This note is part of the Global Good Practices Initiative, which aims to provide information about extension approaches and methods in easy-to-understand formats.
Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services
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.
Domaines d'activité :
Capacity development
knowledge management
Professionalisation
Advocacy
Attention dans le renforcement des capacités:
individuel(le)
organisationnel(le)
institutionnel(le)
Emplacement:
Resources from this Organisation
Αnnée de publication
2013
Link to web resource
This flyer is a GFRAS good practice note for extension and advisory service focused on Farmer Field Schools (FFS). It cover the following aspects: Philosophy and principles, Implementation, Capacity required, Costs, Strenghts and Weaknesses, Governance and Management, Potential Impact.
Αnnée de publication
2013
Link to web resource
This report on actors and issues in rural advisory services (RAS) aims to provide the required background information and analysis that will – together with other ongoing validation activities – enable GFRAS, the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services, to develop its long-term strategies and wo
Sujet(s)
Αnnée de publication
2011
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Though research on communication and innovation during the last decade brought better understanding on the innovation process, this has not influenced the underlying paradigm and practice of Extension and Advisory Services (EAS) in most countries.
Sujet(s)
Αnnée de publication
2012
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This presentation outlines the following topics:a) Changing Context of Agricultural Technology Transfer: Emerging Realities in Asia-PacifiC; b) Technology Transfer within the Agricultural Innovation System; c) Agricultural Extension in Agricultural Innovation System; d) Supply Chain Management Ap
Αnnée de publication
2011
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This review of literature on evaluation methods focuses specifically on approaches and methodologies in evaluation which are relevant for evaluating initiatives in extension or rural advisory services.
Αnnée de publication
2011
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The Worldwide Extension Study provides empirical data on the human and financial resources of agricultural extension and advisory systems worldwide, as well as other important information on: the primary extension service providers in each country (e.g.: public, private and/or non-governmental);
Αnnée de publication
2014
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This brief explains the concept of gender equality in advisory services and discusses the opportunities that gender equality in rural advisory services can create for global and local food production, women’s economic empowerment, household food security, and nutrition.
Sujet(s)
Αnnée de publication
2013
Link to web resource