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Handover e-meeting and appointment of the new board

Governance, SARFAAS /

SARFAAS handover e-meeting was organised on Friday the 24th of April 2020 between the outgoing key board members, Prof. Zwane Elliot (outgoing Chairperson) Mr Andrianjafy Rasoanindrainy (outgoing Secretary) and the newly elected board of SARFAAS Dr Verona Parkinson, Mrs Thembe Ngotho and Mr Charlin Heritiana. The outgoing Chairperson made a speech summarising SARFAAS history and achievements and […]

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Are Agricultural Extension Actors in Africa ready ? It seems not, see this report.

AFAAS News, COVID-19 /

From the 30th of March to the 3rd of April, three surveys were conducted at AFAAS; two  through the networks’ Dgroups using Google Forms, one in French and another in English, and the last survey was done live with Zoom Poll during AFAAS e-meeting held on the 2nd of April 2020. Among the 1400 registered

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The Southern Africa Regional Forum for Agricultural Advisory Service (SARFAAS) leads the way in organising e-election in AFAAS

Governance, Newsletter, SARFAAS /

The SARFAAS is the regional network of AFAAS in the Southern Africa Region. Its mandate is to coordinate and support the Country Fora (CF) in the region under the watch of the AFAAS Secretariat. One of the challenges it faces – in common with the other regional networks – is ensuring that it’s Governing Board

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IGNITING CAADP-XP4 PROJECT

AFAAS News, CAADP XP4, Newsletter /

The AFAAS Secretariat organised a Planning Meeting to ignite the implementation of the: “Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Ex-Pillar IV Africa Regional and Sub-regional Organisations for Agricultural Research and Innovation Project” – code named the CAADP-XP4 Project . The four-day meeting was held from 4th to 7th February 2020 in Kampala, Uganda. The general objective

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AFAAS coming with new strategy and operational plan

AFAAS News, Governance /

AFAAS developed its first Strategy Plan for the period 2011 – 2017 whose implementation was successfully concluded.  The second strategy for the ten year period from 2018-2027 was guided by; examining the AFAAS’ strategic orientation, achievements, challenges and lessons learnt;  the development challenges and;  stakeholders’ perspectives. The 2018 – 2027 development context for AFAAS was

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Jobs /

Job Application Deadline: Thursday, March 19, 2020

OBJECTIVE OF THE ASSIGNMENT
The objective of this assignment is to revamp the AFAAS portal with new functionalities to improve the communication and visibility of AFAAS and enable interactions and collaboration among different stakeholders.

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UGANDA FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICES (UFAAS) MARCHES ON

CF News, Newsletter, Policy, Uganda /

The preparations for the 2nd Symposium of the Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS) is in full gear. The Symposium is slated to run from 5th to 7th May 2020 under the theme of: “Positioning Extension and Advisory Services for the National Agricultural Priorities of commercialization and Agro-industrialization”. The Symposium shall be held in

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CAADP XP4 PROJECT

CAADP XP4, Projects /

African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) is a Continental body that brings National Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) under one umbrella. The AFAAS’ goal is to enhance utilization of improved knowledge, technologies and innovations by agricultural value chain actors for improving productivity oriented towards their individual and national development objectives. AFAAS Operational Plan

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