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30-31 August 2018 : SDG-Conference: Towards Zero Hunger - Partnerships for impact

09/04/2018

   SDG-Conference: Towards Zero Hunger - Partnerships for impact.This conference brings together key stakeholders to discuss their views and contributions for achieving the Sustanaible Development Goals (SDGs), and to take action towards reaching the targets and partnerships. The focus for presentations, dialogues and actions is: “Evidence base for healthy , sustainable ...

FAO Mobile phone App to monitor & combat Fall Armyworm

07/04/2018

(Sources for images: E-Agriculture, Africa.Farming.Com) We would like to congratulate colleagues at A WorldBridge* for their exceptional determination and efforts in contributing technical excellence and substantive achievements to assisting small-holder farmers in Africa in managing the Fall Armyworm through the  Fall Armyworm Monitoring and Early Warning System (FAMEWS) ...

Incorporating FAIR Data Principles in Agricultural Research Management Information System (ARMIS) database in Bangladesh

06/04/2018

The past 11th Research Data Alliance (RDA) Plenary  (21-23 March 2018, Berlin, Germany) - with the theme “From data to knowledge” -  brought together data scientists, experts and practitioners engaged in the advancement of data-driven science and economy from across the globe. Prior to the RDA 11 Plenary, the Agricultural Data Interest ...

Roadmap for Implementing OPEN SCIENCE TRAINING Practices in Research Institutions

04/04/2018

Here are some recent developments in support of Open Science from the FOSTER project. In March 2018, FOSTER released:Open Science Training Handbook, in GitHub. Version 1.0 is now available as GitBook (CC 0 license);Its policy briefing 'Roadmap for Implementing Open Science Training Practices in Research Institutions'. It shows 3 key ways to ...

4 May 2018 : Join free Webinar on : AGRIS for Agricultural Information Users

02/04/2018

We are pleased to invite you to attend an upcoming Webinar on AGRIS for Agricultural Information Users This Webinar is co-organized by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO of the UN) together with Information Training & Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA). DATE:  Friday, 4 May 2018 TIME:  14:00 Hrs SAST (South ...