The power of online communities

23rd February 2016
by secretary

Paepard

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22 February 2016. The power of online communities . Communities of practice can strengthen smallholder farmers’ ability to influence policy and improve their farming practices

The latest issue of CTA’s ICT Update magazine features eight articles portraying the huge potential of communities of practice (CoPs) for leveraging learning and innovation in the agricultural sector.

The articles provide experiences of various partners in establishing CoPs along with some case studies and lessons learned.

Read more articles on CoPs on the latest issue of ICTUpdate

Related online resources

‘The Web2forDev story: towards a community of practice‘ by Anja Barth and Giacomo Rambaldi
‘Communities of practice: a brief introduction‘ by Etienne Wenger
‘Communities of practice: linking knowledge, policy and practice‘ by Simon Hearn and Nancy White
‘Using a dgroup with third party online applications for a cause‘ by Giacomo Rambaldi
‘Communities of practice: questions and answers‘ by the World Bank
Visit the Dgroups website
Visit the Knowledge management for development website

Source: PAEPARD FEED