Africa & The RAC

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    Supporting Africa's Rural Development
    The Africa Fellowship Trust (AFT) recently appointed Dr. Alastair Bradstock as its next chairman, succeeding the Founding Chairman, Shane Lunga, who remains an AFT Trustee.

    04.05.12

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    Growing Support for Africa Leadership Initiative
    The Royal Agricultural College and the Africa Fellowship Trust (AFT) are very pleased to have received additional funding support from the UK government for Africa's Land and Food Fellowship (ALFF) programme.

    14.02.12

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    Improving Market Opportunities for Small Scale Farmers in Africa
    Continuing development of Zambia Small Scale Growers (ZSSG), an agricultural marketing company established in 2008 through a project funded by ComMark Trust of the UK Department for International Development (DFID)...

    15.07.11

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    Increasing RAC support from South Africa
    The Royal Agricultural College was very pleased to be able to welcome His Excellency Dr Zola Skweyiya, the High Commissioner for South Africa, this week at Cirencester.

    08.07.11

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    New RAC Partnership in Africa
    A new partnership agreement has recently been signed by the Royal Agricultural College (RAC) and Africa Fellowship Trust (AFT).

    04.07.11

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    Increasing Support for RAC-AFT Africa Fellows
    Additional funding has recently been generously donated by Barclays Bank to support Africa’s Land and Food Fellowship (ALFF) programme provided by the Africa Fellowship Trust (AFT) and Royal Agricultural College (RAC).

    23.06.11

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    Recognition Award for Africa Fellowship Programme
    Africa's Land and Food Fellowship programme, launched in 2005 by the Africa Fellowship Trust and the RAC to provide leadership development for strengthening farming, food supply and land reform in southern Africa, has been honoured by the Tropical Agriculture Association (TAA) for 'making an outstanding contribution to agricultural development'.

    26.11.10

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    Strong Support for Africa Programme
    Strong support from external sponsors has again allowed 10 Fellows to be selected for this year’s Africa Land and Food Fellowship programme , delivered by the RAC through the Africa Fellowship Trust.

    27.10.10

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    Continuing Malawi support for the Africa Fellowship Programme
    The High Commissioner for Malawi in the UK, HE Professor Francis Moto, and Mr Mufwa Munthali, recently visited the Royal Agricultural College to find out more about the African Fellowship programme.

    21.06.10

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    Africa Market Development Award
    Nephas Munyeche, a Research Fellow at the RAC, has recently received funding from AusAID (the development agency of the Australian government) to present work on improving market relationships for small-scale farmers in southern Africa.

    12.05.10