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Access to Seeds Index 2019. South & Southeast Asia is now available online. Find the full ranking & all the insights

29/11/2018

First ever Access to Seeds Index for South and Southeast Asia evaluated 24 leading seed companies in the region on support for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and increased smallholder farmer productivity. The Access to Seeds Index, initiated by the Amsterdam-based Access to Seeds Foundation, it is one of the first benchmarks ...

AAS Open Research: Open-Access publishing platform for African scientists

27/11/2018

"AAS Open Research represents the cutting edge of science communication by offering the option to communicate research in a manner that is immediate and accessible...The content of AAS Open Research at its introduction features an abundance of quality research which we hope will advance the thinking and research approaches ...

Selection of 44 Centres of Excellence in West and Central AFRICA for the ACE Impact Project

23/11/2018

Building upon the successful implementation of the ACE 1 Project, the World Bank is now supporting the ACE Impact Project which is focused on scaling up postgraduate education and applied research that are fundamental to economic growth in the region... West and Central African countries, with support from the World Bank ...

Advancing the use of Earth Observation Data for critical issues relating to Land, Climate, Food and Nutrition in AFRICA

19/11/2018

The GEO Highlights 2017-2018 Report - published by Group on Earth Observations (GEO) - showcases some exemplary use-cases gathered from across GEO’s Work Programme activities, and represents contributions from among the 100 GEO member countries and more than 120 partners supporting GEO’s mission. The report highlights efforts the GEO community ...

From the AGRIS & AGORA Workshop in Malawi on enhancing accessibility and visibility of scientific publications in sub-Saharan Africa

16/11/2018

Photo: AGRIS & AGORA Workshop, 1-2 November 2018, in Lilongwe, Malawi  Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN  is working with several partners to facilitate awareness, foster capacity development activities and make agriculture and nutrition data available, accessible and usable to contribute to enhanced food security and better nutrition in Africa. ...