Kluwer Academic Publishers participates in Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture - AGORA - FAO programme launched today.Business Editors DORDRECHT, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 2003 Kluwer Academic Publishers is proud to participate in the AGORA initiative which was launched today in Rome, Italy. AGORA is a programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Noun 1. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO FAO, n See Food and Agriculture Organization. ) in collaboration with major scientific publishers, Cornell University Cornell University, mainly at Ithaca, N.Y.; with land-grant, state, and private support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened 1868. It was named for Ezra Cornell, who donated $500,000 and a tract of land. With the help of state senator Andrew D. , Mann Library and the World Health Organization (WHO). In line with Kluwer's goal to further the worldwide dissemination of scientific information, the global partnership provides free or reduced-price online journal access to developing countries. The long-term goal of AGORA is to increase the quality and effectiveness of agricultural research and training in low income food deficit countries. To contribute to achieve this goal, AGORA will provide access over the world-wide web to a research collection of several hundred key journals in agriculture and related biological, environmental and social sciences to the poorest countries in the world. Kluwer is making a significant contribution to the content of the AGORA project, with 93 state-of-the-art Biological and Environmental journals covering a wide range of multidisciplinary scientific research areas including Biochemistry, Molecular Biology molecular biology, scientific study of the molecular basis of life processes, including cellular respiration, excretion, and reproduction. The term molecular biology was coined in 1938 by Warren Weaver, then director of the natural sciences program at the Rockefeller , Forestry, Soil Sciences, Animal Sciences, Hydrobiology hy·dro·bi·ol·o·gy n. The biological study of bodies of water. hy  dro·bi , Biological Microscopy, Food Science and Technology, Environmental Conservation, Environmental Planning and Environmental Fluid Dynamics. The following countries will have access to content published by Kluwer Academic Publishers through AGORA: Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic Central African Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,800,000), 240,534 sq mi (622,983 sq km), central Africa. The landlocked nation is bordered by Chad (N), Sudan (E), Congo (Kinshasa) and Congo (Brazzaville) (S), and Cameroon (W). , Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gambia, Georgia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Kiribati, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (păp`  ə, –y , Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, United Republic of Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen. "This is major step forward in the improvement of agricultural research and food security world-wide," stated Peter Hendriks, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Kluwer Academic Publishers. "Kluwer is honoured to work in close harmony with the Food and Agriculture Organization and our colleague STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscope) A microscope that can image down to the atomic level. An STM uses a piezoelectric tube with a tiny sharp tip at the end that is moved within nanometers of the object being sampled. publishers to further the worldwide dissemination of scientific information. Researchers, policy-makers, librarians, educators and students will now have access to a wealth of imperative information that the majority would never have been able to afford otherwise. We are pleased to have our authors and contributors so well represented in these developing countries." About Kluwer Academic Publishers Kluwer Academic Publishers (KAP) is a leading publisher of scientific information, specializing in numerous fields within science, technology, medicine, humanities and social sciences. KAP provides high quality online products and services and annually publishes 650 journals and 1200 books featuring leading authors and researchers from around the world. Located in Dordrecht, Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. and London, the company has 550 employees. The company was acquired by Candover and Cinven in January 2003. For more information on Kluwer, visit www.wkap.com |
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