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Capacity Building (Human Resource, Organization structure, processes and legislation) at CIMMYT
Capacity Building In Developing Countries
Archana Gawde, SCSC 621, International Agricultural Research Centers – Mexico, Study Abroad, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University
Capacity building is defined as the "process of developing and strengthening the skills, instincts, abilities, processes and resources that organizations and communities need to survive, adapt, and thrive in the fast-changing world.”
Asia: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kazakhstan, Iran, Afghanistan Europe: Turkey, Georgia Africa: Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia Central & South America: Mexico, Colombia
• Archana Gawde: Graduate Student (MEPS), Cereal Quality Laboratory, Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University [email protected]
References: 1. Ann Philbin, Capacity Building in Social Justice Organizations Ford
Foundation, 1996 2. CIMMYT Blog, category Capacity Building: http://blog.cimmyt.org/ 3. Peter Kosina: Introduction to CIMMYT & CGAIR
Acknowledgements: Dr. Norman Borlaug: for initiating funds for students interested in Inter. Agri. Dr. Steve Hague: Instructor: SCSC 641 . For designing and conducting this study
abroad program. Dr. Seth Murray: For obtaining additional finance support for the program Dr. Ron Cantrell: For his mentorship all during the study course in Mexico.
Capacity Building in developing countries involve adding human resource at several different levels of the processes. 1. Research : This consist of research scientists, graduate students, postdoctoral
fellows, support research staff and research consultants. The resource is organized in the form of Universities, Research Centers, Regional Research centers, consultancies & private enterprises.
2. Finances: This consists of Human resource that are involved in financing the projects in developing countries, which are equally important in capacity building. These consists of agriculture ministries , Industries and corporations, public banks etc.
3. Implementation & Legislation: Legislation is an important part to ensure policy making and effective implementation of grants and funds to mobilize agriculture imitative. Hence policy makers are important components of Agriculture Human Resource. The organizations constitute, agriculture ministries, corporate communications staff, administrative staff, management and Media communications staff.
4. Transfer of technology: As much as the Scientific staff is important so is the human resource involved in transfer of technology. These include Media communications sfaff, social workers, non-profit groups. The efforts can be highly impacted by involvement of government in ensuring the transfer of technology.
Fig 2. CIMMYT Locations in the world.
Fig 1. Model of capacity building in developing countries
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