FAO Regional Office for Africa

Forum on Open Data and Open Science in Agriculture


The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) with the support of FAO Office for Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development (OPC), FAO Regional Office for Africa (RAF) and CODATA (the Committee on Data for Science and Technology of the International Council for Science), will be organizing a forum on Open Data and Open Science in Agriculture, from 15th - 18th June 2015, in Nairobi, Kenya.

The 4-day forum will bring together policy makers, senior research scientists, information management specialists, and information technology specialists from institutions involved in the generation, management and dissemination of agricultural sciences and technical content in Kenya, to share knowledge and propose strategies on improving the visibility and access to Kenya's agricultural sciences and technical content by means of Open Data and Open Science.

Futher information:

KALRO: Boniface Akuku ([email protected])
FAO-RAF: Justin Chisenga ([email protected])
FAO-OPC: Imma Subirats ([email protected])

Online: KALRO (KAINET)/FAO Open Data and Open Science in Agriculture Workshop, Kenya