We are excited to announce a collaborative effort between the African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (AJFAND), the African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Service (AFAAS) and SAA to publish a special issue on Agriculture Extension Models. This initiative aims to improve extension systems and promote knowledge sharing within the agricultural development sector in Africa. Preference for publication will be given to practical examples of policies, theories, strategies and programs on the innovative extension models and we are pleased to invite researchers, practitioners, and experts to submit their manuscripts for consideration in this special issue by August 15 to the AJFAND Journal.

The details of the guideline is: https://ajfand.net/AJFAND/saaafaas.html#gsc.tab=0

The Special issue will cover

• Agriculture Extension Models – perspectives on validated and proven extension models and approaches for effective delivery of Agriculture Technologies and innovations
• Pluralistic extension models for agri-food system transformation
• Research, academic, and extension nexus and perspectives that address the Linkage between Extension Models and adoption of Agriculture Technologies at Farm level
• Policy and Extension Nexus for decision making
• Case studies of what works

AJFAND is an internationally recognized publishing journal that covers a wide range of scientific and development disciplines, including agriculture, food, nutrition, environmental management and sustainable development related information. Its primary audience consists of scientists, researchers, policy makers, students and non-Governmental populace whose profession and/or interest lie in sustainable development, agriculture, food security and nutrition. A secondary audience includes a wide range of people such as journalists, lecturers, opinion leaders, who work in various sectors that provide information through newspapers, magazines, lectures, website, radio, television, traditional dance and drama. AJFAND is open to both African and non-African contributors; the contributions must, however, interest African readership.

The African Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services (AFAAS) (www.afaas-africa.org), is a Continental body that brings National Agricultural Extension and Advisory Services (AEAS) under one umbrella, with its headquarters in Uganda, Kampala. It operates under the African Union Commission Framework of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). The AFAAS’ goal is “Enhanced utilization of improved knowledge and technologies by agricultural value chain actors to catalyze sustainable inclusive agricultural development to feed and create prosperity for Africa”. Its mission is to ‘‘Promote lesson learning and professionalism, and add value to national agricultural extension and advisory service systems’’; while the vision is Agricultural Advisory Services that effectively and efficiently contribute to sustained productivity, profitability and growth of African agriculture for poverty reduction”.

The Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) (www.saa-safe.org) is dedicated to supporting Africa in building resilient and sustainable food systems, an aspiration that underlines “Africa feeding Africa”. The mission of SAA is the promotion of knowledge sharing with, and between, African farmers to enable food, nutrition and income security in their communities. The vision is to support Africa’s bid to build resilient and sustainable food systems. SAA works in close collaboration with national and international agricultural research and extension services, the private sector, NGOs, universities, community-based organizations (CBOs), farmer associations, and donor agencies by designing and implementing practical and innovative agricultural extension and advisory service delivery and capacity-building programs to frontline extension staff and farmers in Africa. SAA also builds talents and skills of national Agriculture extension staff and youths in partnership with Agricultural Universities and Colleges in Africa. SAA interventions in Africa aim to increase farmers’ income, food, and nutrition security through promoting market-oriented, sustainable, resilient, and regenerative agriculture and nutrition-sensitive agricultural innovations as well as building the capacity of Extension personnel and farmers.