UFAAS partners with the University of Illinois at Urbana-campaign 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 within Agricultural...
Scaling up climate smart agriculture; integrating youth, women and the digital revolution
During the Africa Wide Extension Week, 2017, in Durban, South Africa, AFAAS and UFAAS team participated in visiting Karkloof farm located in uMngeni municipality. Britt and Rene Stubbs bought the farm in 1986 for beef and maize production. He decided to develop the...
Uganda Launches Guidelines, Standards, Code of Ethics and Procedures for Registration and Accreditation of Agricultural Extension Service Providers
The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries launched on Thursday 21st September, 2017 the Guidelines, Standards, Code of Ethics and Process for Registration and Accreditation of Extension Service Providers in Uganda. The event took place at Protea Hotel...
UFAAS launches SMS for problem solving in agricultural extension
The Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services identified the AFAAS Virtual Social Networking Platform (VSNP) as one of the ways to deliver agricultural information to farmers through the extension advisors. The platform was recently upgraded to include a mobile...
Drone based crop research data acquisition and interpretation services now available in Benin, DRC, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) is pleased to inform this community that it has been supporting the establishment of drone operators in Benin, DRC, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda. These drone operators are equipped to...
Taking stock of Fall Army Worm (FAW)
Updated Background: Fall Army Worm Outbreak in Eastern and Southern Africa Nature and scale of outbreak. According to the World Bank, the outbreak of Fall Armyworm (FAW) first emerged in Africa in 2016 and has spread to several countries. The pest was first detected...
World Bank Group Analyst Program 2017
The World Bank Group Analyst Program is a new and unique program for exceptionally talented young people with a passion for International development to contribute to solving some of the world's most pressing issues. Click the following link for details...
The AAU Graduate Internship Grant
The Association of African Universities (AAU) has intensified its support for students from its member institutions to acquire employable skills before graduating from their universities. Through support from its development partners, namely African Capacity...
Announcement, call for Papers and Posters, and Registration 2017
AFAAS and SASAE together with DAFF will be holding a joint conference on the theme of “Scaling up climate smart agriculture (CSA): integrating youth, women, and the digital revolution”.The theme was selected in recognition of the fact that climate change is...
MUIIS service bundle officially launched in Kampala
The MUIIS Service Bundle consists of a series of context-specific weather alerts, agronomic tips and index-based insurance throughout the season and covers four agricultural commodities: maize, beans, sesame and soybeans. Built together by a strong consortium of seven...
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