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AFAAS Renews its MOU with the African Union.

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Addis Ababa Ethiopia: On 8th July 2024, the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the African Union (AU), represented by the African Union Commission-Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy, and Sustainable Environment, headquartered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The overall objective of the MoU is to facilitate […]

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Essential Competencies of Frontline Agricultural Extension Professionals

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The global demand for food is increasing. World population will exceed 9.7 billion people by 2050, an increase of 2 billion people over the current population. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, there is a need to increase agricultural and food production by 60 percent to meet future food

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IFAD Successfully completes CAADP-XP4 Project Supervision Mission in Kenya and Uganda.

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In 2019, The CAADP XP4 organizations comprising of the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA) and the West and Central African Council for Agricultural

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The Global Programme for Small-scale Agroecology Producers and Sustainable Food Systems Transformation (GP-SAEP)’ Project Launched in Uganda.

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The Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS), with support from the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS), and the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), with funding from the European Union has on the 29th February launched the Global Programme for Small-scale Agroecology Producers and Sustainable Food Systems Transformation (GP-SAEP)’ Project in

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CEA-FIRST, the Consortium Europe Africa on Research and Innovation for Food Systems Transformation Project Kicks off

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12 – 14 February 2024. Tema in Accra, Ghana.   The  African Union  and the  European Union  alongside a number of  implementing partners have launched the Consortium Europe-Africa on Research and Innovation for Food Systems Transformation #CEA_FIRST  Project aimed at operationalizing the first priority of the AU-EU High level policy Dialogue (HLPD) focused on AU-EU International Research Consortium on Food

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INTEGRATION OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND ADVISORY SERVICES INTO CROSS BORDER TRADE: STRATEGIC POLICY DIRECTION AND PERSPECTIVE FOR AFRICA

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Regional integration has been promoted in Africa since the post-independence to ensure that states agree to cooperate and work closely together to achieve stability and wealth. In the 2000s, commitments, including Malabo Declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods by 2025, were made [1-2]. The AfCFTA agreement signed by

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CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE (CSA) THROUGH EXTENSION AND ADVISORY SERVICES THAT DELIVERS FOR PEOPLE, CLIMATE AND NATURE IN AFRICA: POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS

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Climate change is having a devastating impact on Africa, with extreme weather events costing the continent an estimated $50 billion annually by 2050. However, climate-smart agriculture (CSA) offers low-cost, eco-friendly, and integrated solutions to transform and reorient African agriculture production systems in the face of climate change. The CSA action will help to i) boost

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6th Africa Wide Extension Week 2023 comes to a close

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Dear Stakeholders,After Five days of deliberation with over 50 presentations,10 side events coupled with  networking opportunities, the 6th Africa-wide agricultural extension week has come to a close.  The final day of the Agricultural Extension Week marked the highest point of learning, sharing, and commitment, underscoring the essence of collaborative progress and the future of agricultural extension and

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DIGITAL CONNECTION FOR FARMING COMMUNITIES
IN UGANDA

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 Uganda’s agricultural extension face challenges like fake inputs, climate change, limited market information, gender related issues and the higher numbers of extension to farmer ratio. The departure from the non-conventional agriculture to more digital agriculture led to the existence of digital connection for the farming communities where the last mile is the main target group

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Existing Policies Supporting Digital Services and Investment in the Agricultural Sector in Kenya

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This policy brief stems from a thorough examination of the policy landscape governing the agricultural sector in Kenya. It delves into the intricacies of existing policies, paying special attention to their stance on digital Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS). The study identifies policies that play a pivotal role in either fostering or hindering the

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Policy and Practice Nexus: Generating Agricultural Extension
Content for Agricultural Innovations Systems Actors.

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On the 2nd November 2023, AFAAS in collaboration with FARA organised a policy development training for its stakeholders (Country Fora , Regional Fora and Secretariat Staff) that was aimed at building their technical capacities in policy and how to effectively engage policymakers using policy briefs as an advocacy tool. A policy brief is a vital

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