The Nigerian Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services is set to hold its workshop on the Use of AFAAS VSNP for Advisory Services for its members in January 2017. The Workshop, which should have come up earlier, was postponed to January because of another workshop in November 2016. The CIKM Facilitator has made the necessary arrangements and consultation for this training.
The specific objectives of the workshop are:
To introduce NIFAAS members to the concept of mutual information sharing on advisory service provision in Africa using AFAAS VSNP
To teach how to create, upload and manage contents on the AFAAS VSNP platform
To teach how NIFAAS members can use AFAAS VSNP in real-time online advisory service provision
Target Audience
The workshop is primarily meant for members of NIFAAS who are professionals directly involved in agricultural extension and rural advisory services. These include: professionals in Research Institutes, Universities, Colleges of Agriculture and related Institutions, practitioners in both the Federal and States Ministries of Agriculture, NGOs in agriculture and rural development, and farmer-based organizations (FBOs).
Training Method
The training is in three batches, one each for members in the north, southeast/south-south, and southwest zone. The purpose is to cut cost with regard to travel and accommodation for participants. By this arrangement, the resource person would travel to each zone conduct the training. The workshop details are as follow:
Zone: Northern zone (January 30)
Venue: National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services, Ahmadu Bello University (NAERLS/ABU) Conference Hall, Zaria, Kaduna State
Zone: Southeast/south-south (postponed to February 15)
Venue: Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State
Zone: Southwest (26 January)
Venue: Department of Agricultural Extension, University of Ibadan, Oyo State
