Network approaches to transforming tertiary agricultural education in Africa.

Abstract

Abstract This chapter explores the potential of networking to strengthen tertiary agricultural education (TAE) in Africa, especially at the graduate level. The network approach is examined from the perspective of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), which was created to foster TAE institutions, increase effective research outputs and elevate community-based action research. An assessment is offered of RUFORUM's approaches to developing capacity within its member universities, outlining the challenges and benefits of interventions within the agricultural sector and providing lessons to inform future capacity-building programmes.