Several research projects at CAES have won grants amounting to USD 610,873, EURO 432,361 and UGX 197,250,000= as of 2018. Some of the grants are given by the government and others by several partners. These grants have seen a significant breakthrough towards consolidating research and innovation in CAES.
These grants are a progressive input towards poverty eradication and improvement of livelihoods in line with the country’s socio-economic development plans. They also help to increase research and innovation output, thus boosting out developers’ innovations.
Please read our quarterly and annual reports which highlight the several research projects at CAES.
Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education: Nematology Education in Sub-Sahara Africa (NEMEDUSSA)
The Nemedussa Consortium consists of 16 partners and 36 associated partners in Europe and Sub-Sahara Africa, coordinated by Ghent University and is based on a multi-country and multi-stakeholder strategy. The selection of these partners is based on
- their experience in capacity building projects for nematology in SSA;
- the presence of young lecturers with a MSc or PhD degree in nematology wishing to improve nematology in the curricula of their HEI that receive support from their hosting institutions;
- their ability to engage with students to conduct research and link with non-academic partners;
- their strategic geographic location to ensure excellence across regions in SSA;
- the diversity of languages that can be mastered (English, French)
The Consortium had its first pre-inception brainstorm meeting in June 2019 to prepare the Erasmus+ CBHE project, will have regular online meetings and 3-4 meetings at Icipe Campus in Nairobi. Read more…
Agricultural Investors as Development Actors (AIDA)
AIDA is a research programme that examines what happens once a foreign agricultural investment is established in a rural locality in sub-Saharan Africa. Beyond promises of providing attractive business opportunities, hopes are that foreign agricultural investments will generate employment, boost food security and catalyse sustainable development.
But what actually happens when a foreign agricultural investment is established in a rural locality in sub-Saharan Africa? Does it lead to more employment and new economic opportunities? How does it affect land tenure and water security? To whom and under which circumstances?
AIDA aims to provide answers to these questions.
We invite you to read more and follow our updates at www.diis.dk/aida
Gender-Responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation (GREAT)
Gender-Responsive Researchers Equipped for Agricultural Transformation (GREAT) is a five-year collaboration between Cornell University, in the United States, and Makerere University, in Uganda. GREAT started in 2016, and is funded with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. GREAT carries out its mission of creating more inclusive and effective agricultural systems through a combination of: the development of a Center of Excellence for gender and agricultural research at Makerere University; intensive training courses for agricultural researchers working in sub-Saharan Africa; the creation of a gender and agricultural research Community of Practice; and supporting institutional transformation for targeted agricultural research institutions across sub-Saharan Africa. Read more.