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National Policy Dialogue on Pluralistic Extension in the context of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) in Ethiopia

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Stakeholders have conducted a discussion on National Agricultural Extension System Roadmap ADPLAC in through the financial support from Agricultural Research Council Secretariat (EARCS) and African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) has conducted a national policy dialogue under the theme “Pluralistic extension system in the context of Climate Smart Agriculture” in Adama town with 50 […]

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Climate Smart banana production brings cash, respect and creates opportunities for Mr Mbidde’s family

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Mr Mbidde Elias lives with his wife and three children in Nakaseta village, Kyetume Parish, Zirobwe Sub-County, Luweero District in Central Uganda. A member of Zirobwe Agaliawamu Agribusiness Training Association (ZAABTA) a producer organization, Elias practices mixed farming with two cows, three goats, 3 hens.  Like many farmers in Nakaseta, Elias’s farming was severely affected

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FCA Madagascar discovers more CSA approaches during field visits

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In the context of the CAADP XP4 project, funded by the European Union through IFAD, FCA Madagascar organized a CSA field visits and discoveries. In total, 16 participants (representatives from ministries, partner organizations and FCA Madagascar team) were able to exchange, strengthen their knowledge and understanding on the topic and to  network while discovering relevant

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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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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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Farming and Agriculture Extension in time of COVID-19 at MaFAAS

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There is a saying that a healthy farmer equals a productive farmer. This simply means farming requires energy, and energy is a product of good health. Agriculture Extension should be integrated with health-related messages because the link between agriculture and health cannot be neglected. For instance, a farmer who is at the symptomatic stage of

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L’éducation des Jeunes entrepreneurs et le renforcement des chaines de valeur Agricole par REJIPAQAM/ FOSCAR-Mali

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Contexte REJIPAQAM (Réseau des Jeunes Ingénieurs pour la Promotion de l’Assurance Qualité Alimentaire du Mali) est une entreprise qui regroupe comme son nom l’indique des jeunes universitaires ingénieurs dans les différents maillons de la chaine alimentaire. Elle a été créée et enregistrée en 2018 sous la forme Coopérative, est un réseau de jeunes scientifiques maliens

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