Presented by Prof. Adipala Ekwamu and the biennial Conference 2012

1. Recap and Profile of Day 4
Adipala Ekwamu
RUFORUM

2. Monday (24th Sept.) Day 1
Highlight the role of universities and
RUFORUM
Identify opportunities for
collective/coordinated action for
fostering agricultural innovation in Africa
through training, research, outreach and
partnerships

3. Day Two Focus
Sub theme: Enabling Environment for Agricultural
Development
Objective: Collate the national, regional and global
agricultural transformation trends, challenges,
lessons and strategies for putting in place
institutional, policy, capacity and investment
priorities that would enable agricultural
development in Africa with clear role for
RUFORUM and African universities

4. Day 3 Focus
Sub theme: Impact of HE on agricultural development
Purpose:
Synthesizing the key institutional, technology and
procedural requirements for assessing the impact of
training, research and advisory services in agricultural
development.

5. Day 3 Sessions
• Plenary Seasons (16 & 23)
• Six parallel sessions
• Several Side Meetings and Events
• Evening function : Dinner and Cultural Gala

6. Key messages
• Positioning African countries to reap from
demographic dividends
• Strong case for HE and Capacity Development
• Lessons from on-going efforts, personal testimonies

7. Role of HEI & Broad aspects on Capacity
Development
– Education and Training – individuals
– Institutional Strengthening –institutions
– Consortia and Networks – systems, networks
and platforms
• Gestation period towards impact
• Learning vs. Impact assessment – getting the balance
right
• Long Chain of actors

8. How do U
and RUF
influence
change at
WN level? What is the
influence of National
U on RUF Fora
and RUF
on U?
Champions
How does
change
happen
within U Governance
level? Bodies
How does
RS activity Strategic
contribute partners
to U
changes?

9. Key messages
• High expectation from universities
• Investment in HE beneficial to the economy;
carefully formulate evaluation questions to
measure impact
• Voluntary cooperation between RI and
Universities
• Institutionalization concerns
• Bringing together two systems – Education
and Research

10. Mechanism for RUFORUM Networking at different levels
National level Regional level International
level
•Linking students and faculty •Linking •Brokering
through research projects to students across individual
farmers, traders and research and the ECSA connections for
development agencies region – student member
•National Fora linking universities to exchange universities
stakeholders •Advocacy both •Representing
•Advocacy for transformation of on RUFORUM and
member universities to ensure transformation Higher Education
greater relevance to sustainable and to increase in ECSA
improvement in rural livelihoods investment in •Linking faculty of
higher member

11. Overview of Day 4
• Sub theme: The future of Agriculture in Africa
• Purpose:
Promote and engage universities to undertake
foresight activities taking into consideration
emerging issues that impinge on the
agricultural sector

12. Sessions
• Session 25: Aquaculture and Fisheries
• Session 26: Enhancing livestock productivity
• Session 27: Promoting IPM Practices
• Session 28: RUFORUM AGM
• Session 29: Graduate student’s meeting
• Session 30: Meet and greet (Free interaction)
• At 1900hrs : Graduate Students Evening

13. Side events
• 3rd Africa-wide Women and Young Professionals in Science
Competitions
• ToT on information and communication management strategy
development
• SMART M&E tools and methods
• ICT tools for ARD information management
• Use ICTs for training
• RUFORUM Magnum

14. THANK YOU