Getting ready for AgKnowledge Africa (logistics and practical info)

Do you know which is the most pleasant time of the year to travel to Addis Ababa?

Is there a Bank at ILRI Campus?

Where should you stay during the Share Fair?

If you were unable to answer any one of these questions, it is worth you take a look at some Practical Information on Addis, and the ILRI Campus and Hostel.

• Under General information on Addis Ababa you will be advised on Ethiopia's currency, weather and much more.
• The ILRI Campus section will guide you through the facilities available in this spacious and well-equipped structure.
• And if you decide to board at ILRI Hostel, you will be curious to know how this building is organized by clicking here.

Whether you are an expert traveler or not, it is time to get organized. You will arrive in Addis for the Share Fair in less than two months time!

Have you registered?

AgKnowledge Africa: Share Fair on Agricultural and Rural Development Knowledge in Africa

Share Fair on Agricultural and Rural Development Knowledge in Africa

ILRI Campus, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 18-21 October 2010

The "AgKnowledge Africa Share Fair" will showcase the ways agricultural and rural knowledge in and of Africa is created, shared, communicated, and applied.

Like the 2009 edition in Rome, this Fair will be an opportunity to share experiences from all over the African continent with a wide range of people and organizations: Farmer organizations, extensionists, researchers, students, academia, policy shapers, information and communication specialists, private sector actors, international and regional organizations, and governments.

The heart of the Fair will be a series of thematic ‘learning pathways’ in a process of mapping, sharing and connecting people and activities.These pathways will illustrate how African ‘talents’ are creating, sharing and using rural knowledge - at the grassroots, in research and policy, and through intermediaries. The pathways will focus on agriculture and climate change, land, livestock, and water.

A wide range of knowledge types and modes of sharing will be covered – oral, visual, drama, music, video, radio, documentary, publishing, storytelling, web-based, geospatial, networked, mobile, computer-based, SMS, or journalistic.

More information on the event is available from: http://bit.ly/sharefairaddis. Download the brochure [PDF].

Call for proposals closes on September 5, 2010.