During the African Agricultural GIS Week (AAGW10), a compelling story emerged. Lieven Claessens, a researcher from the International Potato Centre (CIP) outlined three stories about what he and other colleagues had been doing and achieving in the use of geo-spatial tools for agricultural research for development.
CGIAR briefing "Research Options for Mitigating Drought-induced Food Crises" focusing on the role of longer term agricultural research the Horn of Africa Briefing was held at ILRI in Nairobi - September 1, 2011 see: http://consortium.cgiar.org/HOA for more details
Africa Agriculture GIS Week (AAGW)
Interview with Stanley Wood (IFPRI) and Stephen Kibet, Moi University of Kenya
Interview with Lieven Claessens, from CIP ( Lima, Peru) based in Kenya. More background and details about this film, and putting it in context are available at http://ictkm.cgiar.org/2010/11/05/a-moving-story-putting-the-film-in-context/ . We encourage you to please read this piece to understand how this film came about and why it was made.
Interview with Stanley Wood, from IFPRI, Washington USA
Interview with Silvia Renn from WORLDFISH Center, Malawi
Interview with Pierre Sibiry Traore from ICRISAT, Mali
Montpellier, 29 April 2010. During the IAALD 2010 World Congress Peter Ballantyne from IRLI explains what web2.0 and social media they have been using, their goals and what they are achieving.See more at http://ictkm.cgiar.org/
Montpellier, 29 April 2010. During the IAALD 2010 World Congress Vanessa Meadu from the World Agroforestry Center explains how they have been using blogs in 2 research programs. See more at http://ictkm.cgiar.org/
