Tenders, Procurement, and Expressions of Interest Open Access Call for expression of interest to provide External Audit services for the three financial years ending 30 June 2025, 2026, and 2027 RUFORUM prides itself as a knowledge-based, international Non-Governmental Organization with a commitment to enrich and sustain the lives and livelihoods of smallholder and rural-based poor farmers in Africa. To help achieve its vision and… RUF-40836 CC BY 4.0 4 Mar 2024
Tenders, Procurement, and Expressions of Interest Open Access Request for Proposals: Development and Implementation of an Event Management System for RUFORUM Convenings The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a consortium of 170 universities in 40 African countries, is seeking proposals for the development and implementation of an innovative event management system … RUF-40835 2024 CC BY 4.0 4 Mar 2024
Tenders, Procurement, and Expressions of Interest Open Access REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR RECRUITMENT SERVICES Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide recruitment services for various staff positions within the organization. The selected firm will be responsible… RUF-40834 2024 CC BY 4.0 4 Mar 2024
Policy Briefs Open Access Reseach briefs for the Seventh Graduate Research Grants Call The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture with support from the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases have funded eight Graduate Research Grants (GRG) aimed at building the capability of gradu… RUF-40579 2023 CC BY 4.0 18 Aug 2023
Working Document Series Open Access The role of agrifood systems in addressing obesity and overweight in Africa M Kudzai Although addressing malnutrition has been a key focus area in health and agriculture, on the other hand prevalence of obesity and overweight are increasing in sub- Saharan Africa at an alarming rate. This paper was prepared to provide sugg… RUF-39786 2018 CC BY 4.0 15 Feb 2023
Working Document Series Open Access Building integrated post-secondary education networks to meet Africa’s labour requirements: Strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) M. Osiru · A. N. Pell Strengthing the tertiary education sector is critical for enhancing competitiveness of the African continent in the global economy, and for addressing the skill needs of the continent. The ongoing efforts by the World Bank and RUFORUM to s… RUF-39608 2018 CC BY 4.0 1 Aug 2022
Project reports Open Access African Union - The 3rd CAADP Biennial Review Report This is the Third Biennial Review Report on the progress in the implementation of the Malabo Declaration on “Accelerated Africa Agricultural Growth and Transformation for Shared Prosperity and Improved Livelihoods” ((ref.: Doc. Assembly/AU… RUF-39518 CC BY 4.0 15 Apr 2022
Tenders, Procurement, and Expressions of Interest Open Access REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL REGIONAL E-LEARNING PLATFORM (REP) The RUFORUM Vision 2030 mandates the Secretariat to facilitate universities to innovatively use ICT to improve teaching and learning through the Knowledge Hub (K-hub) flagship programme. Through the K-Hub, RUFORUM is expected to facilitate… RUF-39392 2021 CC BY 4.0 7 Sep 2021
Tenders, Procurement, and Expressions of Interest Open Access Request for expression of interest to participate in capacity building for Online Content Development and Instruction The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a network of 129 universities in 38 African countries, is implementing Regional E-learning Platform (REP) to facilitate online learning across the RUFORUM Netw… RUF-39386 2021 CC BY 4.0 24 Aug 2021
Journal articles Open Access A Systematic Review of Drivers and Constraints on Agricultural Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa B. Adolph · A. S. A. Chapman · A. J. M. Devenish · N. P. Jellason +3 more Understanding the dynamics of agricultural expansion, their drivers, and interactions is critical for biodiversity conservation, ecosystem-services provision, and the future sustainability of agricultural development in Sub-Saharan Africa … RUF-39236 2021 CC BY 4.0 9 Apr 2021
Journal articles Open Access Risk Factors for School Absenteeism and Dropout: A Meta-Analytic Review M. Assink · J. Gubbels · C. E. Van der Put School absenteeism and dropout are associated with many different life-course problems. To reduce the risk for these problems it is important to gain insight into risk factors for both school absenteeism and permanent school dropout. Until… RUF-39200 2019 CC BY 4.0 12 Mar 2021
Working Document Series Open Access Building higher level skills to drive development in Africa: The case of the RUFORUM Doctoral Regional Training Programmes E. Adipala · A. Mutiti Mweetwa · P. Okori · R.J. Rukarwa +1 more Africa still lacks the required human capacity to respond to critical development challenges. Skills are inadequate in many areas from primary to tertiary level, and vocational training. There is need to develop high-level skills, institut… RUF-38964 2020 CC BY 4.0 8 Feb 2021
Working Document Series Open Access Strengthening higher education capacity to promote gender inclusive participation in Science, Technology and Innovation D. Kifle · M. Muna Elhag · Florence Nakayiwa · L. Santos +1 more Despite global Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) initiatives to ensure achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 5 on gender equality, and those geared towards supporting greater engagement of women especially in… RUF-38963 2020 CC BY 4.0 8 Feb 2021
Technical reports Open Access Report of the ICT Capacity Survey conducted by RUFORUM Secretariat, 2019/2020 Over the last 15 years, the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), a network of 129 universities in 38 African countries has established itself as a regional networking platform that seeks to facilitate… RUF-38795 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2020
Books and Book Chapters Open Access Sustainability in Plant and Crop Protection 14: Sustainable Management of Invasive Pests in Africa After many years of research in the field of invasive species, we have learnt that these pests can be disastrous to many cropping systems in Africa, especially in a context where countries are not prepared and do not have monitoring and co… RUF-38415 2020 CC BY 4.0 30 Jul 2020
Working Document Series Open Access RUFORUM Response to Africa Continental Strategies and the Global Sustainable Development Agenda Ekwamu Adipala · C Tizikara · M. Waswa The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM, see www.ruforum.org ) is a network of 126 universities in 38 African nations spanning the Continent with a vision to ‘create vibrant, transformative universitie… RUF-38346 2018 CC BY 4.0 10 Jul 2020
Working Document Series Open Access On the role of higher agricultural education institutions in promoting inclusiveness and transforming African agriculture E. Adipala · Sylvanus Mensah Due to the constantly increasing human population and growth, the African continent is grappling with prominent challenges of low agricultural productivity and food insecurity amidst spiraling population growth and unsustainable natural re… RUF-38317 2018 CC BY 4.0 20 Jun 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Universities responding to advancing community transformation through action research in Africa A. Egeru · Sylvanus Mensah · R.J. Rukarwa Universities have a critical role to play in community transformation through technology and knowledge transfer whilst staying on course with teaching and research functions. Community action research is a remarkable approach to facilitati… RUF-38315 2018 CC BY 4.0 20 Jun 2020
Working Document Series Open Access The role of universities in agribusiness innovation and incubation development A. Egeru · Sylvanus Mensah · R.J. Rukarwa Incubators play a significant role in the development of Africa’s agriculture sector. To advance that process, African incubation initiatives must be revived, and research programmes must investigate innovation systems in order to precisel… RUF-38314 2018 CC BY 4.0 20 Jun 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Insights and lessons from a multi-criteria approach for identifying potential students for implementation of university transformation agenda E. Adipala · F Denise · A. Egeru · Sylvanus Mensah +2 more Identification of right profile and potential students from disadvantaged classes is critical for inclusive university transformation agenda. This paper documents the insights and lessons from the selection of potential students, as part o… RUF-38313 2018 CC BY 4.0 20 Jun 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Institutional capacity assessment and development for RUFORUM network members E. Adipala · S. C. Mkandawire · C Tizikara · S. Uwituze The POCA/DOSA (Participatory Organisational Capacity Assessment/Discussion-Oriented Self-Assessment Index Tool) was used to assess the performance of the RUFORUM Secretariat and seven sampled Universities in relation to six capacity dimens… RUF-38311 2018 CC BY 4.0 20 Jun 2020
Working Document Series Open Access Investing in potential: Africa’s people and land feeding the world E. Adipala · A. Egeru Global food demand is experiencing accelerated increase with projected deficits requiring a sustained growth of at least 70% if the world is to feed its growing population by 2050. Amidst this accelerated growth in food demand and populati… RUF-38308 2018 CC BY 4.0 20 Jun 2020
Journal articles Open Access Short report on implications of COVID-19 and emerging zoonotic infectious diseases for pastoralists and Africa S. W. Dejene · A. Egeru · Aggrey Siya Many emerging and re-emerging zoonotic infectious diseases occur in Africa. These are projected to increase as human–animal host contact increases owing to increasing environmental degradation that shrinks nature habitats for wildlife over… RUF-38306 2020 CC BY 4.0 12 Jun 2020
Project reports Open Access Joining and participating in a webinar (attendee) Overview If you are registering or joining a webinar and haven’t received an email confirmation that’s for a panelist or alternative host, you are an attendee in the webinar. RUF-38301 2020 CC BY 4.0 7 Jun 2020
Brochures and Fact Sheets Open Access Master in Fertilizer Science and Technology UM6P is founded on the promotion of training, applied research and innovation for the benefit of Morocco and Africa. It transmits its expertise to students, researchers and industrial stakeholders to promote the emergence of an economy th… RUF-38292 2020 CC BY 4.0 31 May 2020
