Please find below a Call for Applications to attend the Online Course on  Access to Scientific Information Resources in Agriculture (ASIRA) for Low-Income Countries._________________________________________________________________________________________________We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 3rd edition of the online ASIRA course for the period of June 19th - ...

During the RDA 9th Plenary Joint Meeting, the Working Group Metadata Standards Catalog, Interest Group Metadata and Interest Group Data In Context, focused on two main areas: the Metadata Standards Catalog and the activity to develop a standard canonical set of metadata elements..._________________________________________________________________________________________________The Metadata Standards Catalog Working Group is ...

These guidelines could be freely accessed and download from the site of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. This latter is a FAO initiative for sharing knowledge and resources about  the conservation and sustainable use of all plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and ...

(Source: AgritechAfrica)Ministerial Conference on Global Open data for Agriculture and Nutrition & 4TH Agritec Africa Exhibition is a result of a commitment made by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Mr. Willy Bett at the September 2016 Global Open Data on Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) Summit held at ...

We are pleased to announce the launch of new award - the Innovation in Science Literacy Award (ISLA).  Details of ISLA 2017 are available in English, French and Spanish (copied below).   We would be grateful if you could publicise and circulate them within your networks!Innovation in Science Literacy Award (ISLA) : ...