“Nothing, nothing can replace training, nor talent, nor genius.” Hello, who are you? Welcome to my little world. I am Nacambo Idrissa. I am born on a very rainy day in Burkina Faso, in a poor household, and from what my elders told me, I was born at the end of 21 days of drought.

“Innovation is inevitable for development, whatever domain we talk about.” Hello, who are you? I am Drissa Sangare. I am a graduate of rural sociology and economics. I have more than 10 years’ experience in research and development in new value chains, particularly soya and sunflower. The originality of CDAIS lies in its approach of

“Stepping down in favour of stakeholders and giving them the floor to conduct the changes that they want to see in their domain.” Hello, who are you? I am Azara Nfondibie, project engineer and facilitator of agricultural innovation. I have a background in socio-economy and eight years of experience in project coordination, team training, capitalization

“I am involved in a deep changing process regarding support to agricultural innovation.” Hello, who are you? I am Armel Hien. I am an agricultural economist, specialized in micro-economic development issues. I am particularly interested in understanding the dynamics of rural stakeholders’ behavior: producers, consumers, and development organizations. My strong interest in CDAIS comes from

“We cannot innovate alone. Innovation is by itself collaborative, the facilitator has to be a “connector of stakeholders” who accompanies the partnership towards a common goal” Hello, who are you? I am Marc Gnoumou. I am an agricultural adviser. I have a background in sociology and as a livestock technician with experience in providing advice

“Facilitation is compulsory to support agricultural innovation development in developing countries.” Hello, who are you? I am Raymond Kiogo, research engineer at the Institut de Recherche en Science Appliquée et Technologie (IRSAT). I have 5 years of experience in coaching and providing advice to producer organizations. I am conscious that with the current context of

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much ” Hello, who are you? I am Meti Tamrat. I heard about the CDAIS project in November 2017 during the milk demand stimulation partnership coaching plan validation workshop. This project is interesting because it is activated with little money but has a sustainable

“Good listening skill, full participation and shared vision in group decision making result in sustainable solutions to the group/partnership common problems ” Hello, who are you? I am Tolesa Alemu. I am an agricultural economist with more than 15 years’ experience in agricultural research in agricultural economics with the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR)

“There is much to do ” Hello, who are you? I am Getachew Asmare, and I am a veterinarian. Within CDAIS, I am the national innovation facilitator (NIF) for the Feed Safety and Quality Innovation niche in Ethiopia. What has CDAIS changed for you? In line with the Capacity Development for Agriculture Innovation Systems (CDAIS),

“The project focuses on the aspects that are usually neglected by individuals and organizations working in agriculture” Hello, who are you? I am Turuwark Zalalam Warkineh, Adult Education and Community Development expert and lecturer at Bahir Dar University. I am a national innovation facilitator for the Chickpea Production and Marketing niche partnership in Ethiopia. I