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Wearing Scientific Goggles Webinar

Wearing Scientific Goggles (WSG) is an innovative framework that empowers practitioners to recognise, analyse, and document the scientific value embedded in their daily work. Rather than treating implementation as separate from research, WSG bridges practice and theory, turning lived experience, adaptive decisions, and field-based learning into credible knowledge. Revisit this webinar here, with a model pioneered by Prof. Hlamalani Ngwenya andcurrently being applied within the EU-funded AERAS agroecology project, implemented across Uganda, Madagascar, Costa Rica, and Ecuador.

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The New
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The New Extensionist is a global view of extension and advisory services (EAS) that reinvents and clearly articulates the role of EAS in the rapidly-changing rural context.

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Recent Activities and Publications

GFRAS Launches New Global Strategy for 2026–2035

Published On: 12 May, 2026

The Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) is proud to announce the official approval and launch of the GFRAS Strategy 2026–2035, endorsed...

A Briefing from the 2025 GFRAS Annual Meeting

Published On: 19 Nov, 2025

The 15th Annual Meeting of the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) tookplace in Senegal, marking the first time the event was held in Wes...

Cross-Country Analysis on Integrating Farmer’s Knowledge into Extension Approaches for Accelerated Agroecological Transition

Published On: 27 Mar, 2025

GFRAS is proud to announce the launch of its latest cross-country analysis, spotlighting the crucial role of farmers' knowledge in accelerating agroec...

Latest Videos

GFRAS begins implementation of a new project with the goal to facilitate transformation of food systems towards agroecology. Learn more about it here.

Watch this video for an introduction to GFRAS and its priority areas for the 2021-2025 Operational Plan.

Learn more about GFRAS' Online Community of Practice, and how you can engage with peers in the extension and advisory services community.

About GFRAS

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.