Timely availability of improved seeds at affordable prices is critical to increased productivity by smallholder farmers in Africa.  The African Seed Access Index (TASAI) is a tool that appraises the structure and economic performance of formal seed sectors, thus defining success for seed systems based on its ability to deliver ...

(Image sources: Why you need metadata for Big Data success ; Big Data vs. Metadata: What’s the Difference?, - LinkedIn)Have you heard of Big Metadata?While Big Data offers undreamed-of possibilities to find new data-driven solutions, Big Metadata can be perceived as data that encompasses information about the relationships ...

In November 2017, Springer opened its entire list of journal titles to Research4Life ! Thanks to this addition,  AGORA collection now includes  992 new journals from Springer !AGORA (Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture) is one of five programmes in Research4Life initiative that provides free or low cost access to ...

AGROVOC team takes this opportunity to inform all interested parties about the new AGROVOC release - November 2017. As you may already know, beginning in April 2017 AGROVOC updates its content on a monthly basis ! The AGROVOC Team would like to thank and express its gratitude to all AGROVOC editors who contributed ...

(Image source: Open Educational Resources: Global Report 2017, CommonWealth of Learning, under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License)AGORA Online Course entitled “Fundamentals of Information Literacy and Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture” was held between 23 October- 5 November 2017. The course was provided by FAO of the United Nations in collaboration ...