CCARDESA is a Sub-regional Research Organisation established in July 2010 by SADC member states to facilitate coordination and cooperation in agricultural research and development in the SADC region for purposes of promoting technology generation, dissemination and adoption, in support of improved regional food security and livelihoods. The MoU is a sign of commitment between the two entities that decided to put their continued partnership in writing. CCARDESA regional coordinator, Majola Mabuza said they had been working with SU for years now. He added that they needed to work with like-minded partners adding that SU was one of the universities they could work with for the implementation of both partners’ mandate. “Stellenbosch University is ranked number one in Africa.
It is the best research university in Africa and this is a very big story for someone to tell. We believe that through this marriage, there is a number of good fruits to come and we hope this marriage will last,” he said. For his part, the Research and Advisory Services Thematic Coordinator at CCARDESA, Baitsi Podisi said CCARDESA was a SADC subsidiary created by member states in 2010 to coordinate regional cooperation in agricultural research and development. He added that SADC was rich in natural resources and had the potential but had low productive and production prevalent.
