What is the difference between a yellow page and a document page or a white page?

Before creating the yellow page: prepare the description or presentation of the institution

Create the yellow page on AMIS

What is the difference between a yellow page and a document page or a white page?

AMIS is a documentation and exchange center that organises the following information:

• Documents: downloadable studies, reports, guides, modules and all kinds of documents in PDF format.
• Maps: downloadable maps in PDF or image (jpg-png-gif) format. 
• Yellow pages: presentation pages of institutions (agencies, authorities, companies, NGOs, organisations etc.)
• White pages: personal presentation of a resources person within the agriculture and livestock sector. For example a CV of an agronomist in Rwanda.
• Forums: online discussion platform. The discussions are organised by topic. A forum topic is the initial post to a new discussion thread within a forum.
  

A yellow page is a business card of the institution or company. The visitors of AMIS will get a first impression of the institution via this yellow page.

Before creating the yellow page: prepare the description or presentation of the institution

Prepare the description and presentation of your institution: basic information about the institution, its goals, its activities, its products, its labels... Most important are the contact details of your institution (telephone, address, email, website...).

A yellow page can be made attractive with nice pictures. If you want that your page will load quickly (even with a slow Internet connection), you should downsize your pictures and put them in JPG format. For photo editing software see the useful software tools help section. 

It is also possible to upload a presentation leaflet in PDF format (as a file attachment). For more help on creating PDF files, click here.

Create the yellow page on AMIS

Subtopic quicklinks: Insert images - Upload PDF file (leaflet for example)

First you need an account (with a username and password). If you don't have an account, you can create a new account (in left menu). To create an account, you need an email address. After registration, your password will be sent to your email address. This password can only be used for the first login; you will have to provide a new password when you login the first time.

Once you have an account you can upload and create your content. When you are logged into AMIS (with your username and password), the Create content menu will appear. When you click on it, you will be given the option to create a yellow page. If you are logged in and you follow this link you will also be able to create a yellow page. 

Complete all fields as well as possible, so that the visitors will easily find your yellow page.

1. Language

If the yellow page is available in one language only, set language to Language neutral, otherwise set the language to tha actual language of the translation. For more information on the translation of your yellow page in different languages, click here. 

2. Stakeholder or institution

It is the name your institution. If it has a (well known) acronym, please start with the acronym followed by the full name of your institution. For example: MINAGRI - Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock of Rwanda.

3. Description

Here comes the main text, the presentation of your institution with pictures etc. The descrition can contain "rich text" and have a more or less complex layout by using the editor toolbar. For more information on using the toolbar of the editor, click here. For specific help on inserting images in your text, click here [].

Avoid (an) empty line(s) at the top of the description, otherwise the teaser message (short version of the body field) will be empty.

4. Type of stakeholder

Select list: please select one.

5. Stakeholder contact email

Contact email address of the company, project, institution etc. Visible to all visitors of AMIS.

6. Stakeholder contact tel number

Telephone number by which the project, institution, company can be contacted. Please add country code (+250 for Rwanda). Visible to all visitors of AMIS.

7. Stakeholder website

Url of website (for example www.minagri.gov.rw)

8. Keywords

Very important for the search performance and categorisation of content in AMIS. Keywords can contain information about:

• the type of institution (examples: Cooperative, Agency, Authority, Company...)
• the main activities and goals (examples: Food processing, Consulting, Poverty reduction, Export-Import...)
• the technical description (examples: UHT, oil extraction...)
• the products (example: milk, rice, juice, seed, ...)
• the acronym of the institution

You can use as many keywords you want. Use short keywords, that are proposed by the system (if available), otherwise you can add your own keywords. Please separate your keywords with commas.

10. Geographic area of intervention

Check one or more entities.

11. Name of yellow page updater

SURNAME followed by Firstname(s). Required field, only visible to moderators.

12. Email address of yellow page updater

Email address of the person that is in charge o fthe update of the institutions yellow page. Required field, only visible to moderators.

13. Tel of yellow page updater

Please add the country code in front of the number (+250 for Rwanda). This field will not be displayed to all visitors, only moderators will have access to this number.

14. File attachments

Here you can upload a leaflet or presentation document (PDF format). You can upload one or more files. Click on File attachments > Browse...|Parcourir... > Attach

Do not forget to click the Save button!