The Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS) in collaboration with Ministry of Agriculture, Animal INdustry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and other partners are organising the 2nd National Agricultural Extension symposium with the THEME: Making Extension and Advisory Services a transformative force in Uganda's Agriculutre: What are the game changers? This event will provide space for […]
The 4th AFAAS Africa-Wide Agricultural Extension Week (AAEW) will be held in Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) with a focus on building synergies between Public and Private Sector Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Africa. The event will be embedded in the Agricultural and Animal Resources Fair (SARA). Input by Participants: The […]
The symposium will be conducted using a rich and broad range of e-participatory methodologies and in phases: 1. Pre-Events phase (20th - 29th July): Will mark the Opening and launch of e-Registration, then webinars, media discussions and synthesis of results. 2. Symposium Day (30th July 2020) - for 3 hours: Will mark the climax of […]
World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October in over 150 countries to create awareness and action for SDG2: end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. FAO’s 75th anniversary coincides with the 75th anniversary of the UN and the beginning of the Decade of Action to Deliver the […]
UFAAS is pleased to invite National Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) actors and Stakeholders to a national stakeholder dialogue on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) to be held on Thursday, 3rd December, 2020 at Hotel Africana from 9:00 am to 1:00pm (Please see the concept and program attached at the bottom). The dialogue is organized in context […]
Theme: Digitalizing Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services for Effective Service Delivery. Participants are tasked to develop smart innovations for improved agricultural production & markets, farmers’ adaptation to climate change, and research. Participants are required to sign up for the hackathon in teams of between two (2) - five (5). Participate in the hackathon on October […]
The 5th Africa Agricultural Extension Week 2021
Major Objective: Identifying strategies that will help support the key AEAS stakeholders in their efforts to address the existential gaps in the delivery of extension and advisory services in Uganda. 14th December 2022 from 9 AM EAT at Eureka Place Hotel Ntinda
During 2020, the 3rd National Extension symposium was held as an e-event, given the prevailing situation of COVID-19 that year. Due to the stabilized situation, the 4th National Extension event will be held physically for a week from 22nd to 26th May 2023. Hence the change of the name to a National Extension Week. The […]
This webinar is organized by the Office of Innovation and the Regional Office for Africa of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS). Background: Different countries have different experience in designing and implementing pluralistic extension services systems based on their specific situation, challenges, […]
The Uganda National Agricultural Extension Week 2025 Dates: 8-12th September 2025 Details to be shared soon!
