African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services
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. […]
36 years of experience in agriculture extension and advisory services (AEAS) Read More »
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
CLIMATE CHANGE is here with us; KeFAAS in-bid to foster farmers! Read More »
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
Climate Smart Agriculture for Smart farmers in Malawi Read More »
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
Gender roles in Climate Smart Agriculture in Cameroon Read More »
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
AFAAS – Terms Of Refenrence for EA Field Schools E-Learning Specialists. / Experts Read More »
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
Deadline: Monday 5th October 2020
Proc. Ref. No. AFAAS/FAO/CQS/2020/0014
Approved AWPB&PP 2020
Country: Africa
October 5, 2020, at 10.00 a.m.
Sub Activity 2.3.5 of the Approved AWP&B 2020
Proc. Ref. No. AFAAS/IFAD-EU/CQS/2020/0020
Item 2.14 of the Approved PP 2020
Date: 18th September 2020
Deadline: 2nd October 2020, at 10:30 a.m
Proc Ref: AFAAS/FAO/SVCS/2020/0013
Approved Procurement Plan 2020
Country: Africa
Deadline: 2020-09-11
AFAAS – Legal Services and Registration of Eastern Africa Field School Support Hub Read More »
Different extension approaches have been developed and tested. Among these approaches include farmer field schools (FFS) and Smallholder Horticulture Empowerment and Production (SHEP) approach. Their success is largely pegged on among other factors, such as how they have assimilated youth and private actors as agents and participants or beneficiaries. Their integration is critical in scaling