RESEACRH DATA SUPPORT is an optional Springer Nature service available (starting 23 January, 2018) to researchers who have datasets they want to share, and make citable and findable. The final goal is to help researchers, institutions and funders make progress towards Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable (FAIR) data. "Extending Research Data Support ...

If you want to make sure that your programs are coordinated with others, grounded in a strong Monitoring, Evaluation (M&E) base, and iteratively adapted to remain relevant throughout implementation, you might be interested to learn more about the USAID’s Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) TOOLKIT, - a set ...

"The need for Capacity Development arises in all fields of agri-food research, but is particularly pressing in new areas such as Data Management and Communication Technologies, Landscape analysis and Climate-smart agriculture". These issues, together with other CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research) strategic priorities for a food-secure future, are ...

Capacity Development (CapDev) has been an integral part of the World Agroforestry Centre’s (ICRAF) overall program to both facilitate the use and impact of its research as well as to enhance the relevance of its research and development for partners’ needs. Capacitating is one of four value propositions ICRAF ...

Source [1] The landscape of agri-food data standards: From ontologies to messagesChristopher Brewster; Data Science Group, TNO, Soesterberg, The NetherlandsIn EFITA WCCA 2017 Conference, Montpellier Supagro, Montpellier, France, July 2-6, 2017.This entry provides a short overview of a recently published article [1] presenting some community agreements (i.e. standards including vocabularies and ontologies) ...