AIMS

Cassava database becomes open access

07/05/2013

Cassavabase is a database of phenotypic and genotypic data generated by cassava breeding programs within the Next Generation Cassava Breeding (NEXTGEN Cassava) project*. The database makes available breeding data immediately available, thereby providing cassava researchers and breeders a key reference data source. The Cassava plant (Manihot esculenta) feeds more than 500 ...

AgINFRA and SemaGrow in 'European Commission Action Plan '

07/05/2013

AgINFRA and SemaGrow have been included in the European Commission Action Plan as part of the EC's commitment to deliver open access to publicly funded agriculturally relevant data for users in Africa and around the world. AIMS is involved in both projects.   'EC Action Plan' outcome of 'G-8 on Open ...

Open Access Thesis and Dissertations discovery tool launched

06/05/2013

The Open Access Thesis and Dissertations (OATD.org) is a discovery tool that focuses exclusively on open accessible Electronic Thesis and Dissertations (ETDs)and was launched this April. The service indexes over 1,5 million Electronic Thesis and Dissertations from over 600 participating universities in the world. The aim of the service is ...

The Food, Agriculture and Rural Community launched at G-8 Open Data for Agriculture Conference

03/05/2013

The virtual Food, Agriculture and Rural Community  was launched by the Secretary for Agriculture at the G-8 Open Data for Agriculture Conference.This community serve as a single access point for datasets, databases, tools, apps and data for food and agricultural resources.     "The data community features a collection of more ...

KrishiKosh - An Institutional Repository under National Agricultural Research System

02/05/2013

KrishiKosh (कृषिकोष), an Institutional Repository under National Agricultural Research System (NARS) is under the process of its launch which can be accessed here. KrishiKosh is made up of two words from hindi. The word 'Krishi' means Agriculture and 'Kosh' means Theca, a case. Yes, definitely, 'KrishiKosh' is a 'Case of Agriculture ...