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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...
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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...
International symposium: “Innovation systems for food security and nutrition: understanding the capacities needed”
21 June 2016 - 21 June 2016
21 June 2016 - 21 June 2016
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Following up to the e-conference on "Innovation systems for food security and nutrition: understanding the capacities needed", the TAP Secretariat organized a half-day symposium to discuss the e-conference findings, and also discuss capacity development for improving human nutrition and health. The...
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AIRCA, the Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture, announced that it has adopted the Common Framework on Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems of the Tropical Agricultural Platform (TAP), to apply it in relevant projects and programmes.
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In Angola, FAO launches a project to promote innovation for sustainable agricultural growth
20 May 2016
20 May 2016
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As Angola faces the need to diversify its economy amidst falling oil prices, FAO and Agrinatura, in collaboration with Angola's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, launched a project to promote sustainable growth in the country's agricultural sector. The project,...