National Agricultural Advisory Services Project

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The National Agricultural Advisory Services Project, will assist poor farmers in Uganda, in becoming aware, and able to adopt improved technology, and management practices in their farming enterprises, to enhance productivity, economic welfare, and sustainability of farming operations. The components will: 1) provide agricultural advisory services to farmers, which should include a program orientation, and group mobilization for farmers participatory planning, farm advisory services, information, and communications, including training assistance; 2) foster linkages among farmers, advisers, and researchers, in addition to links between farmers, and markets, financing contract researchers to develop new technologies, and market adaptation, featuring on-farm technology development, market linkage development, and, expertise to address District, regional, or countrywide technology as agreed by farmer institutions; 3) develop a regulatory framework, by setting standards for qualification, and performance, including technical auditing of service providers; 4) finance training to service providers, to establish a program for assistance in private sector institutional development, to include national representatives, institutions, and public extension staff; and, 5) provide program management, and monitoring, facilitating financial management, auditing, reporting, and management information systems.

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services,FY17 - Public Administration

World Bank Group

Project

Raw Materials, Government