OER Websites and Repositories to Which Africa Contributes
This section provides links to African repositories and international repositories to which African Higher Education Institutions may contribute. This collection of OER and open access repositories was collected in relation to our themes, namely, Agriculture, Health, Teacher Education and Early Literacy Skills. There are also however repositories covering all subjects.
Regional Agricultural Trade Network (RATIN)
The Regional Agricultural Trade Network (RATIN) was developed to help reduce regional food insecurity by strengthening the ability of markets to provide access to affordable food to poor households and to improve food availability through the provision of adequate incentives to producers. To achieve this goal RATIN provides regional trade analyses for maize, beans and rice by using information from a variety of sources, including ministries of agriculture and other government offices, international agencies, etc.
MIT Open Courseware in Economics
The MIT OCW page in economics provides links to courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in both micro and macroeconomics.
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
FARA is the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa, an umbrella organization bringing together and forming coalitions of major stakeholders in agricultural research and development in Africa. FARA complements the innovative activities of national, international and sub-regional research institutions to deliver more responsive and effective services to its stakeholders.
AgEcon Search
AgEcon Search is a free, open access repository of full-text scholarly literature in agricultural and applied economics, including,working papers, conference papers and journal articles.There are 68 subject headings, which run the full gamut of agricultural economics and agribusiness
African Soil Information Service (AfSIS)
The Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS) was established in January 2009 to develop a practical, timely, and cost-effective soil health surveillance service to map soil conditions, set a baseline for monitoring changes, and provide options for improved soil and land management. Because knowledge about the condition and trend of African soils is highly fragmented and dated, AfSIS believes there is an urgent need for accurate, up-to-date, and spatially referenced soil information to support agriculture in Africa.
Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA)
ASARECA's primary goal is to facilitate market-oriented agricultural research in eastern and central Africa that will impact on income generation. Its secondary goal is to serve as a forum for the discussion of strategies and ideas pertaining to agricultural research and its relationship to agricultural development in the sub-region. The ASARECA website includes considerable documentation on its own activities and on its research.