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Organisation: Cameroon Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (CAMFAAS)
and Rural development (MINADER), MINEPIA, and other related ministerial departments on agricultural extension and advisory services activities and actively be involved in policies’ dialogue on Agricultural Extension, to address gaps in AAS implementation, private sector engagement, monitoring and ...more
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Organisation: Zambian Forum for Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (ZAFAAS)
resources; - Contribute to capacity development of agricultural extension and advisory service providers; - Influence policies and programmes related to agricultural extension and advisory services; - Undertake any other activities geared towards development of agricultural extension ...more
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Story: Story: Youth involvement in Agriculture for sustainability
recently concluded GCARD 3, Dr. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, the Chief Executive Officer of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN), made a definitive statement when she said, “We in Africa depend on agriculture and cannot afford a decline in our already compromised ...more
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News: News: Kickstarting #AASW7
Kruger stressed to participants implement the findings of the conference, and apply the needed policies. Dr. Charity Kruger said in 2019, we will come back to assess if we applied agricultural science to really impact livelihoods. The European Union contributes considerably to the agriculture development ...more
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News: News: INVITATION TO REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE IN WEBINARS ON POSTHARVEST MANAGEMENT
Twitter and facebook, moderated by AFAAS. About the PHM-SSA project: The PHM-SSA project is being implemented by a consortium including Helvetas, AFAAS, Food and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) and AGRIDEA in Mozambique and Benin. The project aims to improve food security of ...more
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Story: Story: Improving Access to Agricultural Inputs for Family Farmers in Mozambique
specific policies (e.g. increased productivity, promotion of mechanization for small-scale farmers, access to credit and markets, agribusiness, etc.) in support to family farming. We know however that there are a number of barriers that must be removed in order to use the most of the farmer’s productive ...more
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Resource: Resource: HOW TO IMPROUVE SMALLHOLDER FARMERS' ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH A IE/SWOT ANALYSIS? Country Content AFAAS Content
members activities but the common activity of the group), etc. Internal factors These are factors that depend on the members and policy of the organization. These can be decision making process, the awareness rate of the constitution, the application and respect of the rules and regulations of the ...more
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Organisation: MALAWI FORUM FOR AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY SERVICES (MaFAAS)
OBJECTIVES Promote the exchange of information, innovations and human resources. Improve the capacity of agricultural advisory services partners and members by Influencing policies and programmes related to agricultural advisory services by Improving the quality/quantity of ...more
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News: News: ICT and Agriculture: Realising the Development Dividend Taking the process forward
the existing and planned policy environment. The core focus areas to be addressed How can ICT be harnessed to bring rural women and youth into the agricultural sector? What is the potential contribution of ICT to capacitate small and emerging farmers? To what extent can ICT help ...more
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Story: Story: GENDER AS A DEVELOPMENT CONCERN
therefore calls for the integration of men and boys in gender policy. Literature from else where in sub Saharan Africa revealed that countries have gained up to 0.8 percentage point per year and in effort double per capita economic growth over the last 35 years, where gender disparities have been addressed. ...more