Lesotho Resources
National University of Lesotho (NUL)
Mission
To initiate, promote, coordinate and conduct basic, applied and participatory research with particular emphasis to national development Needs in a regional context.
Objectives
- To undertake multidisciplinary research (policy and development)
- To plan, encourage and carry out polity-related and development oriented research
- To collaborate and network with other universities, government, communities, institutes and scholars in the region as well as interested organizations elsewhere with similar objectives
- To provide consultancy services
- To collect, document and make information accessible to researchers
- To publicise and disseminate research output
- To harness information and communication technology for socioeconomic development
Main activities and focus
- Research - Focus on regional and national development needs including issues of rural development, agriculture, human rights, regional security, environment, social development, health, conflict resolution and gender
- Documentation and Publications - Focus on technical support in terms of development of information technology, collection of literature/material, and publication and/or dissemination of research.
FANRPAN stakeholders
- Government
- Universities and Research Institutions
- Private Sector
- NGOS/ Food Security Consortium
- Farmers Associations
- UN Agencies
FANRPAN Node Steering Committee
| Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and Planning | Mrs M Molumeli |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and Planning | Mrs Matseliso Mojaki |
| Lesotho National Farmers Union/Lesotho Horticultural Farmers’ Association | Mr Winston P Ntsekhe |
| Lesotho National Farmers Union/Lesotho Horticultural Farmers’ Association | Mr Hareeng Kalele |
| Institute of Extra Mural Studies | Mrs Maseabata Ntoanyane |
| National University of Lesotho | Okello-Uma |
FANRPAN country node contact
| Email: | lesothonode@fanrpan.org |
| Website: | http://www.nul.ls/institutes/isas.htm |
| Tel: | +266 2234 0247 |
| Fax: | +266 2234 0004 |
| Categorization of node hosting: | University |
| Postal Address: | Institute of Southern African Studies, The National University of Lesotho, P.O. Roma 180, Maseru 100 |