Meet José Fernando Palma Castillo – NIF from Guatemala
Hello, who are you? I’m José Fernando Palma Castillo. I started working as a national innovation facilitator in February 2018. I got to know the project through ATESCATEL, a cooperative of bean...
View ArticleMeet Percy Ac – NIF from Guatemala
Hello, who are you? I’m Percy Ac. I am the National Innovation Facilitator of the cacao niche in Guatemala, from a family of cacao producers in the Laguna Lachuá region, in Alta Verapaz....
View ArticleMeet Mandi Garcia – NIF from Guatemala
Hello, who are you? I’m Mandi Liliana García Socón. I am the National Innovation Facilitator of the avocado niche. I completed courses on Agricultural Engineering with an environmental emphasis at the...
View ArticleMeet Leon Niyibizi – NIF from Rwanda
“Alone you can go quickly, but together we can go far!” Hello, who are you? I am Leon Niyibizi, eager to improve food security and rural socio-economies through applying best practices and learning...
View ArticleMeet Abiro Tigabie Mersha – NIF from Ethiopia
“Bringing people together with different views and common interest is effective for sustainable solutions to recurrent problems” Hello, who are you? I am Abiro and I live in Debirebirhan, Ethiopia. I...
View ArticleMeet Kebebe Ergano – NIF from Ethiopia
“We still have too much faith in technical solutions to meet the goal of increased productivity…There should be searchings of heart as to our policies and programs. Are they adequate to the needs of...
View ArticleMeet Samson Eshetu – NIF from Ethiopia
“The more you make partnerships functional, the more you are close to common goals.” Hello, who are you? I’m Samson Eshetu working for CDAIS as lead NIF since February 2018. My roles and...
View ArticleMeet Tegegne Wakoya – NIF from Ethiopia
“Knowledge and skill sharing can change the attitude and behaviour of people” Hello, who are you? I am Tegegne Wakoya and have been a national Innovation facilitator for the Community based seed...
View ArticleMeet Turuwark Zalalam Warkineh – NIF from Ethiopia
“The project focuses on the aspects that are usually neglected by individuals and organizations working in agriculture” Hello, who are you? I am Turuwark Zalalam Warkineh, Adult Education and Community...
View ArticleMeet Getachew Asmare – NIF from Ethiopia
“There is much to do ” Hello, who are you? I am Getachew Asmare, and I am a veterinarian. Within CDAIS, I am the national innovation facilitator (NIF) for the Feed Safety and Quality Innovation niche...
View ArticleMeet Tolesa Alemu – NIF from Ethiopia
“Good listening skill, full participation and shared vision in group decision making result in sustainable solutions to the group/partnership common problems ” Hello, who are you? I am Tolesa Alemu. I...
View ArticleMeet Meti Tamrat Fite – NIF from Ethiopia
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much ” Hello, who are you? I am Meti Tamrat. I heard about the CDAIS project in November 2017 during the milk demand stimulation partnership coaching...
View ArticleMeet Ethiopia’s National Innovation Facilitators!
The National Innovation Facilitators (NIFs) are the field staff working daily with partnerships for the CDAIS project. They are the ones who move forward the project, meet them here! Meet Meti Tamrat...
View ArticleMeet Hector García – NIF from Honduras
Hello, who are you? My name is Héctor García, main facilitator of the potato niche in Honduras. I am originally from La Esperanza Intibucá in the south west of the country, the main potato production...
View ArticleMeet Arlis Zepeda – NIF from Honduras
Hello, who are you? I’m Arlis Zepeda. My story in the world of agricultural innovation begins in ASOFAIL, a producer association where I started working in August 2012 as administrator of the...
View ArticleMeet Honduras’ National Innovation Facilitators!
The National Innovation Facilitators (NIFs) are the field staff working daily with partnerships for the CDAIS project. They are the ones who move forward the project, meet them here! Meet Julia! Meet...
View ArticleMeet Khamla ‘Pern’ Sengphaxaiyalath – NIF from Laos
Hello, who are you? I am Khamla ‘Pern’ Sengphaxaiyalath, researcher in the Economics and Rural Development Center, NAFRI since 2005. My main responsibility is to carry out research relevant to...
View ArticleMeet Nikhom Chanphava – NIF from Laos
Hello, who are you? I am Nikhom Chanphava. I have a MSc degree from the the Faculty of Agriculture, NUOL, with major in Sustainable Agriculture Resources Management and have worked for the Rice...
View ArticleMeet Khamla Thammachak – NIF from Laos
Hello, who are you? I am Khamla Thammachak and am 39 years old. I obtained my BSc from Lao Samphanh Mitmaity Agriculture college with a major in agronomy. Currently, I work at DATEAP, and my main...
View ArticleMeet Syphachan ‘TouLee’ Vannasy – NIF from Laos
“Changing our way of thinking gives us better understanding to analyse problems in order to deal with them and move forward, leading to behavioural changes” Hello, who are you? I am TouLee and am 34...
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