CTA

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) is a joint institution operating under the framework of the Cotonou Agreement between the ACP Group of States (Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific) and the European Union (EU) Member States. CTA’s mission is to advance food security, increase prosperity and support sound natural resource management through information, communication and knowledge management, facilitation, capacity-building and empowerment of agricultural and rural development organisations and networks in ACP countries.
Website: www.cta.int
AFAAS

The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) is a continental body that brings national Agricultural Advisory Services under one umbrella. The mission of AFAAS is to “promote lesson learning and add value to initiatives in Agricultural Advisory Services through sharing information and increased professional interaction.” It operates within the framework of the fourth pillar of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP Pillar IV) which has the objective of enhancing the livelihoods of African farmers and pastoralists.
Website: www.afaas-africa.org/
FAO

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger. It serves as neutral forum for countries to negotiate agreements and debate policy. It helps developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fishery practices and secure good nutrition for all. FAO provides advice to its member countries in modernizing and strengthening pluralistic and demand-led extension systems within an inclusive innovation systems framework. Advisory services for smallholders and others in the value chains are supported in policy, institutional and human capacity development. FAO further supports advisory service enhancement by knowledge management and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). FAO led the development of farmer field schools that are widespread today.
Website: www.fao.org
FARA

The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa is an apex organization bringing together and forming coalitions of major stakeholders in agricultural research and development in Africa. FARA is the technical arm of the African Union Commission (AUC) on rural economy and agricultural development. FARA is also the lead agency of the AU’s NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency to implement the fourth pillar of the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme (CAADP), involving agricultural research, technology dissemination and uptake. FARA provides a strategic platform to foster continental and global networking that reinforces the capacities of Africa’s national agricultural research for development systems.
Website: www.fara-africa.org
GFRAS

The Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) is a non-profit international organisation formed in 2010 to provide a space for advocacy and leadership on pluralistic, demand-driven rural advisory services. GFRAS does this in the context of the global development agenda, with a goal of promoting sustainable growth and reducing poverty.
Website: www.g-fras.org/
IFAD

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries. Working with rural poor people, governments, donors, non-governmental organizations and many other partners, IFAD focuses on country-specific solutions, which can involve increasing rural poor peoples' access to financial services, markets, technology, land and other natural resources.
Website: www.ifad.org
NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) is a programme of the African Union (AU) adopted in Lusaka, Zambia in 2001. NEPAD is a radically new intervention, spearheaded by African leaders to pursue new priorities and approaches to the political and socio-economic transformation of Africa. In February 2010, the 14th AU Assembly established the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency (NEPAD Agency) as a technical body of the AU to replace the NEPAD Secretariat. The NEPAD Agency is a key outcome of the integration of NEPAD into the AU structures and processes. The core mandate of the NEPAD Agency is to facilitate and coordinate the implementation of regional and continental priority programmes and projects and to push for partnerships, resource mobilisation and research and knowledge management.
Website: www.nepad.org/npca
World Agroforestry Centre

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), a member of the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR), is an autonomous, non-profit research organization. The Centre generates science-based knowledge about the diverse roles that trees play in agricultural landscapes and uses its research to advance policies and practices that benefit the poor and the environment.
Webite: www.worldagroforestry.org
ICRA

The International Centre for development oriented Research in Agriculture (ICRA) is an international centre established by European members of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) to support leadership and develop critical mass in facilitating knowledge-based rural and agricultural innovation. ICRA does so, by providing training to professionals of education, research, and development organisations, and by strengthening the competency of inter-organisational and multidisciplinary teams to put their knowledge to work for innovation. At ICRA we believe that food and nutrition security, pro-poor economic growth and poverty reduction, and sustainable resource use can only come from people and organisations empowered to address their collective challenges themselves by working together and sharing knowledge. ICRA therefore also supports local level multi-stakeholder partnerships in the South (involving ICRA’s alumni), to establish: 1) dynamic learning networks and develop clusters of innovation and, 2) national level partnerships facilitating institutional change in support of research and education for development.
Website: www.icra-edu.org
AGRA
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is a partnership-based organization that was established in 2006 and works across the African continent to help millions of smallholder farmers and their families lift themselves out of poverty and hunger. African-led and Africa-based, AGRA develops programs aimed at implementing practical solutions to significantly boost smallholder farm productivity and incomes while safeguarding the environment and promoting equity all geared towards achieving a green revolution. AGRA works in 13 African countries: Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
ANAFE

The African Network for Agriculture, Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education (ANAFE) is a Pan African network registered in 2007 in Kenya, Tanzania and Niger as an International NGO of over 134 Agricultural colleges and Universities teaching Agriculture, Agroforestry, Forestry and environment and incorporating important elements of agricultural sustainability. ANAFE facilitates change in agriculture and natural resources management by linking education to rural communities and by empowering member institutions to act as cornerstones in the implementation of activities, paying great attention to grassroots ownership, empowerment and decision making.
Website: www.anafeafrica.org/
Biovision

Biovision Foundation for Ecological Development is a Swiss organization whose Vision is "A world with enough healthy nutrition for all, produced by healthy people in a healthy environment." Its mission is to combat hunger and poverty at their roots, and to support the dissemination and application of ecological methods that sustainably improve living conditions in Africa whilst also conserving the environment. Biovision renders assistance for self-help and promotes ecological thought and action in both North and South. It uses an integrated approach that recognizes human, animal, plant and environmental health as the foundation for sustainable development. The ultimate goal is attainment of sustainable, ecological development. To achieve this, Biovision supports regionally adapted and sustainable solutions generated and promoted through information and training programmes in collaboration with local and international partner R&D organisations. These projects and initiatives contribute to achievement of the UNO’s Millennium Goals.
Website: www.biovision.ch
EIARD

The European Initiative on Agricultural Research for Development (EIARD) is a permanent policy coordination platform on Agricultural Research for Development (ARD) which aims to promote and implement coherent European policies at international, regional and sub-regional levels in order to increase the impact of ARD on poverty reduction, food security and sustainable management of natural resources in developing countries. It is active since October 1995 and was recognised in 1997 by a Communication of the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament. EIARD members are the Member States of the European Union, plus Norway, Switzerland and the European Commission.
Website: http:/www.eiard.org/
University of Nairobi
The University of Nairobi is an ISO 9001:2008 certified premier institution of higher learning in the East African region. It is the oldest and largest University in Kenya with a student population of 52,000 and a highly qualified staff complement of over 1,500 teaching staff and 4,000 administration staff. It also has a strong and active Alumni Association and over 100 international links and exchange programs which help to enrich learning. The university is partitioned in 6 thematic colleges; Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Architecture and Engineering, Biological and Physical Sciences, Education and External Studies, Humanities and Social Sciences and Health Sciences. The College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences (CAVS) offers training in Agriculture and Veterinary disciplines.
Website: www.uonbi.ac.ke/colleges/cavs
FSA, UWI
The Faculty of Science and Agriculture (FSA), University of the West Indies, has been serving both the human capacity needs as well as the research and development needs of the contributing territories of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for the past fifty years. The FSA is situated on the St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago. Teaching and Research in Agriculture began in 1960. The FSA provides agricultural extension training and outreach services and conducts research primarily through its Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension (DAEE) in association with the Department of Food Production. In the process, the DAEE works closely with all related government agencies both local and regional, commodity groups, CBOs and NGOs with the view of improving the quality of Extension delivery throughout the region and in the process impacting on food and nutritional security and the quality of life of its CARICOM citizens.
Website: sta.uwi.edu/fsa/
IRETA, USP

The Institute of Research, Extension and Training in Agriculture (IRETA) is one of the six Institutes of The University of the South Pacific (USP), set up in the 1980’s to complement agricultural development efforts of the South Pacific Region. IRETA has maintained strong collaborative relations with the School of Agriculture and Food Technology (SAFT) and the national governments of the Pacific- ACP countries. IRETA’s mission as mandated by its Advisory Board is to improve food security and income generation opportunities within the context of sustainable development and equal participation of men, women and youth. IRETA also runs the USP-IRETA Agriculture farm that produces commercial crops and livestock and provides practical training to students of agriculture at SAFT.
Website: www.usp.ac.fj/alafua
KARI

The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) is the premier national agricultural research organization whose mission is to contribute to increased productivity, commercialization and competitiveness of the agricultural sector through generation and promotion of knowledge, information and technologies that respond to clients’ demands and opportunities. KARI is currently using the agricultural product value chain approach and works with an array of strategic partnerships to achieve its objectives. Website: www.kari.org/
Ministry of Agriculture - Kenya
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kenya aspires to be the leader in achievement of food security, employment creation, income generation and poverty reduction by promoting competitive and sustainable agriculture through creation of an enabling environment and provision of support services. The Ministry is committed to efficient and effective service delivery guided by its quality policy objectives and promoting public-private sector partnerships in order to meet its clients changing needs.
Website: www.kilimo.go.ke/