EGFAR Open Site RSS Feed Articles from the EGFAR Collaborative Website http://www.egfar.org en Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:54:06 +0200 EGFAR-webmaster@fao.org http://www.egfar.org/egfarW/digitalAssets/198_logo.gif EGFAR website - Open Site http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite Global Forum on Agricultural Research KIT Bulletin 380 - Outsourcing agricultural advisory services This bulletin aims to contribute to interactive learning between practitioners and policymakers involved in outsourcing in sub-Saharan African countries. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2075 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:19:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2075 £3.3 million boost for African science African science received a boost on 7 July 2008 with the announcement of a £3.3 million partnership between the Leverhulme Trust and the Royal Society to fund collaborations between scientists in Ghana, Tanzania and the UK. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2074 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:12:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2074 Using AgriFeeds to share news and events information In this short article we would like to suggest some practical examples and scenarios that show how information systems and the Regional Forums in particular can benefit from AgriFeeds (www.agrifeeds.org). http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2065 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:06:11 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2065 FARA Secretariat looking for an ICT consultant The FARA Secretariat is seeking an ICT consultant for advice on their information and communication system. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2063 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:54:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2063 International Symposium on Integrated Sustainable Livelihood Development in Mountain Forest areas 2008-09-15 - 2008-09-18, Lin'an city, Zhejiang province, CHN http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2038 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:00:31 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2038 Bio-fuels Research in the CGIAR: A Perspective from the Science Council A CGIAR Science Council Policy Statement on Biofuels Production http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2039 Fri, 30 May 2008 10:40:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2039 DURAS Project Closing Seminar set on 11-13 June 2008 After four years of implementation, the DURAS Project is wrapping up its activities. A project closing seminar is being organized under the auspices of GFAR on 11-13 June 2008 at the FAO Headquarters in Rome. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2031 Fri, 16 May 2008 13:17:39 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=2031 DFID's Research Strategy for 2008-2013 launched The Department for International Development (DFID) of the UK Government launched its Research Strategy for 2008-2013 after extensive consultation with stakeholders in the UK, developing countries and internationally http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1998 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:40:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1998 SIST: Scientific and technical information system A Content Management System extended with components that allow to query different types of information sources from one access point. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1997 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:28:20 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1997 Other CMSs: OpenCMS, Typo3... Besides Infoglue, the CMS that we use for EGFAR, and Drupal, which is very well known for its ease of use, here are some links to other good CMSs like OpenCMS and Typo3. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1996 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:37:59 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1996 9th International Conference on Dryland Development 2008-11-07 - 2008-11-10, Alexandria, EGY http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1982 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:44:11 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1982 International Banana Conference 2008 2008-10-05 - 2008-10-09, Mombasa, KEN http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1981 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:37:38 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1981 DURAS Documentation workshops held Two separate DURAS workshops were organized aimed at documenting and analyzing experience in building multi-stakeholder partnership in implementing DURAS-funded projects. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1975 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 18:02:08 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1975 CGIAR GCP Fellowships 2008 - Deadline for applications extended Following last month’s call for applications for the GCP 2008 Fellowship Programme, CGIAR is pleased to announce that the deadline has been extended to 29th February 2008 for six themes http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1972 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 10:14:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1972 APAARI - Vacancy: Executive Assistant (Information and Communication Technology) The Asia-Pacific Association Of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) is seeking for a well-qualified and experienced person for the position of Manager, ICT. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1973 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 10:24:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1973 Technical Assistance Specialist - West Africa Regional SPS Advisor Approximate Start Date: ASAP. Location: Accra, Ghana. Deadline: February 1st 2008. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1963 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:14:24 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1963 1er Atelier International d'Ecologie et Gestion des Communautés de Nématodes Phytoparasites dans les Ecosystèmes Sud-Méditerranéens 2008-03-17 - 2008-03-19, Sousse, TUN http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1959 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:07:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1959 Position: Director of Finance & Administration at ILRI Place: Nairobi, Kenya. Deadline: February 1st 2008. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1967 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:33:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1967 IFAR's Professional Development Program 2008 IFAR's Professional Development Program in 2008 will consist of the annual IFAR Small Grants Program. Deadline for proposals: March 3, 2008. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1966 Fri, 04 Jan 2008 11:22:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1966 R A I L S implementation workshop, report by FARA The RAILS implementation workshop took place in January 2007 with the purpose of reviewing and validating an implementation framework for the regional agricultural information and learning systems in Africa. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1965 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:11:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1965 Dr. Ngongi appointed president of the Alliance for a Green revolution in Africa (AGRA) Alongside Kofi A. Annan, A. Namanga Ngongi to Lead AGRA’s Work To End Poverty and Hunger of Africa’s Small-Scale Farmers. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1885 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:29:59 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1885 National Mango Congress in the Philippines 2007-11-21 - 2007-11-23, Tagaytay City, Province of Cavite, PHL http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1886 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:37:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1886 Agrifeeds, the agricultural news and events aggregator Agrifeeds is the new service realized to provide an aggregated view of news and events in the area of agriculture, harvested from several sources, and an easy way to customise and re-use the aggregated information. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1870 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:23:04 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1870 CGIAR Annual General Meeting 2007, Bejing 2007-12-03 - 2007-12-07, Bejing, CHN http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1869 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:13:56 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1869 1st CfP: Special Issue of the International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies A call for papers for a Special Issue of the International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies dedicated to Agricultural Metadata & Semantics http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1877 Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:14:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1877 African Fellows Programme: 7th Call for Pre-Proposals The Rothamsted International African Fellows Programme is now inviting pre-proposals under its 7th Call. The new deadline for receipt of pre-proposals is 11th February 2008. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1876 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:07:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1876 Advisory Service on Agricultural Research for Development (BEAF) The Advisory Service on Agricultural Research for Development (BEAF) is a supraregional project that advises the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) on all major issues of national and international agricultural research. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1830 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 07:43:41 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1830 Communications for Sustainable Development Award - Call for nominations for climate change campaign In December 2007, two COM+ Communication Awards of US$10,000 will be granted: one for a campaign that communicates science for people and the planet; and another for a climate change campaign. Issued by COM+ and thus backed by its members, the awards recognize the role of communications in attaining sustainable development goals. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1789 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:04:16 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1789 Call for Nominations for the 2007 CGIAR Science Awards http://www.cgiar.org/awards/awardsindex.html http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1787 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:10:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1787 New Chairman for the CST of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD) The Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD) elected Dr. William Dar as the new Chairman of its Committee for Science and Technology (CST) http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1768 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 10:57:54 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1768 Opening Access to CGIAR Research and Knowledge: From Data, Information and Collaboration to Food From September 12 to October 3 the ICT-KM Program of the CGIAR will be seeking input on priority areas, users and needs, and on obstacles and methodologies. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1767 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:38:23 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1767 GCP Genotyping Support Service (GSS): 1st call for proposals A sub-program of the CGIAR Generation Challenge Program. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1765 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:10:09 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1765 Web2forDev Conference - Participatory Web for Development 2007-09-25 - 2007-09-27, Rome, ITA http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1785 Tue, 28 Aug 2007 13:32:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1785 Special Session on Agricultural Metadata & Semantics at the 2nd International Conference on Metadata and Semantics Research 2007-10-11 - 2007-10-12, Corfu, GRC http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1750 Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:32:28 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1750 Drupal The strong point of Drupal is the ease with which you can create categories / taxonomies and link the navigation (or part of it) to them. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1748 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 13:03:12 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1748 InfoGlue InfoGlue is the CMS that EGFAR uses. The strong points of InfoGlue are its reliability, its very good Model-View-Controller (MVC) model implementation, its in-built support for categorisation, its ability to create infinite content types, the very granular management of users and permissions and the powerful API. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1747 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:57:48 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1747 RIU Innovation Challenge Call for Proposals The Research into Use (RIU) programme, through the RIU Innovation Challenge Fund, will fund initiatives that will contribute to RIU's purpose by delivering significant use of RNRRS and other natural resources research outputs for the benefit (direct or indirect) of poor men and women in different contexts. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1746 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:00:29 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1746 Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CGIAR http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1745 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:25:08 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1745 WARDA, CIAT, IRRI: Joint Declaration on Programmatic Alignment WARDA, CIAT and IRRI affirm their commitment to bring together the best of science and their experience in Asia, Latin America and Africa to address the major challenges facing Africa's rice sector. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1744 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:06:52 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1744 NATURA: Call for proposals from young researchers: Technical innovation in cropping systems The general objective of all the proposed research programmes will be to enlighten the conditions for technical innovation in smallholding tropical agriculture, under conditions of high collective constraints. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1743 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 10:47:41 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1743 e-Agriculture Week 2007-09-21 - 2007-09-28, Rome, ITA http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1734 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:05:27 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1734 A Guide for Desert and Dryland Restoration, by David A. Bainbridge This book offers practical, field-tested solutions to the problems of dryland degradation. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1714 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 11:14:16 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1714 Farmer-led documentation: Local knowledge sharing in an agricultural context 2007-09-28 - 2007-09-28, Rome, ITA http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1713 Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:15:26 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1713 Publications Please post here announcements about new or interesting publications, articles, documents. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1712 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:47:12 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1712 International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security, Rome, Italy, 3-5 May 2007 'The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) should give more priority to organic agriculture'. This was the strong message from the International Conference on Organic Agriculture and Food Security, organized by the FAO at its headquarters in Rome, Italy on 3-5 May 2007. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1710 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:53:16 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1710 NEPAD debates vision for African agriculture From BuaNews Online. Pretoria - Top officials from the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) are currently meeting in Johannesburg to discuss NEPAD's vision for African agriculture. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1709 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:18:30 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1709 IUCN and FAO: e-conference on the major review for Theme C of the Asia-Pacific Water Summit IUCN and FAO are launchung an e-conference on the major review of the theme "Water for Development and Ecosystems" for the Asia-Pacific Water Summit http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1708 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 13:07:46 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1708 The CGIAR Cycle 2 Challenge Programs: Call for Pre-Proposals The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) invites all interested parties to develop pre-proposals for Challenge Programs (CPs) http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1707 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:59:29 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1707 Report on the Expert Consultation on Regional Research Needs Assessment in Central Asia and the Caucasus The Report on the Expert Consultation held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from 7 to 9 March 2007, has been released, with the title "FROM ISSUES TO ACTIONS". http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1706 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:31:14 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1706 New guide for conducting research in a network setting "A Networked Research Approach - A guide to conducting research in a network setting", by Kate Czuczman in collaboration with Priyanthi Fernando, Urs Karl Egger and Marinke van Riet (2006) http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1705 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 13:07:35 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1705 New FARA website launched at 4th FARA General Assembly The executive secretary of FARA, Dr Monty Jones, launched the new FARA website at its 4th General Assembly in Johannesburg on June 13th. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1702 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:21:50 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1702 Technical tips Here you will find (and you can post) articles on technical issues and help / tutorials / howtos on technical issues http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1672 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:56:43 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1672 First announcement: project for sharing information about agricultural organizations Will your organization collaborate in a project for easily sharing and updating information on organizations? http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1662 Wed, 30 May 2007 12:28:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1662 Electronic forum on Horticulture for Development GlobalHort and its partners, ISHS and CTA, have the pleasure to invite you to their first electronic forum on Horticulture for Development. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1661 Wed, 30 May 2007 10:55:19 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1661 INBAR training events in the second half of the year 2007 The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) would like to draw your attention to our training events in the second half of the year 2007. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1660 Wed, 30 May 2007 10:49:06 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1660 2nd International Symposium on Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables 2007-10-09 - 2007-10-12, Houston, Texas, USA http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1659 Wed, 30 May 2007 10:34:05 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1659 UN Assessment of IAASTD - call for experts Call for real experts on future farming to contribute to the UN Assessment of "Agricultural Science and Technology for Development" (IAASTD). Deadline: 21 May 2007. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1656 Tue, 15 May 2007 15:24:52 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1656 Practitioner Fellowships provide a non-degree opportunity for qualified mid-level professionals from NGOs Practitioner Fellowships provide a non-degree opportunity for qualified mid-level professionals from NGOs (and in some cases, government) to conduct approved six- to twelve-month intensive applied research projects in conservation and sustainability. DEADLINE: MAY 31, 2007. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1651 Mon, 14 May 2007 11:20:02 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1651 Awareness Raising Conference on Horticulture for Development 2007-06-25 - 2007-06-25, Brussels, BEL http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1649 Tue, 08 May 2007 12:59:42 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1649 The "Metamaker" Create metadata on the fly for your organizations' website! http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1625 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:27:04 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1625 Call for Participation/Partners: HIV/AIDS and Agriculture Conference, October 2007 Call for Participation/Partners for the Conference "From Research to Action: Mitigating the Impacts of HIV/AIDS on Agriculture and Food Security in West Africa" http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1619 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:47:05 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1619 AGROVOC E-Conference 2007-05-01 - 2007-06-30, -, - http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1615 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:01:22 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1615 Proposed Architecture and Workflow for Managing Decentralized Information on Organizations Using a Central Registry File During the last Content Management Taskforce meeting in Wageningen (March 2007), the issue was raised of what the overall workflow should be in managing information on organizations in a decentralized way in order to avoid the proliferation of databases and the problem of duplication, and a distributed architecture with a central Registry File was proposed in order to manage information on organizations uniformly on a global scale. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1599 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:29:00 +0200 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1599 CACAARI RAIS web site Short information about CACAARI RAIS web site. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1488 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:43:48 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1488 Proposed Application Profile for describing Organizations FAO, GFAR and Wageningen International have proposed an Application Profile (a metadata format) for describing Organizations. The AP is available from the FAO AIMS website for comments. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1476 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:20:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1476 "MIS": coherently managing information on organizations, projects and experts Management Information Systems (MIS) provide information on objects related to the management of activities and projects in ARD: organizations, experts, projects and project outputs. In correlating these types of information in a comprehensive and structured information service coherence and coordination are essential. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1475 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:07:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1475 Standards in Agricultural Information Some standards already exist for facilitating information exchange and service interoperability in the agricultural field. The Agricultural Information Management Standards website managed by FAO aims at coordinating and harmonizing "the decentralized efforts currently taking place in the development of methodologies, standards and applications for management of agricultural information systems". http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1470 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:23:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1470 ISHS/ProMusa Symposium: Recent advances in banana crop protection for sustainable production and improved livelihoods Greenway Woods Resort, White River, South Africa - September 10-14, 2007 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1437 Thu, 08 Mar 2007 15:58:02 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1437 "Pluggable" services This sections should feature web information services which easily interoperate with others and into which other services can easily tap. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1469 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:36:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1469 Tools This section contains descriptions of software tools that can be useful in developing a website. It should feature only tools, not websites or web services (featured in the "Pluggable services" section). http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1468 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:32:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1468 CMSs Content Management Systems http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1467 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:31:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1467 General criteria This section focuses on general criteria for the selection of technologies / tools / contents for a website depending on the needs to which a website wants to respond. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1466 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:28:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1466 Coherence in AIS This section focuses on issues related to the promotion of coherence in Agricultural Information Systems (AIS) and on the discussion on standards and tools to be used in order to implement interoperability between information services in ARD. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1465 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 17:24:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1465 Questions and Answers Please post here all your questions or specific requests for suggestions by clicking on [Add new here] (you have to log in first). If you want to reply to a question, click on it, click on [Edit] and fill the "Answers" field. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1464 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:11:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1464 Building and enhancing ARD websites In this section you can: 1) share your experience and help others to build or enhance their websites; 2) describe tools and services that may be used in building websites; 3) ask questions; 4) just read and use this information for building or enhancing yoour website. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1463 Wed, 07 Mar 2007 12:56:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1463 Websites http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1415 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 19:03:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1415 CORAF: Information and Communication Manager Recruitment Country: Senegal http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1398 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:27:42 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1398 ARD agenda In this section you can create new sub-sections, publish articles and attach documents and images related to the ARD agenda. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1329 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:35:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1329 Job Opportunities A section for publishing announcements on job opportunities, careers, vacancies etc. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1328 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:25:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1328 Agriscontent Taskforce Meeting 2007-03-01 - 2007-03-02, Wageningen, NLD http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1268 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:30:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1268 Events Please advertise here all the events that you feel might be of interest to the ARD Community. All the events in this section are also published on the EGFAR "What's new" section. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1267 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:25:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1267 News Please advertise here all the news that you feel might be of interest to the ARD Community. All the news in this section are also published on the EGFAR "What's new" section. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1266 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:22:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1266 News & Events This section is open to news items. The news and events that you will insert in this section and in its sub-sections will also be published in the "What's new" page of the EGFAR website. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1265 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:20:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1265 Help You are working on the public version of EGFAR: you will not be able to edit your articles unless they are published. Remember to always write and PUBLISH your article as soon as you create it. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1262 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 10:59:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1262 Personal Ads http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1241 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:01:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1241 Seeking collaboration http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1240 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1240 Bulletin Board This Bulletin Board is open to announcements, comments, notes etc. Please only post contents that are suitable for the ARD community. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1239 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:00:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1239 Collaborative Website The EGFAR Collaborative Website is open to contributions from all our stakeholders. It is written and mantained by the users. If you wish to contribute by adding / editing contents, news, events etc, just register to My EGFAR and join the other authors of this website.<br /><br />The contents that you add to the News and Events sections will also be shown in the EGFAR &quot;What's new&quot; section. http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1164 Tue, 06 Feb 2007 12:55:00 +0100 http://www.egfar.org/egfar/website/opensite/collabwebsite?contentId=1164