@article{John:231356,
      recid = {231356},
      author = {John, Ryan and Habib, Ibrahim and Afif, Dakermanji and  Abdoul, Aziz Niane},
      title = {Training and Capacity Building: An Essential Strategy for  Development at an International Research Center},
      journal = {Sustainable Agriculture Research},
      address = {2012},
      number = {526-2016-37831},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {In order to be meaningful, agricultural research has to  provide solutions to problems, especially in the  international agricultural research system which is  designed to contribute to enhanced food production and  improved rural livelihoods in the lesser-developed world.  Training and human resource development, whether at the  technical support or research scientists/managerial level,  is fundamental to an effective agricultural research and  technology transfer system. By comparison with the  developed world, the national agricultural research systems  (NARS) in developing countries are weak, often with  ineffective extension programs, as typified by the West  Asia-North Africa (WANA) region, which is served by the  International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry  Areas (ICARDA). Despite the potential benefits of enhancing  human skills, training and human resource development  activities are often under-valued and under-funded in  international research centers that serve developing  countries. By highlighting training at ICARDA and its  mandate countries, we sought to give renewed focus on this  important component of the mission of the Consultative  Group on Agricultural Research (CGIAR). In this article, we  considered ICARDA’s philosophy and concepts on training,  collaborating institutions, educational materials,  categories of training, development of training courses,  significant outcomes of training, shifting paradigms, and  future directions. ICARDA’s innovative collaborative  approach is a model to be emulated not only by the Centers  but by other international institutions involved in  agricultural and rural development in the developing  countries. At this crucial time of restructuring of the  CGIAR, renewed emphasis on training has never been more  urgent.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/231356},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.231356},
}