This book represents the proceedings of the FAO international technical conference dedicated to Agricultural Biotechnologies in Developing Countries (ABDC-10) that took place in Guadalajara, Mexico on 1-4 March 2010. A major objective of the conference was to take stock of the application of biotechnologies across the different food and agricultural sectors in developing countries, in order to learn from the past and to identify options for the future to face the challenges of food insecurity, climate change and natural resource degradation.
This flyer aims at promoting TAPipedia: developed within the context of Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP), it is an information sharing system designed to enhance knowledge exchange in support of Capacity Development (CD) for Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS). TAPipedia aims to be a global information system for good CD practices, innovation outputs, success stories and lessons learned.
This Module is the third in a series of four that address capacity development competencies in FAO. It is intended to enhance FAO’s practices in designing, developing, delivering and evaluating its activities in support of learning in Member Countries, while ensuring that learning leads to sustainable capacity development.
Ce cours vise à guider les acteurs des États Membres dans le renforcement efficace des capacités des pays et à faire en sorte que les programmes et les projets conduisent à des changements véritablement efficaces et durables. Il rassemble les connaissances, les outils et les enseignements tirés des activités menées par la FAO.
Durée: 2 heures
This book collects 24 stories of change from the EU-funded CDAIS project. Launched in 2015, the overall objective of CDAIS is to make agricultural innovation systems more efficient and sustainable in meeting the demands of farmers, agri-business and consumers. The stories are about the eight pilot countries - in Africa, Asia and Latin America - in which CDAIS operates. Countries and title of the 24 stories are provided below, with date of last update for each story.
Angola:
01) From farm to agri-business (February 2018)
These guidelines are produced by FAO as part of the Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems Project (CDAIS). The objective of this document is provide practical guidelines to implement marketplace events to strengthen agricultural innovation. A marketplace is an event organized to facilitate matching of demand and supply and to promote learning, sharing and exchanging of information, knowledge and practical experience on specific topics.
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 eight pilot countries) that aims to strengthen the capacity of countries and key stakeholders to innovate in complex agricultural systems, thereby achieving improved rural livelihoods.
This Coaching Process guide was prepared under the project Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems (CDAIS), a global partnership (Agrinatura, FAO and eight pilot countries) that aims to strengthen the capacity of countries and key stakeholders to innovate in complex agricultural systems, thereby achieving improved rural livelihoods. CDAIS uses a continuous learning cycle approach to support national agricultural innovation systems in eight countries in Africa, in Asia and Central America.
Este libro trata de la gestión de la innovación y da respuesta a la demanda para difundir, divulgar y transferir el conocimiento científico y tecnológico en ambientes marginados con potencial no aprovechados, procurando aprendizajes como medios de apropiación social de la ciencia y la tecnología, la articulación institucional y organizativas, así como la promoción y el fortalecimiento del sistema científico, tecnológico y de innovación local, y de esa forma contribuir al mejoramiento de la competitividad del sector rural productivo de la región sur sureste de México.
A partir del “Estudio de mercado de los productos forestales en Honduras, se analiza, se discute y se validan los hallazgos de dicha investigación con los diferentes actores sociales, políticos y económicos de la cadena de valor forestal, a través de talleres y entrevistas. Los resultados de estas consultas se plasman en en el presente libro. Los hallazgos principales analizan la oferta y la demanda; análisis de las importaciones; diagnóstico de barreras; roles y funciones; y una propuesta de plan de aumento