Paris, 16 October 2006


EFITA newsletter / 279 / European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment


Next EFITA congress in 2007 in Glasgow
2 - 5 July 2007 - Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland, UK
See: http://www.efitaglasgow.org/
Contact: Caroline PARKER
Email: c.g.parker(a)gcal.ac.uk


Important US Statistics
See: http://www.acta-informatique.fr?d=6514


Handbook of Precision Agriculture: Principles and Applications
A book edited and authored by Ancha Srinivasan, published by Haworth Press, New York
How to make future agriculture more environment-friendly using information technologies is the essence of this book. I strongly believe that the information presented in this book is especially valuable to members of agricultural research and education community.
See: http://www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sku=5627
Contact: Dr. Ancha SRINIVASAN
Email: anchasrinivasan(a)gmail.com


International European 1st EAAE Forum on Innovation and System Dynamics in Food Networks
15-17February 2007 - INNSBRUCK-IGLS - Austria
The objective of this Forum is to provide an interdisciplinary discussion environment that supports creativity and exchange to foster the development of new ideas for innovative and interdisciplinary research in the agri-food sector. Its focus is on the identification and promotion of potential system innovations, on the analysis and support of drivers for sustainable system dynamics in the decision sphere of the system‘s actors (e.g. chain management), and on the consideration of relevant interdependencies. 
Afternoons are free for individual and group activities that allow for reflection, discussions, networking, and relaxation while skiing, walking, enjoying mountain restaurants or discovering the medieval roots of Innsbruck. 
The deadline for the submission of abstracts is approaching!
See: http://www.uf.uni-bonn.de/innovation2007/  
Contact: Melanie FRITZ
Email: m.fritz(a)uni-bonn.de


Danish Agricultural ICT: If we have 100 Danish farmers…
- 84 are connected to the Internet
- 74 uses the Internet for agricultural purposes
- 59 are online at least once-a-week
- 21 are online daily

- 43 has ADSL/broadband
- 13 use ISDN
- 28 use modem
- 16 has no access

For the 57 farmers without broadband:
- 21 can’t get ADSL
- 21 don’t know if they can get ADSL
- 15 could actually get ADSL if they wanted
Above statistic is based on a survey at the end of 2005 with responses from 1.106 farmers from a panel of 1.500 farmers.
In Denmark, there are 37.000 farms with more than 5 hectares
See: http://www.lr.dk/system/Personale/person.asp?PersonInit=JPH
Contact: Jens Peter HANSEN
E-mail: jph(a)landscentret.dk


Urban farming - the growing of plants or raising of animals in or around cities in CTA ICTUpdate newsletter
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int/index.php/article/view/586

> How ICTs are being used for communication purposes within the world of urban agriculture
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int/index.php/article/articleview/587/

> The Decision Maker’s Guide to Compost Production (DMGCP) software tool
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int/index.php/article/articleview/588/

> Feeding Cities in Anglophone Africa with urban agriculture
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int/index.php/link/a/1568

> Malaria & Water Management - IWMI Project
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int/index.php/link/a/1534/

> RUAF Electronic Conference on agricultural use of untreated urban wastewater in low income countries
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int/index.php/link/a/1554

> ‘So close to the city, so far from the pipes’
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int/index.php/link/a/1565

> Edible Landscape Tools
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int/index.php/link/a/1562

> Urban agriculture in West Africa - Contributing to food security and urban sanitation
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int/index.php/link/a/1550


30 lines of Wisdom
1. My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn't.
2. I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it.
3. I Work Hard Because Millions On Welfare Depend on Me!
4. Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
5. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
6. Don't take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
7. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.
8. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
9. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
10. I'm not a complete idiot -- Some parts are missing.
11. Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
12. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy, why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
13. God must love stupid people; He made so many.
14. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
15. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
16. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
17. Being "over the hill" is much better than being under it!
18. Wrinkled Was Not One of the Things I Wanted to Be When I Grew up.
19. Procrastinate Now!
20. I Have a Degree in Liberal Arts; Do You Want Fries With That?
21. A hangover is the wrath of grapes.
22. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.
23. Stupidity is not a handicap. Park elsewhere!
24. They call it PMS because Mad Cow Disease was already taken.
25. He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead.
26. A picture is worth a thousand words, but it uses up three thousand times the memory.
27. Ham and eggs. A day's work for a chicken, a lifetime commitment for a pig.
28. The trouble with life is there's no background music.
29. The original point and click interface was a Smith and Wesson.
30. I smile! because I don't know what the hell is going on.
Contact: I. Kitron
Email: kitron1(a)terra.com.br

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