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New web resources for rangeland management

A new article in the journal Rangelands introduces new web resources for rangeland management around the world including Rangelands West/Global Rangelands, eXtension Rangelands, and the Range Science Information System.

http://www.srmjournals.org/doi/full/10.2111/1551-501X-33.4.55

Magdalena Marenga looks forward to IAALD-Africa 2012 Conference

Magdalena Marenga is the Senior Librarian at the Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Namibia. She is interested in attending the IAALD Africa 2012 conference in Johannesburg to learn more about rural development and food security.

Dady Demby on CIARD in Africa

Dady Demby (Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa) speaking in Beijing on new directions forward for FARA and CIARD. Structures are in place, but there needs to be a focus on grassroots activity in Africa.

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Marie-Claude Deboin explains CIARD for French-speaking countries

Marie-Claude Deboin, head of the Scientific and Technical Information Delegation at CIRAD, comments on sharing ideas with colleagues in Asia and from around the world at the CIARD Expert Consultation in Beijing, and on making plans to promote the initiative in French speaking countries.

Dady Demby on CIARD next steps

Dady Demby from FARA talks about CIARD open access initiative and discussions about next steps and actions held at the CIARD Expert Consultation in Beijing. He pointed out that good progress is being made.

Justin Chisenga announces the 2012 IAALD-Africa Conference

Justin Chisenga from FAO's regional office in Ghana, speaking from Windhoek, Namibia during the AIAEE-IAALD-INFITA international conference discusses ICTS and the upcoming 2012 IAALD Africa conference on e-agriculture.

Hugo Besemer discusses new CIARD directions

Hugo Besemer from Wageningen, Netherlands, speaking from Beijing CIARD Expert Consultation outlines CIARD framework and plans to expand beyond open source documents to include data and other resources.


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Fedro Zazueta on INFITA, IAALD and ICTs in Africa

Fedro Zazueta with INFITA speaks about working toward a Pan-African Federation of ICT in Agriculture, in collaboration with IAALD and others, which would bring together professionals working in ICTs.

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