THEMATIC AREAS

There are key pillars on which all our work is based and these are the fields that align with our objectives as UFAAS. As such alot of resources are directed to these endeavours & these areas include:

Institutional Strengthening of UFAAS

Setting up an institutional framework at national and regional levels in Uganda that will uphold and anchor all the other components.
Achievements so far:

 Registration at the national level- over 100; 24 Organizations are already paid-up)
Governance structure set-up (Board);
Focal point desk;
regional mobilization of AEAS actors at district level; registered members (-up);
strategic direction and a financial policy;
IFAD funding and partnerships

Networking and Information Sharing

Promoting information exchange and shared learning by creating mechanisms that facilitate networking, information generation and sharing, and professional interaction among AAS providers and other actors in Uganda.
Achievements so far:

 website (www.ufaas-ugandacf.org)
 links to AFAAS networking platform
 showcasing UFAAS at national and global levels
 Supported inventory of four 4 and exhibition of 6 innovative approaches
 Organized a national conference on agri. extension and advisory services -171 (35 women); agric.
 Engagement of the media actors involved in agricultural reporting

Professionalizing AEAS System in Uganda

Promotion and enforcement of professionalism and ethical conduct among members through standards, platforms for professional exchange and offering resources and opportunities towards this target.

 Plans: Lobby government to establish standards for agricultural extension

Capacity Development

Working with its partners to ensure access by its members to resources and opportunities for training, innovation and recognition.
Achievements so far:

 Training of 15 members on virtual platform use
 specific capacity gaps of extension managers and policy makers identified; preferred channels of communication identified
 14 innovative approaches in Uganda assessed with a purpose of dissemination and upscaling.

Advocacy and Lobbying

Contributing to the creation of an enabling environment for efficient and effective provision of AEAS through recognition and visibility of AEAS and influencing policy.
Achievements so far:

 Position on the proposed NAADS reforms sent to cabinet and press statement published -30th May 2014;
 dialogue on the extension policy direction -April -April 2013;
 several engagements with parliamentary committee on Agriculture; contribution to the plant variety and health protection bills – August-December 2013
 participated and contribute to various colloquia on Extension by Food Rights Alliance
 Position paper on the involvement of the army in extension discussed with the Minister-MAAIF and also published in the press

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Video captured during the monitoring and learning event of the Global Programme for Small-scale Agroecology Producers and Sustainable Food Systems Transformation (GP-SAEP) Project in Soroti District, Eastern Uganda.
Alternative ways of organising agricultural extension work ~Dr Hlami Ngwenya, GP-SAEP Project, GFRAS
Building capacity of extension workers key for food systems transformation~ Dr Richard Miiro
Anthony delivers irrigation and water management extension services using mobile apps like WhatsApp and Facebook for farmers to access information. With support from the European Union through the Organization of African Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Research & Innovation Programme, the AIRTEA _TP 009 Digital Connectors for Farming Households Project implemented by the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS), and AgConnectors, identified nine 'Digital connectors' and trained them on building viable agricultural businesses and equipped them with digital tools to enhance sustainable engagement with farmers and bridge the wide extension-farmer gap. Anthony is one of the digital connectors. Mobile: +256 775930645/ 751588535 Email: kisakyeantony9@gmail.com Details in the case storybook here: https://ufaas-ugandacf.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/AIRTEA-DIGITAL-CONNECTORS-STORIES_UGANDA.pdf
Anthony Kisakye delivers irrigation and water management extension services digitally
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