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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 ...
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    Valorisation of Rangeland Encroacher Bush as a Ruminant Animal Fodder in Namibia

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    By: Prof John Mupangwa, University of Namibia (UNAM) Namibia faces a significant challenge with rangeland bush encroachment, which affects an ...
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    Message of condolence: Professor Livingstone Sserwadda Luboobi

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    The RUFORUM Network is deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Professor Livingstone Sserwadda Luboobi, former Vice Chancellor of ...
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    Taking Young People Back to the Farm: Experiences from East Africa

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    By Bunmi Akinyemiju and Kunmi Damuren, Founding Partner of Greenhouse Capital and Venture Garden Group Agriculture remains the backbone of ...
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    Opportunities for Partnership between African Academic Institutions and CGIAR in Africa

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    The African academia is a repository of knowledge, a ‘think tank’ for governments, and a space from where the African ...
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    Prospects for Higher Education in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Region

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    Introduction The traditional missions of universities in the CEMAC region are teaching, research and support for development. In some CEMAC ...
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  • RUFORUM Backs Mountains of the Moon University to Drive Agricultural Innovation and Skills Development

    15 October, 2026
  • “Be the Muni of the world, not the Oxford of Africa”: RUFORUM keynote urges young ...

    14 October, 2026
  • TRUCE Project Showcases Its Contribution to Competence-Based Higher Education at the EU–Uganda Research and Study ...

    12 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

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    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

    Ignite your LEARNING with our new Online courses

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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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    26 October, 2026
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    19 October, 2026
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    15 October, 2026
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    25 September, 2026

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