AIMS

1st Training Workshop on Agricultural Information Strategies and New Tools

01/10/2013

The Nicaraguan Network of Agricultural Information and Documentation (RENIDA), founded in 1980 after the efforts of the Nicaraguan Center for Information Technology (CENIT - FINAPRI) and in collaboration with the Inter-American Agricultural Documentation Centre of IICA, has become one of the largest networks of agricultural information in the hemisphere. The Network ...

MANTRA: Free, online course on how to manage digital data

27/09/2013

Research Data MANTRA is a free, online course with guidelines on how to manage the data you collect throughout your research. The course is particularly appropriate for those who work or are planning to work with digital data. Once you have finalized the course, you will: Be aware of the ...

Library’s service supports poultry farmers

19/09/2013

"I thought I would lose my customers and waste my time attending this training. But it has been worthwhile for my business and now I can use information technology to help me diagnose poultry illnesses," Mrs Bhoke Mwita, a poultry farmer told Tanzania Library Services Board. Through the library’s ...

AGORA celebrates 10th anniversary

18/09/2013

On the 16th of September 2013, FAO and its partners celebrated the 10th anniversary of AGORA - Access to Global Online Research for Agriculture -a programme to provide free or low-cost access to a wealth of scientific literature to students, researchers and academics in some of the world's poorest countries. The ...

Open Data Portal India launched: Already 1,745 datasets for agriculture

18/09/2013

The Government of India has launched its open Data Portal India (data.gov.in), a portal for the public to access and use datasets and applications provided by ministries and departments of the Government of India. Aim: "To increase transparency in the functioning of Government and also open avenues for ...