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Improving agricultural knowledge management: The AgTrials experience [version 1; referees: 2 approved]

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Title Improving agricultural knowledge management: The AgTrials experience [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
 
Creator Hyman, Glenn G.
Espinosa, Herlin
Camargo, Paola
Abreu, David
Devare, Medha
Arnaud, Elizabeth
Porter, C.H.
Mwanzia, Leroy
Sonder, Kai
Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.
 
Subject agricultural research
knowledge management
database
farming systems
statistical methods
open access
technology assessment
investigación agraria
gestión del conocimiento
base de datos
sistemas de explotación
métodos estadísticos
libre acceso
evaluación de tecnologías
 
Description Background: Opportunities to use data and information to address challenges in international agricultural research and development are expanding rapidly. The use of agricultural trial and evaluation data has enormous potential to improve crops and management practices. However, for a number of reasons, this potential has yet to be realized. This paper reports on the experience of the AgTrials initiative, an effort to build an online database of agricultural trials applying principles of interoperability and open access. Methods: Our analysis evaluates what worked and what did not work in the development of the AgTrials information resource. We analyzed data on our users and their interaction with the platform. We also surveyed our users to gauge their perceptions of the utility of the online database. Results: The study revealed barriers to participation and impediments to interaction, opportunities for improving agricultural knowledge management and a large potential for the use of trial and evaluation data. Conclusions: Technical and logistical mechanisms for developing interoperable online databases are well advanced. More effort will be needed to advance organizational and institutional work for these types of databases to realize their potential.
 
Date 2017-05-24
2017-06-08T20:11:31Z
2017-06-08T20:11:31Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Hyman, Glenn; Espinosa, Herlin; Camargo, Paola; Abreu, David; Devare, Medha; Arnaud, Elizabeth; Porter, Cheryl; Mwanzia, Leroy; Sonder, Kai; Traore, Sibiry. 2017. Improving agricultural knowledge management: The AgTrials experience [version 1; referees: 2 approved] . F1000Research . 6:317.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/81496
https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11179.1
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 6:317
 
Publisher F1000 Research Ltd
 
Source F1000Research