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Boosting innovation in smallholder pig and poultry systems: four new publications by the TAP-AIS Rwanda project
06 October 2023
06 October 2023
Small livestock, pigs and poultry in particular, are important to smallholder farmers in Rwanda. Pigs and poultry can generate jobs and income and bring protein-rich food to rural and urban families, and small livestock suits small-size farms that dominate Rwanda’s...
The EU-funded TAP-AIS project works to strengthen capacities in agricultural innovation systems (AIS) to contribute to the climate-relevant, productive and sustainable transformation of agrifood systems. TAP-AIS works in nine countries, including Cambodia, and focuses on strengthening the functional capacities (or...
Assessing a country’s agricultural innovation system (AIS) can advise decision makers to take actions to accelerate innovation and stimulate agricultural transformation. Led by FAO, a capacity need assessment workshop of agricultural innovation in Pakistan was recently conducted, identifying key root...
During the United Nations Food Systems Summit (UNFSS)+2 Stocktaking Moment, the Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) made a significant presence at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) booth. The event, that took place in Rome, Italy, from 24-26 July 2023, was...
The "Development of Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture" (DeSIRA) initiative, a pioneering program by the European Commission's Directorate-General for International Partnership (DG INTPA), recently organized a three-day workshop on the Burkinabe National Agricultural Innovation System. Known as the "National...