Every country has developed, formulated, and decreed national policies related to rural advisory services. Find some examples here. If you are looking for a national policy from a specific country, please use the search function, selecting the category “National policies” and the tag for the country.
Influencing RAS Policy – The Experience of a Farmer Organization in the Philippines
This document describes the Federation of Free Farmers Cooperatives efforts to influence the formulation of proper RAS policies and their translation into effective programs and services that benefit small-scale producers in the Philippines.
Comprehensive Agricultural Policy Framework (2012-2032)
The Comprehensive Agricultural Policy Framework document gives the situation analysis of the agricultural sector, highlights the vision, goals, objectives and detailed policy statements and strategies for the development of the Zimbabwean agricultural sector during the period 2012 – 2032.
National Agricultural Policy (2004-2015)
This document highlights the Vision, Policies, and detailed Strategies for the development of the Zambian Agricultural Sector during the period 2004-2015. The main thrust of the National Agricultural Policy are increased production, sector liberalization, commercialization, promotion of public and private sector partnerships and provision of effective services that will ensure sustainable agricultural growth.
Draft National Fisheries Policy (2010-2020)
This document is a draft of the National Fisheries Policy. The aim of the policy is to provide an overall national vision for the development of the sector. The National Fisheries Policy seeks to give substance to the national fisheries vision.
Participatory Extension Approach: Field Implementation Manual
The Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives has adopted the participatory Extension Approach (PEA) and institutionalized it as the Extension Methodology, to be used in Agricultural Extension
Participatory Extension Approach: Monitoring and Evaluation Manual
This manual describes some technical aspects in Monitoring and Evaluation for field extension workers. It describes some procedures in indicator setting, use of various tools and sources of information that is used for monitoring purposes.
Participatory Extension Approach: Trainers' Manual
This manual is designed to provide guidelines on key elements of participatory extension approach. It is recommended for all field workers in the Agricultural sector and development workers involved in the facilitation of community development.
The National Agriculture Policy (2012-2030)
This is the final draft of Zambia's National Agriculture Policy (NAP). The revised NAP 2012-2030 provides policy recommendations and action areas to enable agribusiness to produce and commercialise in an environment with clear rules that are predictable and stable, with the government focusing on facilitating, supporting and providing incentives for productive activities.
Draft Livestock Development Policy of Zambia
The Government of the Republic of Zambia has formulated a Livestock Development Policy to guide the effective implementation of activities and programmes in the livestock sub-sector. The Policy defines the overall objective and sets specific priority policy guidelines and strategies for achieving the vision of Government for livestock development
A Key Challenge for Reforming National Agricultural Extension Systems in Africa
Power Point Presentation on the case of Uganda's extension reform process (1996 - 2011), held at the Innovations in Extension and Advisory Services International Conference in Nairobi, Kenya, from 15-18 November 2011