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The author describes the development of an on-line social networking website. Members of the international Forest Connect Alliance had expressed a strong demand for greater information-sharing. The website provided a platform for members to quickly and easily access and share information about state-of-the-art practice in small and medium-sized forest enterprises. Since its creation, the online social network has attracted an increasing number of genuinely active members. Although donors still need persuasion to fund further website development, early indications are that the initiative is having a positive impact.

Publisher

IIED and CTA

London, UK and Wageningen, The Netherlands

http://www.iied.org or www.planotes.org or www.cta.org

Tools for enhancing knowldge-sharing in agriculture: imporoving rural livelihoods in Uganda

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Authors:

Karamagi, E.A.

Nakirya, M.

2009

Abstract

The authors describe the work of the Busoga Rural Open Source and Development Initiative (BROSDI) in Uganda. BROSDI works with a network of farmer organisations to generate, collect and share local information about effective agricultural practice. BROSDI integrates a range of Web 2.0 tools and more traditional approaches û from digital radio, mobile phones, and blogs to regular Knowledge Sharing Forums and working with Village Knowledge Brokers