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Burkina Faso needs to utilize science and technology as tools for sustainable socioeconomic development, Filiga Michel Sawadogo, the country's minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, said at the inception workshop (25-26 April 2016) that kick-started the CDAIS project...
CDAIS inception workshop - Burkina Faso
25 April 2016 - 26 April 2016
A workshop scheduled for 25-26 April 2016 marked the start in Burkina Faso of the Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems (CDAIS) project, a global initiative in support of more productive and sustainable agricultural sectors. Implemented by Agrinatura and FAO, and...
The e-conference will allow participants to discuss and identify the capacity development needs for strenghtening agricultural innovation systems and improving food security and nutrition. The event, which will last for 4 weeks, is being organized by the Secretariat of the Tropical Agriculture...
By promoting advocacy and policy dialogues, the CDAIS project, or Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems, will boost Ethiopia's capacity to innovate in agriculture, the Director General of the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) Dr. Fentahun Mengistu said at the inception...
CDAIS inception workshop - Ethiopia
13 April 2016 - 14 April 2016
A two-day workshop organized from April 13 to 14 officially launched in Ethiopia the CDAIS project, or Capacity Development for Agricultural Innovation Systems, a global initiative in support of more productive and sustainable agricultural sectors. The inception workshop, which took place...