Asia-Pacific Islands Rural Advisory Services Network (APIRAS) was organized in 2011 to serve as a platform for networking, advocacy, and capacity building for agricultural extension and rural advisory services (RAS) professionals and institutions in the Asia-Pacific Islands Region.
Together with the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS), it has been organising RAS providers in the region through its sub-regional networks and country fora; promoting capacity development; and advocating for an appropriate enabling environment that allows smallholder farmers to access market-oriented advisory services.
APIRAS STEERING COMMITTEE
Member of Mekong Extension Learning Alliance
Central Asia and the Caucasus Forum for Agricultural Advisory Services
Member of Philippine Extension and Advisory Services Network Inc. (PhilEASNet)
Member of Rural Innovation Center for Knowledge and Investment
Member of Agricultural Extension in South Asia
Member of Pacific Islands Rural Advisory Services
Member of Rural Advisory Services for Southeast Asia
Member of Bangladesh Agricultural Extension Network – BAEN
