This document presents VOCATIONAL TRAINING and E-LEARNING organized by CIRAD and available in English. They are open to everyone seeking to acquire new skills or build capacities. The main categories of Vocational trainings are: Animal health and emerging diseases; Cell biology; Computer science; GIS and modeling; Cotton; Cultivated ecosystems; Economics and management of natural resources; Food safety and quality; Plant protection; Sugarcane; Support to research. The main categories of E-Learning trainings are Animal Health; Epidemiology; Humanities and Social Sciences; Information system, data collection and data management; Quality Assurance. The trainings can be realized on fixed dates or adapted to the demand in terms of dates, contents and location.
This paper discusses issues related to support for capacity strengthening for agricultural research for development (ARD) by member countries of the European Initiative for Agricultural Research for Development. It summarises the findings of an analysis of the policies, programmes and...
Research, extension, and advisory services are some of the most knowledge-intensive elements of agricultural innovation systems. They are also among the heaviest users of information communication technologies (ICTs). This module introduces ICT developments in the wider innovation and knowledge systems...
This paper, presented at the 8th European IFSA Symposium ( Workshop 6: "Change in knowledge systems and extension services: Role of the new actors") in 2008, discusses the FutureDairy project, which is developing more productive forage and feeding systems and testing technical...
This report describes the 2012 NAIS Assessment was piloted in 4 countries: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. Data were collected through a survey questionnaire, open-ended interview questions, and data mining of secondary sources. A team led by a national coordinator took...
Esta presentación muestra un ejemplo de fusión de productores, consumidores, agrónomos, nutricionistas y economistas que, juntos, han creado nuevos esquemas de mercadeo solidario y agro negocios alternativos para el desarrollo local.
