National Agricultural Extension Strategy 2016. Country/Territory Uganda Document type Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Water Keyword Agricultural development Business/industry/corporations Capacity building Cooperative/producer organization Crops/grasses Data collection/reporting Education Climate change Extension Farming Financial agricultural measures Fiscal and market measures Gender Governance Equipment Equity Collecting/harvesting Institution Integrated management Internal trade International trade Irrigation Monitoring Smallholders/peasants Policy/planning Processing/handling Registration Research Rural youth Social protection Soil conservation/soil improvement Sustainable development Traditional knowledge/indigenous knowledge Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Rural employment Public participation Public private partnership (PPP) Fish products Fishery management and conservation Financing Food security Animal production Pests/diseases Animal health Geographical area Africa, AFRICA FAO, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries Abstract The National Agricultural Extension Strategy is a national strategy with a multi-sectoral approach. The timeframe of this Strategy is 5 years between 2016/2017 and 2020/2021. The main goal of the Strategy is to establish and strengthen a sustainable farmer-centred agricultural extension system for increased productivity, food security, nutrition, household incomes and international trade, through developing gender-sensitive value chain, promoting the usage of agricultural technologies and enhancing institutional capacity building. Full text English