Regional Masters Programmes
RUFORUM is implementing the following Regional MSc Programmes in collaboration with the member universities and other strategic partners:
- Master of Science in Plant Breeding and Seed Systems - hosted by Makerere University in Kampala Uganda
- Master of Science in Agricultural Information and Communication Management - hosted by Egerton University (Kenya), University of Nairobi and Haramaya University (Ethiopia)
- Master of Science in Research Methods - hosted by Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Kenya).
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Master of Science in Plant Breeding and Seed System: African Universities have been challenged to produce the required human resource to lead innovations to address the increasing food insecurity and other livelihood issues facing the continent. In particular, there is urgent need to build capacity to improve crop productivity and enhance sustainability of Africa’s natural resources as a means to overcoming food insecurity and improve household incomes. In these efforts, strengthening plant breeding programmes and seed systems is considered a priority intervention. Given the current limited numbers of Plant Breeders in Sub-Saharan Africa and the urgent need to have functional seed systems, Makerere University in partnership with 11 other universities in east and southern Africa initiated a regional training programme based at Makerere University to produce MSc. graduates as a short to medium term response to the plant breeding gap in the region. Please click here to learn more about this programme.
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Master of Science in Agricultural Information and Communication Management (MSc AICM): Research in Africa is generating agricultural technologies that can improve food security but the impact is yet to be felt in many households owing to inefficiency in communicating and sharing agricultural knowledge to increase production and food security. The situation in sub-Saharan Africa is aggravated by the slow adoption of modern information and communication technologies (ICT) and the shortage of Information Communication Management (ICM) professionals. Analyses of agricultural training programmes in Africa universities show that most graduates of these programmes often do not acquire adequate capacity to integrate ICT to communicate agricultural information. On the other hand, ICT Specialists lack technical knowledge to package and communicate new developments in science. Although ICT is evolving fast in Sub-Saharan Africa, its adoption in agricultural research, education and extension still lags behind. >Egerton University >University of Nairobi >Haramaya University
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Master of Science in Research Methods: Recently several major report have emphasized the importance of science and technology for development of the Africa region (Eicher, 2006; Johanson & Saint, 2007) in the areas of agriculture and rural development , the national agriculture research systems ( Universities, national research organizations etc.) will continue being the heart of the research effort. Yet capacity to conceptualize, plan and implement effective research is often limited. Please visit the hosting institution by clicking here
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