East Africa - Special Programme for African Agricultural Research (SPAAR) information system

SPAAR Intorniatioii System EAST AFRICA Special Program for African Agricultural Research Propgramme Special pour a Rechemhe Anicole en Afrique SF AAR internationaal agrarisch centrum EE SPAAR tr.F'4',,~,;~f -;  Wageein 14 Septinte 1994 Thiss a hw*opy sa of dfn hkm he %-M MM per Mh 1994. The SlSS4aisse donnoio repKn cureare agrculual resewad:h prec1 hnded or executed by orgurszans in dmor coaus Al Ite k S neesg ome 1994 ft hIneniona Agrxical Centre (LAC) v the Nilecands was cd lo dtrixi hrdDop4iyjnoubt an deaurc g 19W41S95. This doamnl oxiwis a seection of ixKects concn Ebt Akca (Buundi. Dpxx*. Ethopia Kenya. Rwada. Smaha. Sudan, Ugknda) W is poem, i 3 part: - en oveniw o propec by m dAp Ie (yelDw pages); a an oveiiw of peo*cb by cw*y (grey pags); - d Is " o prqod-conlent (atile pags). The SpeeW Pr p b r Om ca. AgltdhirA t (SPAAR) emerged as an mAdati i fe rid-aghties lo enhaxce ag a prdeon in ca by m srSg donor co-ordiaton in te f6dd o agncultu resarch. The SPAAR bworaton SysMn (SIS) was demioped b ne mm gnips wilh lhe qreasg nuie of acties. 11 cOneer Ihe regitration of nabonal tuded projects n FAO's daase CAUS. At p nese ove 4000 prcs are recrded nSS wt ae now aviab on varous CD-ROWs (AGRISARC4-Sde Paft nd DANXXIM) The SIS operates as a system in wtch focal ponZt in donor octis or -agencies am rspossie btr kwcocion of dwoo pbject dal Focal poGIns are ATSAF (Gemany), NRI (Unded Kigdomrr IDRC (Canada ard br Japaee data), USAID (Unied Stes of Ameica), CIRAD (France) and LAC (fie Noteells). O0w bcal pouts am lcaed in aidagencies sudc as Oe Wolad Ba8 The SPAAR F cat at tie World Ba resp fa r dat nd d ig are dataIase tI SIS focal poas. cms m nona r r erc syslems and olher relevant og abons. The softe is basd on CDS4ISIS in order to ditate tr dstrlton The classification o proect is done on Ihe bases of AGRI-ARIS keywords andi adbhon keywor are ated tmon FAO's AGROVOC-1hesaurus. Free dassfication ens are developed by IAC lo aggregate proe cder map( temes by contenrg AGRIS/CARIS categrie You are welcm to contt the SPAAR-Secretanat. Mr F Neunan/ K.Vemoolen at LAC or yur nearest 9SIS-ocal point for rfner unlnation regrdn SIS or fDr obtaining te dabase. Yours sincerely. Frans Neuman Kirm Vemnooten The SPAAR secretariat Ir F Ne .aniMrs K. Vemxten The World Bank LC Wagenegen 1816 H S#e. N.W. P.0.8ox 8 Waswigion, D.C 20433 6700 AB Wagenwgen USA The Nehe,x Phone: (202) 473-894 Phone: (+31-O)8370 90234190676 Fax (202) 473-8231 Fax: (+31-X08370 185652 Teler. 248 423 WOFLD BANK Emai: IW(IAC)OFNAGRO.NL This pctCallm is madet possw by tie Arnwic*aswort of Ome Reseo ogwam OSTISO of# AeMuy of Foe Aft aOm NsVwunds  . . 0 U, . U, .2 - E . n ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ C LnU?U U U C . . . . . .. . . . . . . . o(,~~~~~~ . . . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . XF~~~~~~~ . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . fl .. ... ................ . . . . . . .U. .. . ., .- . . . . . . . UG.