A national IMARK/AGRIS training workshop for Kenya was held from 18th to 22nd April 2005. The objectives of the workshop, which was organized by the Kenya Agricultural Research Institutes (KARI) in collaboration with the Regional Agricultural Information Network (RAIN) of the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), the were to:

1. Introduce participants to modern trends and initiatives in agricultural information management;
2. Introduce participants to the Information Management Resource Kit (IMARK) modules on Management of Electronic Information Resources, and Digitization and Digital Libraries;
3. Introduce participants to the new AGRIS vision;
4. To equip participants with skills to enable them to manage outputs of agricultural research (electronic documents) using WebAGRIS tools and methodologies.

Mr. Justin Chisenga, Information Management Specialist from the FAO Regional Office for Africa attended, the workshop as the key resource person.

Participants at the workshop came from the following institutions: Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI, Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), niversity of Eastern Africa - Baraton, Ministry of Agriculture – Kilimo Library, Ministry of Agriculture – Agricultural Information Resource Centre, Moi University, University of Nairobi, Egerton University, and FAO – Somalia Water and Land Information Management (SWALIM) Project.

Among the outcomes of the workshop is the agreement by participants to work towards setting up a national AGRIS network.