1. World Cafe
 Criteria for potential AGCommons programs
– Rolf
 What are the indicators of success? How will we know if
AGCommons is successful? M&E
– Nadia
 CSI as ambassadors of AGCommons
– Stan
 How do we use/partner with private sector technology
companies? Google/ESRI/Microsft, etc..
– Jubal
 Sustainable business models for AGCommons (beyond
funding)
– Todd
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2. AGCommons
Key Opportunities for
AGCommons
CSI Meeting, Nairobi
31 March – 4 April, 2009
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3. Questions for Break-out Session
 How can we provide the existing and
potential CSI-created data to farmers and
those that support them?
 What information would you like to have
back from the farmer to support your
research?
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4. Questions for Breakout Sessions
 Identify 2 specific projects that could be
implemented within the next 2 years
– Specific location
– Crop or livestock system
– Information to provide
– Where the information exists
– Communication channels (how to provide information
to farmers or others)
– Infrastructure required (internet, phones, towers,
etc…)
 One of these projects must focus on using location-
specific information to help women farmers
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