AIRCA, the Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture, announced that it has adopted the Common Framework on Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems of the Tropical Agricultural Platform (TAP), to apply it in relevant projects and programmes.

“The TAP Common Framework is highly relevant for us and we look forward to intensify our cooperation”, AIRCA explained in a message to the TAP Secretariat.

The formation of AIRCA in 2012 was stimulated by the need to integrated action to deliver sustainable agricultural intensification at the landscape scale. Its mission is to put research into use by strengthening capacities for sustainable improvements to incomes, food and nutrition security in healthy landscapes.