Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR) has joined its forces in the international field by setting up Wageningen International. Furthermore the services of the International Agricultural Centre (IAC) and the North-South Centre have been merged into the new organization. Wageningen International therefore has become the front office for the international activities of Wageningen UR. It offers easy access to all international products and services of Wageningen UR, covering education, research, capacity development and consultancy services.

Wageningen International has the specific mandate to mobilize the resources of Wageningen UR for the design and implementation of comprehensive programmes for capacity development focused on individuals, organizations and institutions. We offer the following services: technical and process advisory services; open access and tailormade mid-career training programmes; web-based resource portals and on-line learning; policy and sector studies; monitoring and evaluation; project cycle management; and information and knowledge management.

Wageningen International also acts as the Netherlands’ clearinghouse for Agricultural Research & Development profile in Web-based Information System for Agricultural Research for Development (WISARD). WISARD is an information system focusing on organisations, projects, project outputs and technologies in the field of agricultural and rural development and natural resources management.