Resources and reflections from Uganda’s first Virtual Agricultural Extension Symposium
How can agricultural extension and advisory services (AEAS) be positioned for resilient agriculture and food systems? This was the discussion at Uganda's third Agricultural extension Symposium. The event which brought together a community of researchers,...
Get all the presentations made at the 3rd e-Symposium
We would like to share with you what was presented in 6 webinars during the 3rd e-Symposium under the theme: "Positioning agricultural extension and advisory services for resilient agriculture and food systems". Webinar #1 (21 July): Climate Smart AEAS...
UFAAS organizes Africa’s first e-Agricultural Extension Symposium: Minister launches an e-registration process for agricultural extension workers
UFAAS CEO (Front Centre), The Minister of Agriculture (Back centre) and the team after the Launch of the e-Agricultural Extension Symposium 2020. (Photo: UFAAS) The Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS), The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory...
Agricultural extension and advisory services during the Covid-19 pandemic: How were the actors reaching their clients?
Article by Elizabeth Asiimwe, with input from Richard Miiro, Beatrice Luzobe and Ambrose Owoesigire Whether in rural or urban settings, the effects of Covid-19 are being felt. In most households, dietary practices have changed completely. In Uganda for...
Africa-wide Agricultural Extension Week 2019 – Announcement 25 to 29 Nov- 2019
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...
Best Practices for Fall Armyworm Management
As the planting season begins in many regions in Uganda, farmers anticipate challenges like Fall Armyworm which has continued to affect the production of crops like Maize. This has both direct and indirect impacts on the nutrition security of households. Watch...
UFAAS organises first successful National Agricultural Extension Symposium in Uganda
The 1st Uganda National Agricultural Extension Symposium was successfully held at Hotel Africana, Kampala – Uganda. The symposium was held from 13 – 15 March 2018 under the theme "Enhancing Capacity and Quality Promoting Gender Responsive, Nutrition Sensitive and...
The impact of INGENAES-UFAAS on public agricultural extension service delivery in Uganda
Bazalaki Sully Nantatya (District Agricultural Officer - Iganga district) narrates his story. The project I am currently coordinating is aimed at “increasing production and consumption of micronutrient rich foods and utilisation of community based nutrition services...
INGENAES Symposium: Promoting Gender Responsive and Nutrition Sensitive Agricultural Extension
The INGENAES project and UFAAS together are hosting the Regional Symposium March 13 - 15, 2018, in Kampala, to bring together extension stakeholders to discuss and deliberate on promoting gender and nutrition sensitive agricultural extension. The symposium will:...
Call for success stories
Deadline February 15th, 2018 The Gender & Nutrition within Extension success story competition aims to capture real-life case studies of stakeholders in Uganda who are strengthening Agricultural Extension & Advisory Services by integrating gender and nutrition...
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