African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services

Youth

Gainful youth participation in extension and advisory services

Youth present an opportunity toward addressing the extension and advisory services capacity gap. On the one hand, youth should be targeted as clientele of extension; on the other, as providers. Compared to other continents, Africa has the highest youthful population globally, a situation that is not likely to change in the next decades. In Africa …

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Farming and Agriculture Extension in time of COVID-19 at MaFAAS

There is a saying that a healthy farmer equals a productive farmer. This simply means farming requires energy, and energy is a product of good health. Agriculture Extension should be integrated with health-related messages because the link between agriculture and health cannot be neglected. For instance, a farmer who is at the symptomatic stage of …

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L’éducation des Jeunes entrepreneurs et le renforcement des chaines de valeur Agricole par REJIPAQAM/ FOSCAR-Mali

Contexte REJIPAQAM (Réseau des Jeunes Ingénieurs pour la Promotion de l’Assurance Qualité Alimentaire du Mali) est une entreprise qui regroupe comme son nom l’indique des jeunes universitaires ingénieurs dans les différents maillons de la chaine alimentaire. Elle a été créée et enregistrée en 2018 sous la forme Coopérative, est un réseau de jeunes scientifiques maliens …

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Digital disruption opportunities in invigorating extension and advisory services​

There is growing evidence on how digital disruptions could transform agriculture service provision including extension. Digitally-enabled advisory services could significantly change its delivery in Africa, facilitating extensive and timely information delivery. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital platforms have taken a critical role in facilitating information, goods and service delivery. It is thus …

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