This document provides an overview of the Tropical Agriculture Platform and highlights its main goals and activities.
From 4 June to 1 July 2012, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) hosted a moderated email conference on "Ensuring the full participation of family farmers in agricultural innovation systems: Key issues and case studies". It was a highly successful global dialogue, with a very stimulating discussion. About 560 people subscribed to the conference, of whom 114 people (20% of the total), from nearly 50 different countries, wrote at least one of the 242 messages that were posted.
This flyer described the collaboration between FAO and Agrinatura and in particular two main areas of activities:
1) Joint implementation of the EU-funded Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems (CDAIS) project from 2015 to 2019, in eight countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Honduras, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Rwanda;
This flyer is a GFRAS good practice note for extension and advisory service focused on Farmer Field Schools (FFS). It cover the following aspects: Philosophy and principles, Implementation, Capacity required, Costs, Strenghts and Weaknesses, Governance and Management, Potential Impact.
Este folleto describe el modelo de apoyo experimentador-técnico-productor en la transferencia de tecnología que demostró mayor impacto y apropiación por parte de los productores al sistema producto cactáceas. Comprende aspectos integrales del sistema de producción, desde organización a comercialización.
Este folleto plantea una metodología de evaluación de impactos, y su aplicación para analizar los productos e impactos de los proyectos de investigación, validación y transferencia de tecnología que la Fundación Guanajuato Produce A.C. ha financiado durante el periodo 2005 - 2010.
This flyer summarizes the key-findings from the e-conference (19 April-13 May 2016) and the international symposium (21 June 2016) both organized by the Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) and supported by the United States in the framework of the USA-Brazil agreement to promote, via TAP, the implementation of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. The agreement pays particular attention to innovation system for food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture.
Este volante enseña los instrumentos y herramientas de apoyo a las cadenas agrícola, en particular para:
- la asociatividad y gestión empresarial;
- la gestión de cadenas;
- la gestión de políticas y fortalecimiento de la institucionalidad;
- la vinculación con mercados.
The Newsletter of the Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) provides regular updates on global activities by TAP and its partners, on the EU funded CDAIS project (jointly implemented by FAO and Agrinatura) and on upcoming related events. This issue specifically refers to the period from June to October 2018.
The Newsletter of the Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) provides regular updates on activities by TAP and its partners, on the projects and on upcoming events. This issue specifically refers to the period from February 2022 to April 2022.