African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services
During the Africa-wide Agriculture Extension Week 2025, Malawi’s Agriculture Minister, Sam Kawale launched the Mlimi Mobile App developed by Farm Radio Trust (FRT) designed to provide farmers with various advisories and marketing services. Officiating at the event, Minister Kawale noted that the introduction of this app is a bold statement of Malawi’s commitment towards harnessing […]
During the 14th Annual general assembly of the African forum for agriculture advisory services AFAAS, at the sidelines of the Seventh Africa-wide agriculture extension week in Malawi, the AFAAS general assembly endorsed Dr. Lilian Lihasi as the organisations new Executive Director. According to Dr.Paul Fatch the AFAAS board chair, This Closes the long search for
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The week is being commemorated under the theme ‘Rebranding Extension for Enhanced Public/Private Sector Driven Commercialisation, Industrialisation, and Inclusive Food Systems’. The week is being hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture in collaboration with the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) and the Malawi Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (MaFAAS) and has attracted delegates
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Professor Richard Mkandawire, a renowned champion of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) and current Africa Director of the Alliance for African Partnership (AAP), has called for continental alignment of agricultural extension and advisory services with the CAADP framework. Delivering a keynote address titled “Embedding African Agricultural Advisory Services and Extension into CAADP: A Call to Action” at the
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Drawing from the 6th Africa-Wide Agricultural Extension Week (AAEW), held from 5th to 11th November 2023 at the Abuja Intercontinental Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria, under the theme “Harnessing Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services in Scaling Regenerative Agriculture and Nature-Based Solutions for Food System Transformation in Africa,” the first-ever Gender Side Event was successfully convened by
In a landmark moment for African agricultural research and knowledge management, Dr. Silim Nahdy, Executive Director of the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), delivered the opening remarks at the ARIESpace launch held as a side event during Science Week at the United Nations Campus in Nairobi. The event, attended by key stakeholders across
At the Second East African Agroecology Conference in Nairobi, African experts reiterated the critical need to strengthen research and extension services to advance the continent’s agroecology agenda. During a side event hosted by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) under its CAADP XP4 Implementers Consortium, speakers consistently emphasized the importance of bolstering these two
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Experts at the 2nd Eastern Africa Agroecology Conference (EAAC25) have called on African governments to focus on agroecology in order to build resilient, sustainable, and inclusive agri-food systems. speaking at aside event organized by the CAADP XP4 consortium through the support of the international fund for agriculture. a call for more robust policy systems towards
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The Forum des Conseils Agricoles (FCA-Madagascar) the country fora for the African forum for agriculture advisory services (AFAAS) host a successful three-day national experience sharing workshop for the global programme for small-scale agroecology producers and sustainable food systems project (GP-SAEP) in Madagascar, Giving opening remarks, Dr Lilian Lihasi the Director Extension Programmes at AFAAS, hailed
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TERMS OF REFERENCE Procurement of Individual Consultant: Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services Lead Contract No. AFAAS/IFAD-EU-AGRA/CQS/2025/0002 Activity ………………. of the approved AWP&B2025 Item …………… of the Approved PP2025 Date: 12th February, 2025 The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) is the continental umbrella organization that aims at strengthening national Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services
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“The agricultural sector in East Africa is undergoing a significant transformation with the introduction of this Digital Connectors initiative. This project is focused on enhancing agricultural extension and advisory services in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda through digitalization. By leveraging digital tools and platforms, the initiative aims to improve access to farming information, boost productivity, and
