Paris,
27 April 2009
EFITA newsletter / 410 / European Federation for Information Technology in
Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Joint International Agricultural Conference 2009: ICT & Precision farming
6 - 8 July - WAGENINGEN (NL)
See: http://www.jiac2009.nl
See: http://www.efita.net?d=6463
Agroecology: systems design and management tools
11 – 19 July - Colorno (Parma) - Italy
It is now possible to apply to the International Summer School Programme 2009
on "Agroecology: systems design and management tools". The deadline
for applications is June 7th, 2009
The school is organised by the University di Bologna, together with the University
of Gastronomic Sciences, founded by Slow Food, which is hosting the school,
and from Wageningen University, with the support of IFOAM Agribiomediterraneo.
The Summer School will allow participants to gain hands-on experience using
analytical and operational tools for designing and implementing more efficient
agroecological systems.
A team of international experts will provide a unique learning environment
that will allow participants to actively engage in discussion and exchange
experiences with an international audience in the beautiful “Reggia di Colorno”.
See: http://www.fondazionealmamater.unibo.it/FAM/AltaFormazione/IniziativeSpeciali/
International_Summer_School_Programme_2009_AGROECOLOGY_SYSTEMS_
DESIGN_AND_MANAGEMENT_TOOLS.htm
Contact : Cesare ZANASI
E-mail: cesare.zanasi(a)gmail.com
Agricultural Technologies in a Changing Climate (2009 CIGR International
Symposium of the Australian Society for Engineering in Agriculture)
13 - 16 September 2009 - BRISBANE Australia
130 abstracts already received:
- Precision agriculture and livestock management,
- Emerging technologies and information management
- Irrigation, water and environmental management,
- Post-harvest technologies and processing
- Soil and land management
- Power and machinery
See: http://www.seag2009.com/
Contact: Suellen HOLLAND
E-mail: seag2009(a)icmsaust.com.au
Agritechnica
10 – 14 November – HANNOVER (Germany)
Chinese farm equipment subsidies are to increase 300 percent to 1.46 billion
US dollars this year with targets including doubling of mechanisation in the
country's rice harvest within five years. A special Preview in Beijing heard
that momentum like this underlines the crucial importance of Agritechnica,
the world's biggest farm mechanisation event, as shop window, discussion platform
and world meeting place for agricultural investors from expanding farming
sectors in countries such as China. More.
Contact: Malene CONLONG
Mél : M.Conlong(a)dlg.org
Debris Flow 2010
24 - 26 May 2010 – MILANO (IT)
See: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/debris-flow-2010.html
Contact: Daniele DE WRACHIEN
E-mail: daniele.dewrachien(a)unimi.it
Second International Conference on Flood Recovery Innovation and Response
26 - 28 May 2010 – MILANO (IT)
See: http://www.wessex.ac.uk/10-conferences/friar-2010.html
Contact: Daniele DE WRACHIEN
E-mail: daniele.dewrachien(a)unimi.it
Majority of German cows are fed GM-soy
See: http://www.allaboutfeed.net/news/majority-of-german-cows-are-fed-gm-soy-id3107.html
e-Agriculture Survey: Information Communication Technologies
We are currently conducting a survey that asks what are the most important
topics you would like to be discussed this year. The input from our Community’s
members is important to us. Tell us what do you think are the most significant
topics now about the role of ICT in rural development.
See: http://www.e-agriculture.org/home.html?&no_cache=1
To behave…
Two behavioural psychologists make love. After, one says to the other,
"That was good for you. Was it good for me?"
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