The activities, results, of the Knowledge Sharing in Research project, including those of its Pilot Projects have been carefully documented in a number of types of outputs.

For specific outputs from Pilot Projects see Outputs from Pilot Projects page

The documentation and outputs available from the KSinR Project includes:

Blog

• KS blog (general) 
• KSinR category - blog posts
  

Booklets

• Knowledge Sharing and Innovation in the CGIAR: ICT-KM Program Interventions- booklet 

Posters

• KSinR Poster Series- Improving impact through Knowledge Sharing in Research in...

1. Identifying research priorities and questions
2. Planning research programs and activities
   
3. Undertaking research activities
4. Disseminating research results
5. Monitoring and Evaluation
   

• KSinR Poster- "Improving impact of CGIAR research through knowledge sharing" - for IFAD Knowledge Management launch

Presentations

• Knowledge Sharing in Research mini-seminar for ICRAF Science Week 2008
• A presentation on the Web2.0forDev conference-developed by KSinR
• 'ICT-enabled collaboration for Agricultural Science for Development' Presentation for the CGIAR Science Forum, June 2009,Wageningen

Interviews 

These Interviews were undertaken and compiled by a professional journalist who was hired to cover the KSinR Synthesis workshop in November 2009.

1. 'Never underestimate a quiet farmer ' - Final interview with Alessandra Galie from the ICARDA KSinR Pilot Project 
2. 'Blueprinting priorities ' -Final interview with David Raitzer from the CIFOR KSinR Pilot Project
3. 'It's good to talk'- Final interview with Alexandra Clemett from the IWMI WASPA LA KSinR Pilot Project
4. 'Vietnamese Visions '- Final interview with Natasja Sheriff from WorldFish KSinR Pilot Project
5. 'Sharing knowledge can save lives '-Final interview with Philip Amoah and Tonya Schuetz from IWMI KSinR Project on safe food despite wastewater: a ks approach
6. 'Banking your knowledge for others '-Final interview with Ben Samson from IRRI KSinR Pilot Project
   

These 'M&E Interview Sheets' below are documentation of interviews undertaken with various actors involved in knowledge sharing strategies/approaches/activities being used in the KSinR Pilot projects. The interviews were conducted during monitoring and evaluation visits to the Pilot Projects.

1. Follow-up interviews on ICARDA's Farmers' Conference:

• Interview with Ruqeia: a farmers' perspective(pdf)
• Interview with farmers from Sweida: farmers' perspective(pdf)
• Interview with Maatougui Mohammed: a researcher's perspective(pdf)
  
• Interview with Pilot project team: the implementer's perspective(pdf)
  

2. Interview on IWMI's use of Learning Alliances in the WASPA project:

• Interview with COSI-Sri Lankan NGO: an implementing partner's perspective
• Interview with members of a Farmers' Organisation: the farmers' perspective
• Interview with Wilgoda Community: a community's perspective
• Interview with IWMI researcher: Alexandra Clemett (WASPA Project Leader): a researcher's perspective
  

Case Studies

•  DFID Research for development Case studies: 'Sharing knowledge-tell us a story'
  

Articles

• Article on "Web2.0fordev- Participatory web for development"
• ICT-KM Newsletter
  

1. Article on "ICARDA's International Farmers' Conference" in ICT-KM Newsletter- 2nd Quarter 2008
2. "Knowledge Sharing in Research Project: A year in the life of six pilot projects"ICT-KM Newsletter (3rd Quarter 2008) article
3. 'KSinR Synthesis workshop ' article in ICT-KM Newsletter- 1st Quarter 2009

• "Improving the impact of research through knowledge sharing" article in IWMI Newsletter 'Water Figures' Issue 3 2008

• Article on 'Farmers' Conference on Participatory Plant Breeding' in the PRGA Newsletter Issue No. 34, June 2008
  
• Article on the Knowledge Sharing in Research project in the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPFW) Water and Food Newsletter, Edition 27, August/September 2008
• Article on the Knowledge Sharing in Research (KSinR) project in the IRRI News Bulletin (Released Tuesday 5th August 2008)
• Article "Sharing knowledge-Tell us a Story" based on the KSinR project featured in the September edition of the New Agriculturalist magazine
• Article "Sharing knowledge-Tell us a Story" based on the KSinR project featured in the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) Europe Newsletter January '09
• CGIAR E-news

1. Article "Guided by Knowledge Sharing" in the Research Highlights Section of the CGIAR Newsletter- e-news - September edition
2. "Thanks to sharing" article on the contribution of the Knowledge Sharing project to the Share Fair in the CGIAR E-News April 2009 (by Nadia Manning-Thomas)

• "The CGIAR: learning how to improve its research effectiveness and impact through knowledge sharing" article on KSinR Project in GFAR Newsletter 02/2009

Concept Notes/Think Pieces

• Concept note on 'Knowledge and Innovation for Agricultural Research and Development" , for session at CGIAR AGM 2008
• Think piece on "Use of ICTs and Knowledge Sharing to support collaboration in agricultural research to improve impact " for the CGIAR Science Forum 2009,Workshop Theme 3: ICTs trasnforming agricultural science, research and technology generation, 16-17 June, Wageningen, The Netherlands
  

Papers 

• 'Knowledge sharing and innovation in the CGIAR: ICT-KM program interventions' by Nadia Manning-Thomas and Enrica Porcari, for IFPRI Book on Advancing Agriculture in Developing Countries through Knowledge and Innovation. [in press]
  

Updates 

• Mid-Project update sheets (developed July 2008)

1. KSinR Project-update sheet
   
2. WorldFish M&E and Impact Asessment Pilot project Impact Pathway-update sheet
3. IWMI WASPA LA Impact Pathway-update sheet
4. CIFOR Resarch priority assessment Pilot Project Impact Pathway-update sheet
5. IRRI Rice Knowledge Bank Pilot Project Impact Pathway-update sheet
6. IWMI Knowledge Sharing in Wastewater projects Pilot Project Impact Pathway-update sheet
7. ICARDA Farmers' Conference Pilot Project Impact Pathway-update sheet

Reports

Inception(Impact Pathways) reports 

• KSinR Inception (Impact Pathways) report
  
• KSinR Pilot Projects' Impact Pathways:

1. WorldFish M&E and Impact Asessment Pilot project Impact Pathway-report
2. IWMI WASPA LA Impact Pathway-report
3. CIFOR Resarch priority assessment Pilot Project Impact Pathway-report
4. IRRI Rice Knowledge Bank Pilot Project Impact Pathway-report
5. IWMI Knowledge Sharing in Wastewater projects Pilot Project Impact Pathway-report
6. ICARDA Farmers' Conference Pilot Project Impact Pathway-report

Mid-project reports

Due to the sensivity of some of the issues addressed in the KSinR Pilto project, some of them have asked that their reports not be made publicly available. Key lessons and updates from the Pilots are also available on the Pilot Project's page and on individual Pilot Projects' pages. 

1. WorldFish M&E and Impact Asessment Pilot project Impact Pathway-report [Not available]
   
2. IWMI WASPA LA Impact Pathway-report
3. CIFOR Resarch priority assessment Pilot Project Impact Pathway-report
4. IRRI Rice Knowledge Bank Pilot Project Impact Pathway-report
5. IWMI Knowledge Sharing in Wastewater projects Pilot Project Impact Pathway-report
6. ICARDA Farmers' Conference Pilot Project Impact Pathway-report

 Throughout the project, the KSinR Pilot Projects have documented their project activities through a series of reports at the start, middle and end of their Pilto project time periods:

Final reports

1. ICARDA's 'International Farmers' Conference' Pilot Project--Final report 
2. IRRI's ' Harmonising research outputs' Project--Final report 
3. IWMI's 'WASPA Learning Alliance' Pilot Project--Final report 
4. WorldFish's 'KS tools for M&E' Pilot Project--Final report 
5. IWMI's 'KS for safer food' Pilot Project--Final report
6. CIFOR-Lead 'KS for research priority assessment' Pilot Project--Final report

Proposals

• KSinR Proposal--part of overall Knowledge Sharing Project proposal
• Pilot Project proposals:

1. Application of KS tools to impact monitoring and project M&E to a community-based fish culture project in Vietnam (WorldFish)--read proposal
   
2. Learning Alliances for Wastewater Agriculture and Sanitation for Poverty Alleviation (LA WASPA) (IWMI)--read proposal
   
3. Knowledge Management Harmonizing Research Output in the Northern Uplands of Laos PDR (IRRI)--read proposal
   
4. Safe food despite wastewater irrigation: A Knowledge Sharing Approach (IWMI)--read proposal
   
5. International Farmers Conference (ICARDA)--read proposal
   
6. Shared Learning to Enhance Research Priority Assessment Practices (CIFOR)--read proposal