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.