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The main networking platform will be the Plateforme National d’Innovation dans le Secteur Agricole (PNISA), the newly created national innovation platform for agricultural services. It comprises the Institut National des Recherches Agronomiques (INRAB), the Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques du Bénin (FSA), the Direction du Conseil Agricole et de la Formation Opérationnelle (DiCAF) of the Ministry of Agriculture, a producer platform, NGOs and private-sector operators. Through PNISA, agricultural actors all over the country are being mobilised on an equal footing around innovation needs. PNISA offers an opportunity to work with both local producer organisations and national-level federation of agricultural producers. Project activities will help strengthen the various stakeholders of PNISA, as they will learn to work in partnership, and outputs of the collaboration will be useful for both sides. Through PNISA, workshops and other meetings will allow different actors to share their experience, to learn from each other, and to influence the training curricula at universities and technical colleges. Capacities will also be strengthened through active exchange among actors about their experiences, innovation needs, policy lobbying based on project findings, and strengthening of public-private partnerships.
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