Regional Tropical Agricultural Platform Needs Assessment: Assessment of Current Capacities and Needs for Institutional and Individual Capacity Development in Agricultural Innovation Systems in Asia

Cardenas, V.;Bellin, J.

Regional Tropical Agricultural Platform Needs Assessment: Assessment of Current Capacities and Needs for Institutional and Individual Capacity Development in Agricultural Innovation Systems in Asia

Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP)

Year of publication 2013

Pages 104 p.

Author Cardenas, V.;Bellin, J.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

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Synopsis (short abstract) The Tropical Agriculture Platform (TAP) is a multi-lateral and multi-sectoral facilitation mechanism that fosters collective action and uses a multi-pronged approach for capacity development in agriculture. In the Southeast Asian Region, it is being implemented by the the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), which serves as knowledge broker and global convenor, by adding valu e to on-going initiatives in Agricultural Innovation Systems (AIS).

Language English

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