Dear Nancy. Sorry that, I could not response on time due to the connectivity problem. Regarding your following queries, now I am trying to response it Public/private partnership and their role in accessing and contributing to CGIAR iGPGs? Public private partnership is participations mechanism from all sectors (Government, private sectors and civil society) and they contribute their resources and energy jointly to make the system effective. Agriculture information is required for all sectors. Mostly in market information system, the private sector would be interested to invest. some time private sector service provides is more interested on service sector. The participation and contribution of NGO/Civil society is more important in information dissemination through community mobilization or social mobilization What might stimulate local ownership and investment in iGPGs? Designing the users' friendly information system, looking commercial viable options through the local community participation will stimulate local ownership. If there is good business plan, there will be high chance of local contribution or from private sector investors. How can universities and indigenous groups contribute to the iGPGs? If we are able to include in university course, basically in extension sector would be interesting. Some time online courses in university would be helpful. If university is able to connect with local community groups, it may help two way learning system With best regards, Ekanath Khatiwada Advisor, production, Income and Employment (PIE) SNV, Sudan

Hi All Three are will be following operational problem at local level 1. Local content 2. Local Government policy 3. Critical mass of users 4. Availability of sustainable Network facilitators

Contents are well articulated. Most of the issues are covered in the above analysis. Application part at beneficiaries/users level is very week. How we can we make accountable to use such information/knowledge at Local level. Some time Public private partnership venture at Local level would he helpful to sustain the approach. How long we will be able to provide free access. Therefore, local ownership and investment is molt important. Another sustainable approach would be linking up such initiatives at local agriculture university courses. by Ekanath Khatiwada SNV Sudan

Basically accessibility is problem. There is no practice of using e agriculture information. Still, there is traditional way of agriculture practices and information flow. Mainly, agriculture extension workers and practitioner in the ground are far behind this concept. We are developing the such kind of good concept with out considering the real need at ground.

There is a question of local contents and information infrastructure sat local level (grassroots level). Information may require differently as per the agriculture practice and methodology at ground. In my opinion to manage the geographical information management, there may be a need of separate e- agriculture learning networks and data bank It needs lot of efforts on awareness on uses of information and selection ao appropriate information for concern authority and organization and users. We can take some example e-sewa initiatives of India and Srilanka Kotmale women group initiatives

There is question of local content information infrastructure at local level (grassroots level). Information may require differently as per the agriculture practice and methodology at ground. In my opinion to manage the geographical information management, there may be a need of separate e- agriculture learning networks and data bank It needs lot of efforts on awareness on uses of information and selection ao appropriate information for concern authority and organization. We can take some example e-sewa initiatives of India and Srilanka Kotmale women group initiatives

Is there any e-agricultuer initiatives in South Sudan.Inspite of the high potentiality in agriculrue production and marketing,plople are suffring from food deficiency.Therefore, I would like to draw the attention of this forum to support such areas so that the local people would be benifited by such initiatives

Is there any e-agricultuer initiatives in South Sudan.Inspite of the high potentiality in agriculrue production and marketing,plople are suffring from food deficiency.Therefore, I would like to draw the attention of this forum to support such are