African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services
Rwanda is a small country with 26 338 km² and arable land estimated to 48% of its total area (FAO, 2016). Its population is estimated to 12,952,209 people (UN, 2019) and the majority of its rural households derive their income mainly from agricultural activities. As other countries of Eastern Africa, Rwanda has experienced the use […]
Key African institutions and CGIAR have drafted a new agriculture-for-development knowledge management (KM) framework for Africa to enhance research (and extension) collaboration that transforms and sustains food, land and water systems. The framework was co-designed by staff from staff of the CAADP-XP4 partnership including African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and
The Malawi Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services held its annual farming and extension conference from 19th- 22nd of July 2022 in Lilongwe, Malawi .This conference brought over 300 participants across different sectors within and outside Malawi. It was held under the theme “‘Repositioning Delivery of Agricultural Advisory Services to better Contribute to Agriculture Development in
‘’Agricultural transformation is a priority in the policy agenda of African governments in their quest to meet the challenges of food and nutrition insecurity, climate change, youth unemployment and overall economic growth. With the right policies, innovation and investment, the continent’s agriculture could be transformed into a powerhouse not only to feed a growing population
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The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS),The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA) and the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA),have signed a Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration on improving Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) in Eastern, Central and
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Johannesburg, South Africa; CAADP XP4 Programme, a European Union funded Programme managed by IFAD is undergoing a Mid Term Review (MTR) organized by the International Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD) at Birchwood Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 16th to 22nd May 2022. The MTR meeting will focus on the impact pathways of the thematic areas of the
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Nairobi Kenya: The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) with support from the European Commission held an Internal review, planning and capacity development training workshop for its staff, CAADP-XP4 key implementing Country Fora and Technical Working Groups. The long week event that kicked off on the 9th, April 2022, at Nairobi Kenya brought together
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Nairobi Kenya: The Training of Trainers integrating the Tropical Agricultural Platform Framework (TAP) into African Research and Extension Organizations was held on 23rd March to 25th March 2022 at Hilton Hotel Nairobi Kenya. The training was organized by FAO’s Research and Extension Unit, together with CAADP XP4 organizations (The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services
NAIROBI, KENYA: on 1st February, The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), together with The Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA); Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA); West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF); and the Forum for Agricultural
In December, AFAAS joined other Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme ex-Pillar 4 (CAADP-XP4) partner organisations (ASARECA, CCARDESA, CORAF and Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)) at the project’s first Knowledge Management for Agricultural Development (KM4AgD) conference. Hosted by FARA the hybrid continental conference brought together knowledge management experts of the different partner institutions implementing
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Download the declaration here Declaration in English Déclaration en Français Arabic / إعلان The 5th Africa Wide Agricultural Extension week 2021 is a continental event that brings together different participants from across Africa and globally to deliberate on strategic issues in agricultural extension and advisory services (AEAS) in Africa. This year, the 5th AAEW 2021
Kampala Uganda: On 16th November 2021, the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services together with the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) actualized their partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to enable the two organizations carry out complementary research and innovation for Africa’s smallholder farmers. This was during the 5th Africa Wide Agricultural Extension Week