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    5th Bi-Monthly KM4AgD Webinar 2026 - Presentations on AFAAS 2025 Annual Report Summary
    (2026-10) AFAAS
    This presentation provides an overview of the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services' institutional performance and contributions to agricultural extension and advisory services across Africa in 2025. It documents achievements in network coordination, capacity development, knowledge management, digital innovation, professionalization and agricultural transformation. The report highlights AFAAS's engagement across 35 African countries, its institutional membership network, project portfolio and efforts to strengthen agricultural advisory delivery systems. Particular attention is given to youth-led digital advisory enterprises, the Digital Connectors initiative in Kenya and Uganda, and the role of Country Fora in translating continental agricultural priorities into national action. The presentation further identifies ten lessons informing future programming and outlines five strategic priorities for 2026, emphasizing artificial intelligence, institutional sustainability, professional development, partnerships and implementation of the CAADP Kampala Agenda. It serves as a knowledge-sharing and institutional accountability resource for agricultural research and extension stakeholders, policymakers, development partners and organizations supporting Africa's agrifood systems transformation.
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    Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services Policy-Oriented Proceedings: Discussions and Recommendations – Enabling Private Sector-Led Agricultural Extension and Sustainable Last-Mile Service Delivery in Uganda
    (AFAAS, 2026) AFAAS, UFAAS
    This publication documents the proceedings, discussions, and policy recommendations emerging from the Uganda National Agricultural Extension Week 2026 (UGNAEW2026), held under the theme “Unlocking Uganda’s Agricultural Potential: Multi-actor Extension and Advisory Services for Resilient, Digital and Market-Oriented Food Systems.” The proceedings focus on strengthening Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) in Uganda through private sector-led approaches, digital transformation, agroecology, professionalization, and market-oriented service delivery. The report synthesizes keynote presentations, policy dialogues, thematic sessions, case studies, workshops, and stakeholder consultations involving government institutions, research organizations, extension practitioners, farmer organizations, development partners, and private sector actors. It identifies systemic challenges affecting Uganda’s extension ecosystem, including fragmented coordination, weak regulatory frameworks, inadequate professionalization, limited digital integration, insufficient market orientation, and low private sector incentives. The proceedings conclude with comprehensive policy recommendations aimed at repositioning extension systems as market-driven, digitally enabled, professionalized, and partnership-based systems capable of supporting resilient and competitive agrifood systems in Uganda.