Los proyectos insignia definidos por el IICA en su Plan de Mediano Plazo 2014-2018, son el principal instrumento de su cooperación técnica y tienen alcance hemisférico, aunque buscan resultados concretos en las esferas regional, plurinacional y nacional. Uno de ellos es el de “Productividad y sustentabilidad de la agricultura familiar para la seguridad alimentaria y economía rural (PIAF)”, dentro del cual se inscribe esta propuesta metodológica de encuentros asociativos.
L’agriculture est un secteur économique et social vital pour la région Proche-Orient et Afrique du Nord, où elle représente en moyenne 14 pour cent du PIB (chiffre excluant les pays riches producteurs de pétrole) et fournit des emplois et des revenus à 38 pour cent de la population économiquement active. La petite agriculture représente plus de 80 pour cent de la production agricole et contribue de manière déterminante à la sécurité alimentaire, à la lutte contre la pauvreté et à la gestion durable des ressources naturelles.
El IICA ha elaborado este libro, La innovación para el logro de una agricultura competitiva, sustentable e inclusiva, para ofrecer a los países miembros, a los gobiernos, a los productores y a los actores relacionados con la agricultura continental una visión panorámica de este tema central para el sector agrícola.
ICA has developed this book, Innovation to achieve competitive, sustainable and inclusive agriculture with the purpose of offering member countries, governments, farmers and stakeholders in the continent an overview of this central issue for the agricultural sector. The document explains the importance of agricultural innovation and the way in which IICA has addressed and developed, based on the guidelines defined by the Heads of State and the Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas, the actions included in the strategic plan and the medium-term plans.
El presente documento tiene por finalidad sistematizar y difundir las actividades realizadas en el municipio Yacapaní del departamento Santa Cruz en Bolivia, en el marco del Plan Nacional de CpD para Bolivia del proyecto ICDS Bolivia (MDRyT-INIAF-FAO). Esta fue la primera área piloto en la que la ICDS Bolivia inició sus actividades en el nivel local, las cuales se llevaron a cabo en tres etapas. La primera fue una etapa exploratoria mediante un diagnóstico participativo sobre necesidades y oportunidades en comunicación para la innovación y el desarrollo rural.
This Training of Trainers Manual is designed to help build the capacity of trainers in flash flood risk management, who can then disseminate the knowledge to a larger number of practitioners. The manual presents an eight-day course including a three-day field trip. Detailed lesson plans for 21 sessions are followed by resource materials that will enable the trainers to replicate the course in their own work areas.
This guide is intended to assist facilitators in conducting a workshop with Extension and Advisory Service (EAS) providers for assessing their capacity needs. This guide has been compiled by the Centre for Research on Innovation and Science Policy (CRISP) for AESA with the assistance of a research grant from the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS).
Natural hazards have become more frequent and intense in the last few decades, increasing the often significant negative impacts on the gross domestic product of countries in southern Africa and undermining development efforts. Forecasts are negative as a result of climate change, which is increasingly linked to more frequent and severe weather patterns that are expected to have a dramatic impact on these countries‘ economies and environments.
Capacity development interventions in support of agricultural innovation are more effective when based on systematic and participatory assessments of existing skills and capacity needs. Recognizing that, an instrument has been developed in the context of the Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems (CDAIS) project. It consists of a capacity scoring tool that allows assessing innovation capacities, identifying strengths and weaknesses and monitoring capacity changes over time. This paper describes the scoring tool and provides guidelines on how to apply it successfully.
These advanced training materials have been produced to foster the capacity of practitioners from private, nongovernmental and public sectors on one hand, and academics and scientists on the other, to practically implement cost-efficient RWHI technologies and practices in arid and semi-arid areas. Therefore, these training materials intend to provide the required information to support proper planning, design and construction of cost-efficient RWHI technologies and practices, with special emphasis on the specific problems encountered in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.