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    African universities can drive talent development at scale

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    Over the past 20 years, in collaboration with organisations including universities, employers, governments and entrepreneurs, the Mastercard Foundation has been ...
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    Enhancing safflower production and product development for food security and improving incomes of small-scale farmers ...

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    Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.), an often-overlooked oilseed crop, is proving to be a game-changer for smallholder farmers in Botswana. Safflower is ...
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  • 2
    Sep

    Agricultural Universities Must Embrace Innovation, Entrepreneurship to Sustain TAGDev Impact — Review

    News Posts, TAGDev project, West Africa
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    The Transforming African Agricultural Universities to Meaningfully Contribute to Africa’s Growth and Development (TAGDev) Project has the potential to transform ...
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  • 2
    Sep

    Fighting Rejection to boost export: Institute, others line up support to SME, agric value chain ...

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    The institute of Export Operations and Management (IEOM) with headquarters in Port Harcourt , Rivers State South-South Nigeria  has rallied ...
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  • 24
    Aug

    Botswana’s Agricultural Game-Changer: Safflower Production Scales Up to Boost Food Security and Smallholder Farmers

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    By Nevison Mpofu GABORONE, Botswana — Once overlooked by many farmers, safflower is emerging as a potentially transformative crop in Botswana, ...
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  • 18
    Aug

    Enhancing Safflower Production And Product Development For Food Security And Improving Incomes Of Small-Scale Farmers ...

    News Posts, Southern Africa, TAGDev project
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    Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.), an often-overlooked oilseed crop, is proving to be a game-changer for smallholder farmers in Botswana. Safflower ...
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  • 14
    Aug

    Africa’s Agroecology Momentum Is Outpacing the Systems Needed to Sustain It

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    Agroecology is gaining momentum across Africa, backed by growing evidence of its benefits for farmers, food security and environmental resilience, ...
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  • 11
    Aug

    Haramaya University Participates in High-Level Strategic Meetings at the African Union Commission

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    Haramaya University, represented by its President, Dr. Jemal Yousuf Hassan, joined a high-level delegation from the Regional Universities Forum for ...
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  • 8
    Aug

    Why farmers’ demand for agroecology is outpacing research

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  • 4
    Aug

    Scale agroecology now or risk losing ground on food security, Egeru tells FARA Science Week

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  • “Be the Muni of the world, not the Oxford of Africa”: RUFORUM keynote urges young ...

    14 October, 2026
  • Ugandan School Leaders Call for Skills-Based Education to Drive Youth Innovation, Employment and Bioeconomy Transformation

    10 October, 2026
  • At 64, Uganda’s next independence is in its classrooms

    9 October, 2026
  • About The Open-Source Neglected and Underutilized Species Curriculum

    5 October, 2026
  • Landmark Open-Source neglected crops curriculum enters pilot at 14 African universities

    1 October, 2026

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    28 May, 2026

    Call for Applications: 5 “Female only” PhD Graduate Teaching Assistantship Haramaya University

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    27 April, 2026

    CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: 26 PhD Graduate Teaching Assistantship Positions at the University of Eldoret, Kenya

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    31 March, 2026

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    31 March, 2026

    CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: StEPPFoS Summer School 2026

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The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) was created in 2004 by ten Vice Chancellors of universities in Africa. To date the network has grown to 175 universities across 40 countries in the five regions of eastern, southern, central, west, and north Africa.

The RUFORUM network collaborates globally with other university networks, development partners, policymakers, and leaders to leverage synergies and work towards shared objectives in delivering science solutions for development, human capital development, and institutional reform in the African Higher Agricultural Education (HAE) system. We recognize that youth are the driving force behind change and are leading the charge for a better Africa. The network is African-owned, aligned with country goals, and thrives in multi-stakeholder engagement that promotes equity and implements gender responsive interventions.

RUFORUM is nested within continental and global frameworks, including the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), Africa’s Agenda 2063, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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  • African universities can drive talent development at scale

    25 September, 2026
  • Enhancing safflower production and product development for food security and improving incomes of small-scale farmers ...

    3 September, 2026
  • Agricultural Universities Must Embrace Innovation, Entrepreneurship to Sustain TAGDev Impact — Review

    2 September, 2026
  • Fighting Rejection to boost export: Institute, others line up support to SME, agric value chain ...

    2 September, 2026
  • Botswana’s Agricultural Game-Changer: Safflower Production Scales Up to Boost Food Security and Smallholder Farmers

    24 August, 2026

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