Clients and partners
SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation)
SDC Network on Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD network)
SKAT (Consulting and resource centre for technology and management in development)
SHL (Swiss College of Agriculture)
CDE (Centre for Development and Environment)
Inter-Réseaux - développement rural
GTZ Services for Rural Development
IDE (International Development Enterprises)
odcp (organisational development, culture and politics)
km4dev (knowledge management for development)
Websites and platforms
produced or managed by AGRIDEA International or with its involvement
The Neuchatel Initiative is an informal group of representatives of the major bilateral and multilateral development agencies involved in agricultural development. It focuses on agricultural and rural (extension) services and knowledge systems, with the purpose of exchanging experiences and views, joint reflection, and development of a common understanding on current issues. Its slim website provides access to commonly developed publications and provides links to the persons and institutions engaged in the group.
Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS)
GFRAS’ mission is to provide a space for advocacy and leadership on pluralistic, demand-driven rural advisory services. GFRAS does this in the context of the global development agenda, with a goal of promoting sustainable growth and reducing poverty. GFRAS is active in supporting experience-sharing in rural advisory services (RAS); consulting regional actors, assessing their needs and exploring potential collaboration; providing voice for RAS in global processes and events; producing reports and briefs on RAS; supporting and harmonizing better evaluation and assessment of RAS; and supporting capacity development for regional RAS bodies.
This internet service supports groups of local learners around the world to share both their expertise and their challenges in a virtual knowledge exchange. Learners produce ideas for progress through the synergy created by many diverse groups pooling their 'do-ledge', or capacity to do things, together. The learning groups are working on demand-driven agricultural services and on developing market chains from producers to consumers.
Websites offering a wealth of knowledge around rural development topics
CTA (Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation)
Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED)
ELDIS (gateway to development information)
Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (GDPRD)
IDS (Institute of Development Studies)
IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
ILEIA (Centre for Information on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture)
ILO (International Labour Organization)
Swiss Forum for International Agricultural Research (SFIAR)
IUCN (World Conservation Union)
Livelihoods Connect (thematic site on sustainable livelihoods)
NRI (Natural Resources Institute)
ODI (Overseas Development Institute)
PlaNetFinance (microfinance knowledge)
Prolinnova - Promoting Local Innovation
IDRC Canada (International Development Research Centre)
WOCAT - World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies
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