1. Reforming Curricula for Agribusiness
Education and Training in Africa:
ANAFE focus for the coming years

2. Outline of Presentation
• Problems in SSA Tertiary Agricultural Education
• ANAFE—African Network for Agriculture,
Agroforestry and Natural Resources Education
• SASACID—Strengthening Africa Strategic
Agricultural Capacity for Impact on Development
• UniBRAIN—Universities, Business and Research
in Agricultural Innovation
• Contributions to Capacity Building into the Future

3. Problems in SSA Tertiary Agricultural Education
• Students
– Quality and choice
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Curriculum Content and Delivery challenges
Lecturers trained in different environments
Limited experiential learning
Learning Facilities inadequate
Institutional Management problems

4. Membership
ANAFE Member
Countries in 2014 (in
dark green)
Created in 1993 by 29 TAE
institutions with the assistance
of the World Agroforestry
Centre (ICRAF)
Currently in 2014 the network is
made up of 136 Agricultural
Colleges and Universities in 35
African countries

5. Past and Present ANAFE Activities
Advocacy: ANAFE, ICRAF, NARS, Partners
Training
Of
Trainers
Practical
Facilities
Training
Materials
development
Increased Capacity in
INRM and Agroforestry
R&D
Post-Grad
Support
Learning Together
Services
Curriculum
Review &
Development
Staff
Exchange
Network Management: Board, CU, RAFTs, NAFTs
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6. Background to SASACID
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The overall Tertiary Agricultural Education learning objectives for the
programmes are poorly articulated and they often do not explicitly refer
to community and industrial development. This shows a context deficit
which ANAFE has pointed out and tried to address.
Due partly to limited resources and also to inadequate training of
educators, the tools, methods and quality of teaching and learning are
weak, especially with respect to practicum
There is a poor understanding of the integrative nature of land use
disciplines, particularly regarding the links between farming and nature
conservation
The business and industrial development aspects are not well articulated
particularly in academic research. Teaching tends to reinforce production
and subsistence…

7. SASACID Project activities and
expected outputs
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Project
Expected Output
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Refocusing agricultural learning
objectives and improved curricula
Refocused agricultural education objectives and
improved curricula
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Establishing the capacity of agricultural High quality and locally contextualised agricultural
scientists in learning material
learning resources
development
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Building capacity for innovation
systems approach
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Strengthening capacity for agribusiness Graduates with knowledge and skills in agricultural
education and training
business enterprising
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Managing risk and uncertainty
Resilience: Increased capacity on managing risks
and uncertainty in agriculture
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Strengthening methods of teaching
and learning
Teaching and learning methods and tools and
sharing of agricultural information enhanced
Synergy and institutional links in agricultural policy,
research, education, industry and practice

8. Implementation Strategy

9. What SASACID has achieved: Selfassessments
Item
Evaluation
Governance and Management
2.1
Infrastructure
2
Finances
2
Teaching and Learning
2.25
Assessment
2.67
Research, Publications and Innovation
1.125
Community/Societal Engagement
2
Programme Planning and management
2
Curriculum development
2.85
Programme and Results
2

10. What SASACID has achieved: Linking
Education with Research
Region
Number of Students Offered
Scholarships
24
30
Southern Africa
East and Central
Africa
Africa Humid Tropics 30
Sahel
45

11. What SASACID has achieved: Learning
materials development in Agribusiness
• Agribusiness Chapters
– Setting up an agribusiness in Africa – initial
considerations
– Agribusiness – case studies of products and
services
– Post-harvest management and processing
strategies
– Agribusiness marketing
– Cross-cutting and emerging issues in agribusiness

12. What SASACID has achieved: Learning materials
development in Management of Risk and Uncertainty
• Risk and Uncertainty
– Management of risk in natural resources
– Agricultural practices for managing risks
– Food and environmental safety in agricultural risk
management
– Managing risk associated with climate change for
increased resilience
– Management of risks associated with the use of
agricultural inputs
– Post harvest management and risks
– Policy formulation for managing risks in agriculture

13. Key Elements of UniBRAIN
Access to
experience in
establishing agriinnovation camps
Access to
incremental levels
of high level Opportunities for
hands-on
More efficient and human and
institutional
experience in
effective
capacity
innovation
innovation in
African Agriculture
Access to
experience in
changing curricula
and improving
teaching and
learning resources

14. What we have achieved in UniBRAIN:
Agribusiness Curricula
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Post- graduate Certificate: Agribusiness entrepreneur and practical
adviser: primary producers + basic value addition expertise with basic
intellectual, vocational and entrepreneurial skills.
Post- graduate Diploma : The same for the Post – graduate Certificate +
Expert- Advisers with advanced value chain expertise with more
intellectual + managerial skills
BSc: The same for the Post – graduate Diploma + Expert-Advisers
+Agribusiness Corporate / Cooperative jobs creators + more intellectual
and managerial skills and capacity to pursue post-graduate degrees in
agribusiness.
MSc. The same for the BSc. + jobs as Mid-Scientist and expert
professional in Agribusiness with more intellectual and managerial skills
(advancing Research-Development in Agribusiness)
PhD: The same for the MSc. + jobs as Full-Scientist and Expert Professional
Leader in Agribusiness with superior intellectual and managerial skills
( advancing Training & Education in agribusiness)

15. Need for Partnership
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Specific agribusiness courses
South-South and North-South partnerships
Training of trainers
Development of learning materials
Joint supervision of students
Stronger private sector participation in
curriculum development and delivery
• Joint research

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