{"id":1555,"date":"2022-07-06T12:33:55","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T09:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/?page_id=1555"},"modified":"2023-10-04T19:41:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T16:41:16","slug":"capacity-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/capacity-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Capacity Building"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1555\" class=\"elementor elementor-1555\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ee41486 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2ee41486\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d04249e\" data-id=\"3d04249e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bfd63fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bfd63fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capacity Development<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ee53f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16ee53f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HIGHLIGHTS<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b354dc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b354dc7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bf89fd\" data-id=\"5bf89fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-335b1caa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"335b1caa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cf46d47\" data-id=\"1cf46d47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47b5644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47b5644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supporting farmers and communities in optimizing innovation<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ae207f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-sina_title\" data-id=\"4ae207f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sina_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sina-title-subtitle\">Whenever delivering dryland farming system innovations ICARDA includes a vital capacity-building component of trainings, technology, and support. This supports family farmers, scientists, governments, research institutions, and private sector actors, to take full advantage of our technologies and help them overcome critical and claimet related issues they face.<\/h3>\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sina-title-desc\">ICARDA\u2019s Capacity Development Unit (CDU) prioritizes the inclusion of a wide range of actors involved in agricultural development: local, regional, and international NGOs and authorities; agricultural researchers, students, farmers, and National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) in the form of regional and national training courses, on-the-job training, individual degree and non-degree scholarships, and internships. 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aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1891\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Trainings<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1892\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1892\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Visibility<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1893\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1893\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Field days<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1894\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1894\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Date Palm Markets<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1895\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1895\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Free Courses <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1896\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1896\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Promoting Protected Agriculture<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1897\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1897\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Knowledge Management<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1891\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Trainings<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1891\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1891\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><h4><strong>Training tomorrow\u2019s experts<\/strong><\/h4><p>ICARDA and its national and international partners held a series of interactive webinars targeting young scientists on the value of systems research in dryland agri-food systems. Over 400 participants registered for each webinar. With the support of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), ICARDA also provided training courses for over 4,100 student and professional trainees, including over 1,800 women. \u00a0<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5544 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/09\/20190416_121038-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/09\/20190416_121038-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/09\/20190416_121038-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/09\/20190416_121038-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/09\/20190416_121038-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/09\/20190416_121038-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/09\/20190416_121038-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/09\/20190416_121038-80x60.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1892\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Visibility<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1892\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1892\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h4><strong>Raising the visibility of Research Data Management<\/strong><\/h4><p>Through social media campaigns, joint publications with scientists (data papers) and small working groups with scientists (data curation), ICARDA\u2019s Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team promoted and improved understanding of <a href=\"https:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/20.500.11766\/67317\">Research Data Management<\/a> (RDM). The importance of strong support and suitable tools was documented when encouraging RDM commitments \u2013 helping to address the policy conflicts and unclear data standards that often cause unexpected engagement conflicts within databases. MEL\u2019s Data Management team worked on 34 datasets, covering a range of topics and countries, and completed the curation and publication of 17.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3560 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-4_visibility.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-4_visibility.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-4_visibility-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-4_visibility-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-4_visibility-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-4_visibility-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1893\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Field days<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1893\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1893\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h4><strong>Field days at Marchouch crop research station, Morocco<\/strong><\/h4><p>In 2021, ICARDA\u2019s GRS team organized four field days at the Marchouch Crop Research Station in Morocco, attracting over 200 attendees, including breeders, major seed multiplication companies and lead farmers. These field days offered an opportunity for attendees to select the best elite lines, view demonstration trials of new varieties of cereals, food legumes, and bread wheat, and learn about how conservation agriculture and the diversification of cropping systems improve the environment as well as yields and nutritional value.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3552 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-2_Fieldays.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-2_Fieldays.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-2_Fieldays-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-2_Fieldays-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-2_Fieldays-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-2_Fieldays-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1894\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Date Palm Markets<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1894\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1894\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h4><strong>New training course on managing date palm markets<\/strong><\/h4><p>A new e-learning course on value chain analysis, management, and market linkages of date palm, funded by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), enhanced the capacity of Arabian Peninsula government officials and researchers engaged in the socioeconomic component of the project, \u2018Developing Sustainable Production Systems for Date Palm in GCC Countries.\u2019 Twenty-three officials and researchers participated, representing Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3554 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-10_Trainings.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-10_Trainings.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-10_Trainings-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-10_Trainings-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-10_Trainings-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-10_Trainings-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1895\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Free Courses <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1895\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1895\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h4><strong>Free e-learning Courses<\/strong><\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/elearning.icarda.org\/\">ICARDA\u2019s E-Learning Platform<\/a> continues to offer over 85 courses aligned with various agricultural topics and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Most of the courses are in English, but French, Arabic, and Spanish classes were made available in 2021. Registration for courses is free.<\/p><p><span data-ccp-props=\"{\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4905 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/E-Learning-Platform-Cap-Dev.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1347\" height=\"679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/E-Learning-Platform-Cap-Dev.png 1347w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/E-Learning-Platform-Cap-Dev-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/E-Learning-Platform-Cap-Dev-1024x516.png 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/E-Learning-Platform-Cap-Dev-768x387.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1347px) 100vw, 1347px\" \/><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1896\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Promoting Protected Agriculture<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1896\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1896\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h4><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW180822188 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180822188 BCX0\">Promoting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW180822188 BCX0\"> modern protected agricultural practices in the Arabian Peninsula<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW180822188 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h4><p>In December 2021, ICARDA and the Central Laboratory for Agriculture Climate of Egypt\u2019s Agriculture Research Center (ARC) jointly organized a workshop on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/training-modern-protected-agricultural-practices-arabian-peninsula-partner-countries\">modern horticulture practices<\/a> for Arabian Peninsula partner countries. Funded by \u00a0the AFESD and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, the workshop covered exciting new developments in protected agriculture approaches within greenhouses and hydroponics and was attended by researchers and extension agents from five of the six GCC member countries and Yemen.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3555 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-7_protected_agriculture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-7_protected_agriculture.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-7_protected_agriculture-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-7_protected_agriculture-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-7_protected_agriculture-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/Cap-Dev-7_protected_agriculture-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1897\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Knowledge Management<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1897\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1897\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h4><strong>Knowledge management communities of practice and capacity development activities <\/strong><\/h4><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mel.cgiar.org\/projects\/skim\">SKiM Project<\/a>, funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development and implemented by ICARDA, raised the knowledge management capacities of 40 individuals representing national partners in Moldova, Morocco, and Sudan. The SKiM project facilitates and supports the growth of knowledge management and capacity development operations, enhancing and growing knowledge management communities-of-practice. The project helped partner institutions navigate the many disruptions caused by COVID-19 in 2021.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4949 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/SKIM-Capacity-Development.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/SKIM-Capacity-Development.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/SKIM-Capacity-Development-300x220.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/SKIM-Capacity-Development-768x563.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2022\/08\/SKIM-Capacity-Development-80x60.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b2952f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"55b2952f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2021\/capdev-in-detail\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN DETAILS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56dbf4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56dbf4a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e3da4c\" data-id=\"3e3da4c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d80da2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d80da2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FEATURE VIDEO<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3005cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3005cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAO CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c14c98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"55c14c98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/psMHkb_i2wk&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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