of agricultural trade by ACP countries . Information, communication and knowledge management for agricultural and rural development. To help ACP institutions to promote policies and innovations that can benefit rural communities, CTA publishes both journals and books (including online) and has many specialized websites. It works with ACP countries to develop knowledge management skills and to promote the use of communication channels, old and new, to improve the flow of information (e.g., e-communities, web portals, seminars, and study visits). It has an active programme of training and development for ICT for Development and web 2.0 for Development. It offers a wide range of publications (in English and French) available free of charge to organisations in ACP countries or for free download by all . Conferences CTA organises a major international conference annually on topics closely related to its work programme. Recent conferences have been: International conference on Innovations in Extension and Advisory Services, Nairobi, 2011 Making the Connection: value chains for transforming smallholder agriculture, Addis Ababa, 2012 ICT4Ag: The digital springboard for inclusive agriculture, Kigali, 2013 Fin4Ag, a conference on Value Chain finance will be held in Nairobi in July 2014. Products, projects and services CTA's services (available in English and French) include: Spore. A bi-monthly magazine circulated in English, French and Portuguese in hard copy in all ACP countries and available online for all, providing information for ACP agricultural development ICT Update. A current awareness bulletin on ICT issues for ACP agriculture Knowledge for Development. Described as an Observatory on Science, Technology and Innovation for ACP Agricultural and Rural Development ARDYS. Agriculture, Rural Development and Youth in the Information Society. Brussels Development Briefings. Bi-monthly Briefings on key issues related to agriculture and food security in ACP countries Web2forDev Gateway. Updates on Web 2.0 applications used in the context of rural development, highlighting training courses on offer Partner organisations CTA works closely with many regional organisations working in the agricultural sector in ACP countries. In Africa, these include: NEPAD, the New Partnership for Africa's Development FANRPAN, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network SACAU, the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions EAFF, the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation EAGC, the Eastern Africa Grain Council IIRR, the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction ROPPA, the Network of Farmers' and Agricultural Producers' Organisations of West Africa RUFORUM, Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture PROTA, the Plant Resources of Tropical Africa Programme