The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) is the technical branch of

African Union Commission The Commission of the African Union acts as the executive/administrative branch or secretariat of the African Union (and is somewhat analogous to the European Commission). It consists of a number of Commissioners dealing with different areas of ...

on the issues of Agriculture science, technology and innovation. It is also the highest continental organisation for agricultural research for development and it has its headquarters in Ghana.

History

It was established in the 1990s by a group of African Scientists and some donors who believed that agriculture could lift millions of people out of poverty in Africa. Therefore, they brought the disjointed agricultural research under an organisation and it was voted into existence in 1997 by Sub-Regional Organizations like CORAF/WECARD, ASARECA and SADC-FANR, during the 17th Plenary of the Special Programme for African Agricultural Research at the World Bank

Governance

The governance of the organisation is divided into three;{{Cite web , title=Governing Organs , url=https://faraafrica.org/governing-organs/ , access-date=2022-11-25 , website=FARA Africa , language=en-US General Assembly FARA Board of Directors FARA secretariat

References

Agricultural science African Union African Union-related lists African Union Commission