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GFRAS Webinar Series

The second webinar of the GFRAS series on Public-Private Partnerships is now open for registrations! This second webinar will count with input and participation from representatives of GIZ - the German Development Cooperation Agency, Croplife International, and the Syngenta Foundation, and will take place on February 17th 2022, online, from 14.00 to 16.00 CET/Swiss time.

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The New
Extensionist
Learning Kit

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

Webinar Series: Public-Private Partnerships in Agricultural Extension

Published On: 20 Oct, 2021

GFRAS advocates for pluralistic RAS delivery in order to reach out to farmers with appropriate rural advisory services. Public-Private Partnerships (P...

12th GFRAS Annual Meeting - Serbia

Published On: 13 Oct, 2021

Join us now at the 2021 GFRAS Annual Meeting to participate in a broad discussion on the foundations of agroecology and how it can help buil...

GFRAS Impact Stories

Published On: 29 Sep, 2021

GFRAS is happy to launch its Impact Stories document! This document describes several real-life examples that illustrate some of the different ways in...

Latest Videos

NAAAN Side Event at the World Food Prize 2021 - Education, Extension and Research: Building blocks for the next generation of agricultural leadership in North America.

Hlami Ngwenya, a member of GFRAS, spoke during the FAO International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers.

Dr. John James, from Enablers of Change, Australia, gives an overview of what learners and extensionists can expect from this upcoming NELK module.

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.