY 4.0 1 Oct 2013
Newsletters Open Access The RUFORUM Monthly Newsletter, August 2013 None RUF-31431 2013 CC BY 4.0 28 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
Case Studies Open Access The Effect of the SCARDA Change Management Process on the National Agricultural Research Institute of the Gambia The poor performance of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa is known to be largely due to the lack of effective and client- responsive agricultural research and development that could generate appropriate technologies and innovations to stim… RUF-31377 2011 CC BY 4.0 14 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
Case Studies Open Access Research in Society Give New Life Megan Lindow None RUF-31359 2011 CC BY 4.0 13 Sep 2013
SCARDA and SCAIN Resources Open Access Agricultural Information Management Martin, A.C. Conroy · Richard, I. Lamboll · Nick Nathaniels · Anthony Youdeowei This briefing paper aims to raise debate about agricultural information management (AIM) in the CORAF region. It draws attention to initiatives concerned with AIM and sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from global to local levels. Using these exampl… RUF-31337 2011 CC BY 4.0 12 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 Harnessing a University’s Strengths to Build Research for the Region Megan Lindow None RUF-31322 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
Case Studies Open Access In a Country Beset by a Critical Skills Shortage: A Lifeline for Research Megan Lindow None RUF-31320 2011 CC BY 4.0 12 Sep 2013
Legacy Repository Open Access Strengthening Faculties of Agriculture in Africa through Collaborative Post-Graduate Degree Training by U.S. and African Universities: The HEPAD Experience Ekwamu Adipala · Eric Crawford · Mark J. Erbaugh From the 1960s through the 1980s, U.S. universities, foundations, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided major support for higher education institution building and post-graduate degree training. Commitment to t… RUF-31316 2009 CC BY 4.0 13 Jul 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
Books and Book Chapters Open Access Graduate Environmental and Agricultural Research (GEAR): A Guide to Effective and Relevant Graduate Research in Africa Kay Muir-Leresche This book is meant for young African scholars; it is a guide for their graduate study which should prepare them for their leadership roles in helping to solve the problems of African farmers. This book is written as a reference and guide t… RUF-31283 2009 CC BY 4.0 8 Jul 2013
Project reports Open Access Investing in Africa's Future: Annual Report 2005-2006 None RUF-31259 2007 CC BY 4.0 25 Jun 2013
