WATDEV Conference Calls for Strengthening Advisory Systems for Climate-Resilient Water and Soil Management
16 June 2026 | Nairobi, Kenya Building resilient agricultural systems in Africa requires connecting scientific evidence, local knowledge, strong institutions, farmer-centered approaches, effective extension and advisory systems, inclusive partnerships, data, modeling,...
Media Assets/ Highlights from the UGNAEW2026
Day One: April 20, 2026 Welcome remarks by UFAAS Board Chairperson, Dr Richard Miiro: https://ufaas-ugandacf.org/ufaas-chairperson-calls-for-collaboration-at-the-2026-agricultural-extension-week/ Overview of the Extension week by UFAAS CEO, Ms Beatrice Luzobe:...
No Agricultural Transformation Without Research–Extension Partnership: Keynote Speaker at UGNAEW2026
Working in 'silos' has been cited as a barrier to the effective delivery of agricultural extension and advisory services. At the 2026 Uganda National Extension Week, the keynote address by Dr. Sadiq Kassim, Deputy Director General for Technology Promotion at NARO and...
UFAAS Chairperson Calls for Collaboration at the 2026 Agricultural Extension Week
At the official opening of the 2026 Uganda National Agricultural Extension Week, Dr. Richard Miiro, Chairperson of the Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS), welcomed delegates and emphasized the need for stronger collaboration, innovation, and...
Uphold Professional Standards, Minister tells Extension Workers
At the official opening of the Uganda National Agricultural Extension Week (UGNAEW) 2026, Dr. Henry Opolot Nakalet, representing the Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), reaffirmed government’s strong commitment to strengthening agricultural...
On TV: Why Agricultural Extension Must Evolve
Ahead of the 2026 Uganda National Agricultural Extension Week, the Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS), in collaboration with World Vision Uganda, organized an awareness campaign on April 18th, 2026, about the status of agricultural extension in...
Program highlights, Agricultural Extension Week 2026
Kampala, Uganda | April 2026 Uganda will host the Uganda National Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services Week (UGNAEW 2026) from 20th to 24th April 2026 at Silver Springs Hotel, Bugolobi, Kampala. The event is organized by the Uganda Forum for Agricultural...
UFAAS & AFAAS commemorate International Women’s month with Webinar on Women in Agricultural Extension
The United Nations declared 2026 the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF). This provides a timely global platform to recognize, celebrate, and amplify the contributions of women in agriculture. In line with this, and to commemorate International Women’s Month...
Holistic Risk Management Critical in Agriculture
On March 17-18, 2026, the Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS), with support from the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM), convened private agricultural extension service actors to discuss the integration of holistic agricultural risk...
Call for Social Media Volunteers- UGNAEW2026
Ref: UFAAS/UGNAEW 2026/SUPPORT-010 Introduction Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS) the country chapter of the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), together with partners and stakeholders in AEAS, under the guidance of the...
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At the #WaTDev International Conference in Nairobi, Dr Lilian Lihasi highlighted that sustainable adoption only works when we engage researchers, extension teams, farmer organizations, and the private sector in the co-creation of every innovation.
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