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Press release: RUFORUM Announces the 16th AGM hosted in Partnership with UM6P Morocco

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October 15, 2020

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Mark Wamai

Liberian President, H.E. George Weah (Left) shakes hands with RUFORUM Board Member and Vice Chancellor Ndejje University-Prof. Eriabu Lugujjo (Right) as Executive Secretary-Prof. Adipala Ekwamu (2nd Left) and other members witness during the meeting in April 2019. The meeting followed the Liberia Higher Education Day held in Monrovia. Photo credit: RUFORUM

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Kampala 14th October 2020 The 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) will be virtually hosted by RUFORUM Secretariat in Partnership with Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, in Morocco (UM6P). The various activities of the AGM will be held starting October through to November 2020. It will be the first AGM to be hosted in North Africa with an intention of introducing RUFORUM to North Africa as well as UM6P to other universities in Africa.

The 16th AGM will run under the theme: “Higher Education- Private Sector Partnership: Harnessing Opportunities for Agricultural Transformation in Africa” As a continuously growing network of 129 Universities in 38 countries in Africa, RUFORUM activities are held in different countries and regions in the continent as a way of enabling different stakeholders to come together and promote a greater appreciation of the different countries and regions.

Last year, the 15^th Annual General meeting was held at the University of Cape Coast in Ghana and provided an opportunity for mobilizing wider participation of West African Universities in RUFORUM activities. RUFORUM recognises the fact that Science, Technology, Innovation (ST&I) and research play a critical role in food and nutrition security, economic development at national and continental level as well as poverty reduction. The AGM will therefore bring together several actors from academia, Government, Private Sector, media, research institutions, farmers and students to not only dialogue on topical issues but to also share experiences and lessons.