Nouvelles et Evènements
TAP Partners Virtual Assembly: main achievements
28 November 2016 - 16 December 2016
28 November 2016 - 16 December 2016
The TAP Partners Assembly was held as a virtual conference from 28 November to 16 December 2016, involving participants representing 22 TAP Partners. The most discussed topics were: the promotion of the TAP Common Framework in past and future events,...
The Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) organized an e-conference (19 April – 13 May 2016) and an international symposium (21 June 2016) on “Innovation systems for food security and nutrition: understanding the capacities needed”. Both events focused on developing capacities for...
CDAIS trains innovation facilitators to assess capacity needs in Central America
21 August 2016 - 27 August 2016
21 August 2016 - 27 August 2016
Several academics, leaders of agricultural associations, agricultural researchers and consultants participated in a training program to become innovation facilitators for the CDAIS project, or Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems, in Honduras and Guatemala. The training took place during a workshop held in Santa Rosa...
A new approach to capacity development was piloted in a village in northwestern Laos to help farmers strengthen their innovation skills. The new approach, featuring a simulation game in combination with a questionnaire where farmers could evaluate their performance during the...
The three main volumes (Synthesis Document, Conceptual Background, and Guidance Note on Operationalization) of the TAP Common Framework on Capacity Development (CD) for Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS) have been recently published by CABI, the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International. The Common Framework, developed...