The Open Source Seed Initiative (http://www.opensourceseedinitiative.org/) was established on April 17, 2012 (the day designated as the International Day of Struggles in Defense of Peasants’ and...
The conference programme of *MTSR 2014 8th Metadata and Semantics Research Conference* *Programme *is now online [1]. MTSR'14 aims to bring together scholars and practitioners that share a common...
This is an online free course offered in the context of the agINFRA project [1]. The MOOC introduces the fundamentals of data science, using agriculture as the common thread. Concepts, tools,...
.... *E-Discussion on "Rights of Farmers for Data, Information and Knowledge"* *20th October – 6th November 2014* CIARD with support from GFAR Secretariat and FAO are organizing an E-Discussion...
We here invite you to share your views and experiences on data publishing, access and use. The Open Data Survey targets researchers of various science communities, interested laypersons, government...
Data, information and knowledge (including innovations and practices) collected from farmers are valuable. There are many potential benefits for farmers when they share and exchange their data,...
The E-Discussion on Forward Thinking for ICT use in Asian Agri-Food Chains from 13 August to 8 September had 90 participants from 32 countries across the world who made more than 80 individual...
Since beginning of 2014, FAO established a strong partnership with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Agricultural Information Institute and the Ariadne Foundation, Agro-Know to produce...
** *I. **Introducción* En los últimos diez años, la producción de publicaciones en ciencias agrícolas y biológicas en América Latina se ha incrementado en más de 12 000 documentos por año, con...
补充Schiefer教授，Mahesh Chander博士和Asad博士的发言，在我看来，至少亚洲政府对向农产食品链转型的公共政策导向是势在必行的。没有这种导向，Schiefer教授提出的问题，比如系统组织的困难依旧会存在并再次出现。其他地方也有政策导向的证据，比如，保证公众食品安全。20世纪90年代欧洲和北美出现的疯牛病（牛海绵状脑病）对肉类来源提出了要求，类似的...
亲爱的朋友们， 同仁们： 是什么决定了农业生产系统和农产食品链的发展？ 在使用Friedrich Wohler和Justus von Liebeg发明的人工生产尿素方法并使用化肥前，农业和农业生产系统的发展主要是依赖于土壤肥力和水的供给。化肥的使用使农业受到了其他力量的驱动，如市场、政治和技术。除此之外，工业化增加了对农产品如棉花的需要...
Dear CIARD Community, The raw results of the RDA survey on wheat data standards are now online attached to this post. This survey was a success with 200 responses from 31 countries ! The survey...
*Introducing the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network * We are pleased to announce the launch of the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network (OCSDNet) and the public...
Nos complace informarles que el próximo /Webinar /organizado en el marco de la Iniciativa CIARD [1] para aperturar el conocimiento agrícola para el desarrollo, será *Tips para E-journals:...
The paper introduces an integrated service platform of information and communication technology (ICT) application in rural areas of Shandong province. The 12396-hotline service and the program of ...