The Uganda National Agricultural Extension Week 2026 (UGNAEW2026) will be held from 20-24 April 2026 in Kampala, under the theme “Multi-actor agricultural extension and advisory services for resilient, digital and market-oriented food systems”. This event will be preceded by regional workshops and agricultural-related events. The event is organised by the Uganda Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (UFAAS), in partnership with the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS), the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), and other partners. Authors are invited to submit abstracts for papers or posters responding to the theme and any of the following sub-themes:

1. Scalable and market-driven AEAS delivery and business models
2. Sustainable and economically viable Livestock, Apiculture, and Aquaculture Extension
3. Scaling resilient and climate-smart agricultural systems and practices
4. Professionalisation of the agricultural extension workforce

A poster session/exhibition will also be organised where presenters will share their research, innovations, case studies and success stories relevant to agriculture extension. Submissions should conform to the guidelines below: Guidelines to presenters

1. Submissions should be in English and will be accepted from policy makers, local government, civil society organizations/Non-Governmental Organizations, farmers’ 5 organizations, agro-industry experts, private sectors, academic institutions, individuals, representatives of women and youth groups and the wider public.
2.  Abstracts and summaries for oral, poster, or other presentations should be aligned to any of the sub-themes of the conference and submitted in Times New Roman; font size 12 in single spacing, not exceeding 500 words.
3.  The abstract or summary must clearly indicate the title, sub-theme, author(s), institutional affiliation, contact details and the preferred mode of presentation; Oral (Physical, Virtual, recorded, video) or Poster. In addition, an abstract should include brief background, statement of the problem, objectives, methodology, key findings, conclusion and recommendations.
4.  Students and youth extension actors are particularly encouraged to submit.
5. Submissions should be sent by email to: ufaascf@afaas-africa.org
6. If you wish to make any corrections to an already submitted abstract, you can use your personal access code BUT this can only be made before the deadline
7. The subject of the email should be titled: SUBMISSION-UGNAEW 2026 [Insert title of article]
8. The editors reserve the right to reject papers deemed inconsistent with the guidelines outlined in this call for abstracts.
9. Accepted abstracts/summaries will be published in a book of abstracts, innovations/case stories and peer-reviewed proceedings.
10.  Any enquiries can be made via email to ufaas2013@gmail.com, and copy in tamubula@gmail.com

• Details of the Call for Papers /Case stories document here.
• Brief Concept Note here.

Important dates and timelines

Some participants of the 2024 Agricultural Extension Week at Silver Springs Hotel Bugolobi

For more information: Beatrice Luzobe; ufaas2013@gmail.com