This blended learning program lead by ILRI draws on the practice briefs, the workshop experience and materials from partners including IITA, Wageningen University, ICRAF and FARA. It comprises an online component of 14 modules and a 3-day workshop. The final component of the course is a face-to-face workshop which provides learners with opportunities to apply their newly acquired knowledge to the challenges of their own platform or that of their peers. The workshop features role plays and collaborative group work based on actual scenarios. Learners have the opportunity to master software which they can use to practice new skills. The program responds to the needs of practicing facilitators of innovation platforms for professional development. It accommodates the diverse backgrounds of facilitators providing flexibility in course structure. It recognizes the difficulties they face in taking time away from their field work to attend workshops. It provides support for facilitators working in languages other then English
The first phase in the development of the Common Framework on Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation systems (CD for AIS) consisted of the review of the existing literature, building up a repository of relevant documentation on agricultural innovation in general and AIS and CD...
Several posters have been created on the occasion of the 5th TAP Partners Assembly (Laos, 20-22 September 2017) to show recent activities and achievements in the eight pilot countries of the CDAIS project.
The CDAIS project, funded by the...
El objetivo central de la estrategia es alcanzar la seguridad alimentaria de los más de cuatro millones de pequeños productores rurales e incrementar su productividad, alcanzando la sustentabilidad en el largo plazo, por medio de una estrategia que garantice la...
This trainers’ manual on capacity needs assessment was produced as part the Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems (CDAIS) project. This involves a global partnership (Agrinatura, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO] and national partners from...
La publicación “Guía para el fortalecimiento de las capacidades funcionales para la innovación en la agricultura” fue desarollada por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO) y el Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación para la Agricultura (IICA)...