The Knowledge Sharing in Research Project Leader Nadia Manning-Thomas recently developed a think-piece for the Science Forum, held in Wageningen, The Netherlands, 16th and 17th June 2009. The think-piece and presentation based on it given during the  Science Forum, were part of the background material...

The CGIAR Science Forum was recently held in Wageningen, The Netherlands, 16th and 17th June 2009. As part of the Science Forum, a number of workshops were convened on key topics. This included: Workshop 3. ICTs transforming agricultural science, research and technology generation I (Nadia Manning-Thomas,...

Find the full call for articles and papers for the December 2009 issue of the Knowledge Management for Development Journal at km4dj_call_for_papers-december-20093 Volume 5, Issue 3, to be published in December 2009, will focus on the effective (and potential) contribution of approaches to learning,...

There has been a fairly active response to the blog post on Learning Alliance- light?!: exploring models that work posted on July 3rd 2008. Some interesting comments and perspectives have been shared–check it out and give us your own thoughts too. In addition, with a general agreement by a number...

The latest edition of LEISA magazine- Magazine on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture (June 2008 volume 24 no.2) features an article by Janice Jiggins entitled “Sustainable agriculture in the news: International study stresses role of farmers”–see article This article is...

The 15 Centers supported by the CGIAR and their many national partners are together creating a wealth of knowledge that can help rural communities in developing countries build sustainable livelihoods. Yet, formidable obstacles to uptake and use of generated knowledge as well as impact of CGIAR agricultural...

Shawn Callahan, Mark Schenk and Nancy White offer us today a quick to read 10-pager full of concrete tips and insights on how to make our organizations a better place to work together. Because “collaboration is a set of skills and practices we are rarely taught“, the three authors help us...