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19/06/2011 |
mFarmer Fund to bring information and advice to farmers in developing countries |
The GSMA, the body that represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide, has launched the 'mFarmer Initiative Fund' with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Here is where the story goes.The mFarmer Initiative Fund is... |
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18/06/2011 |
Agricultural Knowledge for All |
In this video, Senior Knowledge Officer Ajit Maru from the Global Forum of Agricultural Research (GFAR) emphasizes the need for new capacities among information professionals to deal with shifts occurring in agricultural research.
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17/06/2011 |
ICT and Agriculture Sourcebook |
The forthcoming World Bank 'Information and Communication Technologies for Agriculture e-Sourcebook' is being designed as an e-publication to maximize its outreach, with the intent of maintaining it as a “living” updatable document following its... |
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17/06/2011 |
IAALD particulary attractive for members from developing countries |
IAALD's incoming president Edith Hesse emphasizes the opportunity for south-south collaboration particularly for members from developing countries.
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15/06/2011 |
Coming soon: new IAALD web site |
Video Interview: Valeria Pesce together with Maria Folch and Giampaolo Rugo from GFAR are the people behind the scenes in getting the new IAALD web site ready, using Drupal as its content management system.
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15/06/2011 |
AIW - an important platform for professional exchange |
In this video, Johannes Keizer, Head of the Editorial Board of IAALD's journal Agricultural Information Worldwide (AIW) emphasizes the need for a strong platform for professional information exchange in the area of agricultural research and... |
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15/06/2011 |
Empowering the poor through sustainable technology solutions |
In March 2011,Catholic relief Services organized its third ICT4D event (following conferences in Nairobi in March 2010 and Washington, DC, in September 2010).The first part of the program was a series of presentations (all online!) that exemplfy the... |
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23/05/2011 |
Is your research being communicated effectively? Share your views |
A major challenge faced by researchers today is how to communicate their research outputs more effectively. The CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research), FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) and... |
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23/05/2011 |
Sus investigaciones son comunicadas efectivamente? Comparta su opinión |
Un gran desafío que enfrentan los investigadores actualmente es cómo comunicar sus resultados de investigación de manera más efectiva. El CGIAR (Grupo Consultivo Internacional para la Investigación Agrícola), la FAO (Organización de las Naciones... |
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23/05/2011 |
Les résultats de vos recherches sont-ils communiqués efficacement? Donnez-nous votre avis! |
Un des plus grands défis pour les chercheurs aujourd'hui est de communiquer les résultats de leurs recherches plus efficacement. Le GCRAI (Groupe consultatif pour la recherche agricole internationale), la FAO (Organisation des Nations Unies pour l... |
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15/05/2011 |
Past President reflects on IAALD |
At the CGIAR communications, information and knowledge sharing meeting this week at ILRI, Kenya, IAALD past president shared his view about the dynamics of our association.Watch the video: Click to play... |
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05/05/2011 |
Rural knowledge networking in Asia - the ENRAP experience |
ENRAP Knowledge Networking for Rural Development in Asia-Pacific Region was a network formed as a partnership between IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) and IDRC (International Development Research Centre) to support knowledge... |
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05/05/2011 |
Social media guidelines for your organization - check these from IFAD |
If your organization are using 'social media' like blogs, twitter and the like, then a set of 'social media guidelines' from IFAD will be a source of ideas and good practice.The guidelines are for IFAD staff and consultants. The guidelines give... |
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28/04/2011 |
CrowdSpotting: Who, what, why, where, and the when of your web audience |
Join us for an IAALD Webinar on May 13, 2011As the tools for statistics become more sophisticated we need to move away just from numbers of pageviews on our website and answer more questions on HOW our content is read by our audience. See WHO visits... |
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21/04/2011 |
L'édition française du New Agriculturist disponible en ligne ! |
L’édition française du New Agriculturist (www.new-ag.info) est désormais disponible en ligne. Au sommaire de ce numéro figurent une rubrique Focus sur des initiatives prises en faveur des jeunes d'Afrique et d'ailleurs pour les aider à réaliser... |
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17/04/2011 |
Using Mendeley: First IAALD webinar great success |
On Friday, April 8th, Luz Marina Alvare (IFPRI) conducted a webinar on Mendeley on behalf of IAALD.With a combination of PPT slides and live examples, Luz Marina provided more than 30 participants with an excellent introduction to Mendeley and how... |
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04/04/2011 |
New CTA strategy |
The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) recently issued its new strategy for the period 2011-2015. For the next 5 years, CTA will focus its efforts on three priority areas: supporting regional agricultural and... |
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02/04/2011 |
Almost famous: boost your research profile, collaborate and share using Mendeley |
Join us for an IAALD Webinar on April 8, 2011A brief introduction on uses of Mendeley, a research management tool for desktop & web, to organize research, collaborate with your peers, cite as you write and discover the latest research.Time... |
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27/03/2011 |
CIARD and the Interoperability of Agricultural Information |
The current issue of AgInfo Worldwide - the journal of IAALD, is sponsored by CIARD and dedicated to making agricultural research information publicly available and accessible to all.Contents include:From the Editor's Desk: CIARD and the... |
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27/03/2011 |
A tribute to Anton Mangstl |
At the end of March 2011, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says goodbye to one of its leaders in information management, Dr. Anton Mangstl, Director of the Office of Knowledge Exchange, Research and Extension (... |
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