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Resources and reflections from Uganda’s first Virtual Agricultural Extension Symposium

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How can agricultural extension and advisory services (AEAS) be positioned for resilient agriculture and food systems?  This was the discussion at Uganda’s third Agricultural extension Symposium.  The event which brought together a community of researchers, practitioners and policymakers from Uganda and beyond took place on 10-20th July 2020, at a time when most countries were […]

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Ressources et réflexions du premier Symposium virtuel de vulgarisation agricole en Ouganda

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Comment les services de vulgarisation et de conseil agricoles (SVCA) peuvent-ils être positionnés pour une agriculture et des systèmes alimentaires résilients ? Telle était la discussion lors du troisième Symposium de vulgarisation agricole de l’Ouganda. L’événement qui a rassemblé une communauté de chercheurs, de praticiens et de décideur politiques d’Ouganda et d’ailleurs, s’est déroulé du 10

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36 years of experience in agriculture extension and advisory services (AEAS)

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This is the  story of Mrs Mary Kamau who has 36 years experience in AEAS and who has gone throught very diverse experiences being Director of Extension and Training in Kenya and Chair of AFAAS. Today, she is still active as Board Member of GFRAS, AFAAS, KEFAAS, Access Agriculture and as an Agri-Consultant and Farmer.

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CLIMATE CHANGE is here with us; KeFAAS in-bid to foster farmers!

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In bid to promote Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA), the Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services – Kenya (KeFAAS) through its membership has strived to provide technical knowledge, management skills, and information services that smallholder farmers need to improve their livelihoods in the rapidly changing global climatic conditions. The approach is seen as a solution to help

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Does the coronavirus pandemic accentuate the need to digitize Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) in Madagascar?

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The health crisis linked to the coronavirus has turned the world upside down. No sector of activity was spared like agriculture, and more specifically AEAS activities. That’s why FCA Madagascar (1), Forum du Conseil Agricole Madagascar or Agricultural Council Forum Madagascar, conducted a small survey among its members in order to identify possible solutions and

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Climate Smart Agriculture for Smart farmers in Malawi

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Malawi Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services visited a farmer field school in Lilongwe on their mission of knowledge management and sharing. The extension advisory service provider Mrs. Monique Mandala took the team to a most surprising and educative place Phanga Village where there is Phanga Farmer Field School. It’s all smiles for small holder farmers

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Gender roles in Climate Smart Agriculture in Cameroon

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The gender gap in agriculture is a pattern, recognized worldwide; in which women compared to men have less access to productive resources, financial capital and to advisory services. This gap affects how men and women access and benefit from Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). Men and women, due to socially-constructed gender roles, are vulnerable to climate

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REVISED CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR PROVISION OF TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO AFAAS – FS SUPPORT HUB IMPLEMENTATION IN EAST AFRICA REGION – AGRIBUSINESS CONSULTANT

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Proc. Ref. No. AFAAS/FAO/CQS/2020/0014
Approved AWPB&PP 2020
Country: Africa
October 5, 2020, at 10.00 a.m.

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Double benefits for youth and private actor participation in scaling up successful extension approaches and scale up: Opportunities and challenges

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Different extension approaches have been developed and tested.  Among these approaches include farmer field schools (FFS) and Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Production (SHEP) approach. Their success is largely pegged on among other factors, such as how they have assimilated youth and private actors as agents and participants or beneficiaries. Their integration is critical in scaling

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