Group work - Policy

Group 1: How to develop extension policies and commitment that foster effective extension?

Concrete issues

·         Produce how-to guide to develop policies in collaboration with GFRAS policy working group

o   Define what is a policy

o   Include steps, examples, checklist to monitor progress, M&E system

·         Use CAADP African Union and regional economic communities to promote extension policy development

·         Use AFAAS-NAADS example of platform development

Achievements

·         Document & share existing extension policies

·         Conduct lobbying & awareness through platforms & regional meetings

·         Create platforms for debate at national level (through country forums)

·         Form AFAAS country forums

·         Link CAADP country teams to country forums and AFAAS secretariat; get formal representation of AFAAS on CAADP country teams at national level

·         Contribute to GFRAS guide (above)

AFAAS secretariat

·         Write letters to all actors (NGOs, private sector, government, etc.) and invite to meetings

·         Develop a “who is who” in extension policy

o   Extension directors

o   Parliamentarians

o   CAADP focal points

o   Media

How will we work?

We did not discuss but we exchanged emails and tasked the champions to link between the AFAAS secretariat, policy group, and country forums; and to monitor progress on achievements and report back to group.

Champions

·         TunjiArokoyo, Nigeria, focal point

·         Ben, Sierra Leone

·         Motswane&TozamileLukhalofrom South Africa

Potential funding

·         CORAF

·         SADC

·         NEPAD

·         COMESA

Countries represented in the group

Botswana

Egypt

Mozambique

Nigeria

Sierra Leone

South Africa

Uganda

Zimbabwe