Participants at the Agricultural Research Planning Workshop at DAR, Lesotho pose for a group photo

Monday 14th /08/ 2023- A team of consultants from Uganda led by the AfrII CEO, Prof. George William Otim-Nape is currently engaged in a series of activities and meetings with the Kingdom of Lesotho including the recent Agricultural Research Planning Workshop at DAR and a Priority Setting Planning Workshop at Victory Hall, Maseru-Lesotho. The Kingdom of Lesotho’s Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security through the Department of Agricultural Research (DAR) hired the experts from Africa Innovations Institute (AfrII) to deliver consultancy services for the joint ‘Agricultural Productivity Programme for Sothern Africa’ project. This team is expected to develop strategies and working policies to strengthen the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) of Lesotho through research and innovation development.