Uganda,  9 October 2026 – As Uganda marked 64 years of independence, a different conversation about the country’s educational future was taking place at Hisense’s headquarters in Kampala. Away from the traditional celebrations, school leaders, representatives of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, and private sector stakeholders gathered for a co-creation workshop to address pressing educational bottlenecks. Their ...

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 ...