iCRA expert bite #6: Selecting the right stakeholders to create impact

Are you selecting the right stakeholders to create impact? Professionals that aim for inclusive agribusiness development often work in a...

iCRA expert bite #5: The difference between position and interest in a negotiation

What is the difference between position and interest in a negotiation? In the module ‘Negotiation skills' of our Making Agribusiness Work-course, we...

iCRA expert bite #4: Friendly Feedback

Five steps for friendly feedback, to motivate your leaners Giving and receiving feedback are tricky processes. When feedback is done recklessly, it...

Jordan University of Science and Technology: Linking learning to real life

Linking learning to real life The OKP - TMT project, funded by the Dutch government and led by iCRA, was all about that. This project aims to...

iCRA expert bite #3: Catch the attention!

Multiple-choice-questions boring? You can actually use them to motivate your students (if you do it right). One of the learnings in the iCRA ‘Making...

iCRA expert bite #2: ASK to LISTEN!

Most people think that to listen to someone you must shut your mouth and stay quiet. This is not often true. What if we told you that you could be a...

iCRA expert bite #1: How to get the biggest compliment a trainer wishes for?

4 practical tips to ensure students do apply what they learned The biggest compliment for a trainer is that a participant tells you that they...

Staff Spotlight – Irene Njogu

What is your most impactful moment at iCRA? "My most impactful moment at iCRA was when we worked with a potato farmers group in Kenya that came full...

Rikolto – A Story of Swahili Translations

Even online, spontaneous creative work is possible!In Covid times, we are all having to spend more time online, and this often feels like we are all...

Rikolto Project Facilitation

Rikolto Project Facilitation Working with home, far from home. International development has been a revelation to me. I have always been drawn...

Nuru – iCRA Project

Nuru – iCRA ProjectCreating Sustainable Development for Farmers and their Organizations through Effective Peer-to-Peer Training Introduction Nuru...

Hommage à Pr Keita

A la mémoire de Pr Kalifa KeitaDécédé le 16 octobre 2021 à l’âge de 60 ans d’une courte maladie Assistant à la Faculté des Sciences et Techniques de...

iCRA Staff Retreat

iCRA Staff Retreat - 2021Photography by Mike tekst & beeldiCRA was finally able to connect again as a whole team in a face-to-face environment...

Mr. Chamunorwa Matambo – Inspired by Making Education Work

Mr. Chamunorwa Matambo - Inspired by Making Education Work Big strides in teaching because of the MEW course South African students expressed...

GIRE – Unique collaboration in Mali: Joint Masters in IWRM

Unique collaboration in Mali: Joint Masters in IWRMWater is a critical issue in Mali. As one education leader from the higher education institute...

Développement d’une chaîne de valeur autour du piment et de la tomate saumurés au Bénin

Développement d'une chaîne de valeur autour du piment et de la tomate saumurés au BéninL’iCRA travaille à l’amélioration des relations commerciales...

Sibelle El Labban – Her experience with ‘Making Research Work’

Sibelle El Labban Her experience with 'Making Research Work'!Sibelle El Labban, from Lebanon, participated in iCRA’s Making Research Work blended...

iCRA’s Impact – Meti’s Story About Change

My iCRA training gave me the tools to lobby for changeIn 2019, the Ethiopian government decided to take on school feeding in its public schools, and...

Staff Spotlight – Gbenga Idowu

Want to know more about Gbenga? Find him on our 'About Us" page!We had a chat with Gbenga, and this is what he had to say:What is your most...

Developing Capacities for Agricultural Innovation Systems

Developing Capacities for Agricultural Innovation SystemsIn iCRA, we have thought long and hard about innovation. We were therefore proud to lead a...

Developing a fair value chain around tomato and chili pepper brine/pickle Capacity Strengthening project launch OKP-TMT+.20/00065

Developing a fair value chain around tomato and chili pepper brine/pickle Capacity Strengthening project launch OKP-TMT+.20/00065Beginning of...

5 reasons why Blended Learning is the future of professional education

5 reasons why Blended Learning is the future of professional educationYou may have noticed over the last year or so, that iCRA is now offering...

In Collaboration with 2SCALE – Lessons learned from our first fully online course

Lessons learned from our first fully online course!Written by Mirte van Os - iCRA's very own Junior Expert Just before the summer, iCRA offered its...

Mariette Gross – Our New Executive Director

Mariette Gross - Our New Executive Director As of the beginning of April, the supervisory board was happy to welcome Mariette Gross, who has been an...

Remembering François Dossouhoui

Remembering François DossouhouiC’est avec une énorme tristesse qu’on a appris le décès d’un ami, collègue et membre de notre famille iCRA. François...

iCRA’s logistical powerhouse and course lifeline – Introducing Saskia Vleer

iCRA’s logistical powerhouse and course lifeline – Introducing Saskia VleerWhen course participants arrive, the first person they ask to see is...

iCRA in Nigeria with Dutch Trade Mission

iCRA in Nigeria with Dutch Trade MissionFrom the 8th until the 12th of july, iCRA took part in a Dutch trade mission on agrifood and sustainable...

Old problems, New Solutions!

Old problems, New Solutions! A joined initiative of Cuban agricultural research centres and iCRA for a demand-driven seed sector Seeds are...

CDAIS Project Footprints in Ethiopia

CDAIS Project Footprints in Ethiopia80% of the population in Ethiopia is employed by agriculture sector and around 47% of the GDP is attributed to...

Making Innovation Systems Work – Developing capacities to innovate

Making Innovation Systems Work - Developing capacities to innovate Agriculture innovation systems for sustainable impact An agricultural innovation...

Message of Condolence on the passing of Bernard Dedjélénou

Message of Condolence on the passing of Bernard DedjélénouIn English: With great sadness we share the devastating news of the loss of our...

Making Agribusiness Work – My tale of an iCRA course

Making Agribusiness Work – My tale of an iCRA course7 COUNTRIES, 19 STUDENTS, 3 TRAINERS, AND 2 WEEKS. Imagine you are in a class where you are the...

‘Making Agribusiness Work’ course in Nigeria kicks off!

'Making Agribusiness Work' course in Nigeria kicks off!During iCRA's 'Making agribusiness Work' course at IITA in Ibadan Nigeria, 17 participants...

How can agriculture Innovation systems meet demands of farmers, agribusinesses and consumers?

How can agriculture Innovation systems meet demands of farmers, agribusinesses and consumers?Agriculture innovation systems for sustainable impact...

iCRA kicks off partnership with PROAGRI3 in Benin!

iCRA kicks off partnership with PROAGRI3 in Benin! Supporting ProAgri in improving value chain performance Integrating local agribusiness...

Presenting a book filled with stories of change by the CDAIS project

Presenting a book filled with stories of change by the CDAIS projectiCRA is proud to present the CDAIS project ‘Building Competence and Confidence...

What’s there to learn for Chinese farmer leaders from the Dutch Agri-food sector?

What’s there to learn for Chinese farmer leaders from the Dutch Agri-food sector?Last month, iCRA had the privilege of hosting a delegation of...

A big firm and small farmers on the journey towards a fair deal

A big firm and small farmers on the journey towards a fair dealPsaltry Ltd, is a cassava starch processing company supplying Nigerian Breweries,...

The future of agribusiness support services: new challenges for an old profession

The future of agribusiness support services: new challenges for an old professionThe future of agribusiness support services: new challenges for an...

To teach entrepreneurship, you have to walk the talk – a story of change from Ethiopia

To teach entrepreneurship, you have to walk the talk - a story of change from EthiopiaCreating links with the private sector that allows agriculture...

iCRA presents: CDAIS Story of Change – Water Management in Rwanda

iCRA presents: CDAIS Story of Change - Water Management in RwandaShort intro into the CDAIS project Many initiatives promoting agricultural...

6 Ways to Better Skill Africa’s Youth

6 Ways to Better Skill Africa’s Youth* this blog is based on a recent keynote by iCRA's Richard Hawkins during The Sixth African Higher Education...

iCRA presents: CDAIS Story of Change – Chickpeas in Ethiopia

iCRA presents: CDAIS Story of Change - Chickpeas in Ethiopia Short intro into the CDAIS project Many initiatives promoting agricultural innovation...

Blog: Improving market relations for young agripreneurs

Blog: Improving market relations for young agripreneursFrom a spark to a flame: Nigerian youths farming with business in mind Shimave Felix, a 25...

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY – #pressforprogress Spotlight

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY - #pressforprogress SpotlightOn the 8th of March, on International Women’s Day, iCRA is proud to share how trailblazers in...