Capacity needs assessment - A trainers’ manual (2nd Edition)

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 manual was produced as a resource for the training of National Innovation Facilitators (NIFs) across all eight pilot countries. The objective of this manual is to strengthen the facilitation skills of National Innovation Facilitators and their ability to carry out capacity needs assessments (CNAs) in agricultural innovation niche partnerships.