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As agricultural investments intensify to meet the food needs of a bulging global population, evidence points to the varying effects of conventional agriculture on environmental degradation, habitat fragmentation and biodiversity loss, with negative consequences for livelihoods and human-life quality. To address these challenges, there is an urgent call for countries across the globe to shift […]

Background During the UN Water Conference 2023 (March 22-24, 2023), the UN headquarters in New York was abuzz with delegates from all over the world to mark the UN water week 2023. The event was a midterm review of the UN General Assembly’s Water Action Decade 2018 – 2028, a programme of action launched at […]

The COVID-19 pandemic impacted on the education sector globally forcing closure of  learning institutions including universities to contain spread of the virus. The indefinite closure resulted  to unprecedented levels of disruption in teaching and learning activities,  adversely  affecting university operations, students and lecturers in divergent magnitudes.  Characterised by unprecedented levels of uncertainty and disruptions, the […]

In Kenya and around the world, Covid-19 has had a profound impact on the delivery of higher education. It has been estimated that almost 90% of students globally have not been able access universities physically during the pandemic. As universities were forced to close campuses, the initial use of digital platforms was for emergency or […]

NAIROBI – February 23rd, 2022: The Partnership for Africa Social and Governance Research (PASGR), in collaboration with the Centre for Africa Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE) and Alternatives Africa, will hold a national conference to discuss challenges facing youth in agribusiness and create new ideas for creating jobs for the youth through expanding opportunities in the potato and […]

The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) with the support of the MasterCard Foundation will host Senegal Country inception workshop on Thursday, 17th February 2022 from 0830hrs-1700hrs WAT at Pullman Hotel and Resorts, Dakar Teranga. The inception workshop is the fifth in a series of research activities under the “Young Women and Men’s […]

Kenya should consider both size and potential for differentiation when formulating policy for establishing new institutions, campuses or academic programmes, says higher education expert Professor Gerald Ouma. Ouma points out that unpredictability and declining public funding are not new challenges for universities. He says Kenya needs to strengthen its governance and management capabilities while avoiding […]