Call for Expressions of Interest – Artificial Intelligence for Agriculture and Food Systems (AI4AFS) Innovation Research Network

A. BackgroundWith the current geometric rise in Africa’s population estimated to reach about 2.6 billion by 2050 and a growth rate of more than 2.5% p.a. (Population of Africa, 2019), it becomes imperative that agriculture and food systems (AFS) are reviewed to embrace innovative approaches for sustaining and improving the system from production to utilization....

Call for Research Assistants to collect data on food (in)security in Uganda

Background The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) developed by the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has gained growing recognition since its introduction in 2014 as a globally valid, very reliable, individual and household food security measurement tool, culminating to its endorsement by the United Nations Statistical Commission as the basis to...

PRÉ-CONVOCAÇÃO PARA CANDIDATURAS DE FINANCIAMENTO ADICIONAL NO ÂMBITO DOS CENTROS DE ENSINO SUPERIOR AFRICANOS DE EXCELÊNCIA (ACE II AF)

Em colaboração com os governos de Gana, Malawi e Moçambique, o Grupo Banco Mundial (GBM), o Conselho Interuniversitário para a África Oriental (CIUA) e o Fórum Universitário Regional para Capacitação em Agricultura (RUFORUM) estão lançando conjuntamente uma Chamada de Propostas no âmbito do Projecto dos Centros de Excelência do Ensino Superior da África Oriental e...