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Farmer field day for knowledge sharing in Malawi

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The Malawi Forum for Agriculture Advisory Services (MaFAAS) recently participated in a farmer field day organised by the Lilongwe Agricultural Development Division, Lilongwe District Agriculture Office, Mpenu Extension Planning Area and the School for Agriculture and Family Independence (SAFI).  The field day was held under the theme: “Promoting Food and Nutrition through climate smart technologies” […]

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Tuning into technology transfer via Radio

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Radio is helping the agriculture sector to boost technology transfer and development. From all the mass media means channels of communication, radio is the most important. It helps in communicating useful information on using improved agricultural technologies which are critical for the development of the rural farmers.  Recently, FOSCAR Mali in partnership with five researchers

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CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND TORS FOR CAPTURE DATA AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTS FOR POPULATING THE AFAAS DATABASES BASED ON THE EXISTING M&E FRAMEWORKS

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BACKGROUND:   African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) is a Continental body that brings National Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) providers in Africa under one umbrella. The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) has received grant funding from the European Union funded by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) under Grant Number:

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REVISED CALL FOR EOI AND TORS: Provision of support Services to enhance the functionalities of AFAAS Portal with the Knowledge Hub and Funding crowdsourcing sub-platform

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Contract Number: AFAAS/IFAD-EU/SVCS/2021/017
Activity 2.3.3 (i) of the Approved AW&B 2021
Item 13 of the Approved PP 2021
6th September, 2021
Deadline: September 13, 2021, at 10:00 a.m

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Agroecological block, a promising ecological solution in Southern Madagascar

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The Agro-ecological Technical Center of the South (CTAS) has developed agro-ecological regions in Southern Madagascar to promote sustainable food production in semi-arid areas. An agro-ecological block is a physical and biological development block (in a single piece), with an initial minimum area of 10 hectares used for r nutritional, productive and environmental purposes. An agro-ecological

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Official Launch of the 5th Africa-Wide Agricultural Extension Week (AAEW) 2021 by Uganda’s Minister of State for Agriculture

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The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) together with Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), and Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS) officially launched the 5th Africa-wide Agricultural Extension Week (AAEW) on August 18, 2021 that will take place from 14-20th November 2021 in Kampala, Uganda, and virtually. The AAEW

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THE 5th AFRICA-WIDE AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WEEK, 2021

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Get informed and ready for the AAEW2021! Theme: “Effective Agricultural Extension Systems for Sustainable Agripreneurship in Africa” Sub-Themes Innovative AEAS approaches for resilient and practical actions Towards professionalisation of AEAS systems in Africa: Where are we? Agro-industrialisation in the context of trade regimes: Implications for AEAS Harnessing agripreneurship opportunities for youth and women AEAS resilience

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CAMFAAS LEADS AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION IN CAMEROON: Glance at the farmer innovation fair in Cameroon (FIPAC 2021)

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Introduction The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) defines agricultural innovation as “the process by which individuals or organisations implement new or existing products, processes or organisational arrangements in a specific context to improve efficiency, competitiveness, resilience or environmental sustainability, thereby contributing to food security and nutrition, economic development and sustainable management of natural resources”. A

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Extension and advisory services key nutritional security in Africa

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The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of food systems and the importance of access to healthy food which should be promoted through robust extension services, says renowned nutrition advocate and AFAAS Patron, Prof. Ruth Oniang’o. “Extension has suffered as governments has sort of relaxed on investing in extension and wanting to leave this to

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CALL FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST AND TORS FOR PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO ENHANCE THE FUNCTIONALITIES OF AFAAS PORTAL WITH THE KNOWLEDGE HUB AND CROWD FUNDING SUB-PLATFORM

Consultancies, Jobs /

Contract Number: AFAAS/IFAD-EU/SVCS/2021/017
Activity 2.3.3 (i) of the Approved AW&B 2021
Item 13 of the Approved PP 2021
10th August, 2021
DeadLine: August 23, 2021, at 10:30 a.m

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