Websites 2004-2009
CTA Video for Development
video.cta.int
In 2004 CTA launched a video programme to facilitate dissemination of agricultural
information
among rural communities in ACP countries. The web development project included logo design (by Marley
Design), and website
design with video
embedding and paging to enable access to videos produced by the programme.
Agricultural Research and Technology Indicators (2007 2010)
www.asti.cgiar.org
The Agricultural Science and Technology Indicators (ASTI) initiative compiles, processes, and makes
available internationally comparable data on institutional developments and investments in agricultural
R&D worldwide. In 2008-9 the ASTI website was redeveloped using the Drupal Content Management
System, with design by Marley Design, and a
Graphical Data Tool developed by Mapping
Worlds.
Co-Fish West African Fisheries
www.cofish.org
The Co-Fish website was created to provide an inter-active knowledge platform to support the fisheries
sector in
west Africa. The website was designed by Inkwell (www.inkwell.ie)
and
developed along with Co-Capacity, and Data Tailors (www.co-capacity.org /
www.datatailors.com)
EUFORIC cooperative: blog and wiki customizations
euforic.blogspot.com
Europe's Forum on
International
Cooperation (EUFORIC) is a not-for-profit cooperative of development organizaitons. Rua Design worked on
customizing the design and layout of Wikis and Blogs for EUFORIC, and EUFORIC members; the Bernard van
Leer
Foundation, Farming Matters, ICCO.
Priority Information Themes
www.ruadesign.info/pit
A set of five training modules comissioned by CTAand developed along
with DigitalOrange and R. van Raffe. The Priority Information Themes
methodology is presented in a story-type
format.
Bernard van Leer Foundation
www.bernardvanleer.org
Carried out an in-depth evaluation of the existing website and created a
strategy for developing a new website. Reorganised website content –in
cooperation with website design firm Alt Control www.altcontrol.nl– with
particular emphasis on the new on-line publications catalog. The new
website was launched in August 2005.
Current Agricultural Research Information System (CARIS)
www.carisprojects.org
CARIS is the Current
Agricultural Research Information System.
CARIS was created by FAO in 1975 to identify and to facilitate the exchange of information about current
agricultural research projects being carried out in - or on behalf of - developing countries. The
interface to the
CARIS website search facility was redesigned.
Spillane Research Group Wiki
The Spillane Research Group is a life-sciences research lab based in Cork, Ireland. This Wiki system is intended to help the group work together as a research team and allows all research group members to contribute to the development of a dynamic wiki space to facilitate their work.
CTA Rural Radio
ruralradio.cta.int
This website provides access to radio program packs whcih can be downloaded, re-packaged and broadcast
by local
radio stations in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP). The Rural Radio Resource Packs cover a
variety
of topics related to agriculture and rural development.
BIO-EARN CD-ROM
A CD-ROM on BIO-EARN's policy research and outreach activities. The CD contains considerable knowledge built up over 7 years on issues relating to Biotechnology, Biosafety and Biotechnology Policy Development in developing countries.
Your Tax Review
www.yourtaxreview.com
A Wordpress-based multi-blog system providing articles and advice on a range of taxation issues. The
work involved
customizing Wordpress plugins for multi-blog, author photographs and for a multi-lingual website. Logo
and web
design was by Marley Design.
Program for Biosafety Systems
www.ifpri.org/themes/pbs/pbs.htm
New website. Simple design with light use of graphics
so that the website can be accessed worldwide. Adheres
to organizations own design and coding standards.
CTA Annual Seminar on the role of Media
annualseminar2009.cta.int
The 2009 CTA Annual Seminar is on the Role of Media in the Agricultural and Rural Development of ACP
Countries. This website includes a seminar blog, registration, video and is the site is supported by the
Joomla Content Management System.
CTA Climate Change Seminar
ctaseminar2008.cta.int
In 2008 CTA is organizing an international seminar on the implications of climate change for sustainable
agricultural production systems in ACP countries. This website was developed for the seminar.
The Global Horticutlure Initiative
www.globalhort.org
The Global Horticulture Initiative acts as a global facility for coordinated horticultural research to
uplift the quality of life of the poorest populations in the world. The website was redesigned along with a
team working on content management and advanced website development.
Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
www.fara-africa.org
The Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) is an umbrella organization bringing together and
forming coalitions of major stakeholders in agricultural research and development in Africa. The FARA
website was designed to highlight the organization's work and campaigns and to foster networking and
linkages.
Better Energy Options
www.betterenergy.ie
The Better Energy Options company was established to provide energy services and products to the
domestic and commercial sectors. The website provides a wealth of information on sustainable energy
products.
Sakiko Kanamori
www.sakiko.org
Sakiko was born in Japan, studied in the United States, had an opera career in Germany, and raised a
family in the Netherlands.
This website traces her remarkable journey and includes sample music.
LID-Architecture (2005-2009)
www.lid-architecture.net
LID Architecture is a company based in the north-western part of ireland . This website showcases the
company's portfolio of work.
Irish Traveller Movement
www.itmtrav.ie
The Irish Traveller Movement's website was redesigned in order to better organise and present
information - publications, issues, press releases and news. The website also contains a directory of
ITM member organisations throughout Ireland.
National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (Ireland)
www.nccri.ie
Website redesign project. Website contains a large
body of news, reports, training materials and guidelines.
DigitalOrange Consultancy
www.digitalorange.org
Website for a smaller organisation focusing in the
specialist area of agricultural information.
Pavee Point Travellers Center
www.paveepoint.ie
Pavee Point's website was redesigned with particular emphasis on a
clear and colourful design. It contains an extensive Information Centre
and a publications section created using a database with options to
either download or order publications.
Joel Cohen, Researcher
www.joelcohen.org
New website contains information for an agriculture
and policy researcher with a wide range of publications
and interests collected in a single website
Rua Design Content Management System
Rua Design's website Content Management System (CMS) targeted towards managing small to medium-sized websites. The CMS is particularly oriented towards 'static' websites... webpages are created and stored in HTML format. In contrast, many CMSs are for managing dynamic websites. Static websites have advantages for user bookmarking, search visibility, and interlopability. The Content Mamagement System was in use between 2003 and 2010, superceded by larger open-source projects such as Wordpress and Joomla.
Print Hint - Firefox Extension
The Print Hint browser extension helps you to quickly find printer-friendly versions of webpages. The extension was available between 2005 and 2015.
NPOE Bibliographic System
Developed for the organisation Nederlands Platform Ouderen en Europa. This bibliography system is used to collect recent research and statistics related to the field of Ageing in the Netherlands, Europe and the wider world. The system is not publicly accessible.