Issued by RUFORUM and GFAiR Network for NUS Education and Curriculum Development  |  October 2026 1. What the NUS Curriculum is An open-source, competency-based curriculum on Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS), developed by university and global experts. It uses NUS as the main examples across production, environment, health, consumption, innovation, trade and technology. Graduates learn what these crops offer and ...

The rules of agribusiness are changing. How can Africa turn that change into opportunity? Join 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗢𝗸𝗼𝗿𝗶 for a live webinar on building resilience, navigating disruption and creating sustainable growth in agribusiness. As the Executive Secretary of  RUFORUM, Africa’s leading higher-education network driving agricultural innovation and human capital development with its consortium of 175 universities across 40 African countries, ...

September 28, 2026 — A landmark open-source curriculum on Neglected and Underutilised Species (NUS) has entered its pilot phase, with 14 African universities in nine countries invited to pretest the courses. About 535 students will take part between 5 October and 31 October 2026. Supported by the Global Forum on Agricultural Innovation and Research (GFAiR) and spearheaded by the Regional ...

By the TAGDev 2.0 Team Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), Morocco In partnership with RUFORUM and the Mastercard Foundation Contact: abderrahmane.haddad@um6p.ma Introduction Inclusion has become a central concern of development policy, yet for persons with disabilities it too often remains an aspiration rather than a practice. Across Africa, persons with disabilities are among the most systematically excluded from education and ...

When a cooperative in rural South Sudan struggles to keep basic financial records, negotiate a fair price with a buyer, or decide whether to reinvest its earnings, the person best placed to help is rarely a donor or a distant policy. It is the local agribusiness advisor who visits the group, understands its context, and can translate business principles into ...

By Evaline Acan Kampala, Uganda – The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture participated in the Uganda Programme Communication Community of Practice convened in Kampala by the Mastercard Foundation Uganda office. The workshop brought together over 50 communications focal persons from Mastercard Foundation supported partnerships across Uganda. The convening provided a platform for cross-learning, sharing best practices, and ...