AGRA has been working with regional governments to introduce a private sector-led Extension Approach, which involves the identification and training of self-employed Village-based Advisors (VBAs) to demonstrate improved crop varieties, fertilizer blends, and to practically teach farmers Good Agronomic Practices (GAP). Over the past three years, 27,000 VBAs have been identified and trained, who have assisted to directly reach approximately 6.7M smallholder farmers with promoted interventions.

This social session at ICTforAg 2022 co-created by AGRA presented the impact of the Village-based Advisor model for uptake of new agri technologies in Africa.

Speakers:

• Nixon Mageka Gecheo, Senior Program Officer Digital Solution & Systems for Agriculture, AGRA

• Dr. Rufaro Madakadze, Senior Program Officer in the Extension and Capacity Building unit, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)