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Tapping into Sustainable Land Management resource portal to enhance Extension

Capacity Building, CSA, ICT, Innovation, KM, Partnerships, Projects / By

Digitalisation of Agricultural Extension and Advisory Service in Africa is a new trend supported by the AFAAS since the year 2020. The adoption and promotion of digital tools and platforms has not only been mandatory because of the COVID-19, but also because AFAAS intends to be more effective and efficient in reaching and empowering a …

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Closing the AEAS capacity gap

Capacity Building, Projects / By

Background  The African Forum for Advisory Services (AFAAS) hired a consultant, Myra Wopereis-Pura to conduct a capacity gap assessment and consequently propose a development plan to strengthen the capacities of agricultural extension and advisory service providers (AEAS). This was in line with the AFAAS Strategic plan 2018-2027 and component three of the CAADP XP4 Program. …

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Agricultural Massive Open Online Courses (AgMOOCs) for Extension Workers in Africa

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Rapid advances in global knowledge economy are increasing the complexity of the challenge on least skilled workforce in Africa because the workforce requirements demand for innovativeness, flexibility and adaptiveness. In fact, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is creating unprecedented disruptions with the dramatic evolution of technological trends that are reshaping lives for millions of people around …

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CAADP XP4 PROJECT

CAADP XP4, Projects / By

African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) is a Continental body that brings National Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) under one umbrella. The AFAAS’ goal is to enhance utilization of improved knowledge, technologies and innovations by agricultural value chain actors for improving productivity oriented towards their individual and national development objectives. AFAAS Operational Plan …

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New promising projects starting in 2020

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  Facilitating advancement of AEAS is one of the Pillars of AFAAS, with one of the key objectives being leveraging partnerships and projects for advancement of AEAS. Based on this, AFAAS has proactively engaged with several partners, a result of which a number of collaborative projects, key among which are  stated below,  have been approved …

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Last Mile Programme

GFRAS, LMP, Projects / By

Agricultural advisory services across continents are facing technical, social, environmental and climate change challenges. According to experts, new market-based mechanisms are required to ensure pluralism in rural advisory services (RAS) delivery based on demand. One of the key findings resulting from the institutional assessment conducted within the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) network, revealed the …

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SERVInnov

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Who we are Strengthening innovation support Services to enhance Innovations (SERVInnov) is 3 year Project, aimed at strengthening innovation support services (ISS) to enhance innovations for sustainable food production, ensuring the well-being of rural populations, and reducing environmental degradation and resource depletion. SERVInnov is a consortium of 10 partners and 01 associated partner from 5 …

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Watch our recorded Webinar on Postharvest Management

AFAAS News, PHM, Projects / By

As part of the dissemination of principles, practices and methods for postharvest management through online channels, FANRPAN, AFAAS and AGRIDEA held their first webinar on 24th October 2017. The guiding theme of this was: “effectiveness, profitability, business opportunities, accessibility, acceptability and adoption of technologies and good practices for postharvest loss reduction”. The main objective of the webinar was …

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AFAAS to host the PASTTA project in Uganda

AATF, AFAAS News, Partnerships, PASTTA, Projects, Uganda / By

In its partnership policy framework, the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) to host the project Officer of the Partnerships for Seed Technology Transfer in Africa (PASTTA) project in Kampala, Uganda. The project aims to promote new, improved varieties of a wide range of …

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2 years (2013-2014) grant for project funded by IFAD

IFAD, Partnerships, Projects / By

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has given a grant to AFAAS as a contribution towards implementation of its (AFAAS) strategic plan. The 2 years (2013-2014) grant-funded project was directed at specifically supporting five countries (Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Uganda) to establish their Country Fora (CF) and enhancing their knowledge management …

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AFAAS – MDTF II Project

CAADP XP4, European Union, IFAD, Projects / By

In 2013, AFAAS and European Union (EU) have signed a grant agreement for 4 years (2013- 2017) MDTF II Project. The objective of this Project is to reform and strengthen Agricultural Advisory Services (AAS) in accordance with the Framework for African Agricultural Productivity (FAAP) principles towards increasing agricultural productivity and food security. The project consists …

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