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Whatever the technology chosen, improving information management is an essential part of forest governance reforms.

This Training Kit is a unique product that can be tailored to meet your needs, ensuring that your employees get the best training available on Participatory Spatial Information Management and Communication. The Kit contains 15 Modules, each presented through a series of Units. Modules cover the entire spectrum of good developmental practice, from mobilising communities to developing a communication strategy based on the outcome of PGIS activities. Modules touch on topics such as the fundamentals of training, ethics and community groundwork as well as the more technical low-, mid- and high-tech participatory mapping methods. The Kit culminates in a Module on networking, communication and advocacy, the pillars upon which maps become effective media and negotiation tools. This product has been developed using the Multimedia Training Kit approach: you pick and choose those Modules, Units and components that best suit your requirements and develop a curriculum to suit your specific needs.

Changement climatique et l’agriculture dans les pays ACP Le CTA vient d’organiser, à Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso du 27 au 31 Octobre 2008, un séminaire international sur « les implications du changement global du climat sur les systèmes de production agricole durables dans les pays ACP – Quelles stratégies en matière d’information et de la communication ».   Le site présente  les résultats des discussions organisées dans le cadre de la préparation du séminaire et les conclusions et recommandations du séminaire.

The site offers detailed seminar information including themes, call for papers, online registration, media award, programme and interactive areas such as blogs and e-discussion.

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) is promoting the adoption and dissemination of sound practices in the domains of participatory spatial information management and communication otherwise known as PGIS practice. This site provides an updated account of completed and ongoing initiatives and access to useful resources.

La liste des publications du CTA comprend plus de 600 titres couvrant divers sujets dans le domaine de l’agriculture et du développement rural. Elle est disponible dans une base de données en ligne. Le visiteur peut chercher par catégorie, titre, auteur, numéro ISBN ou texte libre. Il est possible d’obtenir de l’information sur le stock d’un titre. Certaines publications sont téléchargeables.

Ce site a pour ambition de discuter de l’intégration des TIC au développement notamment des pays africains.

Archives of Rural Radio Resource Packs (RRRPs) on a variety of topics related to agriculture and rural development to be re-packaged and broadcast by local radio stations in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP).

Information and Knowledge Management Forum shows how information and knowledge play a critical role within organisations in the ACP in promoting development. It provides a platform to facilitate the sharing of experiences and promote dialogue between the North and South and between the South and South. Tools to develop information and knowledge management strategies are also provided.

The ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), together with its partners, held the 2009 meeting of its ICT Observatory on ICTs on the theme of “mobile services” for agricultural and rural development. The aim of the meeting was to promote the adoption and further dissemination among development partners and agents of appropriate policies and strategies for service delivery using mobile hardware (phones, computers) and local wireless connectivity.

The starting point for navigating sites promoting the use of Web 2.0 in the context of international cooperation

The Annual Report for the ACP-EU Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) describes CTA’s activities over the past year and includes a review of subjects topical to the Centre’s stakeholders from the European Union and Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. PDF copies of previous reports are also available on the site

Le Rapport annuel 2008 du Centre technique de coopération agricole et rurale ACP-UE (CTA) passe en revue les activités du CTA sur l’année précédente, avec une analyse des sujets d’actualité concernant ses partenaires et bénéficiaires des pays de l’Union européenne, d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique. Les rapports précédents sont également disponibles sous format PDF.

Ce portail vidéo lancé par le CTA en 2004 compile une série de clips vidéo et films courts du CTA et de ses partenaires sur différents sujets agricoles dans les pays ACP. Il est attendu de ce portail qu’il puisse être utilisé pour partager les expériences/connaissances et renforcer les communautés qui travaillent sur la vidéo en tant qu’outil de développement

Le site présente des informations sur les thèmes, l’appel à proposition, l’enregistrement en ligne, le prix du meilleur journaliste, le programme et un forum à travers un blog et e-discussion.

Agritrade est le portail du CTA sur le commerce international des produits agricoles et de la pêche dans le cadre des relations ACP-UE. Il fournit des informations et analyses par produits ainsi que sur des sujets clés, tels que les négociations d’APE et à l'OMC, la réforme de la PAC et les questions de sécurité des denrées alimentaires.

The publication, promotion and dissemination of the Smart toolkit will contribute significantly to the field of information by providing practical and cost-effective methods for planning, monitoring and evaluating information to a wide range of stakeholders. The Toolkit is expected to be used mainly by information practitioners, managers of information projects, ACP partner institutions, development agencies, farmers’ organisations, non-governmental organisations and research organisations and policy-makers.

Le weblog du CTA de Bruxelles offre quotidiennement des nouvelles en ligne sur les politiques de développement et de coopération ACP-UE. Ce service permet l’accès aux documents, aux informations et aux principaux événements à Bruxelles importants pour le développement agricole et rural des pays ACP. En outre, chaque semaine, un invité spécial témoigne sur les questions de développement du moment. Les lecteurs peuvent accéder au contenu thématique des politiques de développement (commerce, pêche, aide, environnement, migration, sécurité alimentaire, développement rural, etc.) et s’abonner en ligne au Bulletin hebdomadaire gratuit.

ICTUpdate is a bimonthly printed bulletin, a web magazine, and an accompanying email newsletter. Each issue of ICTUpdate focuses on a specific theme relevant to ICTs for agricultural and rural development in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, and features four commissioned articles. The printed bulletin also contains a selection of relevant links and projects and a ‘Question and Answer’ section, taken from the website.

Ce blog, mis à jour quotidiennement, présente des informations sur les questions et les événements clés ACP-UE à Bruxelles liés à l'agriculture et au développement rural dans les pays ACP. Il est aussi possible de s'abonner en ligne au bulletin électronique hebdomadaire.

Archives des dossiers techniques de radio rurale touchant à de nombreux sujets liés à l’agriculture et au développement rural, afin d’être adaptés puis diffusés par les radios locales d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique.

Le site web Connaissances pour le Développement soutient le dialogue sur les politiques de S,T & I pour le développement agricole et rural dans les pays d’Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique. Il permet aux scientifiques et aux autres parties prenantes de partager des informations, de collaborer, de formuler des positions politiques et de développer des stratégies en vue d’utiliser les S&T au service du développement de l’agriculture.

The CTA photo gallery is a digital archive of downloadable images in agricultural and rural development. It includes photos of a wide range of development-related activities throughout ACP. It also includes photos of key ARD themes commissioned by CTA.

Mapping for Change: International Conference on Participatory Spatial Information Management and Communication

ICT Update est un magazine multimédia disponible à la fois sur Internet, en version papier et sous forme d’une newsletter diffusée par e-mail. ICTUpdate paraît tous les deux mois. Chaque numéro se concentre sur un thème particulier lié aux NTIC pour le développement agricole et rural dans les pays ACP.

CTA has organized an international seminar on the implications global climate change for sustainable agriculture production systems in ACP countries: getting information and communication strategies right. The seminar took place in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, from 27 – 31 October 2008.   The site presents the results of discussions during the preparation of the seminar and the conclusions and recommendations of the seminar.

Anancy est un portail Web qui donne l'accès à d'importantes ressources d'information sur l'agriculture et le développement rural. On y retouve notamment les publications techniques, les actes de séminaires et autres matériels audio produits par le CTA.

The TelecentresAfrica portal was launched in 2009 in collaboration with InfoBridge Foundation to serve as a platform for sharing Telecentres experiences and content from the field. The portal includes a repository containing a large number of publications and web resources on telecentres, ICT4D, mobile phones and rural radio next to organizations, networks and people involved in telecentres activities and projects. In the community working space, key issues related to the sustainability of telecentres are discussed. CTA intends in the near future to extend this experience to Caribbean and Pacific regions.

Anancy, the CTA Virtural Resource Center is a web portal providing numerous information resource materials on agricultural and rural development. It compiles the Centre technical publications, proceedings, policy briefs or rural radio materials.

This video portal initiated by CTA in 2004 is a collection of video clips and films from CTA and its partners about ARD issues in ACP countries. It is expected that this portal will be used to share experience/knowledge and build or strengthen communities who are working on video as a tool for agricultural and rural development.

This CTA - Wisard International library can hold various types of information, text-based, images or multi-media. Its functional specifications aim at compliance with the most widely used Agricultural Information Management Standards (http://www.fao.org/aims) to facilitate interoperability, reusability and cooperation. It is compliant with the Dublin Core (DC) and AGRIS Application Profile formats.

This blog includes all the relevant documents about the regular development briefing sessions in Brussels on key issues and challenges for rural development in the context of EU/ACP cooperation, organized by the ACP-EU technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), the European Commission, the EU Presidency, the ACP Group, Euforic, Concord, and other partners

Spore is a bi-monthly magazine covering agricultural and rural development in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. Readers have access to trends and opinions, technical innovations, business, recent publications and useful contact sources. Spore is available in print and electronic formats. The print format is available at no cost for subscribers based in ACP and European countries.

CTA’s website knowledge for development supports the policy dialogue on science, technology and innovation (ST&I) for ACP agricultural and rural development. It enables the scientific community and other stakeholders to share information and collaborate and formulate policy positions and develop strategies for harnessing ST&I for transforming the agricultural sector.

This website documents farmers’ questions and corresponding answers. Vouchers are the means by which questions are collected and answers provided. Multiple information channels including the internet are used as part of the process. Collaboration between CTA and BLE-ISICAD has led to the introduction of the service to more communities and the improvement of the software behind the platform.

The CTA Brussels weblog provides daily online news on ACP-EU policy development cooperation issues. Users have access to policy documents and news, key events in Brussels relevant to agriculture and rural development for ACP countries and information on the Brussels development community. Every week a special guest is interviewed on topical development policy issues. Readers can access thematic content on policy issues (trade, fisheries, aid effectiveness, environment, migration, food security, rural development...) and subscribe on line to the weekly free e-newsletter.

CTA’s publications list contains more than 600 titles covering different topics in the area of agriculture and rural development. It is available in an online database. The visitor can search by category, title, author, ISBN number or free text. It is also possible to obtain information on the stock of a title. Some publications are downloadable.

Agritrade is the CTA's web portal on international agricultural trade issues in the context of ACP-EU relations. It provides updated information and analysis on key topics including EPA and WTO negotiations, implications of CAP reform for ACP, food safety issues as well as major commodities such as sugar, banana, cotton and fisheries issues.

Web2forDev Gateway: The starting point for your Web 2.0 learning and sharing experience in the context of development work.

News for development professionals or NewsforDev is a project of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) that employs RSS and e-mail news technology to bring knowledge and information to agricultural development practitioners in ACP countries.

A web log for the exchange of opinions and ideas regarding CTA's information products and services and other topical issues.

The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation EU-ACP(CTA) was established in 1983 under the Lomé Convention between the ACP (African, Caribbean and Pacific) Group of States and the European Union. CTA's tasks are to develop and provide services that improve access to information for agricultural and rural development, and to strengthen the capacity of ACP countries to produce, acquire, exchange and utilise information in this areas.

Spore est un magazine d'information bimestriel pour le développement agricole et rural des pays d'Afrique, des Caraïbes et du Pacifique. On y trouve : tendances et opinions, innovations techniques, business, résumés de publications, adresses utiles. Spore paraît en formats imprimé et électronique et est distribué gratuitement à ses abonnés des pays du Groupe ACP et de l’Union européenne.

Le Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole et Rurale (CTA) est une institution ACP-UE œuvrant dans le domaine de l’information pour le développement. Il exerce ses activités dans le cadre de l’Accord de Cotonou ACP-UE. Son siège social est aux Pays-Bas.