1.1. Capacities That Enable Sustainable Change in Agriculture through Innovation
However, what is Capacity Development or “CD” exactly? Capacity is defined as “the ability of people, organizations and society as a whole to manage their affairs successfully”. Capacity Development is “the process of unleashing, strengthening and maintaining such capacity”. These definitions, based on the work of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) [14], reflect the broadest consensus within the international community.