African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services
Un phénomène sans précédent lié au changement climatique a été les eaux des fermes submergées du lac Baringo. Les petits agriculteurs horticoles autour du lac Baringo comptent les pertes après que leurs fermes ont été submergées par l’eau qui épelle une catastrophe pour le comté de Baringo déjà en insécurité alimentaire. L’agriculture étant une fonction […]
In the framework of the CAADP XP4 project, funded by the European Union through IFAD, FCA Madagascar organized a day of exchange visits around the theme of Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA). In total, 16 participants (representatives of ministries, partner organizations and FCA Madagascar staff) were able to exchange, strengthen their understanding and network, and above
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Introduction A growing variety of public and private rural extension advisory services are available in different countries today which leads to Pluralistic Agricultural Extension Services, where advisory services are provided by different actors and funded from different sources. This is generally regarded as an important step forward, away from reliance on monolithic, mostly state-led Agricultural
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
Proc. Ref. No. AFAAS/FAO/CQS/2020/0012
Item 7 of Approved PP 2020
Deadline: December 7, 2020, at 10.00 a.m
Proc. Ref. No. AFAAS/IFAD-EU/SVCS/2020/0022
Activity 5.4.2 of the Approved AWPB 2020
DeadLine: December 4, 2020, not later than 10:30 a.m
Proc. Ref. No. AFAAS/FAO/CQS/2020/0016
Approved AWPB&PP 2020
Deadline: Friday 6 November 2020, 12:00 noon EA Time
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
Proc. Ref. No. AFAAS/IFAD-EU/SVCS/2020/0020
Approved AWPB&PP 2019-2020 –Activity 1.1.4
Deadline for submission: 30th October 2020.
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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