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Adaobi J., Obiadi, Nwankwo Frank O., and Ezeokafor Uche R. "Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) Capacity Building and Cassava Farmers Productivity in Anambra State." Business and Management Research 8, no. 4 (2020): 43. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/bmr.v8n4p43.
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This study was necessitated as a result of the low productivity of cassava farmers in Anambra State. The study set out to examine the effect of Agricultural Development Program (ADP) capacity building on cassava farmers’ productivity in Anambra State. The work was anchored on Cobb-Douglas production model. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of this study comprised of all the ADP cassava farmers and non-ADP cassava farmers in Otuocha and Onitsha Agricultural Zone. With membership strength of three hundred and sixty (360) ADP Cassava farmers and one hundred and sixty (160) non-ADP cassava farmers, making up a total of five hundred and twenty (520) respondents. Structured and unstructured questionnaires were used for data collection and the analysis was done with Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at 5% level of significance. From the analysis showed that there is a significant difference in the output of ADPCFs and non ADPCFs in Anambra State (F =13.209 and p-value < .05). Based on the findings, the study concluded that belonging to ADP was responsible for the differences in output observed in the study. Sequel to this, it was recommended that cassava farmers in the state that are yet to key into ADP needs to do so in order to learn from the various level of capacity development programs organized by the body.
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Olorunfemi, Oluwasogo, Felix Oladipo, O. Bolarin, Jones Akangbe, and Oladele Bello. "Capacity building needs of poultry farmers for quail production in Kwara State, Nigeria." Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Belgrade 61, no. 1 (2016): 69–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/jas1601069o.
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This paper investigated the capacity building needs of poultry farmers for quail production in Kwara State, Nigeria. A questionnaire was used to elicit information from 80 randomly sampled poultry farmers from the Poultry Association of Nigeria, Kwara State Chapter. The findings revealed that the majority (70.0%) of the poultry farmers were male with a mean age of 44 years, married (75.0%) and formally educated (98.75%). The poultry farmers were mostly (78.75%) small-scale producers rearing less than or equal to 500 birds on their farms. Capacity building was highly needed for quail husbandry and management practices, feeding and nutrition, housing and equipment, processing and marketing of products, among others. Seven challenges were identified by the poultry farmers as severe challenges militating against the diversification of their poultry enterprise to include quail production. Chi-square analysis revealed a significant relationship between the poultry farmers? capacity building needs for quail production and their age (X2 = 5.545), educational level (X2 = 11.859) and years of farming experience (X2 = 9.604). It was recommended that extension agencies should package a robust training programme for poultry farmers on the areas of capacity deficiencies indicated for quail production.
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MacPhail, Aleece, Carmel Young, and Joseph Elias Ibrahim. "Workplace-based clinical leadership training increases willingness to lead." Leadership in Health Services 28, no. 2 (2015): 100–118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lhs-01-2014-0002.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon a workplace-based, interdisciplinary clinical leadership training programme (CLP) to increase willingness to take on leadership roles in a large regional health-care centre in Victoria, Australia. Strengthening the leadership capacity of clinical staff is an advocated strategy for improving patient safety and quality of care. An interdisciplinary approach to leadership is increasingly emphasised in the literature; however, externally sourced training programmes are expensive and tend to target a single discipline. Design/methodology/approach – Appraisal of the first two years of CLP using multiple sourced feedback. A structured survey questionnaire with closed-ended questions graded using a five-point Likert scale was completed by participants of the 2012 programme. Participants from the 2011 programme were followed up for 18 months after completion of the programme to identify the uptake of new leadership roles. A reflective session was also completed by a senior executive staff that supported the implementation of the programme. Findings – Workplace-based CLP is a low-cost and multidisciplinary alternative to externally sourced leadership courses. The CLP significantly increased willingness to take on leadership roles. Most participants (93 per cent) reported that they were more willing to take on a leadership role within their team. Fewer were willing to lead at the level of department (79 per cent) or organisation (64 per cent). Five of the 11 participants from the 2011 programme had taken on a new leadership role 18 months later. Senior executive feedback was positive especially around the engagement and building of staff confidence. They considered that the CLP had sufficient merit to support continuation for at least another two years. Originality/value – Integrating health-care professionals into formal and informal leadership roles is essential to implement organisational change as part of the drive to improve the safety and quality of care for patients and service users. This is the first interdisciplinary, workplace-based leadership programme to be described in the literature, and demonstrates that it is possible to deliver low-cost, sustainable and productive training that increases the willingness to take on leadership roles.
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Tchipalanga, P., M. Dengler, P. Brandt, et al. "Eastern Boundary Circulation and Hydrography Off Angola: Building Angolan Oceanographic Capacities." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 99, no. 8 (2018): 1589–605. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-17-0197.1.
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AbstractThe eastern boundary region off Angola encompasses a highly productive ecosystem important for the food security of the coastal population. The fish-stock distribution, however, undergoes large variability on intraseasonal, interannual, and longer time scales. These fluctuations are partly associated with large-scale warm anomalies that are often forced remotely from the equatorial Atlantic and propagate southward, reaching the Benguela upwelling off Namibia. Such warm events, named Benguela Niños, occurred in 1995 and in 2011. Here we present results from an underexplored extensive in situ dataset that was analyzed in the framework of a capacity-strengthening effort. The dataset was acquired within the Nansen Programme executed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and funded by the Norwegian government. It consists of hydrographic and velocity data from the Angolan continental margin acquired biannually during the main downwelling and upwelling seasons over more than 20 years. The mean seasonal changes of the Angola Current from 6° to 17°S are presented. During austral summer the southward Angola Current is concentrated in the upper 150 m. It strengthens from north to south, reaching a velocity maximum just north of the Angola Benguela Front. During austral winter the Angola Current is weaker, but deeper reaching. While the southward strengthening of the Angola Current can be related to the wind forcing, its seasonal variability is most likely explained by coastally trapped waves. On interannual time scales, the hydrographic data reveal remarkable variability in subsurface upper-ocean heat content. In particular, the 2011 Benguela Niño was preceded by a strong subsurface warming of about 2 years’ duration.
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Sidaner, Emilie, Daniel Balaban, and Luciene Burlandy. "The Brazilian school feeding programme: an example of an integrated programme in support of food and nutrition security." Public Health Nutrition 16, no. 6 (2012): 989–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980012005101.
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AbstractObjectiveThe present paper analyses the advances and challenges of the school feeding programme in Brazil (PNAE), as part of the Brazilian experience building up an integrated food and nutrition security national system. It explores the role of policy and regulatory frameworks in constructing quality service delivery and intersectoral integration.DesignReview of PNAE and federal government technical documents and studies, legislation, minutes of meetings and official documents of the National Council of Food and Nutrition Security from 2003 to 2011.SettingFood insecurity has decreased significantly in Brazil in the last decade, indicating that appropriate choices were made in terms of public policies and institutional arrangements, which other countries can learn from.SubjectsBrazil food and nutrition security system; school feeding; school food.ResultsBrazil's integrated food and nutrition security policy approach promoted intersectorality in the food system, articulating actions to guarantee access to healthy food and to strengthen family farming. The quality of school meals has progressively improved; in particular, the availability of fruits and vegetables increased. However, national standards regarding menu composition have not yet been met. Regulations were an important factor, along with the policy approach linking food production, nutrition, health and education. Challenges are related to conflict of interests and to farmers’ insufficient capacity to meet supply requirements and comply with technical procedures.ConclusionsLocal food production, school meals and nutrition education can be linked through integrated programmes and policies, improving access to healthier foods. Government leadership, strong legislation, civil society participation and intersectoral decision making are determinant.
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Baruwa, Olayinka Isiaka, Akeem Abiade Tijani, and Taiwo Alimi. "Determinants of technical efficiency in duck production in southwest Nigeria." Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica 51, no. 3 (2018): 113–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ats-2018-0012.
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Abstract The need to complement the supply of animal products with other sources of poultry necessitates exploring the potentials of domestic duck production. Studies conducted on indigenous ducks in Nigeria have paid less attention to the resource requirements and its determinants to duck production. This study therefore estimated technical efficiencies of domestic duck producers in South-western Nigeria, and identified some socio-economic factors, which influence them. A combination of purposive and random sampling was employed. Stochastic frontier production function approach using a translog production function was used to estimate the technical efficiencies of indigenous duck producers, while inefficiency model was used to determine the socio-economic factors affecting the technical efficiencies. The results showed that the level of technical efficiency ranged from 48% to 96% with a mean of 83.3%, which suggests that average duck output was 16.7% short of the maximum possible level. This implies that productive efficiency could still be improved using the subsisting resource base. The study concluded that mounting capacity building programmes for duck farmers generally, and availability of credit could increase the productivity of duck enterprise if monitored.
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Baruwa, Olayinka Isiaka, Akeem Abiade Tijani, and Taiwo Alimi. "Determinants of technical efficiency in duck production in southwest Nigeria." Agricultura Tropica et Subtropica 51, no. 3 (2018): 113–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ats-2018-0012.
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Abstract The need to complement the supply of animal products with other sources of poultry necessitates exploring the potentials of domestic duck production. Studies conducted on indigenous ducks in Nigeria have paid less attention to the resource requirements and its determinants to duck production. This study therefore estimated technical efficiencies of domestic duck producers in South-western Nigeria, and identified some socio-economic factors, which influence them. A combination of purposive and random sampling was employed. Stochastic frontier production function approach using a translog production function was used to estimate the technical efficiencies of indigenous duck producers, while inefficiency model was used to determine the socio-economic factors affecting the technical efficiencies. The results showed that the level of technical efficiency ranged from 48% to 96% with a mean of 83.3%, which suggests that average duck output was 16.7% short of the maximum possible level. This implies that productive efficiency could still be improved using the subsisting resource base. The study concluded that mounting capacity building programmes for duck farmers generally, and availability of credit could increase the productivity of duck enterprise if monitored.
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Mancini, Francesco, and Benedetto Nastasi. "Energy Retrofitting Effects on the Energy Flexibility of Dwellings." Energies 12, no. 14 (2019): 2788. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12142788.
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Electrification of the built environment is foreseen as a main driver for energy transition for more effective, electric renewable capacity firming. Direct and on-time use of electricity is the best way to integrate them, but the current energy demand of residential building stock is often mainly fuel-based. Switching from fuel to electric-driven heating systems could play a key role. Yet, it implies modifications in the building stock due to the change in the temperature of the supplied heat by new heat pumps compared to existing boilers and in power demand to the electricity meter. Conventional energy retrofitting scenarios are usually evaluated in terms of cost-effective energy saving, while the effects on the electrification and flexibility are neglected. In this paper, the improvement of the building envelope and the installations of electric-driven space heating and domestic hot water production systems is analyzed for 419 dwellings. The dwellings database was built by means of a survey among the students attending the Faculty of Architecture at Sapienza University of Rome. A set of key performance indicators were selected for energy and environmental performance. The changes in the energy flexibility led to the viable participation of all the dwellings to a demand response programme.
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Riaz, Nishat, Shahida Sultan, Nida Dossa, and Faisal Aftab. "What’s happening with women leaders in higher education: Understanding careers for women in the higher education sector of Pakistan." New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences 5, no. 3 (2018): 128–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.18844/prosoc.v5i3.3918.
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Despite funding opportunities to PhDs and Post-Docs, as well as various faculty recruitment programmes, there are still a number of issues facing academics in Pakistan, especially in building a successful and productive academic career. According to HEC Medium-Term Development Framework II, the HEC is still facing ‘low quality and lack of employability of college and private graduates; lack of appropriately qualified high quality research faculty for universities and lack of capacity for continuous faculty and staff development’. This study aims to provide evidence to support the development of informed strategies for career development for academics in Pakistani Higher Education Institutions, in collaboration with the Higher Education Commission (HEC). This paper delineates key findings and suggests strategies to promote academic careers and scholarship among faculty of HEIs with a specific focus on promoting women.
 
 Keywords: Academic careers, higher education, women leadership, mentoring, gender issues.
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Jackson, Elisabeth, Arnaldo Pellini, and Budiati Prasetiamartati. "Improving the enabling environment for evidence-informed policymaking: an example from Indonesia." Evidence & Policy: A Journal of Research, Debate and Practice 16, no. 3 (2020): 503–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/174426418x15394255863408.
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Background:Indonesia’s growth and prosperity as a lower-middle-income country hinges on the ability of policymakers to develop effective public policies based on evidence. Yet Indonesia’s policy and regulatory environment does not support the production of high-quality evidence and its use in policymaking. Key points for discussion:This article examines an international donor programme which aims to build sustainable capacity for evidence-informed policymaking by improving this enabling environment. The article reflects on the programme’s experience in working with local stakeholders to reform public procurement regulations to make commissioning of research easier. This experience suggests that facilitating stakeholders to work together to define a problem and break it down into its component parts helps generate realistic entry points and feasible solutions. It also suggests that a focus on purposively expanding the space for reform is necessary throughout the reform process. Leadership by individuals with decision-making authority is critical, as is building consensus around problems and maintaining momentum for solving them. Most importantly, to work effectively, programme staff and facilitators need to engage with the political economy of the policy problem. Conclusion and implications:This experience provides lessons for those seeking to support the systems that underpin evidence-informed policymaking in other middle-income country contexts.
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Talukder, Md Azharul Islam, Md Shahjahan, Md Najmul Haque, et al. "Socio-economic condition, cattle production and management system in a community at Pabna district of Bangladesh." Research in Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries 4, no. 3 (2017): 181–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/ralf.v4i3.35095.
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The objective of this study was to clarify the inside of socio-economic condition and cattle production scenario in few areas of Pabna district. Data of socio-economic condition of farmers, cattle population, genotype and overall management were collected from three villages at Bera upazila of Pabna district during August to September in 2017. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed following one-way ANOVA including descriptive statistics. It was observed that the age of farmers were average 42 years with 19 years of average farming experiences. Agriculture was found as primary occupation (47.37%) followed by house wife (15.79%) and animal husbandry (10.53%). Among the total livestock population, 52% (n=286) was cattle with different genotypes but the frequency of local Pabna cattle was highest (70%). About 79% cattle were reared intensively at home because the areas were surrounded by water. The average peak day milk yield (4.56 liters) of local Pabna cattle was significantly (p <0.001) lower than Holstein crossbred (7.43 liters). The cattle feeding system was mostly intensive (77%) followed by semi-extensive (23%) with 60%, 49% and 98% restricted feeding for straw, green grass and concentrate feeds in the studied households. The capacity building training of farmers including different farm oriented facilities would enhance a dairy development programme in those areas from local Pabna cattle which could contribute their socio-economic condition as well.Res. Agric. Livest. Fish.4(3): 181-185, December 2017
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Mukoza, Stella Kyobula, and Suki Goodman. "Building Leadership Capacity." Industry and Higher Education 27, no. 2 (2013): 129–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.5367/ihe.2013.0147.
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Universities worldwide are becoming increasingly interested in the importance of emerging co-curricula that focus on developing graduate attributes beyond specific academic disciplines. This is being influenced by industry demands for graduates with behavioural and cognitive skills aligned to the work they will do in their early careers. This paper presents findings of a formative evaluation of the Emerging Student Leaders Programme (ESLP) implemented by the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa. The authors adopted a theory and implementation evaluation design and their findings show that the programme conforms to established best practice and, given the pressure on universities to offer specialized training, may serve as a model for other higher education institutions in South Africa and elsewhere.
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Willmore, Peter. "COSPAR's programme of capacity-building workshops." Advances in Space Research 34, no. 10 (2004): 2170–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2002.12.002.
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Dusengemungu, L., P. Kibwika, and FB Kiazze. "Enhancing Food Security Through Innovation Platforms: Experiences from Research into Use Project in Rwanda." Global Disclosure of Economics and Business 3, no. 1 (2014): 23–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.18034/gdeb.v3i1.168.
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Maize is an important food security crop in Rwanda and the East African region, however the maize value chain is not well developed and the productivity is still low partly because of low technology uptake by the smallholder farmers. Since 2006, the Department for International Development (DFID) supported the “Research Into Use” (RIU) programme in Rwanda to enhance the uptake of agricultural technologies using innovation platforms (IPs). Maize was one of the target crops for intensification particularly in Nyagatare District for which an IP was established. The purpose of the innovation platforms was to faciliate interaction of the key actors in the value chain including farmers, cooperatives, inputs suppliers, processors, traders, credits providers, local leaders, research and extension to establish mutual relationships for value chain development. This study assessed processes of establishing IPs and requirements for their effective operations and sustainability. Data were collected using focus group discussions, observations and interviews. SPSS and SNA softwares were used to analyze data. Through actor interactions in IPs, farmers` problems were prioritized by research; relationships were established between research institutions, NGOs, processors and finance institutions for value addition of maize thereby creating a pull effect for increased production and income. Increased production, productivity and incomes are core to food security. The IP was a mechanism for developing value chains that provided incentives and means for access to and adoption of technologies for increasing productivity of maize. Hower, functional IPs requires facilitation and capacity building of the actors to interact in a mutually beneficial manner.
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Bradley, Fiona. "Building capacity through the IFLA Building Strong Library Associations programme." IFLA Journal 36, no. 4 (2010): 332–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0340035210388248.
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Jiménez, Orlando. "Innovation-Oriented Environmental Regulations: Direct versus Indirect Regulations; an Empirical Analysis of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Chile." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 37, no. 4 (2005): 723–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a3736.
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It is often suggested that innovation is one of the most desirable environmental policy aims, in that it promises to solve the conflict between environmental regulation and economic growth. Contrary to what is frequently advocated—that in order to foster innovation through regulation, most of the attention should be put on the regulation-setting process, I argue that a cooperative stance in the implementation of regulations also has a crucial impact, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This argument is assessed looking at innovation effects that both direct regulations (command-and-control) and indirect regulations (negotiated voluntary agreements, called cleaner production agreements) have in this sector. A face-to-face survey questionnaire, with a non-probabilistic matching sampling strategy, was conducted in 322 firms representing four industrial sectors in Chile. The propensity-scores analysis demonstrates that SMEs involved in voluntary agreements innovate significantly more, as expressed through environmental management systems and techniques. In terms of technological innovations, voluntary agreements promoted incremental (rather than radical) multimedia innovations. Nevertheless, they had a significant effect on triggering at least one radical process change in the SMEs engaged in the programme. I conclude by emphasising that a cooperative style in the design and implementation of regulations has a key role to play in environmental capacity building in SMEs, and that this approach can create the appropriate conditions for innovation. However, this potential cannot be fully realised if there are not strong market and regulatory stimuli towards the development of more radical environmental innovations.
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Gittelsohn, Joel, Annie Belcourt, Maya Magarati, et al. "Building Capacity for Productive Indigenous Community-University Partnerships." Prevention Science 21, S1 (2018): 22–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11121-018-0949-7.
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Saskia, Visser, Keesstra Saskia, Ní Choncubhair Órlaith, et al. "Roadmap for the European Joint Program SOIL: Towards Climate-Smart Sustainable Management of Agricultural Soils." Proceedings 30, no. 1 (2020): 89. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019030089.
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Our planet suffers from humankind’s impact on natural resources, biogeochemical cycles and ecosystems. Intensive modern agriculture with inappropriate inputs of fertilisers, pesticides and fossil fuel –based energy has increasingly added to human pressure on the environment. As a key element of our natural capital, soils are also under threat, despite being essential to provide food, feed, fibre and fuel for an increasing global population. Moreover, soils play a key role in carbon, water and energy cycles, highlighting their importance for biomass provision and the circular bioeconomy. Evidently, these new and complex challenges cannot be resolved effectively with existing knowledge and experience alone. These challenges require scientific research, interdisciplinary collaboration and networking to find context-specific and tailored solutions addressing societal issues of our time and facilitating the adoption of these solutions. The most effective approaches are based on the involvement of multiple actors from science, policy, economy, civil society and farming that have the same goal, work on the same societal issue, but have complementing backgrounds, expertise and perceptions. The European Joint Programme (EJP) SOIL is a European network of research institutes in the field of soil science and agricultural soil management that will provide science-based advice to practitioners and policymakers, at local, national and European level. The EJP SOIL aims to align and boost research, training and capacity building through joint programming activities co-funded by the European Commission and national research programs. This will reduce current fragmentation and help to find synergies in order to make a leapfrog in research on good agricultural soil management in three main areas: climate change mitigation and adaptation, production capacity in healthy food systems, and environmental sustainability. By joint programming, training and capacity building, EJP SOIL will also take into account the need for effective policy solutions, as well as the socio-economic conditions of all stakeholders in the agricultural value chain. Thus, a key focus of the EJP SOIL is to build and strengthen a framework for an integrated community of research groups working on related aspects of agricultural soil management. As part of this effort, EJP SOIL will co-construct with stakeholders a roadmap for agricultural soil research. To develop a structured roadmap, EJP SOIL works with a version of the knowledge management framework of Dalkir (2005). The EJP version uses four compartments: (i) Knowledge development, (ii) knowledge harmonisation, organisation and storage (iii) knowledge sharing and transfer, and (iv) knowledge application. The four segments are part of a cyclic process to enhance the development and use of knowledge on agricultural soils. Knowledge development comprises assessing new knowledge needs to achieve the expected impacts of EJP SOIL. Therefore, by involving multiple stakeholders, knowledge gaps across Europe will be identified to work towards the adoption of Climate-Smart Sustainable Agricultural Soil Management (CSSASM). Within the knowledge sharing and transfer compartment, the capacity of scientists, advisors, policy makers, farmers and other stakeholders will be strengthened. EJP SOIL will work to support networks and co-creation of new knowledge with stakeholder groups, stimulating innovation in CSSASM. The knowledge harmonization, organization and storage compartment of the knowledge framework ensures linkages with all stakeholders to guarantee data harmonization and standardization. The last compartment, application of knowledge, will be facilitated by creating better guidelines, awareness and capacity for Climate-Smart Sustainable Agricultural Soil Management adoption and by strengthening science-to-policy processes at EU and Member State level.
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Agbo, Dr T. O. O., and Nongugwa D.T. "Capacity Building Needs of Farmers in Duck Rearing and Marketing for Sustainable Food Security in Benue State, Nigeria." International Journal of Scientific Research and Management 5, no. 12 (2018): 7765–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.18535/ijsrm/v5i12.24.
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This study identified capacity building needs of farmers in rearing and marketing of duck in Benue State, for sustainable food security. The study was carried out in Benue state. Three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. Questionnaire survey research design was used for the study. A population of 96 respondents was studied. A 36-item structuredDuck Rearing Capacity Building Needs Questionnaire (DRCBNQ) was used for data collection. The instrument was validated by three experts. Cronbach Alpha reliability method was used to determine the internal consistency of the instrument and a coefficient of 0.81 was obtained. 96 copies of the questionnaire were administered but only 95 were retrieved and data collected were analyzed using mean Improvement Need-Performance Index (INPI). It was found out that poultry farmers needed capacity building in all the 9 items on feeding of duck, needed capacity building in all the 11 items on management of duck and needed capacity building in all the 16 items on marketing of duck. It was therefore recommended that Agricultural extension agents should utilize the findings of this study on the capacity building needs of farmers to organize training and re-training programmes for improvement of capacity of poultry farmers in the entire production operations of duck. Farmers could be motivated to attend training and re-training programmes organized for their capacity building in duck production to be effective and efficient in duck production to meet the demand for duck in Benue State
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Arnaud, Keith A., and A. Peter Willmore. "The COSPAR Capacity-Building Workshop Programme, 2000–2007." Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2, SPS5 (2006): 285–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921307007168.
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AbstractThe Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Capacity-Building Programme introduces astronomers in the developing world to the rich resource of space research online archives. The programme consists of a series of regional workshops which each bring together about 30 developing world astronomers with around 8 teaching faculty for lectures and hands-on projects. Five workshops have been held so far with another two planned for next year and a budget which enables on average one workshop each year. Proposals for future workshops are encouraged.
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Hartvelt, Frank. "Capacity Building Programme for Sustainable Water Sector Development." International Journal of Water Resources Development 12, no. 4 (1996): 407–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07900629650015.
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Coryell, Joellen, Misty Sailors, Roxanna Nelson, and Oleksandra Sehin. "Capacity building at mid-programme: an international education development programme in Malawi." Development in Practice 26, no. 3 (2016): 272–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2016.1150416.
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Hoffmeister, Onno, Barbara D’Andrea Adrian, Mark Assaf, et al. "Trade statistics capacity building beyond borders." Statistical Journal of the IAOS 37, no. 3 (2021): 997–1007. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/sji-210854.
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We report on five years of capacity building designed to improve the skills of producers and users of international trade statistics all over the world, with a particular focus on developing countries. This training programme is a joint activity between UNCTAD, UNSD and WTO, based on an innovative (Blended Learning) approach, combining e-learning and face-to-face workshops. It is adapted to local needs, uses the pool of experts working at international organisations, and ensures continuous review and enhancement of the applied methods and tools. The results reviewed in this paper confirm that the program has reached the target population. Furthermore, it has global coverage and is gender-balanced. During the five years since the programme has begun, participation in the courses has increased considerably; success rates have risen from 72% to 79% and satisfaction rates from 77% to 88%. Plans for the future include delivering training in additional languages, increasing interactivity, and adding new components addressing specific training needs.
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Pollack, Todd M., Vo Thi Tuyet Nhung, Dang Thi Nhat Vinh, et al. "Building HIV healthcare worker capacity through telehealth in Vietnam." BMJ Global Health 5, no. 4 (2020): e002166. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002166.
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Development of a robust technical assistance system is an essential component of a sustainable HIV response. Vietnam’s National HIV Program is transitioning from a largely donor-funded programme to one primarily supported by domestic resources. Telehealth interventions are increasingly being used for training, mentoring and expert consultation in high-resource settings and hold significant potential for use as a tool to build HIV health worker capacity in low and middle-income countries. We designed, implemented and scaled up a novel HIV telehealth programme for Vietnam, with the goal of building a sustainable training model to support the country’s HIV workforce needs. Over a 4-year period, HIV telehealth programmes were initiated in 17 public institutions with participation of nearly 700 clinical sites across 62 of the 63 provinces in the country. The telehealth programme was used to deliver certificate training courses, provide clinical mentoring and case-based learning, support programme implementation, provide coaching in quality improvement and disseminate new guidelines and policies. Programme evaluation demonstrated improved health worker self-reported competence in HIV care and treatment and high satisfaction among the programme participants. Lessons learnt from Vietnam’s experience with telehealth can inform country programmes looking to develop a sustainable approach to HIV technical assistance and health worker capacity building.
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Keogh, Brian, Louise Daly, Danika Sharek, Jan De Vries, Edward McCann, and Agnes Higgins. "Sexual health promotion programme: Participants’ perspectives on capacity building." Health Education Journal 75, no. 1 (2014): 47–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0017896914563320.
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Kennedy Hussein, Mustafa. "Capacity building challenges in Malawi's local government reform programme." Development Southern Africa 23, no. 3 (2006): 371–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03768350600843135.
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Atkin, J. Myron, Paul Black, Leon Lederman, Masakata Ogawa, Glenda Prime, and Léonie J. Rennie. "FORUM: The ICSU Programme on Capacity Building in Science." Studies in Science Education 31, no. 1 (1998): 71–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057269808560113.
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Phillips-Howard, K. D. "Basis for reclamation policy, programme analysis and capacity building." Land Use Policy 10, no. 2 (1993): 173–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0264-8377(93)90007-w.
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Willmore, Peter. "COSPAR’s programme of Capacity-Building Workshops – An up-date." Advances in Space Research 38, no. 10 (2006): 2285–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2005.08.048.
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Kuzhabekova, Aliya, and Dinara Mukhamejanova. "Productive researchers in countries with limited research capacity." Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education 8, no. 1 (2017): 30–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sgpe-08-2016-0018.
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Purpose This study aims to explore how some researchers become successful in the research context of a transitional country despite the resource- and training-related limitations imposed by an immature research system. Design/methodology/approach The research uses Unger’s ideas within agency theory, specifically, his concepts of “negative capability” and “formative context” as its framework. The study adopts a descriptive qualitative approach, whereby the data collected from 19 in-depth interviews with successful researchers from various universities of Kazakhstan is analyzed using emergent thematic coding. Findings The study findings are consistent with Unger’s agency theory. The theory predicts that researchers can achieve their goals by adapting to the constrained context and can take steps to transform the context in desirable ways. Specifically, the Kazakhstani researchers have successfully adapted the Soviet mechanism of research schools to the new realities by “exploiting” a recently introduced government-funded mobility program for doctoral students for their own purposes. This mechanism is conductive to junior researchers’ capacity building, as well as to increasing the productivity of the leading researchers and their research teams. Originality/value The contribution of the study consists in the fact that it explores the process of researcher development, more specifically, individual level research capacity building in the context of a transitional post-Soviet country. The study pays special attention to the role of international mobility and research schools in the development of research skills. The conclusions of the paper are of interest to the scholars of researcher development in general and to the specialists in individual research capacity building in Eurasia in particular.
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PEREZ, A., and E. A. LEON. "ProgRESSVet: A capacity-building programme based on the PVS Pathway." Bulletin de l'OIE 2017, no. 3 (2017): 33–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.20506/bull.2017.3.2697.
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Paterson, Stuart, and Robyn Dalzen. "Conservation Leadership Programme: 30 years of building capacity for conservation." Oryx 49, no. 3 (2015): 389–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0030605315000617.
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Atkin, J. Myron. "Comments on the ICSU Programme on Capacity Building in Science." Studies in Science Education 31, no. 1 (1998): 92–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03057269808560114.
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Scalzo, Alessandra Lo, Antonio Migliore, Simona Paone, and Nicola Vicari. "OP615 Implementing EUnetHTA Products: The Implementation Experiences In Italy." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 36, S1 (2020): 15–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462320001269.
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IntroductionThe Italian National Agency for Regional Health Services (AGENAS) participation in the European network (EUnetHTA) allowed capacity building and the spread of knowledge, tools and methodologies built by the network. In the latest Joint Action, AGENAS is implementing both EUnetHTA tools/methdologies and assessments. This was done both by the “adaptation” of most relevant EunetHTA assessments to Italian context or by “traslation” of EUnetHTA assessments’ Summeries. Language barriers have been highlighted from local HTA partners who aknowledged that contents written in italian could have a higher potential for dissemination.MethodsTo adapt a EUnetHTA report we evaluate if the PICOD fits our context with clinicians and stakeholders. We thus update systematic review and/or add other context specific domains. The EUnetHTA report summaries were translated into Italian and reviwed by clinicians. The HTA Core Model® was incorporated into national processes (Procedure Manual, HTA report templates, assessment elements, the Planned and On going Projects (POP) database was also used.ResultsImplementation of EUnetHTA's tools and products consisted of i) Production of national assessment reports based on EUnetHTA assessments; ii) Dissemination of EUnetHTA assessment iii) Translation of EUnetHTA assessments summaries and publication on Agenas website iv) Use of EUnetHTA POP Database for the national HTA programme; v) Embedment Integration of the EUnetHTA HTA Core Model®ConclusionsThe use of the Core Model® allowed a better standardisation of AGENAS' outputs. The Assessement Element based structure assists authors with the choices of relevant research questions; and the Domain-based structure allowed an efficient division of work among the authors. The use of the Core Model® among European partners faciliated the adaptation of other national HTA reports to our context. The adaptation and translation of EUneHTA assessments provides more homogenous choices among Italian regions and European countries, and so does the use of the POP database as a source of information about technologies that are on other EU Countries agenda.
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Ahmed, Mohamed Abusas. "Sudan Productive Capacity Recovery Programme – Model Projects Livestock Routes in Blue Nile State." Nomadic Peoples 13, no. 1 (2009): 177–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.3167/np.2009.130112.
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Ranagattimath, Anand, and Ramesh R. Naik. "Capacity Building for Library Professionals: A Study." International Journal of Emerging Research in Management and Technology 6, no. 8 (2018): 146. http://dx.doi.org/10.23956/ijermt.v6i8.131.
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The present study aims to find out need for capacity building which includes requirement of skills, support of electronic infrastructure (hardware/software related content) and relevant training programmes in the university setup. The study also concentrates on the attitudes of library professionals towards ICT applications and capacity building. The outcome of the study shows that capacity building programme is very much needed in the university libraries as the existing skills of the library professionals is deprived. The libraries have got minimum basic infrastructure, majority of the training programmes are undergone by the professionals or after the completion of the education and got the jobbut having positive attitude towards ICT applications.
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Westwood, Greta, Alison Richardson, Sue Latter, Jill Macleod Clark, and Mandy Fader. "Building clinical academic leadership capacity: sustainability through partnership." Journal of Research in Nursing 23, no. 4 (2018): 346–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744987117748348.
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Background A national clinical academic training programme has been developed in England for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals but is insufficient to build a critical mass to have a significant impact on improved patient care. Aim We describe a partnership model led by the University of Southampton and its neighbouring National Health Service partners that has the potential to address this capacity gap. In combination with the Health Education England/National Institute of Health Research Integrated Clinical Academic programme, we are currently supporting nurses, midwives and allied health professionals at Master’s ( n = 28), Doctoral ( n = 36), Clinical Lecturer ( n = 5) and Senior Clinical Lecturer ( n = 2) levels working across seven National Health Service organisations, and three nurses hold jointly funded Clinical Professor posts. Results Key to the success of our partnership model is the strength of the strategic relationship developed at all levels across and within the clinical organisations involved, from board to ward. We are supporting nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to climb, in parallel, both clinical and academic career ladders. We are creating clinical academic leaders who are driving their disciplines forward, impacting on improved health outcomes and patient benefit. Conclusions We have demonstrated that our partnership model is sustainable and could enable doctoral capacity to be built at scale.
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Douven, W., M. L. Mul, B. Fernández-Álvarez, et al. "Enhancing capacities of riparian professionals to address and resolve transboundary issues in international river basins: experiences from the Lower Mekong River Basin." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 16, no. 9 (2012): 3183–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hess-16-3183-2012.
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Abstract. This paper analyses the design and impact of capacity building programmes aimed at enhancing capacities of riparian professionals to address and resolve transboundary issues in international river basins. The case study is a programme developed by the Mekong River Commission (MRC). A post-training evaluation was applied to assess its impact in terms of individual capacity enhancement and change (use and application of knowledge, factors hampering application, and change in function and opportunities within the organisation). The design of the Capacity Building Programme of the MRC Flood Management and Mitigation Programme required a well balanced range of subjects (such as IWRM (integrated water resources management), model and decision support systems, and international water law). The post-training evaluation, 6 months after the last training workshop, showed an increase in familiarity with the topics for all 37 respondents, with the highest increase for the respondents with few years of working experience and from training and education institutions. The relevance of the subjects taught was highlighted by 95% of the respondents, and 78% of the participants had already used some of the acquired knowledge in their job. The respondents indicated that they did not have sufficient opportunities to apply all knowledge. The phased implementation and training of lecturers during the training workshops had a good impact, directly through increasing involvement in facilitation and delivery of the capacity building programme and through the use of the knowledge gained in short courses and development of curricula at their institute. For these types of capacity building programmes, a few recommendations can be made. The selection of participants is crucial for the application of the learned knowledge in their work. The integrative nature of transboundary water issues calls for a capacity building programme addressing a wide range of subjects, which can be understood by a wide range of professionals from different sectors. Training methods should also address this integrative nature through, e.g. roleplays and case studies. A successful capacity building programme needs to address the three levels of capacity building (enabling environment, organisations, and individual staff) and involve national and regional training and education institutes.
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Douven, W., M. L. Mul, B. F. Álvarez, et al. "Enhancing capacities of riparian professionals to address and resolve transboundary issues in international river basins: experiences from the Lower Mekong River Basin." Hydrology and Earth System Sciences Discussions 9, no. 3 (2012): 3813–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/hessd-9-3813-2012.
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Abstract. This paper analyses the design and impact of capacity building programmes aimed at enhancing capacities of riparian professionals to address and resolve transboundary issues in international river basins. Case study is a programme developed by the Mekong River Commission (MRC). A post training evaluation was applied to assess its impact in terms of individual capacity enhancement and change (use and application of knowledge, factors hampering application, and change in function and opportunities within their organisation). The design of the Capacity Building Programme of the MRC Flood Management and Mitigation Programme showed a well balanced range of subjects (such as IWRM, models and decision support systems and international water law) which are required for such an integrated topic. The post training evaluation, 6 months after the last training workshop, showed the increase in familiarity of the topics for all 37 respondents, with highest increase for the respondents with few years of working experience and from training and educational institutions. The relevance of the subjects taught is shown by the fact that 95% of the respondents indicated they saw the relevance of the subjects and 78% had already used some knowledge acquired in their job. The respondents also indicated that they did not have sufficient opportunities to apply all knowledge acquired. The phased implementation and training of lecturers during the training workshops, had a good impact, directly through increasing involvement in facilitation and delivery of the capacity building programme and through the use of the knowledge gained in short courses and development of curricula at their training institute. For these types of capacity building programmes, a few recommendations can be made. The selection of participants is crucial for the application of the learned knowledge in their work. The integrative nature of transboundary water issues calls for a capacity building programme addressing a wide range of subjects, which can be understood by a wide range of professionals from different sectors. Training modalities should also address this integrative nature such as roleplays and case studies. A successful capacity building programme needs to address the three levels of capacity building (enabling environment, organisations, and individual staff) and involve national and regional training and education institutes.
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Pearson, Pauline. "Working with communities to improve health: The Building Community Capacity programme." Journal of Health Visiting 1, no. 12 (2013): 704–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/johv.2013.1.12.704.
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Oghenevwogaga Adogbeji, Benson. "Report of the Nigeria Education Trust Fund ICT Capacity Building Programme." Library Hi Tech News 21, no. 10 (2004): 18–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/07419050410577569.
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Griffin, Richard, Christine Blunt, and Vicky Souster. "Building capacity and capability in primary care: a nurse development programme." Primary Health Care 21, no. 3 (2011): 25–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/phc2011.04.21.3.25.c8429.
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Pedram, Shahrzad, and Fitsum Tariku. "Moisture Buffering Effect of Gypsum Board in a Marine Climate: A Field Experimental Study." Advanced Materials Research 1051 (October 2014): 763–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1051.763.
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Durability, acceptable indoor air quality, energy efficiency and aesthetics are all pillars of good design in healthy buildings. A new approach for optimizing all four of these pillars is whole-building performance design. This approach involves the consideration of heat, air and moisture (HAM) transfer and control of a building, specifically, how the coupled relations between different transient systems (mechanical system, building envelope, indoor environment, outdoor environment, and occupants) affect the building performance and operation. Ventilation is one of the means of controlling indoor humidity in buildings. Its effectiveness depends on the supply air moisture level and the ventilation rate. The drier the supply air is, the higher its capacity to remove indoor humidity. In a marine climate where the outdoor air is relatively moist, higher ventilation rate is required to achieve the same level of indoor humidity in a cold and dry climate. In this study, the potential benefit of interior gypsum finishing in lowering indoor humidity peaks, through the moisture buffering process, and thereby reducing ventilation rates are investigated. A field experimental study is conducted using two identical test facilities at the Whole Building Performance Research Laboratory in Burnaby, British Columbia to test this hypothesis in a marine climate. Initial benchmarking of the recently commissioned test buildings was undertaken to ensure they behaved similarly under identical conditions. Each building was outfitted with an occupant simulator unit, which provided the humidification that would be produced by occupants. The occupants simulators were programmed based on moisture production data analysis from a real high-occupancy apartment suite, to provide two different moisture generation profiles representing typical and high intensities, scaled down to the size of the test buildings. Following benchmarking, three tests were conducted to evaluate the effect of ventilation rate, moisture generation intensity, and moisture buffering ability of finishing surfaces on indoor moisture levels. Preliminary experimental test results are presented. Future tests will be undertaken to consider other factors such as indoor air quality based on carbon dioxide concentration, heating and ventilation energy consumption, and alternative finishing materials.
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Adriansen, Hanne Kirstine, and Lene Møller Madsen. "Internationalisation through South-North mobility: Experiences and outcomes of research capacity-building programmes for African scholars in Denmark." Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South 5, no. 1 (2021): 46. http://dx.doi.org/10.36615/sotls.v5i1.166.
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Internationalisation of higher education in the global South manifests in different ways through different modalities. Using a multi-disciplinary mobility-lens, this paper discusses outcomes of geographical mobility practiced by African scholars going to universities in the global North as part of research capacity-building programmes. Over the past 30 years, Danida (Danish International Development Assistance) has provided financial assistance – including research visits at Danish universities – to academics in the global South, who would work with problems in their home countries. This type of internationalisation through research capacity building is used in many European countries and is interesting because it facilitates geographical mobility across the North-South socio-economic divide. Based on a survey sent to 499 current and former African scholars as well as 15 qualitative interviews, the aim of this paper is to analyse the reflections from African academics being involved in this type of internationalisation practice. Thereby we give voice to scholars from the global South who are the practitioners of South-North mobility. More specifically, we analyse the role of different locations for becoming an academic and for their knowledge production. Thus, the paper critically examines the impact made by ‘internationalisation as mobility’ on the personal and professional development of African academics.
 Key words: Internationalisation, Academic mobility, Knowledge production, Africa, Capacity building
 How to cite this article: Adriansen, H.K. & Madsen, L.M. 2021. Internationalisation through South-North mobility: Experiences and outcomes of research capacity-building programmes for African scholars in Denmark. Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in the South. 5(1): 46-65. DOI: 10.36615/sotls.v5i1.166.
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O'Rafferty, Simon, Hannah Curtis, and Frank O'Connor. "Mainstreaming sustainability in design education – a capacity building framework." International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education 15, no. 2 (2014): 169–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijshe-05-2012-0044.
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Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to advance the understanding of the role design education plays in sustainable development. It presents a capacity building framework that can be accommodated in various levels of design curriculum development. The framework allows for a macro-view on the key clusters of competencies for ecodesign while allowing for alignment with quantitative and qualitative approaches to evaluation and assessment. The proposed framework does not intend to be universally prescriptive, and it should provide a context for the development bespoke educational programmes and activities. Design/methodology/approach – The research utilises a variety of data sources and methods to provide answers to the research questions. Empirical data were collected through the course of a two-year programme of capacity building with design educators in Wales. This two-year programme incorporated a series of workshops and scoping discussions with teaching staff. Additional data were collected through a literature review and best practice scanning. Thus, the research did not follow a linear process. Instead, it was performed according to an iterative process, evolved by interaction between a theoretical foundation (capacity building, ecodesign education) and empirical material (workshops, literature review). Findings – Design education may need to situate itself away from the traditional art or engineering setting to facilitate greater interdisciplinary learning. This repositioning of design education will allow for multidisciplinary relationships with other schools and communities such as social science, business or planning. There will be a role for the promotion of international design institutes that provide a more concentrated experience of the value of design and design education. Research limitations/implications – This paper sought to explore the context of capacity for sustainable development as it relates to design education. It briefly highlighted some gaps in the literature on capacity building for ecodesign education along with proposing a conceptual framework of key competencies. The intention is to initiate a discussion on the means by which these can be integrated into mainstream design education, lifelong learning and entrepreneurship training. Originality/value – There is no similar framework presented in the literature. Much of the research originates from original research conducted with four universities in a unique programme of capacity building. The paper provides the basis for deeper insights into the interdisciplinary perspectives required. This is something the authors hope to report on this year.
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Somayaji, Sakarama, and Vimal Khawas. "Capacity Building for Resettlement Management: A Note on the CSD Training Programme." Social Change 36, no. 1 (2006): 191–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004908570603600111.
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Зурин and Mikhail Zurin. "Development of Industrial Building in Russia: Economic and Legal Realities." Economics of the Firm 5, no. 1 (2016): 52–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/20812.
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The article analyzes the most important causes of the degradation of the
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Harris, Kevin. "Building sport for development practitioners’ capacity for undertaking monitoring and evaluation – reflections on a training programme building capacity in realist evaluation." International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics 10, no. 4 (2018): 795–814. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19406940.2018.1442870.
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Bhuiya, MSU, MM Karim, and SMA Hossain. "Study on integrated farming systems model development." Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University 12, no. 2 (2016): 325–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v12i2.28692.
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Study on Integrated Farming Systems Model Development was conducted by the Livelihood Improvement of Farming Community in Haor area through System approach Project of the Department of Agronomy, Bangladesh Agricultral University, Mymensigh worked in Purbo Tethulia village of Moahjganj upazilla, Netrakona district from April 2010 to June 2013 with the financial assistance from the National Agricultural Technology Project, SPGR subproject, Bangladesh Agricultural Council with the following objectives i. Increase productivity of field crops, vegetables, livestock and fishes in a household through the use of appropriate technogies and techniques devised/developed/ designed/refined by the farmers for ensuring household food security and nutritional upliftment and raising income ii. Diversify enterprises, mobilize resources and intensify farming and non farming activities for in situ employment generation iii. Conserve farm environment through efficient mobilization and management of natural resource for sustainable production sysyems iv. Develop human resoures for capacity building of the participants and improve their livelihood through system approach. Research programme was finalized in the Bench Mark Survey Workshop. Farmer selection for different research acivities was done as per plan for defferent five components. The crop and agroforestry component conducted experiments both in the homestead land and crop land. In the homestead area, year round vegetables were intervened through community trial for three years. Production of timber trees like mahogany, lambu and fruit trees like mango, guave, jujube, litchi, lemon papaya and jackfruit was also practiced. Timber trees are now at growing stage and among the fruit trees some like papaya, jujube and lemon are at bearing stage. African dhaincha was introduced around homestead fallow/waste land to protect homestead area from wave thrust and to produce biomass fuel. Field trials on rice, vegetables, spices and oil crops were conducted to intensify and diversify the cropping pattern and as well as to utilize the fallow/ waste land of the research site. Under livestock component, experiments were conducted on rearing of egg producing hen, duck, fattening of animals, milching cow, artificial insemination and chemical evaluation of available feedstuffs. A continuous vaccination programme against common diseases of poultry was maintained throughout the study period. Farmers response was very positive towards the experimental results. In the fisheries component, experiment on cage culture in open water, perennial and seasonal pond culture, dry fish and pickle were conducted/done. Among the experiments cage culture in open water proved to be a promising technology and fish pickle was highly appreciated in panel test. For the rural hydrology and mechanization component four studies were conducted. The physico-chemical properties of farm land and homestead soils were determined. Additional application of sulphur and zinc fertilizers were found not required. Both the surface and groundwater characteristics were studied. The maximum flood water depth was found around 3.0 m at farm land. Irrigation facilities developed by installing a shallow tubewell (STW) resulted higher crop production and motivated farmers to install four new STWs by their own capital. All the households (462) of Purbo Tethulia were intervened from the project. The interventions were crop, vegetable, livestock, poultry and fish farming. It was observed that as the number of enterprises increased in the farming systems, the income also increased. The evidence also showed that the training of the beneficiaries increased their knowledge and skill.J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 12(2): 325-336, December 2014
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Tse, Shek Kam, Emily Y. W. Pang, Heiken To, Pik Fong Tsui, and Lu Sai Lam. "Professional Capacity Building of Multicultural Teaching Assistants in Hong Kong Kindergartens with Ethnic Minority Children." Journal of Language Teaching and Research 12, no. 2 (2021): 234. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/jltr.1202.03.
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A professional teaching development programme was established to equip multicultural teaching assistants (MTA) with skills and knowledge to teach non-Chinese speaking (NCS) preschoolers in Hong Kong. To evaluate if MTAs are perceived to be able to perform their intended roles (support Chinese and overall learning, provide pastoral support, bridge the communication between NCS parents and kindergartens, and promote social integration), questionnaires were collected from 18 principals and 74 teachers. To assess if the programme can equip MTAs with necessary skills for the planned roles, questionnaires were collected from 39 MTAs, and a focus group interview with 8 MTAs was also conducted. Results showed that principals and teachers were satisfied with MTAs’ performances in supporting NCS students’ learning. Moreover, the majority of MTAs agreed that the training programme helped them to perform their intended roles in preschools. Most modules taught in the training programme, apart from one exception, were well received by MTAs. The focus group interview revealed that MTAs were satisfied with the programme, though they preferred more training on Chinese writing skills and knowledge in dealing behavioral issues of children. The study shows the possibility of integrating MTAs into multicultural classrooms in Hong Kong to facilitate NCS children’s learning.