The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture, a Network of 32 African Universities in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (RUFORUM: see www.ruforum.org) will hold the 4^th RUFORUM Biennial Conference, 21 – 25^th July 2014. The Biennial aims at providing a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to share findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods. The 2014 RUFORUM Biennial Conference will purposely link stakeholders in agriculture to new products, processes and trends. Of great significance the conference will expose young researchers to a professional gathering and will provide avenues for strengthening communications and publications while keeping aware of current trends in training, research and outreach on the African continent. 

The five day conference will be held at the Hotel VIP Grand in Maputo, Mozambique, from 21^st to 25^th July 2014.  The meeting will be co-organized by the RUFORUM Secretariat, Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique Institute of Agricultural Research (IIAM), The Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) and the Government of Mozambique.  

The 2014 RUFORUM Biennial Conference is the fourth in the series. The main objective of the conference is to provide a platform for agricultural research for development stakeholders in Africa and beyond to actively exchange findings and experiences, while at the same time learning lessons towards improving performance of the agricultural sector and ultimately people’s livelihoods.  The meeting will attract over 300 participants from more than 30 countries representing all continents. The biennial conference is RUFORUM’s most comprehensive meeting for the diversity of stakeholders in agriculture. It is especially dedicated to   graduate students and their supervisors, grantees in RUFORUM member universities and alumni. It is a platform for peer review, quality control, mentorship, networking and shared learning.

For more information about registration and call for abstracts, please download the documents below: