African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services

Policy

AFAAS GENDER POLICY BRIEF

MAKING AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND ADVISORY SERVICES MORE EFFECTIVE IN AFRICA: A GENDER EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION APPROACH Key Messages▪ Vast studies in Africa reveal the challenges of inadequate agricultural extension services and gender gaps in access to extension services and the adoption of improved technologies in the face of climate change.▪ Inequalities in access to …

AFAAS GENDER POLICY BRIEF Read More »

AFAAS Launches the 6th Africa Wide Agricultural Extension Week 2023, Minister Calls For African Countries To Embrace Climate Smart Agriculture

Abuja-Nigeria: The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar has called for all African countries to embrace climate smart agriculture if they want to see an Africa where food insecurity, malnutrition, and poverty will be reduced and Farmers livelihoods improved. Dr. Abubakar stated this at the Regional Policy Dialogue on Integration of Climate …

AFAAS Launches the 6th Africa Wide Agricultural Extension Week 2023, Minister Calls For African Countries To Embrace Climate Smart Agriculture Read More »

AFAAS Strengthens its Partnership with AGRINATURA -Signs an MoU

Accra-Ghana: The African forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) on the 16th September signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The European Alliance on Agricultural Knowledge for Development (AGRINATURA) during the Science and Partnerships for Agriculture Conference held in Accra Ghana. The objective of the Memorandum of Understanding is to foster collaboration and strengthen working relationship …

AFAAS Strengthens its Partnership with AGRINATURA -Signs an MoU Read More »

Gender integration in AFAAS policy in the framework of CAADP

A recent desk study assesses the aim for, and extent of, gender integration in policy documents of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), the Framework for African Agricultural Productivity (FAAP) and the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS). It proposes recommendations to strengthen gender integration in AFAAS documents to enhance the attainment of …

Gender integration in AFAAS policy in the framework of CAADP Read More »

ufaas-group

UGANDA FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICES (UFAAS) MARCHES ON

The preparations for the 2nd Symposium of the Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS) is in full gear. The Symposium is slated to run from 5th to 7th May 2020 under the theme of: “Positioning Extension and Advisory Services for the National Agricultural Priorities of commercialization and Agro-industrialization”. The Symposium shall be held in …

UGANDA FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICES (UFAAS) MARCHES ON Read More »