AGROWEB International AGROWEB International NetworkNetwork: Platform for : Platform for

Communication and Communication and Information/Knowledge Sharing Information/Knowledge Sharing

in Agriculturein Agriculture

Ms. Nara Ms. Nara YaralyanYaralyan, , AgroWebAgroWeb ArmeniaArmeniaMr. Mr. ArmanArman ManukyanManukyan, , AgrowebAgroweb Network Network

Management TeamManagement TeamMr. Mr. MichalMichal Demes, FAO REUTDemes, FAO REUT

AgrowebAgroweb International NetworkInternational Networkhttp://agrowebcee.net/index.phphttp://agrowebcee.net/index.php

►► Established in 1998 by Established in 1998 by organisationsorganisations and and individuals involved in individuals involved in agricultural and rural agricultural and rural development in Central development in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Former Soviet and the Former Soviet Union (FSU) countriesUnion (FSU) countries

►► To fill up the gaps in the To fill up the gaps in the agriculture related agriculture related information on the information on the InternetInternet

►► FFacilitated by the regional acilitated by the regional chapter ofchapter of thetheInternational Association International Association of Agricultural Information of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) and by Specialists (IAALD) and by FAOFAO

AgrowebAgroweb Network: from the Network: from the Regional Cooperation to the Farm Regional Cooperation to the Farm

Level OneLevel One►► Maintained by the Maintained by the

representatives of representatives of 27 participating 27 participating countriescountries

►► Balkan countries, Balkan countries, New Independent New Independent States, Baltic states, States, Baltic states, Caucasus region Caucasus region and Central Asia, and Central Asia, and European Union and European Union countries are countries are currently involved in currently involved in the network.the network.

AgrowebAgroweb SubSub--Regional NetworksRegional Networks

►►AW Caucasus AW Caucasus and Central Asia and Central Asia

►►AW South AW South Eastern Europe Eastern Europe

AgrowebAgroweb National PortalsNational Portals

►► Common standards for format and structure: easy Common standards for format and structure: easy to navigate, easy to develop (both the content and to navigate, easy to develop (both the content and the technological basis)the technological basis)

AGROWEB Objectives: AGROWEB Objectives: Communication and Networking for Communication and Networking for Agricultural & Rural DevelopmentAgricultural & Rural Development

►►AW Network facilitates AW Network facilitates generation, collection generation, collection and provision of agriculture related and provision of agriculture related information, knowledge and best practiceinformation, knowledge and best practicethrough:through:

monitoring monitoring information aboutinformation about and related and related links links toto agricultural institutions;agricultural institutions;providing providing environment for networkingenvironment for networking among among different thematic/professional groups; different thematic/professional groups;

AGROWEB Objectives: AGROWEB Objectives: Communication and Networking for Communication and Networking for Agricultural & Rural DevelopmentAgricultural & Rural Development

►►AW Network facilitates AW Network facilitates generation, collection generation, collection and provision of agriculture related and provision of agriculture related information, knowledge and best practiceinformation, knowledge and best practicethrough:through:

promoting national and international events related promoting national and international events related to the objectives of to the objectives of AgroWebAgroWeb;;

AGROWEB Objectives: AGROWEB Objectives: Communication and Networking for Communication and Networking for Agricultural & Rural DevelopmentAgricultural & Rural Development

undertaking undertaking capacity buildingcapacity building activities and activities and promoting promoting interinter--institutional cooperationinstitutional cooperation using: using: ►►development of development of communication schemes at communication schemes at

regional, subregional, sub--regional, national, intraregional, national, intra--national levelsnational levels and enhance collaboration both and enhance collaboration both among participating institutions and other among participating institutions and other organizations involved in development activities; organizations involved in development activities;

►►development and promotion of development and promotion of common common standards and guidelines for information standards and guidelines for information managementmanagement..

Core Networking Principles of Core Networking Principles of AGROWEBAGROWEB

►►Decentralization Decentralization as a combination of as a combination of vertical and horizontal networking / vertical and horizontal networking / multidimensional structure of the network multidimensional structure of the network

►►Informal initiativesInformal initiatives mostly in the form of mostly in the form of voluntary participationvoluntary participation

Networking Principles: Networking Principles: Informal Informal Initiatives & Voluntary ParticipationInitiatives & Voluntary Participation

►►AgroWebAgroWeb is based on is based on common interestscommon interestsand and shared responsibilitiesshared responsibilities of the of the participating individuals and institutionsparticipating individuals and institutions

►►Sense of ownership: the network actually is Sense of ownership: the network actually is collectively collectively owned by the stakeholdersowned by the stakeholders

►►The development of the The development of the AgrowebAgroweb network is network is based on the based on the ‘‘bottombottom--upup’’ initiatives initiatives and and requires commitment from the stakeholdersrequires commitment from the stakeholders

Networking PrinciplesNetworking Principles: Multi: Multi--dimensional platform for dimensional platform for

communication and networkingcommunication and networking

►► Vertical Vertical Networking Networking ((‘‘geographic geographic dimensiondimension’’))::

RegionalRegionalSubSub--regionalregionalNationalNationalSubSub--national national (Local)(Local)Farm LevelFarm Level

►► Horizontal Horizontal Networking Networking ((‘‘thematic thematic dimensiondimension’’))::

Thematic Knowledge Thematic Knowledge Networks / Networks / Communities of Communities of PracticePractice (corresponding (corresponding to each level of the to each level of the vertical structure )vertical structure )

Horizontal networks within the Horizontal networks within the structure of vertical connections structure of vertical connections

Thematic Knowledge Networks & Thematic Knowledge Networks & corresponding AGROWEB corresponding AGROWEB

Thematic Thematic SubportalsSubportals►► NACEE: NETWORK OF AQUACULTURE CENTERS IN CENTRALNACEE: NETWORK OF AQUACULTURE CENTERS IN CENTRAL--EASTERN EUROPEEASTERN EUROPE

–– AGROWEB Fishery AGROWEB Fishery SubportalsSubportals

►► CENTAURCENTAUR: : VETERINARY BIOTECHNOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY VETERINARY BIOTECHNOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY ESIDUESESIDUESNETWORKNETWORK FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEFOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE –– AGROWEB Veterinary Medicine AGROWEB Veterinary Medicine SubportalsSubportals

►► NCDN NCDN –– CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN NUTRITIONCAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN NUTRITION –– AGROWEB Food and Nutrition AGROWEB Food and Nutrition SubportalsSubportals

►► FARM ANIMAL WELFAREFARM ANIMAL WELFARE –– AGROWEB Farm Animal Welfare AGROWEB Farm Animal Welfare SubportalsSubportals

►► RAMIRANRAMIRAN--RRESEARCH NETWORK ONESEARCH NETWORK ON RRECYCLING OF ECYCLING OF AAGRICULTURAL AND GRICULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL RRESIDUESESIDUES

ExpertExpert’’s Visibility on the Webs Visibility on the Web

►► Fishery Fishery –– coordinated by Mr. Thomas Mothcoordinated by Mr. Thomas Moth--PoulsenPoulsen, FAO SEU Fishery Officer, FAO SEU Fishery Officer►► Library and Information CentersLibrary and Information Centers -- coordinated by coordinated by Mr. Mr. TomazTomaz BartolBartol, ,

Agricultural Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Agricultural Faculty, Ljubljana, Slovenia. ►► Veterinary MedicineVeterinary Medicine -- coordinated by Professor coordinated by Professor KarelKarel HruskaHruska Veterinary Veterinary

Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic in close cooperation wiResearch Institute, Brno, Czech Republic in close cooperation with the th the Centaur Network Centaur Network

►► Animal Genetic ResourcesAnimal Genetic Resources -- coordinated by coordinated by ArunasArunas SvitojusSvitojus, Baltic , Baltic GenofondGenofond, Vilnius, Lithuania , Vilnius, Lithuania

►► Food and NutritionFood and Nutrition -- coordinated by coordinated by Dr Dr MirjanaMirjana PavlovicPavlovic, public health , public health institute, institute, SuboticaSubotica, Serbia , Serbia

►► ForestryForestry -- coordinated by coordinated by Mr. Volker Mr. Volker SaseSase►► NGOs and NGOs and CSOsCSOs -- coordinated by coordinated by MrMr MichalMichal DemesDemes, Information , Information

Management Specialist, FAO Management Specialist, FAO ►► FarmNetFarmNet -- coordinated by coordinated by MrMr StjepanStjepan TannicTannic, Farming System , Farming System

Development Officer, FAO Development Officer, FAO ►► Education and Distance LearningEducation and Distance Learning -- coordinated by coordinated by MrMr CosminCosmin SalasanSalasan, ,

USAMVB USAMVB TimisoaraTimisoara, Romania, Romania

Technological growth: from Web1.0 Technological growth: from Web1.0 to Web 2.0 to Web 2.0

►►Significant expansion of the Significant expansion of the AgrowebAgrowebnetwork, growing number of thematic network, growing number of thematic networks, participating individuals and networks, participating individuals and institutions, etc require upinstitutions, etc require up--toto--date technology date technology and toolsand tools

►►The growing community of the The growing community of the AgrowebAgrowebCoordinators need content management toolsCoordinators need content management tools

►►The proposed CMS is Typo3The proposed CMS is Typo3

Typo3 NACEE Portal: The Same FrontTypo3 NACEE Portal: The Same Front--End Design End Design –– New Opportunities for New Opportunities for

Content Development & ManagementContent Development & Management

Typo3 NACEE Portal PagesTypo3 NACEE Portal PagesVisit Members

Training Opportunities

NACEE ObjectivesThematic Groups

Photo gallery

Journals

From Thematic Network Portals to From Thematic Network Portals to AgrowebAgrowebNational National SubportalsSubportals (NACEE (NACEE –– Fishery Fishery SubporalSubporal))

AgrowebAgroweb--Armenia: Fishery Armenia: Fishery SubportalSubportal• Country Profile• Contact Point for Fishery in Armenia• News & Events• FAO Information• Networks• Fishery and Aquaculture in Armenia• Fish Farms in Armenia

AgrowebAgroweb--Armenia: Fishery Armenia: Fishery SubportalSubportal

AgrowebAgroweb--Armenia as a Platform for Armenia as a Platform for Creation of the National Virtual Creation of the National Virtual

Extension and Research NetworkExtension and Research Network►► Cooperation between the Government of Armenia & Cooperation between the Government of Armenia &

FAO (TCP)FAO (TCP)►► Closer Involvement of the Ministry of Agriculture Closer Involvement of the Ministry of Agriculture

into the into the AgrowebAgroweb Development ProcessDevelopment Processalso through coordination of the Fishery also through coordination of the Fishery SubportalSubportal

►► Technological Improvement of the Technological Improvement of the AgrowebAgroweb: Typo3 : Typo3 CMSCMS

►► Networking opportunities offered by Networking opportunities offered by AgrowebAgroweb & & standard based structure are in favor of the standard based structure are in favor of the effective technology transfer effective technology transfer

Thank you!Thank you!

Nara Nara YaralyanYaralyanAgrowebAgroweb--Armenia, Web EditorArmenia, Web Editor

Agricultural Support Republican Centre, I&C SpecialistAgricultural Support Republican Centre, I&C Specialist

n.yaralyan@agrowebcac.orgn.yaralyan@agrowebcac.org ; ; narayaralian@yahoo.comnarayaralian@yahoo.com