A few months ago GFAR, in collaboration with Cornell University and FAO, launched AgriVIVO, a search portal built to facilitate the discovery of expertise and improve connections between all actors in the agricultural field, bridging across separately hosted directories and online communities…
It can open new avenues for research. This data can be used to improve efficiencies of production and farming systems and agricultural market chains at global, regional and national levels. It can improve food safety and contribute to risk management in farming. Opening access to research…
Farming communities in Africa and South Asia are becoming increasingly vulnerable to shock as the effects of climate change become a reality. This increased vulnerability, however, comes at a time when improved technology makes critical information more accessible than ever before. aWhere…
Source: ICT Update
by Josh Woodard & Dominic Otieno Omolo
ICTs can help researchers to interact with farmers. The challenge lies in finding a way of integrating traditional and new communication technologies such as mobile phone, radio and video services to send agricultural…
Three priority areas of action for making data and information accessible will be discussed. The first priority area is to improve investment through introduction of sound policies and coordinated global, regional and national approaches. The second priority is to develop organizational capacities…
Presentation of the AgriVIVO project: background and rationale, history of VIVO, AgriVIVO architecture and approach.
In order to promote agricultural scientific research data and information sharing, accelerate the development of China's agricultural information sharing system, establish effective cooperation mechanisms, strengthen the building of a national agricultural scientific research information…