Open Access to Agricultural Knowledge for Inclusive Growth | EGFAR
abernard102@gmail.com 2014-11-07
Summary:
"What happens when almost 75 people passionately interested in open access to knowledge (including data and information) and improving agricultural informatics in India gather together? Lots of scope for knowledge exchange and opening up of opportunities were only two of the outcomes of the 'Open Access to Agricultural Knowledge for Inclusive Growth' workshop held 29-30 October 2014 in Hyderabad, India.
Organized by ICAR – the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, the Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture Indian Council of Agriculture Research and in association with GFAR – the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (through CIARD), around 80 farmer representatives, scientists, faculty, and officers from research institutions, NGOs, community based organizations, private sector and State Agricultural Universities took part in this workshop ..."