“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

“Knowledge and skill sharing can change the attitude and behaviour of people” Hello, who are you? I am Tegegne Wakoya and have been a national Innovation facilitator for the Community based seed production niche in Butajira, Southern Nation Nationality Peoples Region (SNNPR), Ethiopia. I am a rural development practitioner with experience in project coordinating for

“The more you make partnerships functional, the more you are close to common goals.” Hello, who are you? I’m Samson Eshetu working for CDAIS as lead NIF since February 2018. My roles and responsibilities in the project are supporting NIFs and providing technical support in planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation of niche partnership activities. I

“We still have too much faith in technical solutions to meet the goal of increased productivity…There should be searchings of heart as to our policies and programs.  Are they adequate to the needs of the current and emerging challenges? Kenyon Leech Butterfield, 1918 Hello, who are you? I am Kebebe Ergano, I hold a PhD

“Bringing people together with different views and common interest is effective for sustainable solutions to recurrent problems” Hello, who are you? I am Abiro and I live in Debirebirhan, Ethiopia. I am a socioeconomics researcher for the Amhara Agricultural Research Institute (AARI), and a agricultural economist with 10 years experience in the Ethiopian agricultural research.

“Alone you can go quickly, but together we can go far!” Hello, who are you? I am Leon Niyibizi, eager to improve food security and rural socio-economies through applying best practices and learning from successful practitioners and advocates. I am assistant lecturer at the University of Rwanda where I have worked since 2007, but also