Paper Search Console

Home Search Page About Contact

Journal Title

Title of Journal: Agroforest Syst

Search In Journal Title:

Abbravation: Agroforestry Systems

Search In Journal Abbravation:

Publisher

Springer Netherlands

Search In Publisher:

ISSN

1572-9680

Search In ISSN:
Search In Title Of Papers:

Strengthening capacity for agribusiness in agrofor

Authors: Aissetou Dramé Yayé Alfred Oduor Ochola Sebastian Chakeredza James Aucha
Publish Date: 2015/10/22
Volume: 91, Issue: 5, Pages: 835-845
PDF Link

Abstract

This paper highlights the main achievements of the programme on Strengthening Africa’s Strategic Agricultural Capacity for Impact on Development SASACID funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Sida The programme is implemented by the African Network for Agriculture Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education ANAFE through 16 Pilot Institutions PIs It focuses on supporting agribusiness development in tertiary agricultural education and research in Africa Under the programme ANAFE is working towards refocusing agricultural learning and development objectives producing contextualized learning materials managing risk and uncertainties in agriculture developing and reviewing curricula retooling lecturers in pedagogy and strategizing on how best to work more closely with the private sector The paper build on the final SASACID 2012–2014 report jointly developed through the ResultsBased Management logical framework with the 16 SASACID Pilot Institutions PIs that met in Nairobi November 11–13 2014 Results show that even though the PIs are at different levels of achievement over 75  have achieved 80  of the expected outputs Management of scholarships for BSc and MSc students working with the private sector on risk managementrelated issues is among the outputs achieved by all the Pilot Institutions Formalizing engagement with private sector through signing of Memoranda of Understanding MoU was reported by 25  of the PIs working in Agribusiness through which students were supported to undertake research or internship within selected private sector firms about 15  got employed while others initiated their own businesses A major output from the programme is the development and sharing of Agribusiness and Risk Management curricula frameworks for all degree levels from Diploma BSc MSc and PhD Four Pilot institutions have signed MoUs with ANAFE to test the Agribusiness curricula at various levels They are Rongo University College Taita Taveta University College and Strathmore University all from Kenya and Kenya Mulungushi University Zambia The objective of this paper is to highlight ANAFE’s key achievements in transforming tertiary agricultural education and research in Africa with specific reference to the SASACID programme The programme was implemented from 2011 to 2015 Sixteen 16 ANAFE member institutions from 14 countries competitively selected implemented the SASACID programme which focused on Agribusiness and management of risks and uncertainties in agriculture

Keywords:

References

.
Search In Abstract Of Papers:
Other Papers In This Journal:
  1. Predictive models for biomass and carbon stock estimation in Psidium guajava on bouldery riverbed lands in North-Western Himalayas, India
  2. Adoption potential of selected organic resources for improving soil fertility in the central highlands of Kenya
  3. A conceptual business model for an agroforestry consulting company
  4. Biomass production and carbon stocks in poplar-crop intercropping systems: a case study in northwestern Jiangsu, China
  5. Contribution of trees to soil carbon sequestration under agroforestry systems in the West African Sahel
  6. Marginal effects on biodiversity, carbon sequestration and nutrient cycling of transitions from tropical forests to cacao farming systems
  7. Photosynthesis, growth and yield of soybean and maize in a tree-based agroforestry intercropping system on the Loess Plateau
  8. Hybrid poplar ( Populus ssp.) selections for arid and semi-arid intermountain regions of the western United States
  9. Women and agroforestry: four myths and three case studies
  10. Exotic tree species displace indigenous ones on farms at intermediate altitudes around Mount Kenya
  11. Seasonal dependence of rooting success in cuttings from natural forest trees in Madagascar
  12. Cover crops alter phosphorus soil fractions and organic matter accumulation in a Peruvian cacao agroforestry system
  13. Response of the common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) to Tithonia diversifolia (Hamsl.) Gray biomass retention or removal in a slash and mulch agroforestry system
  14. Forest changes over a century in Sardinia: implications for conservation in a Mediterranean hotspot
  15. Microclimatic differences between mature loblolly-pine silvopasture and open-pasture
  16. An evaluation of the century model to predict soil organic carbon: examples from Costa Rica and Canada
  17. The potential for carbon offset trading to provide added incentive to adopt silvopasture and alley cropping in Missouri
  18. Carbon storage in livestock systems with and without live fences of Gliricidia sepium in the humid tropics of Mexico
  19. Floral resource partitioning by ants and bees in a jambolan Syzygium jambolanum (Myrtaceae) agroforestry system in Brazilian Meridional Amazon
  20. Microclimate patterns on the leeside of single-row tree windbreaks during different weather conditions in Florida farms: implications for improved crop production
  21. Perennial crop-based agroforestry systems in Northeast Brazil
  22. Arbuscular mycorrhizal association of indigenous agroforestry tree species and their infective potential with maize in the rift valley, Ethiopia
  23. Modeling tree cover changes in a pasture-dominated landscape by adopting silvopastoral practices in a dry forest region in Central Brazil
Search Result: