You can now monitor the updates to the IPI website using our "RSS" feed. This will help you keep up to date with the latest publications, papers, and events on the IPI website.
What is RSS?
RSS is a service that helps you keep up to date with the information you want, by having it delivered directly to you. RSS is typically used in rich content sites, where you would like to know what has added to the site since you last accessed it.
There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'. Put plainly, it allows you to identify the content you like and have it delivered directly to you. It takes the hassle out of staying up-to-date, by showing you the very latest information that you are interested in. Not all websites currently provide RSS, but it is growing rapidly in popularity and many others, including the FAO, IFPRI, BBC, Guardian, New York Times and CNN do provide it.
How do I start using RSS feeds?
The first thing you need is something called a news reader. In addition to the many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications, there is also an RSS reader built into Microsoft Outlook 2007, and Internet Explorer 7. All allow you to display and subscribe to the RSS feeds you want. Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want. You will notice an orange RSS button on the left hand side of each page on the IPI website. If you click on the button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the RSS feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same URL (http://www.ipipotash.org/rss.xml) into a new feed in your news reader. Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, have functionality which automatically picks up RSS feeds for you. For more details on these, please check their websites.
How do I get a News Reader?
There are a range of different news readers available and new versions are appearing all the time. Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to take this into account when you make your choice.
We recommend using RSS on our site, as it will allow you a quick access to recently added content, especially that in our newly designed databases as well as information about new events which are published regularly on our site.
Some of the News Readers currently available include:
