Members

• Africa
  • AFAAS - African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services
    AFAAS has the mandate to implement the Agricultural Advisory Services aspects of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) - an African-owned and Africa-led initiative through which interventions to transform agriculture are coordinated.The CAADP has four pillars one of which (Pillar 4) addresses agricultural research, technology dissemination and adoption. Leadership of the implementation of this Pillar is mandated to the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). In this context AFAAS operates under the umbrella of FARA but has its own autonomy and governance structure. AFAAS website

• Asia
  • APIRAS - Asia Pacific Island Rural Advisory Services
    
    The APIRAS Network’s speci!c objectives:

    • To carry out advocacy on the provision of rural advisory services (RAS) in the Region
    • To complement efforts of the regional research system as well as higher education institutions, farmer organizations, and other stakeholders in bringing evidence-based results to policy- and other decisionmakers

     APIRAS-website

• Latin America
  • RELASER - Latin America Network for Rural Extension Services

    RELASER - Latin America Network for Rural Extension Services

    

    The Latin American Network is composed by 12 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. It is still in its early stages of formation and aims to add more countries of this region to achieve a real integrated vision on RAS in this region.

• Europe

  
  

  • International Academy of Rural Advisors IALB

    
    IALB’s Mission &-Strategic aspects

    • is the European platform for ex-change of information and experience in extension and advisory in agriculture and rural development
    • is a pluralistic private organisation
    • is to focus on participation and accountability of affected people and target groups

     IALB-Website