Rural Innovation Systems

CTA : Centre technique de coopération agricole et rurale ACP-EU = Technical centre for agricultural and rural cooperation ACP-EU

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: CTA
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  • Keywords: agricultural development, rural development, information dissemination, information management, capacity building, africa, caribbean region, oceania
CTA provides information for agricultural and rural development by using both old and new communication channels, and builds African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) capacity in information and communication management.

CORAF/WECARD : Conseil ouest et centre africain pour la recherche et le développement agricole = West and Central African council for agricultural research and development

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: CORAF/WECARD
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  • Keywords: agricultural research, capacity building, international co-operation, popular participation, west africa, central africa
CORAF/WECARD promotes the effectiveness of agricultural research in West and Central Africa through capacity building, international co-operation, and multi-stakeholder participation. It is also a consultative body for regional research prioritization.

UPWARD : users' perspectives with agricultural research and development

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: UPWARD
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  • Keywords: agricultural research, innovations, technology transfer, popular participation, information networks, asia
As a partnership programme of CIP, UPWARD promotes participatory research and development; sustainable rootcrop livelihoods; and knowledge management through networking. It supports the adaptation and scaling up of CIP innovations.

Agro-info.net : information platform for producer organisations

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: Agro-info.net
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  • Keywords: farmers associations, developing countries, information networks, information systems, internet
Agro-Info.net is the information platform for more than one hundred producer or farmer organizations in developing countries that collaborate with the development agency of Dutch co-operative farmers' unions, Agriterra.

ODI networks

| 2006-
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  • Publisher: Overseas development institute (ODI)
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  • Keywords: rural development, development policy, information networks, agricultural research, agricultural extension, forestry, pastoralism
The networks based in various policy groups of ODI are listed, including the Agricultural Research and Extension Network (AgREN), the Rural Development Forestry Network (RDFN), and the Pastoral Development Network.
 

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This information portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic documents on Rural Innovation Systems (RIS).