Paris, 1 September 2008


EFITA newsletter / 375 / European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment


Did you send your summaries to JIAC 2009 / EFITA2009? (I did! – GW)
See: http://www.efita2009.nl/


Extension Call for Abstracts JIAC 2009
The deadline for submission of abstracts for JIAC 2009 is now extended till September 15th 2008.
In the following table the new planning of the abstract and paper handling is shown:
- Deadline submission abstracts: September 15, 2008
- Notification of abstract acceptance: October 15, 2008
- Deadline paper submission: January 1, 2009
- Feedback review scientific committee: February 15, 2009
- Deadline final paper submission: March 15, 2009
See: http://www.jiac2009.nl


German EDI INFO (Beef / pig)
18. September 2008 – KASSEL
Contact : Rolf FELDMANN
E-mail: rolf.feldmann(a)lwk.nrw.de


AgroTech Russia
10 - 14 October 2008 within the context of the “Golden Autumn” exhibition
Globalisation and the continually growing need for modern agricultural machinery in Russia mean that an innovative specialist exhibition showcasing this sector has to meet some tough demands. The largest platform for agricultural machinery in Russia has taken up this challenge with an extended concept and in a new guise: the agricultural machinery sector featured within the context of the Golden Autumn exhibition at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre is now a separate entity under the name of AgroTech Russia, making it one of the leading specialist exhibitions of its kind in Russia. This move creates a specialist platform that is geared more closely than before to the needs of the exhibitors, giving it a more target-group-oriented approach. The range of products on show covers the entire gamut of outdoor farming machinery as well as plant production technology.
See: http://www.dlg.org/en/press/press_office.html?
struts=publicArtikelDetail.do&artikelId=1902&spracheId=2&kategorieId=1&bereich=News
Contact: Malene CONLONG
E-mail: m.conlong(a)dlg.org


29 th conference of the German Society for Informatics in the Agriculture, Forestry and Food Industry (GIL)
9 - 10 March 2009 - ROSTOCK (Port Town on the Baltic Sea)
At the conference shall be discussed requirements to the agrar-informatics in the face of Globalization and Climate change.
See: http://www.efita.net?d=6419
Contact: Peter KORDUAN
E-mail: peter.korduan(a)uni-rostock.de


World Congress on Computers in Agriculture WCCA2009
21 – 25 June 2009 - RENO Nevada
See: http://www.wcca2009.org/
Contact: Fedro ZAZUETA
E-mail: fsz(a)ufl.edu


European Broadband Portal website
See: http://www.broadband-europe.eu


Website giving to farmers information about their individual claims
In the Netherlands: http://www.hetlnvloket.nl/.
In France: http://www.mesdemarches.agriculture.gouv.fr


Agriculture Decision Support System (ADSS) in Pakistan
The 26-month long US$ 0.5 million Agriculture Decision Support System (ADSS) project recently concluded successfully. The Federal Minister for Agriculture Chaired the concluding session. At this occasion a workshop was held during which presentations were given on six research reports of the project work and a 120-page project report covering the 2-year period was given to the workshop participants.
See: http://www.agroict.org/CAIR_ADSSBook.htm   
Looking forward to your valuable feedback for improvement of our work…
Contact: Ahsan ABDULLAH
E-mail: ahsan.abdullah(a)nu.edu.pk


Fair trade
For farmers, getting an honest price for their time, effort and investment means they can put more money toward in next season’s yield. They can buy books, send their children to school and pay for basic medical services. Technology has helped the spread of fair trade by promoting the concept to consumers and involving more small-scale producers.
See: http://ictupdate.cta.int
ICT Update is a bimonthly printed bulletin, web magazine, and accompanying email newsletter focusing on the use of information and communication technologies in agriculture in African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. It is published in English and French, by CTA (Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation) in Wageningen in the Netherlands.
Contact: Jim DEMPSEY
Mél : jim(a)contactivity.com


What's in a name...!
Maureen, Paddy's pregnant sister, was in a terrible car accident and was rushed to hospital where she went into a deep coma.

After being in the coma for almost six months, she regains consciousness. Her first thoughts are for her unborn baby, but she finds that she is no longer pregnant. Frantically, she enquires from the doctor about her baby.

The doctor reassures her: 'Maureen, while you were in the coma you had twins.... a boy and a girl. Both babies are fine. However, they were poorly at birth and had to be christened immediately. So your brother Paddy came in and named them.

Maureen raises her eyes to heaven and thinks to herself, 'Oh suffering Jesus, no... not me brother ... he's a clueless idiot...!

Expecting the worst, despairingly she asks the doctor: 'Tell me, what's me daughter's name?'

'Denise,' says the doctor.

Maureen is greatly relieved, 'Well now, that's a beautiful name. I guess I was wrong about me brother'....'I really like the name "Denise"'.

Then she asks: 'And what's me son's name?'

The doctor replies: 'Denephew.'

Contact: Mick HARKIN
E-mail: harkin(a)iol.ie


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