Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture

The AGORA program, set up by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) together with major publishers, enables developing countries to gain access to an outstanding digital library collection in the fields of food, agriculture, environmental science and related social sciences. AGORA provides a collection of more than 3000 journals to institutions in 106 countries. AGORA is designed to enhance the scholarship of the many thousands of students, faculty and researchers in agriculture and life sciences in the developing world.

Now in French - AGORA Short Course – March 2013
The updated version of the AGORA Short Course and Workbook are now available in French [Read more...]

The Research4Life partners announced that they have agreed to extend their partnership through 2020
Research4Life (www.research4life.org) currently provides over 6,000 institutions in more than 100 developing countries with free or low cost access. [Read more...]

Research4Life is now on Facebook and Twitter
Keep up-to-date on the latest news and activities of Research4Life [Read more...]

Updated AGORA Training Materials now available – September 2012
The English version of the AGORA Training Materials are now updated. Use them as training materials on “How to use AGORA”, or simply as personal teaching guides. The 2012 Training materials include exercises, handouts, and presentations [Read more...]

Strengthening Research4Life Customer Registration and Assistance – June 2012
The Research4Life User Registration Systems and Help Desk Facilities which service the HINARI, AGORA, OARE and ARDI programmes [Read more...]

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Belarus, July 2010 Hello, dear Agora! It is grateful, that we have chance to get international experience in agriculture science. Thanks a lot! [Read more...]

Moldova, September 2010 Access to scientific journals included in the Agora has a significant impact on research and innovation process and provide a means of information on the latest achievements of science and world practice that a researcher should really know them [Read more...]

ITOCA 2011 Training Calendar ITOCA has trained over 2,500 information professionals, faculty, researchers and students in information literacy courses focusing on the use of electronic information resources [Read more...]

ITOCA 2009 Training Calendar The Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa (ITOCA) www.itoca.org is mandated to carry out training and outreach work for Research4Life programmes. [Read more...]

ITOCA training 2008 calendar ITOCA has trained over 5,000 information professionals, scientists and students in electronic information programs in over 30 Sub-Sahara countries in the last nine years. [Read more...]