Team members of the EU-funded Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems (CDAIS) project met from the 18thto 22nd February 2019 in the heart of Lisbon, a few metres from the renowned ‘Ponto 25 de Abril’ suspension bridge, often compared to the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. This also offers a rather appropriate image that describes the
Trainer’s Manual preview Donwload the CDAIS Trainer’s Manual here! Ce manuel a été développé à partir de l’expérience de CDAIS pour soutenir les activités du projet. Ce manuel est une ressource pour la formation des Facilitateurs d’Innovation Nationale (NIF) parmi les 8 pays d’intervention du projet. L’objectif de cette formation est de renforcer les compétences
Countries in Africa south of the Sahara (SSA) have made progress increasing their investments to agriculture, honoring regionwide commitments such as CAADP. However, new data and analysis by Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) shows that growth in agricultural research investments has lagged considerably behind spending on other agricultural areas, such as farm support, subsidies,
“I have the theoretical knowledge of facilitating multi-stakeholder processes. But this course made it all concrete and practical,“ says Nasreen Sultana at the end of the three week long course Linking research to inclusive development for food security – Facing rural innovation challenges. As country manager in Bangladesh, Nasreen is in charge of the
Where should the focus be for capacity development, to improve agricultural innovation systems, as a means of ensuring higher and more sustainable productivity to fight food insecurity and rural poverty? This is the main question in eight pilot countries as the Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation, or CDAIS project, enters its second year. From the