ILRI / ILRIComms / Knowledge and Information

Knowledge is like rainwater … supporting the NBDC with knowledge and communication

This week, communication people from across the CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) meet in South Africa to compare and agree ways to improve communication and collaboration practices within the CPWF and among its partners. ILRI’s Peter Ballantyne is attending for the Nile Basin Development Challenge (NBDC) – one of the CPWF-supported Basin … Continue reading

Agriculture / ILRI / ILRIComms

Reporting on the 5th All Africa conference on animal agriculture

Last week, ILRI staff had a major input into the ‘5th All Africa conference on animal agriculture’ organized by the Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP) and the All Africa Society of Animal Production. Staff from ILRI KMIS in Addis were asked to help support the collation and documentation of the meeting. This means you … Continue reading

e-resources

ILRI access to BioOne database

Welcome to BioOne! ILRI now has access to BioOne. BioOne is available free of charge to institutions in Kenya and Ethiopia until 31st December 2012 as a result of a recent EIFL-negotiated agreement between the Kenya Library & Information Services Consortium (KLISC) and EIFL. BioOne is a global, not-for-profit collaboration bringing together scientific societies, publishers, … Continue reading

e-resources / ILRI

ILRI InfoCentre participates in the First International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives

The Conference/Forum that took place at the Addis Ababa UN Conference Centre on July 1–3, 2009 brought together staff and senior program leaders of key African intergovernmental and development organizations to discuss the importance of ensuring that the development and use of information and knowledge resources and services are recognized as critical for inclusive development … Continue reading