 Back in 2012 when humid tropics, a CGIAR research program on integrated systems in the humid tropics started, the people and organizations behind it were thrilled. What could be more exciting than transforming the lives of the rural poor in the tropical areas of Africa, Asia and America and doing so with innovative activities and new technologies? But it soon became clear that while using new tools can be a lot of fun, it's not always easy to leave behind the traditional and adopt new technologies. So in 2014, they invited a team of experts to form the humid tropics capacity development unit and work on how to make the introduction to innovation and technology as smooth, easy and cost effective as possible across all action sites of the program. In the three years since then, the CAPDEV team coordinated and worked on different disruptive projects, everything from transitioning from the traditional onsite workshops to developing e-learning materials which are accessible both on and offline, adapting existing materials to the new blended learning approach and scaling them up, studying the latest tendencies in teaching and learning and applying them to the learning processes in humid tropics projects and developing a learning Android app to finding ways to connect all of the humid tropics facilitators and stakeholders so they can form a community to showcase their work or seek inspiration and advice from other community members. More than one barrier has been overcome. Connectivity, communication, location, background, technical skills, gender, these are no longer limits when it comes to learning, exchanging ideas and developing skill sets and a knowledge base anyone involved with agriculture in any way can put to great use on a daily basis. And the best part? Most if not all of the projects were set up in a way that they can go beyond humid tropics. Whatever the need, whatever the context, the tools, activities and materials the capacity development team has worked so hard on for the past three years can be customized and adapted to fit every situation. Get inspired by learning more about the humid tropics capacity development legacy projects on www.humidtropicscapdev.info