Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Love them. Start with what they know. Plan with them. Build with what they have. Teach by showing. Learn by doing. When the best leader’ work is done, the task accomplished, the people will say “we have done it ourselves.” Lao Tzu, founder of Tao philosophy, 700 B.C. Agricultural topics have... Continue reading

At the occasion of YPARD 10 years, Nadia Manning-Thomas, Partnerships Manager at the CGIAR System Management Office, reflects on herself and the role of YPARD and CGIAR in growing talents. I am delighted to contribute to the one-year-long celebrations of 10 years of YPARD through this blog piece in which I reflect on how I, CGIAR and YPARD have-together- all grown over this time.... Continue reading