The AGM’s overall theme is “Positioning Africa’s Universities and the Higher Education Sector to effectively impact development processes on the continent.” The AGM is the network’s premier continental gathering, bringing together member universities, policymakers, development partners, private-sector actors, students, researchers, and youth innovators from across Africa and beyond.
The week of 17th – 21st November 2025 marked the official kick-off of a series of RUFORUM Annual General Meeting (AGM) pre-events, sending ripples of anticipation across Africa’s agricultural innovation landscape. The blended meetings draw together the vast RUFORUM Network, and other key stakeholders of Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS) to share space, exchange insights, and formulate a roadmap to accelerate efforts towards a resilient, sustainable and future-ready agri-food system for Africa.
- Download the Programme and Abstracts for Day One
* Harnessing Intellectual Property to Protect and Promote Indigenous Knowledge Systems in
Agriculture - Case studies included (a) Hoodia (Southern Africa) (b) Penja Pepper (Cameroon) (c) Morama Bean Project (Botswana), (d) Agro-pastoral systems and sorghum/millet cultivation (Botswana).
** Enhancing food security and climate resilience through bean-based climate-smart agriculture in Nakuru county, Kenya - Beans are an essential component of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA). Despite these benefits, widespread adoption of bean-based CSA remains low. Key barriers include limited access to improved varieties, weak extension support, limited farmer awareness of CSA practices, and market challenges. - Download the Programme and Abstracts for Day Two
- SCIENTIFIC FORUM AGM 2025 PROGRAMME-DAY 3
- Download the Programme and Abstracts for Day Four
- SCIENTIFIC FORUM AGM 2025 PROGRAMME-AI
Key innovations presented included:
- AI-powered crop disease diagnosis
- Drone-based and satellite imaging for soil and water management
- Digital twins for predictive livestock health
- Chemometric tools for rapid plant and soil analysis
- GIS-based analytics
- Fuzzy-logic early warning systems
From 24th to 28th November 2025, RUFORUM continued its pre-AGM events in Gaborone, offering a series of thematic activities designed to build momentum ahead of the main AGM. These sessions refined action points that guide implementation in 2026. You can access the pre-AGM events here.
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