Realizing a Dream: Introducing AGCommons Director Laban MacOpiyo

There are many reasons why we choose to follow a particular career path. Sometimes it is a childhood dream that takes shape watching a movie or reading a favorite book; sometimes a spark is ignited in a school classroom; sometimes it is a desire to make a difference in a community; sometimes we adopt someone [...]

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May I introduce you Laban MacOpiyo: the new Director of AGCommons

Laban Adero Mac Opiyo, a PhD in Range Ecology and Management at the Texas A&M University, has been nominated Director of AGCommons. His work –and passion–  have focused on geospatial agricultural research over the last 15 years during which he has been working  as a Geographical Information System (GIS) expert and project leader  to major [...]

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New Focus, New Site for AGCommons

Why a new site? With the new direction of AGCommons as a service bureau also its website needed a refresh. As a development-focused geospatial information services provider, one of our main concerns is to inform on the potentials and value of location specific information.

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AGCommons: from Program to Service Bureau

Alea iacta est – the die is cast! The design phase is now behind us and a new course for AGCommons has been mapped out. The program will be developed as an Africa-based service bureau providing location specific (geospatial) information technology services to extend the reach and impact of existing agricultural initiatives working to improve the productivity [...]

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News Reports on CSI-AGCommons Meetings in Nairobi

The BBC Nairobi reporter David Ogot reports with interviews to our AGCommons steering committee member, Peter Ndunda, CIAT’s Andy Jarvis and ICRISAT’s Pierre Sibiry. A Message of Hope to Farmers, by Joyce Mulama, IPS Correspondent in Kenya Helping farmers at the touch of a button, IRIN News More to come….stay tuned!

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