Week three of our consultation was one of those times when we had quality, even if we did not have quantity. :D So first a special thanks goes out to our colleagues who found some time to add their thoughts! Some of our group were in Rome for the Web2for Development conference and are now just getting back home. We will have a report by Wednesday or Thursday of this week on the Friday session where 42 participants did a structured exercise to help identify ways forward in providing access to and using CGIAR iGPGs. We look forward to their report. Week Three Summary In week three we continued to explore a bit more about specific elements of the strategy, looking at challenges in the [url=http://www.e-agriculture.org/270.html?&view=single_thread&cat_uid=16&co…: Which are most pressing?[/url] discussion and in the [url=http://www.e-agriculture.org/270.html?&view=single_thread&cat_uid=16&co…] discussion. Many of the posts mentioned use at the local level and involvement of the full range of stakeholders, making this an important topic to understand more deeply. Ekanath Khatiwada [url=http://www.e-agriculture.org/270.html?&view=single_thread&cat_uid=16&co…] [quote]Another issue is agriculture data management. There are various links for agriculture data and information. How the make some standard and more authentic information data .There should be a clear links from central data bank to national e-information system and community e-agriculture centers. To make the system effective, all related sectors and stakeholders (researchers, community, and local /extension practitioner and data manager) should participate equally. Some time the flow of up ground level best practices will make very important contribution. In this context, the two way information flow needs to be ensured. Yes there is a need of regular interaction among all the stakeholders.[/quote] This raises the question of what participation looks like. Click [url=http://www.e-agriculture.org/270.html?&view=single_thread&cat_uid=16&co…] and add in your thoughts. Week Four Continuing on from the closer examination of the strategy started last week, we have new discussions on [url=http://www.e-agriculture.org/270.html?&view=single_thread&cat_uid=16&co… and Capacity Building[/url], [url=http://www.e-agriculture.org/270.html?&view=single_thread&cat_uid=16&co… Added Services[/url] and [url=http://www.e-agriculture.org/270.html?&view=single_thread&cat_uid=16&co… and Metadata[/url] where we are looking for your input on some another aspects of the Strategy. Later this week we will, as promised, bring the report from the Rome meeting and ask you to comment and expand on those findings. In the mean time, all the discussions are open. We welcome your input on any of these, or you may create new discussions. If you have been reading along but not posting, please allow me to invite you to "jump in" to the conversation and add your thoughts! "See" you online! Nancy
Subido por Dr.Gurusamy Gandhi el Lun, 01/10/2007 - 20:21
I feel I could have participated but I think it's not too late to share anyting good for the farming community across the globe. From my past 4 years experience of launching an exclusive site for 'organic farming'[url]([/url]www.farminggroup.org) I could learn many things. Firstly , the no. of visitors of the site has steadily grown and so also the queries from people. Many are interested to know more on the training aspects in respect of organic farming , especially Vermicomposting like rural farming technology . Availability of such other organic farming input materials is also a matter of great concern .Even if in house self generated input materials are available to them , the process of getting "Third Party certification' becomes a matter of complication for a ordinary farmer who rarely moves out to a city/town in search of such agency fearing the cost involved. hence this new initiative of CGIAR will be of great use. But again who will steer this thro' till it reaches grass root level farmers? Pl. if anyone is aware of an organisation Who will be able to sponsor an elearning course on organic farming to such unemployed interested rural youths who, once trained in basic ICT, will be able to join this course so that they become the focal points of dissemination of knowlege to their own elder generation of illiterate farming community which is still active in their small landholdings in most of the developing cntries. If some organisation is ready to come forward , pl. contact .. as it would be possible to achieve the initiatives of CGIAR thro' this effort. Contact also 'MIRC(Microinsurance Research Centre), London; [color]EMail id: [email protected]