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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

CapacityDevelopmentforAgriculturalInnovationSystems(CDAIS)Project2015-2018

RichardHawkins(Agrinatura)andChristianHoste (TAP)

EFARDMeeting,Dec.1,1016

EEIG/GEIE

ImplementedbyapartnershipbetweenAgrinaturaEEIGandFAO

SupportingtheTropicalAgriculturalPlatform

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

GlobalCDapproachforAIS

Advocacy and policy dialogue

Common Framework

on CD for AIS TAPipedia

knowledge hub

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

TheTAPCommonFrameworkprocess1. Review Report: Review of existing resources on CD for AIS

2. Conceptual Background: Theory, concepts, principles, definitions

3. Synthesis: Summary of Conceptual Background

4. Guidance Note on Operationalization: Approach and tools

FrameworkProducts

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

IntegratedapproachtoCD

Technical and functional capacities must be seen as complementary and should be developed in an integrated manner across the three CD dimensions.

Navigate complexity

Collaborate

ReflectandLearn

Strategic/PoliticalProcess

FoodScience

Agronomy

Breeding

FunctionalCapacitiesDimen

sion

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

TAPCommonFramework:4+1ModelofFunctionalCapacities

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

AgricultureInnovationSystem

CDserviceproviders:

NIFs,Nationalorganizations,

others

Policymakers

PartnershipGroupof

stakeholdersengagedin

CDAISactivities

Networkofstakeholdersengagedintheinnovationprocess

OrganizationsIndividualsengagedin

CDAISactivities

Organizationasanentityengagedintheinnovationprocess

On-goinginnovationprocess

StrengtheningCapacityat3Levels

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

FunctionalcapacitiesThe key capacities in detail

Navigate Complexity Collaboration

Reflect &Learn

Engage in Strategic &

Political Process

Individu

al Systemsthinking;Multistakeholderanalysis;

Teambuilding;Listeningskills;

Understandingprocessesatorganisationallevel;

Policyanalysis&provisionofevidence;Networking;

Organ

izationa

l FacilitativeLeadership;Creationofincentivesinresponseofneedtoinnovation.

Createenthusiasm&sharedresponsibilityAbilitytocatalysecollectiveleadershipinothers;Encouragejointdecision-making;

Encouragedialogue&voiceforall;Encouragehonesty&transparency;Documentprocesses&learningonjointactions;

Buildingrelationshipwithexternalactorsthrulinkages,knowledgesharing;Creationoflegitimacyoftheorganizationasexpertinitsfield;

Enab

lingEn

vironm

ent Abilitytonavigate

betweendifferentsectorpolicies&createcoherence;Abilitytooperatewithintheinherentcomplexity&unpredictabilityofsocialsystems;

Creatingmechanismstobringdiverseactorstogetherandfacilitationoftheirinteraction;Creatingincentivesformulti-stakeholderinteraction&allocationofresources;

Capacitytotakelongtermview/perspectiveAccountability;M&Esystemsthatcapturelessonslearnt

Capacityforinclusiveandtransparentpoliticalengagement;Considerationofhistorical&politicalperspectives(e.g.indigenous,tribal,origincultivationpractices);

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

Strengtheningcapacitiesininnovationpartnerships

Ø involvescollectivelearningandadaptationtoopportunitiesandchallenges…

Ø itcannotbedesignedandimplementedbyexternalactorsrather…

Ø itisafacilitatedprocessesenablingactorstoseizeopportunities,buildtrustandtakeactions

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

This project is funded by the European Unionwww.CDAIS.net

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

TheCDforAISCycle

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

8 pilotcountries

AngolaEthiopiaBurkinaFasoRwandaBangladeshLaosGuatemalaHonduras

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

NationalPolicyDialogues/Platform

AgriculturalInnovationSystemNationalPlatform

InnovationPartnerships/

Niches

e.g.NationalAgricultureSectorWorkingGroup

Innovationpartnerships/nichesàNationalPlatformà InfluencingPolicies

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

CDAISAgrinaturaOrganizations

• UniversityofLisbon,SchoolofAgriculture (UL/ISA),Portugal– Angola

• NaturalResourcesInstitute(NRI),UniversityofGreenwich,UK– Bangladeshand

Rwanda

• ItalianAgencyforDevelopmentCooperation(AICS),Italy– Guatemala,Honduras

• CentreforInternationalCooperationResearchandDevelopmentinAgriculture

(CIRAD),France– BurkinaFaso,Laos

• InternationalCentreforDevelopmentOrientedResearchinAgriculture(ICRA),

Netherlands– EthiopiaandOverallcoordination.

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS

ThankYou EEIG/GEIE

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