How FAO Promotes Access to Scientific Knowledge in Haiti
25 Aug 2016
Through AGORA
FAO Haiti recently issued a news piece on how FAO Promotes Access to Scientific Knowledge in Haiti: La FAO favorise l’accès à la connaissance scientifique à travers son Système de recherche mondiale en ligne sur l’agriculture (AGORA). Since 2003, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has set up an online global search system on agriculture, called AGORA. Its main objective is to facilitate access for developing countries, to a wide range of documents in areas such as food, agriculture, environmental sciences, social sciences, among others. Haiti is one of five countries in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean to have access to it for free. A total of 2,900 institutions from more than 100 countries, 6,100 magazines and 5,800 books are already online and available on AGORA. This global digital platform aims to facilitate and democratize access to documentation for students, teachers, researchers and institutions specialized in the fields of agriculture and life sciences.
Access to information in Haiti is a major problem to the development of the country. Both at the levels of public and private universities, research centers, the specialized agencies of the Haitian public administration, the availability and access to information represent a challenge and a shortfall. This makes it difficult to achieve further scientific research in crucial areas, which has the effect of inhibiting the processes of social change and development. The possibility for Haiti to have free access to this great global system of online information will facilitate the process of learning, teaching and scientific research on vital issues for the country, while allowing it to enroll in the era of the knowledge society and information.
Impressively, this news article has been shared on national and regional media:
- Le Nouvelliste 27-07-2016 : La FAO favorise l’accès à la connaissance scientifique à travers AGORA
- The Haiti-BENELUX chamber of commerce and industry 27-07-2016: FAO Promotes Access to Scientific Knowledge in Haiti
- Haïti - Agriculture : La FAO favorise l’accès à la connaissance scientifique à Haïti
- Radio Universel 20-07-2016 : Haïti - Agriculture : La FAO favorise l'accès à la connaissance scientifique à Haïti
