AFRISA AFRICA

His excellence the president of the Republic  of Uganda tasked Makerere University to work with the government to come up with an appropriate  Mechanism  and  Institutional  arrangement for  fast  tracking  the  development  of  skills  for  youth, technology and  community  services within the  road frame work  of public- private academic partnerships.
The key emphasis being on value addition, skills for employment, production, sustainable markets, biosecurity and socio-economic development.

The College of Veterinary Medicine came up with a proposal in this respect which was endorsed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). With a series of consultations and joint planning with various government agencies and the private sector, the establishment of a joint institute for strategic animal resource, technology and enterprise was developed.

The Makerere University council formerly endorsed the establishment of this institute to promote appropriate skills.