African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services
Friday, 2nd June 2017, Dr Nelson Ojijo, the newly appointed Access Agriculture Executive Secretary paid a courtesy visit to AFAAS Secretariat in Kampala. Dr Ojijo was received by AFAAS staff led by Dr Silim Nahdy, the Executive Director. The main objective of this visit was to reinvigorate the partnership between AFAAS and Access Agriculture. In …
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On 2nd June 2017, Dr Silim Nadhy, AFAAS Executive Director paid a courtesy call to the Mr. Bernard Rey, Deputy head of Unit Rural development, food security, nutrition, from the Directorate general for international cooperation and development from the European Union Commission in Brussels, Belgium. Dr Silim Nadhy was accompanied by two AFAAS staff Max …
The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) is organizing in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the South African Society for Agricultural Extension (SASAE) the 3rd Africa Wide Agricultural Extension Week from 30 October to 3 November 2017 in Durban. The conference, a first for South Africa, will be held at Southern …
SOUTH AFRICA TO HOST THE 3RD AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WEEK CONFERENCE IN DURBAN Read More »
Ltoponua Leldimain is a young farmer in Samburu County in Kenya who heard an agricultural progamme on Serian FM and wasted no time calling up the presenter Nicholus Lenyakopiro. Nicholus in turn referred him to Agriculture Extension Officer, Mary Lemaletian to answer specific questions about his bean farm. The rest, as the saying goes, is …
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The success of AFAAS MDTFII project activities in the field depends on the ability of its stakeholders to implement and report accordingly to internal rules and procedures. This was the essence of the regional stakeholders workshop held recently in Kampala. AFAAS Secretariat convened a stakeholders’ regional workshop in Kampala on 22nd -24th February 2017. The workshop was …
Following the recent appointment of Mr. Aloys Lorkers as head of section for Sustainable Development, the AFAAS team made a courtesy visit to the EU offices 22nd November, 2016. The AFAAS delegation was led by Dr Silim M. Nahdy, Executive Director accompanied by Max Olupot, learning and Partnership Officer and Emmanuel Atenga, the Communication and Knowledge Management …
On 19th July 2016 in Morogoro, the AFAAS programme officer, Samson Eshetu had coordinated a seminar on “The New Extensionist and Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services professionalization at Global and continental level: Implication for Tanzania” for staff and post graduate students of the Department of Agricultural Extension and Community Development (DAECD), Sokoine University of Agriculture. The …
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The inauguration of the South Sudan Forum for Agricultural Advisory Service (SoSFAAS) was done during the Extension Day held on the 15th of June 2016 in Juba. Honorable James Janka Duku, the Minister of Livestock and Fisheries along with the Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to South Sudan and the FAO Country Representative supported by top ministry …
After the training of Trainers organized by AFAAS and GFRAS in 2015, ADPLAC had organized, with technical support from AFAAS staff, a training session for its 29 members (24 Male and 5 Females) who came from 9 regions. The training was held from May 26 to June 1, 2016 in Adama district, which is 100 km …
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Dr Silim Nahdy, the AFAAS Executive Director received Pr McNamara, the Project Director for the Modernizing Extension and Advisory Services Project (MEAS Project) at AFAAS Secretariat in Kampala, Uganda. During their exchange, Dr Silim Nahdy and Pr McNamara emphasized on the Extension leadership programme, capacity building. They also agreed on new strategic directions, more engagement …
On December 10, 2015, Dr. Silim Nahdy, the AFAAS Executive Director and his staff warmly received Dr Yemi, FARA Executive Director at AFAAS Secretariat. The courtesy call was an occasion for the two Executive Directors to review and consolidate the partnership between the two continental organisations on Agricultural Research and Advisory Services. AFAAS and FARA …
The African for Agricultural and Advisory Services (AFAAS), had a partnership working visit to the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) in Chatham, UK, from 1- 4th December 2015. The key outcome of the mission was the signing of the Global Partnership and Collaboration Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions, dated December 2, 2015. Professor Andrew …