A revamped blog site for the CSI

Our fellows spatial information specialists of the Consortium for Spatial Information (CSI): the initiative of geospatial scientists within the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR), gave a facelift to their web presence. Check it out here for information on datasets available, activities, projects… The common interest towards the promotion of the use of Geographic Information [...]

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AGCommons technical infrastructure – How to make spatial data useful to farmers?

A major component of the AGCommons program from the beginning has been to find a way to make spatial information more relevant and useful to small-holder farmers in the field. The idea that we can bring the same level of location intelligence used by large scale farming operations and agribusinesses in North America to small-holder [...]

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WhereCampAfrica and CSI Week Media Coverage

WhereCampAfrica took place in Nairobi on April 4th with a goal of showcasing and sharing with Africa’s technology community new opportunities and possibilities presented by the fast evolving ICTs. WhereCampAfrica was preceded by the first Africa Geospatial week sponsored by the CGIAR-CSI.

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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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Wrap-up day at African Geospatial Week in Nairobi

Final day (Friday) of CSI-AGCommons workshops in Nairobi, with the theme “Mapping Our Future”.

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AGCommons Day at African Geospatial Week in Nairobi

How can AGCommons effectively help farmer Mary? This is the question that participants tried to answer today at the AGCommons workshop in Nairobi.

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