African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services
During the year 2020, FOSCAR Mali country fora, has worked to establish and strengthen thematic working groups to promote AEAS services in the country. Thematic working groups were initiated in the context of the CAADP-XP4 program to strengthen and expand the Country Fora. “The Country Fora has been able to put in place and strengthen […]
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Keen to boost its visibility, the South African Forum for Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (SAFAEAS), an AFAAS Country Fora has launched a new website to keep its stakeholders informed of its services. The new website, www.safaeas.co.za went live in the last few months and was developed following technical training support from AFAAS. “We are
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The Malawi Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (MaFAAS) has drawn a blue print for AEAS investment in the country. MaFAAS hosted a virtual conference on farming and extension this year whose highlight was the funding of extension in Malawi. The conference attracted 60 representatives from different organisations, including government, donors, private sector and CSOs. CF
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COVID-19 has redefined how organisations work and people interact. NIFAAS, the Nigeria Forum for Agricultural Extension Advisory Services, has taken to the new normal to market its services and better serve its membership through digital platforms. During 2020, which has seen countries under lock down to contain the Corona virus epidemic, digital platforms have enabled
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The Uganda Forum for Agricultural advisory Services (UFAAS) is lobbying for supportive laws to recognise the AEAS profession to boost agriculture development in the country. With more than 250 registered members but reaching 1000 extension actors in Uganda, UFAAS is promoting the professionalisation of AEAS, a sector which is critical in agricultural transformation. “We want
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C’est l’histoire de Mme Mary Kamau qui a 36 ans d’expérience au SVCA et qui a vécu des expériences très diverses en tant que directrice de la vulgarisation et de la formation au Kenya et présidente du forum des services de conseil agricole en afrique (SVCA). Aujourd’hui, elle est toujours active en tant que membre
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Le forum Malawien pour les services consultatifs agricoles a visité une école d’agriculteurs lors de leur visite sur terrain à Lilongwe sur leur mission de gestion et de partage des connaissances. La prestataire de services de vulgarisation, Mme Monique Mandala, a emmené l’équipe à un endroit très surprenants et éducatifs du village de Phanga, où se
L’écart entre les sexes dans l’agriculture est un modèle reconnu dans le monde entier; dans lequel les femmes par rapport aux hommes ont moins accès aux ressources productives, au capital financier et aux services de conseil. Cet écart affecte la manière dont les hommes et les femmes accèdent et bénéficient de l’agriculture axée sur la
La crise sanitaire liée au coronavirus a bouleversé le monde. Aucun secteur d’activité n’a été épargné comme l’agriculture, et plus particulièrement les activités de SVCA. C’est pourquoi FCA Madagascar (1), le Forum du Conseil Agricole Madagascar ont mené une petite enquête auprès de ses membres afin d’identifier les solutions et défis possibles auxquels sont confrontés les travailleurs
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