African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services
This month of October, we witnessed a great premiere at the diffusion of the first ever 3D cartoon, made by a Malagasy team, on agroecology in Madagascar. This innovation is part of the Manitatra II project, integration of agroecology in schools, implemented by the GSDM and is funded by the European Union through the CMESA. […]
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Above: A section of participants during a group discussion On December 3rd 2020, The Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS) in collaboration with African Forum for Agricultural services (AFAAS) held the Uganda National Stakeholders dialogue on Climate Smart Agriculture. The event took place at hotel Africana in Kampala, and online. The purpose of the
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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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
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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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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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
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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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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Proc Ref: AFAAS/FAO/CQS/2020/001O
Approved Procurement Plan 2020
Country: Africa
Deadline: Monday 5 October 2020, by 2:00 p.m. EA Time
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Procurement Ref: No. AFAAS/FAO/CQS/2020/0016
Approved Procurement Plan 2020
Country: Africa
Deadline: October 5, 2020, at 12.00 noon
Proc. Ref. No. AFAAS/FAO/CQS/2020/0014
Approved AWPB&PP 2020
Country: Africa
October 5, 2020, at 10.00 a.m.