Who can participate?

Institutions wishing to use AGORA must register with FAO. Access to AGORA is password controlled, and upon successful completion of the registration process, your institution's library will receive a password that can be used by all students, faculty and/or staff at your institution.

The AGORA Publisher Partners offer free access to relevant institutions in the Band 1 countries listed below and low cost access to the Band 2 countries. The country lists are based on GNP per capita (World Bank figures, 2001). Institutions in countries with GNP per capita below $1000 are eligible for free access. Institutions in countries with GNP per capita between $1000-$3000 pay a fee of $1000 per year / institution. Individual publishers reserve the right to add to or delete from these country eligibility lists.

All institutions joining AGORA Band II will receive an initial free trial period of three months. Registered institutions will be invoiced in due course by FAO for the $1000 fee for access during 2007. The income generated will be invested in local training initiatives.

Within these countries AGORA will benefit not-for-profit national academic, research or government institutions in agriculture and related biological, environmental and social sciences. Eligible institutions whose staff and students may have access to the journals are: universities and colleges; research institutes; agricultural extension centers, government offices and libraries.

Eligible Band I countries

Eligible Band II countries