The document discusses the challenges facing African agricultural advisory services and the formation of the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) to address these challenges. Some of the key challenges include poverty in Africa, low agricultural productivity, poor market orientation, and ineffective advisory approaches. AFAAS was formed to provide a continental framework for institutional development, coordination of funding, information sharing of best practices, and multi-stakeholder collaboration around agricultural advisory services in Africa. AFAAS aims to make advisory services more innovative, market-oriented, and participatory through principles of information sharing, quality assurance, partnerships, and efficiency.

1. Dr. Silim M. Nahdy Chair, AFAAS Board Presentation to AFAAS third Symposium and GA, 2011 Alisa Hotel , Accra Ghana Symposium & GA EVOLUTION OF AFAAS

3. Climate change & soil degradation Poverty in Africa Low agricultural productivity Low level of education Poor market orientation

4. Unsupportive Policies Inappropriate AAS delivery approaches Inappropriate funding approaches Low organisational & Institutional Capacities Farmers who are not empowered Widening scope of AAS Inability to target poverty and gender Ineffective demand for AAS Environmental degradation and climate change Poor Market Orientation ?! Challenges Facing African Agricultural Advisory Services (AAS)

14. Groundnuts Lessons

15. Networking, GFRAS,RIMIS and AFAAS – Chile

16. AFAAS at a glimpse

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