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IFAD Regional Information Networks
FIDAMERICA
http://www.fidamerica.org/
FIDAMERICA is a network whose intention is to improve the effectiveness
and efficiency of rural poverty reduction projects supported IFAD in Latin
America and the Caribbean, stimulating and facilitating processes
of communication, learning and management of knowledge.
FIDAFRIQUE
http://www.fidafrique.org
FIDAFRIQUE is the network of projects established by IFAD loans in West
Africa. FIDAFRIQUE provides enhanced, but locally accessible,
Internet access and information services.
ENRAP
http://www.enrap.org
Knowledge Networking for Rural Development in Asia and the Pacific
Region (ENRAP) is an IFAD-funded initiative to support internet
use and knowledge sharing amongst rural development projects in Asia/Pacific
region.
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
http://www.fao.org/
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded
in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living,
to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural
populations.
FAO collects, analyses, interprets and disseminates information relating
to nutrition, food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries.
AGP – FAO
http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/pasture/pasture.htm
AGP addresses the development of sustainable agricultural systems to improve
crop and grassland productivity, to create conditions
for enhanced food security and general economic development and to conserve
the environment through the development of agriculture's biological resources.
AGRIS
http://www.fao.org/agris/
AGRIS is the international information system for the agricultural
sciences and technology. It was created by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1974, to facilitate information
exchange and to bring together world literature dealing with all aspects
of agriculture.
LEAD-FAO
http://www.virtualcentre.org/
The LEAD (Livestock, Environment and Development) Initiative
is an inter-institutional project with the secretariat in FAO.
RADISCON
http://www.fao.org/ag/AGA/AGAH/ID/Radiscon/
RADISCON ( Regional Animal Disease Surveillance and Control Network
) is a joint FAO/IFAD endeavour targeted at 29 nations located in North
Africa, the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, the Middle East and the Arab Gulf,
which aim is to promote animal disease surveillance within and among countries.
EMPRES
http://www.fao.org/EMPRES/
The mission of the EMPRES (Emergency Prevention System)
-Livestock programme is to promote the effective containment and control
of the most serious epidemic livestock diseases / Transboundary Animal
Diseases (TAD) as well as newly emerging diseases by progressive elimination
on a regional and global basis through international co-operation involving
Early Warning, Early Reaction, Enabling research, Coordination.
Poverty Mapping
http://povertymap.net/
A Joint initiative by FAO, UNEP and the CGIAR to promote the use of poverty
maps in policy making and targeting assistance, particularly
in the areas of food security and environmental management.
AGA-FAO
http://www.fao.org/ag/againfo/home/en/home.html
FAO's Animal Production and Health Division is entrusted
with FAO's programme on animal production, animal health and related information
and policy work. Our programme's objective is to help facilitate the development
of the fast expanding and changing global livestock sector so as to enable
it to provide clean and safe animal products to consumers. It also endeavours
to help build and strengthen opportunities for smallholder livestock farmers,
particularly in developing countries, to take part in the increasingly
competitive livestock commodity market.
DAD-IS
http://dad.fao.org/
DAD-IS is a FAO based communication and information tool for use by countries;
a clearing-house for information and data; a secure system giving countries
control over collating, releasing and maintaining their data; an element
of the strategic framework for the management of farm animal genetic
resources
FAO STAT
http://apps.fao.org/
FAO statistical databases
PAAT
http://www.fao.org/PAAT/html/home.htm
Programme Against African Trypanosomiasis (PAAT) is an
international alliance of FAO, WHO, IAEA and OAU/IBAR promoting integrated
trypanosomiasis control through coordinated international action.
CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research)
http://www.cgiar.org/
Created in 1971, the CGIAR is an association of public and private members
supporting a system of 16 Future Harvest Centers that
work in more than 100 countries to mobilize cutting-edge science to reduce
hunger and poverty, improve human nutrition and health, and protect the
environment.
ICIPE
http://www.icipe.org
The primary mandate of ICIPE is research, capacity and institution building
in integrated arthropod management. The scope of research
and training activities covers the development of tools and strategies
for controlling and managing human, animal and plant pests and disease
vectors.
CIAT
http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) mission
is to reduce hunger and poverty in the tropics through collaborative research
that improves agricultural productivity and natural resource management
ILRI
http://www.ilri.org/
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
works to improve the well-being of people in developing countries by enhancing
the diverse and essential contributions livestock make to smallholder
farming.
ICARDA
http://www.icarda.org/
Established in 1977, the International Center for Agricultural
Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is one of the 16 centers strategically
located all over the world and supported by the Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
ELDIS
http://www.eldis.org/
ELDIS is a gateway to information on development issues,
providing free and easy access to wide range of high quality online resources.
ELDIS provides summaries and links to online documents. ELDIS offers a
directory of websites, databases, library catalogues and email discussion
lists.
Wisard
http://www.wisard.org/
WISARD (Web based Information platform for Sustainable Agriculture
and Rural Development) is a web-based public domain information
platform that provides searchable information on experts, organizations,
outputs and projects in the fields of Agricultural Research for Development
(ARD), Natural Resource Management (NRM) and sustainable development (SD)
from the mid-nineties till to date.
World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/
The World Bank is one of the world’s largest sources of development
assistance. Its primary focus is on helping the poorest people
and the poorest countries.
Development Gateway
http://www.developmentgateway.org/
The Development Gateway is an interactive portal for information and knowledge
sharing on sustainable development and poverty reduction.
GTZ GmbH
http://www.gtz.de/english/
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH
is a German government-owned corporation for international
cooperation with worldwide operations.
AgNIC
http://agnic.org/
Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC) is a USA basedguide to
quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected
by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and other
institutions.
Websites (Livestock & Rangeland)
LPP
http://www.lpp.uk.com/
Livestock Production Programme website. The LPP funds,
manages and promotes research that looks at improving people's livelihoods
through livestock.
Vetgate
http://vetgate.ac.uk/
VetGate is a gateway to evaluated, quality Internet resources in animal
health, aimed at students, researchers, academics and practitioners
in animal health. VetGate is created by a core team of information specialists
and subject experts based at the University of Nottingham Greenfield Medical
Library, in partnership with key organisations throughout the UK and further
afield.
LDSG
http://www.livestockdevelopment.org/
The Livestock Development Studies Group (LDSG) is a formal study group
of the Development Studies Association. The group is composed of individuals
and organisations interested in the global issues of livestock
development. The objective of the LDSG is to provide a forum
for the debate of current policy and research as well as the exchange
of experiences in the field.
VETWORK UK
http://www.vetwork.org.uk/
Since the late-1980s, a group of veterinarians with an interest in community-based,
participatory projects overseas have been sharing field experiences on
an ad hoc basis. This exchange of information has focused on ways to promote
local skills, and understand the wider social and environmental
implications of animal keeping, particularly in poor or marginalised
communities. Vetwork was formed in order to fuse these ideas and experiences
into a single networking organisation.
PENHA
http://penhanetwork.org
The Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa's
(PENHA) mission is to eliminate poverty among the pastoralists
in the Horn of Africa through empowerment of communities and
fostering of sustainable livestock and non-livestock based livelihoods.
PDN
http://www.odi.org.uk/pdn/
The Pastoral Development Network represents a world-wide
network of researchers, administrators and extension personnel interested
in the issues of pastoralism and rangelands.
Rangelands West
http://ag.arizona.edu/agnic/
A Western Rangelands (U.S.A) Partnership delivering quality information,
resources, and tools to improve management of western rangelands
ECAG
http://www.ecag.ac.cr/
The Escuela Centroamericana de Ganaderķa (ECAG)
is a regional higher education institute in Costa Rica.
Pasturas de America
http://www.pasturasdeamerica.com
Pasturas de America primary objective is to provide current information
on forage, grass and legumes, as well as information on production and
use of pastures.
Animal Science-Colorado State University
http://ansci.colostate.edu/
The Department of Animal Sciences Colorado State University
Virtual Livestock Library
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/library/
Animal Science-Oklahoma State University
World Organisation for Animal health
http://www.oie.int
The OIE (World Organisation for Animal Health) is an
intergovernmental organisation created by the International Agreement
of 25 January 1924, signed by 28 countries. In May 2002, the OIE totalled
162 Member Countries. Its mission is: To guarantee the transparency of
animal disease status world-wide; To collect, analyse and disseminate
veterinary scientific information; To provide expertise and promote international
solidarity for the control of animal diseases; To guarantee the sanitary
safety of world trade by developing sanitary rules for international trade
in animals and animal products.
International Dairy Federation
http://www.fil-idf.org/
IDF is the International Dairy Federation. It is both
a forum for discussion and exchange and a dairy information centre, created
by and for the dairy sector.
Centre for Genetic Improvement of Livestock
http://cgil.uoguelph.ca/
CGIL is a research group affiliated with the Department of Animal &
Poultry Science, part of the Ontario Agricultural College, at the University
of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Genetics research is done
on numerous species of animals including aquaculture, beef, dairy, poultry
and swine.
Ethnovet
http://www.ethnovetweb.com/
Ethnovetweb is about ethnoveterinary medicine, or how
people around the world keep their animals healthy and productive, and
how development can build on this information.
NOMAD
http://www.nomadrsi.org
A French NGO specialising in medical traditions in: Ladakh;
Nepal; Cambodia; Tibet; Karnataka. A large amount of the people NOMAD
works with are nomadic pastoralists
Cahnet
http://www.cahnet.net/
Community Animal Health Network (CAHNET) is a member-based
network established by CAH practitioners, knowledge institutes, donor
agencies, international organizations, private sector and state veterinary
services representatives from 9 countries (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia,
Eritrea, Chad, Central African Republic, Somalia and Sudan) in the Greater
Horn of Africa
LEWS
http://cnrit.tamu.edu/aflews/
East African Livestock Early Warning System
Animal Health Australia
http://www.aahc.com.au/
Animal Health Australia is an organisation dedicated
to advancing issues of collective interest to stakeholders associated
with the health of livestock.
Cape-Ibar
http://www.cape-ibar.org
The Community-based Animal Health and Participatory Epidemiology
Unit (CAPE) is part of the African Union's Interafrican Bureau for Animal
Resources. CAPE specialises in primary-level veterinary services in pastoralist
areas of the Greater Horn of Africa. Its work ranges from field-level
activities through to policy and legislative reform to support community-based
delivery systems.”
Websites (Development & Agriculture)
UNCCD
http://www.gm-unccd.org/
The Global Mechanism (GM) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
was established as an instrument to facilitate the rationalisation of
resource allocation and the mobilisation of additional resources to combat
land degradation and poverty.
ODI
http://www.odi.org.uk/
ODI is a British independent think-tank on international
development and humanitarian issues. Their mission is
to inspire and inform policy and practice which lead to the reduction
of poverty, the alleviation of suffering and the achievement of sustainable
livelihoods in developing countries, by locking together high-quality
applied research, practical policy advice, and policy-focused dissemination
and debate.
ILEIA
http://www.ileia.org
ILEIA is a Centre for Information on Low External Input and Sustainable
Agriculture
IFDC
http://www.ifdc.org
International Fertilizer Development Center was created
in October 1974 as a center of excellence with expertise in fertilizers
to service the needs of the developing countries. The center's goal is
increasing agricultural productivity in a sustainable manner. The Center
has conducted technology transfer activities in more than 120 countries.
IFPRI
http://www.ifpri.org/
The mission of the International Food Policy Research
Institute is to identify and analyze policies for sustainably meeting
the food needs of the developing world. Research at IFPRI concentrates
on economic growth and poverty alleviation in low-income countries, improvement
of the well-being of poor people, and sound management of the natural
resource base that supports agriculture.
IIED
http://www.iied.org
The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
is an independent, non-profit organization promoting sustainable patterns
of world development through collaborative research, policy studies, networking
and knowledge dissemination.
USAID
http://www.usaid.gov/
USAID is an independent USA federal government agency
that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State.
The agency works to support long-term and equitable economic growth and
advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting: economic growth,
agricultural and trade; global health; and, democracy, conflict prevention
and humanitarian assistance.
CIRAD
http://www.cirad.fr/
CIRAD is a French scientific organization specializing in agricultural
research for the tropics and subtropics of the world. Its mission
is to contribute to rural development in the countries of these regions
through research, experiments, training, and dissemination of scientific
and technical information. Its work covers agricultural, veterinary, forestry,
and food sciences.
CATIE
http://www.catie.ac.cr/
The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education
Center (CATIE) is a regional center dedicated to research and graduate
education in agriculture and the management, conservation and sustainable
use of natural resources.
Wagri
http://www.wagri.fr
The French portal for agriculture, food, fisheries
and rural affairs was created within the framework of the ministerial
program of action for the information society. It federates websites of
the public and parastatal institutions that are under the auspices of
the French Ministry of Food, Fisheries and Rural Affairs.
CAST
http://www.cast-science.org
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)
assembles, interprets, and communicates science-based information regionally,
nationally, and internationally on food, fiber, agricultural, natural
resource, and related societal and environmental issues to our stakeholders--legislators,
regulators, policy makers, the media, the private sector, and the public.
WebAgri
http://www.web-agri.com/
The Agricultural Search Engine
FEWS NET
http://www.fews.net/
The Goal of the Famine Early Warning Systems Network
(FEWS NET) is to strengthen the abilities of African countries and regional
organizations to manage risk of food insecurity through the provision
of timely and analytical early warning and vulnerability information
IAAE
http://www.iaae-agecon.org/
The International Association of Agricultural Economists
(IAAE) is a worldwide confederation of agricultural economists and others
concerned with agricultural economic problems, including problems related
to the use of renewable resources and the environment.
AAAE
http://www.aaea.org/
The American Association of Agricultural Economists
Food First
http://www.foodfirst.org
The Institute for Food and Development Policy better
known as Food First--is a member-supported, nonprofit 'peoples' think
tank and education-for-action center. Our work highlights root causes
and value-based solutions to hunger and poverty around the world, with
a commitment to establishing food as a fundamental human right.
AgTrade
http://www.agtrade.org
AGTRADE.ORG aim is to be an up-to-date source of information about current
agricultural trade issues and policies. On this site
you will find news items, research results, general information on trade
issues, and links to other online resources.
FarmAfrica
http://www.farmafrica.org.uk/
FarmAfrica has been working with poor rural African farmers and
herders since 1985.
Tracker
http://www.nrmtracker.org/
A Tool for Real-Time Learning from Local Resource Management
Initiatives in Africa
NSW Agriculture
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/
NSW Agriculture is an Australian State Government Department, involved
in agricultural research, advisory services, education
and regulation and providing practical farm production solutions.
LEAD- Imperial
http://www.lead.org
Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) International is a global
network of individuals and non-governmental organizations, committed to
sustainable development. LEAD is an independent, not-for-profit
organization, established in 1991 by The Rockefeller Foundation.
ICIMOD
http://www.icimod.org.np/
ICIMOD is the first international organisation to make a commitment to
improve the living conditions of mountain inhabitants
in a sustainable way, helping them to live and not merely exist upon the
highest wonders on earth. The Centre is multidisciplinary, area-focussed
and mountain-based; it concentrates mainly on the Hindu Kush-Himalayan
Region.
