FARA at the 4th CORAF/WECARD Agriculture Science Week FARA at the 4th CORAF/WECARD Agriculture Science Week FARA is participating in the CORAF/WECARD 4th Agriculture Science Week taking place from 16-20 June 2014 in Niamey, Niger. FARA’s participation in this important event is focused on three main activities, namely: (i) an exhibition stand, (ii) the launch of the book ‘Unlocking the Potential for Integrated Agricultural Research for Development (IAR4D) in the Savannah of West Africa’; and (iii) official launch of the CORAF/WECARD Network for Management of Agricultural Information and Communication (REGICA). Through the exhibition stand, several publications were disseminated to hundreds of participants that visited the FARA booth. A special package was handed ... ... [more] published: 2014-06-19 | tagged: homepage Empowering stakeholders for gender mainstreaming Empowering stakeholders for gender mainstreaming From 3rd – 6th June, 2014, FARA organized a training workshop on Gender research tools and methodologies in Munyonyo, Uganda. The objectives of the workshop were to a) enable FARA staff and partners to clearly understand the available gender research methodologies and tools for capturing data that clearly provides information on existing gender gaps; b) acquire hands-on experience on how to design and carry out research that captures the existing gender dimensions, c) have hands on experience on data generation and development of policy briefs, from the data generated. Twenty participants from nine different countries which spread across from ... ... [more] published: 2014-06-18 | tagged: recent_news Additional Funding Allocated to the FARA’s Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) Additional Funding Allocated to the FARA’s Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) Washington, DC, April 23, 2014. The signing by FARA and the World Bank of an amendment to extend FARA’s Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) grant agreement for a further five years took place on April 23, 2014 at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC. This provides an additional $19 million to FARA’s MDTF, which represents the first contribution to be received from the European Commission. The signing ceremony was presided over by Dr. Colin Bruce, Director Regional Integration Africa Region, on behalf of the Bank, and by Dr Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director of FARA. The event was witnessed ... ... 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In the past few months we have witnessed significant developments and interventions at different levels geared toward the achievement of our objectives for the year 2014. The FARA Secretariat staff retreat was organized in January to discuss and build a shared understanding of our new strategic orientation as well as strengthen our commitment as a team has helped the new leadership touch base with the staff and laid the ground for more efficient working relationships among the staff. I am happy to report that with the Board’s endorsement and guidance, the process initiated for the brand enhancement strategies of FARA is gaining momentum since the recruitment of the firm engaged to assist FARA undergo this critical and essential exercise, aimed at increasing its visibility and repositioning ... ... 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