Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services

TAP partner
Acronym: 
GFRAS
Type of Organization: 
Global Forums
The Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services GFRAS is about enhancing the performance of advisory services so that they can better serve farm families and rural producers, thus contributing to improved livelihoods in rural areas and the sustainable reduction of hunger and poverty. Rural advisory services help to empower farmers and better integrate them in systems of agricultural innovation. The GFRAS structure reaches smallholder farmers via the regional rural advisory services networks, which are made up of national-level platforms.
Areas of activity: 
Capacity development
knowledge management
Professionalisation
Advocacy
Focus of Capacity Development: 
Individual
Organizational
Institutional
Location: