The first batch of ARIFA fellows arrived at the Universidade Federal de Goiás.
The cohort, drawn from five different Nigerian institutions, is part of the TETFund-sponsored candidates under the FARA-TETFUND-UFV Pegadogogic retooling strategy, which began in November 2020. More than a hundred additional candidates are anticipated to join them in the following weeks.
This fellowship program is a partnership between FARA and Nigeria’s Tertiary Education Fund (TETFUND) to jointly implement the Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA) championed by Brazil. The program adds a unique and much-needed perspective to MSc programs and typically awards scholarships to students planning to major in disciplines directly related to agriculture, food security, and other fields of study.
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It has the aim of supporting the innovation of young Africans in the field of agriculture through the provision of grants to aid studies and research at Ph.D., MSc levels as well as other short-term postgraduate certificate courses in selected countries outside of Africa. This is to bring up a crop of AR4D practitioners who are vested in contemporary techniques in agriculture and to strengthen the capacities of Nigerian academic lecturers and researchers.
All suitable candidates who have the passion to solve agricultural issues innovatively are encouraged to apply.
For further information on ARIFA, please email [email protected].
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