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
Newsletters Open Access The RUFORUM Monthly Newsletter, August 2013 None RUF-31431 2013 CC BY 4.0 28 Sep 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 Climate Change and Agricultural Development Tim Chancellor · John Morton · Ramadjita Tabo · Ralph von Kaufmann This paper discusses the influence of climate change on smallholder agriculture, with a special focus on West and Central Africa (WCA). The likely impacts of climate change on smallholder farmers are assessed and farmers’ strategies for ad… RUF-31341 2011 CC BY 4.0 12 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
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
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
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
Newsletters Open Access The RUFORUM Monthly Newsletter, December 2012 None RUF-31278 2012 CC BY 4.0 29 Jun 2013
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access Skill and Competence Reshaping Africa's Future None RUF-31271 2010 CC BY 4.0 28 Jun 2013
Working Document Series Open Access Welcome Remarks: RUFORUM Third Biennial Conference Ekwamu Adipala None RUF-31270 2012 CC BY 4.0 27 Jun 2013
Policy Briefs Open Access Quality Assurance Systems in Selected Universities of Europe: Lessons for RUFORUM None RUF-31265 2011 CC BY 4.0 26 Jun 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
Legacy Repository Open Access Capacity Development for Agricultural Transformation: Making Postgraduate Level Training Relevant to Africa's Agricultural and Rural Sector Development Ekwamu Adipala · Nodumo Dhlamini · Wellington Ekaya · Washington O. Ochola +1 more While modest success has been realized in agricultural development in Africa, food insecurity and challenges brought about by global changes continue to impact greatly on human health, energy and environment. As Africa endeavours to achiev… RUF-31242 2009 CC BY 4.0 13 Jun 2013
