Presented by Todd Slind (CH2M Hill ) at the CGIAR-CSI Annual Meeting 2009: Mapping Our Future. March 31 - April 4, 2009, ILRI Campus, Nairobi, Kenya

1. AGCommons Quick Wins
April 2, 2009
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2. Quick Win Process
 Call in late 2008
 More than 40 proposals received
– A very high level of quality
 Evaluated for AGCommons Program goals
alignment
 Selected by Steering Committee
 Final ToRs and agreements as we speak
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3. Phase 1 Quick Wins
 Very High Resolution Imagery - ICRISAT
– Enabling precision agriculture
 Trial Sites Catalogue - CGIAR
– Providing access to seed testing networks
 Crop Disease Surveillance - Grameen
– Early warning system for farmers
 Roads Data Development in Ethiopia - IMMAP
– Mapping of market access and agriculture points of
interest
 Legume Seed Networks in Kenya – CIAT
– Mapping of existing seed dealers and decisions on
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new outlets