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Africa doubles research output over past decade, moves towards a knowledge-based economy – Research Trends
Ylann Schemm looks at the factors contributing to a promising trend of African research output. The author cites many :  increased funding, significant policy changes within countries, improved research infrastructure, both human and physical and others – but she notes
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Watch the FAO webcast on the 10th Anniversary of AGORA from Rome, Italy – FAO Director General José Graziano da Silva
AGORA, a programme that brings key scientific literature on food, agriculture and related fields to students, researchers and scientists, has become a crucial tool for some of the world’s poorest countries. Access to information is key to develop agriculture and
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Research4Life: A User Experience Review
In January 2010, R4L contracted Edmond Gaible of The Natoma Group to conduct a User Experience Review, which was to assess key factors that affect the influence of Research4Life on developing-country participation in the activities of the global research community,
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United Nations – Food and Agriculture Organization Radio: 10th anniversary of Research4Life’s AGORA agricultural program
  10th anniversary of Research4Life’s AGORA agricultural program  African librarians win the Research4Life competition 18 September 2013, Rome—    This week marks the 10th anniversary of Research4Life’s AGORA agricultural program – a program coordinated by FAO, together with major publishers
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FAO Press Release: Bridging the information gap in agriculture
AGORA makes online scientific literature available to over 100 poor countries – Tenth anniversary celebrated in Rome 16 September 2013, Rome – AGORA, a programme that brings key scientific literature on food, agriculture and related fields to students, researchers and scientists,
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Elsevier Connect: Q&A with Stephen Rudgard as AGORA celebrates its 10th anniversary
Equipping agricultural scientists in the developing world with the research they need    Stephen Rudgard is the Chief of Knowledge and Capacity for Development at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome. He heads a global team that manages programs aimed
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Elsevier Connect: Q&A with Stephen Rudgard as AGORA celebrates its 10th anniversary
Equipping agricultural scientists in the developing world with the research they need   Stephen Rudgard is the Chief of Knowledge and Capacity for Development at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome. He heads a global team that manages programs aimed at
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CABI Boosts Contribution to Research4Life with 77 New Titles on Agriculture, Plant and Veterinary Science
Access to Research in the Developing World Press Release 10 September 2013 –  CAB International (Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International) announced today they will be provide free access to 77 recently published CABI books through Research4Life, a global UN-publisher initiative providing
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Research4Life featured in the WHO World Health Report 2013
The World health report: research for universal health coverage focuses on the importance of research in advancing progress towards universal health coverage. In addition, it identifies the benefits of increased investment in health research by low- and middle-income countries using
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Research4Life Newsletter July 2013
Table of Contents Note from the Editor Competition Update and Winner: Librarians Share Impact Experiences from Research4Life Research4Life Reaches Milestone of 35,000 Scholarly Resources Celebrating AGORA’s 10th Anniversary in Rome at our Partner Meeting Announcing the new Research4Life Advisory Council
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Research4Life Announces Winner of “Unsung Heroes” Library Impact Competition
Onan Mulumba, of Makerere University, is awarded First Prize in the global case study competition to raise awareness about the essential role of librarians powering research in developing countries.   London, United Kingdom 1 July 2013 – The Research4Life partnership
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Raising Burkina Faso research to international standards (Wiley Exchanges)
Research4Life’s Charlotte Masiello-Riome introduces Wiley Exchanges readers to AGORA, and how the programme showed agronomist Sami Hyacinthe Kambire that his research was not as original as he had thought – but this realization was exactly what he needed to lift his
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