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Simone Staiger at the CGIAR draws our attention to a new AGRISERVICE Bulletin of GTZ looking at knowledge management in (agricultural) development cooperation.The special issue (PDF format) has reports from a 2007 workshop.As well as some general articles on KM in organisations, it has some interesting 'agricultural' cases....Knowledge Generation and Facilitation in a National System for Agricultural Innovation (Bolivia)Sustainet, the 'Sustainable Agriculture Information Network' that systematically evaluates, communicates and disseminates successful approaches to and concepts of sustainable agriculture.Multi-Stakeholder Fora for the Management of Mobile Livestock Production Systems (Germany and Niger).Social Networks for Information and Knowledge Management - drawing on experiences from...

In June 2007, FAO and GTZ are holding a workshop on 'Communicating Knowledge: From good practice to systematic change.' Among the objectives:Give an overview on currents methods, disciplines and good practices in Knowledge management and communication for rural development;Create an understanding of how to implement Knowledge management strategies in rural areas and within development...