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News: UFAAS 2017, ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION WORKSHOP

Board Members (Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Serivices), members (Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Serivices) and participants who attended the Annual General Meeting and Agricultural Extension Workshop on Revitalizing Extension in... more

Africa Agricultural Extension Other Events and Proceedings Other Services

By SIYA AGGREY 02/12/17

News: Reflections on the 3rd AFAAS Africa-Wide Agricultural Extension Week 2017 AFAAS Content

The 3rd AFAAS Africa-Wide Agricultural Extension Week 2017 had a number of side events and a record breaking more than 700 delegates. The main theme was “Scaling up Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA): integrating youth, women, and the digital... more

Africa Agricultural Extension Agricultural Innovation Systems Agricultural Research Agriculture Communication Best Practices Climate Change Events and Proceedings Lessons / Synthesis Research

By SIYA AGGREY 01/12/17

News: The Durban Declaration on: “SCALING UP CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE: INTEGRATING YOUTH, WOMEN AND THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION” AFAAS Content

Over 700 representatives from African ministries of agriculture; agricultural extension and advisory systems (including public, private and civil society organizations); farmers and their organizations; academia; national, regional and international... more

Africa Agricultural Extension Advisory Services Best Practices Climate Change Events and Proceedings Food Security Gender Innovation Institutional Reform Organising and Managing Services Policy Private Sector / SMEs Research Services

By Dan Kisauzi 01/12/17

News: U-Goats in Central Uganda - an opportunity for networking

Launching a goat development network for NE-Central Wednesday 13th Dec, Mukono What is U-Goats? more

Uganda Livestock Production Agribusiness Food Security Partnerships Poverty

By David Dowdy 26/11/17

News: Le Partenariat Public Privé inter etat au service de l'Agriculture en Afrique de l'Ouest

Les producteurs burkinabes de la zone de Bobo-Dioulasso ont conclu un rêve, celui de s'equiper en tracteurs pour ameliorer leurs capacités de production agricole. more

sub-Saharan Africa Agricultural Economics Agricultural Engineering Agricultural Extension Agricultural Innovation Systems Agricultural Journalism Agricultural Research Agribusiness Agricultural Equipment Agricultural Inputs Best Practices Climate Change

By Modibo Coulibaly 21/11/17

News: WATCH OUR RECORDED WEBINARS ON POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT

As part of the dissemination of principles, practices and methods for postharvest management through online channels, Helvetas, FANRPAN, AFAAS and AGRIDEA held their first webinar on 24th October 2017.The guiding theme of this was: “effectiveness,... more

sub-Saharan Africa Agricultural Economics Agricultural Extension Agribusiness Agricultural Equipment Agricultural Inputs

By POST-HARVEST MANAGEMENT 17/11/17

News: UN Report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to food

The UN has produced a report on UN report on the use of pesticides in agriculture. In the Report, the UN food and pollution experts say that notion that pesticides are essential to feed a fast-growing global population is a myth. more

Agriculture Crop Production Environment and Landuse Natural Resource Management Pest Management Agricultural Inputs Food Security Lessons / Synthesis

By Dan Kisauzi 16/11/17

News: The new edition of Nigeria farming magazine is out

The new edition of Nigeria farming magazine is out. This edition featured the six (6) biggest agricultural companies in Africa. The magazine is circulated to over one million farmers across the globe with over 500,000. email banks and direct... more

Nigeria Agricultural Journalism Agriculture Advisory Services

By Dan Kisauzi 13/11/17

News: UFAAS PARTNERS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN TO IMPLEMENT GENDER AND NUTRITION INTEGRATION WITHIN UGANDA

The Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS), a country chapter of AFAAS, has partnered with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) to implement the INGENAES Project, which stands for, 'Integrating Gender and Nutrition... more

Uganda Agricultural Extension Agricultural Journalism Agriculture Gender Advisory Services Best Practices Food Security

By SIYA AGGREY 21/11/17

News: La Foire Agricole de Kayes 2017

Kayes, la première region administrative du Mali accueillera du 10 au 14 décembre 2017 dans son Stade fetiche Abdoulaye Makoro CISSOKO, le monde agricole du Mali et d'Afrique.la 2ième édition de la Foire Agricole de Kayes FOKAYES 2017. more

Mali Agricultural Economics Agricultural Engineering Agricultural Extension Agricultural Innovation Systems Agricultural Journalism Agricultural Research Agriculture Aquaculture Biotechnology Communication Crop Production Data / Analysis Environment and Landuse Farm Management and Planning Finance and Investment Fisheries Food Science and Technology Forestry Gender Horticulture ICTs and Mobile Knowledge Management Livestock Production Lobbying and Advocacy Natural Resource Management Nutrition Other Advisory Services Agribusiness Agricultural Equipment Agricultural Inputs Best Practices Climate Change Data / Analysis Decentralisation Drought Drought Resistance Events and Proceedings Farmer First Field Trials Food Security Gender Innovation Institutional Reform Lessons / Synthesis M & E Markets / Marketing New Technology Organising and Managing Services Other Partnerships Policy Post Harvest Poverty Private Sector / SMEs Processing/Value Addition Research Seeds Services Soils Survey Technology Value Chains

By Modibo Coulibaly 07/11/17