The African Forum for Rural Advisory Services (AFAAS) http://www.afaas-africa.org in partnership with the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) invest in developing capacities of Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) personnel at individual, organisational and systems levels to better provide relevant services within the context of the agricultural innovation systems framework. GFRAS have produced a position paper on the “New Extensionist: Roles, Strategies, and Capacities to Strengthen Extension and Advisory Services” as one-way to advocate for the transformation of rural advisory services in response to the multifaceted challenges in the current dispensation.
GFRAS and AFAAS are working together with international experts through the GFRAS Consortium on Extension Education and Training, to develop the new extensionist learning kit that forms the basis through which core competencies can be developed. http://www.g-fras.org/en/652-the-new-extensionist-core-competencies-for-individuals.html
There is an increasing demand by individuals and country fora to be trained on the various aspects of the New Extensionist. At the moment, these training are tailor made to suit the needs of the countries. In addition, efforts are currently made by GFRAS and AFAAS to complete the learning kit that will be made available to a wider audience for both self-directed learning as well as face-to-face where resources allow.
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