My name is Moses Kondowe. I am Zimbabwean and am a food security specialist working for SNV Netherlands Development Organization in Zimbabwe. My first contribution addresses question 4.2: What are the current gaps in rural advisory services for smallholder farms? In Zimbabwe the following are the gaps; 1. Training of smallholder farmers in post-harvest handling and marketing of their agro produce. 2. Trainings on farming as a business (FAAB) 3. Trainings on safe use of pesticides 4. Training of smallholder farmer groups on value addition 5. Access to financial credit lines to support smallholder agricultural activities Moses Kondowe Team Leader-Food Security SNV-Netherlands Development Organization Zimbabwe Country Office 6 Caithness Road, Eastlea Harare Zimbabwe Phone:+263774073042 Skype:moses.kondowe1 e-mail: moseskko (at) yahoo.com [To contribute to this conference, send your message to [log in to unmask] For further information, see http://www.fao.org/nr/research-extension-systems/res-home/news/detail/en/c/264776/ ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the RAS-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=RAS-L&A=1