The National Innovation Facilitators (NIFs) are the field staff working daily with partnerships for the CDAIS project. They are the ones who move forward the project, meet Parvez Chowdhury from the FISH NICHE in Bangladesh. “CDAIS has given me the opportunity to learn different functional skills needed for working more intensively with fish farmers and
From fins to feathers: the power of trial and error – January 2019 – By Lampheuy Kaensombath and Syphachan Vannasy – Fall down seven times, stand up eight This old Japanese proverb is meant to encourage people to see what many might call ‘failure’ as an opportunity to learn and grow. The CDAIS experience with
Scaling out pig production in Dong Kha to the district – January 2019 – By Lampheuy Kaensombath and Khamla Sengphaxaiyalath – Eight group members and two DAFO (government) staff spent a week in November 2018 in Vientiane learning to make sausages. Making sausages is not very difficult. Making good sausages is a little more difficult, but
This Friday, January 25, 2019 a Policy dialogue meeting was held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso under the very high patronage of the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation (MESRSI). Organized as part of the CDAIS project for the validation of a national action plan supporting agricultural innovation, this Policy Dialogue was a great success both
Organic produce taking root in consumers’ minds – January 2019 – As the Lao economy grows, so does demand for healthy food like organically grown fruits and vegetables. “We started a group to grow organic vegetables around 2012 and we tried again in 2015 with DAFO [government] support,” says Mrs Khammone, leader of the Tongmang
THE PROFILES OF CDAIS National Innovation Facilitators are now ONLINE! They come from eight countries, from varied backgrounds and with a wide range of experience and knowledge. They have one thing in common, they are the CDAIS National Innovation Facilitators. Through their daily work in the field, from one partnership to another, they encourage farmers and
MOROCCO LAUNCHES THE “AAA INITIATIVE FOUNDATION” Wednesday, the 16thof January– The Foundation for the Adaptation of African Agriculture to Climate Change, abbreviated “AAA Initiative Foundation”, has just been created to help finance the Triple A initiative. Launched upstream of COP22 (organized in Morocco), the initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture (AAA) aims to reduce
International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food and Agriculture : the Call for nomination is OPEN ! Innovation is contributing to the global effort to reach Zero Hunger. FAO and the Government of Switzerland are calling on individuals, private companies or institutions to submit a nomination for one of the following categories before 28 February 2019: Award for Digitalization