Paris, 25 January 2010


EFITA newsletter / 446 / European Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture, Food and the Environment


Jokes in English (from Mick!)and French
See: http://www.acta-informatique.fr?d=5592


IAALD Congress – See you in the splendid city of MONTPELLIER where I studied many years ago at the Agricultural University
26 - 29 April 2010 – MONTPELLIER (FR)
See: http://www.supagro.fr/web/?idl=20
See: http://iaald2010.agropolis.fr/conference/call-for-papers


Farmer-friendly ISO standard for crop production quality management
Farmers can now improve their overall performance and financial results, as well as increase customer confidence and satisfaction with a new ISO standard for implementing an ISO 9001 quality management system (QMS) for crop production.
 
The new standard, ISO 22006:2009, Quality management systems – Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:2008 to crop production, can be used with farm operations of any size, growing all types of food, feed and non-food crops.

See: http://www.iso.org/iso/pressrelease.htm?refid=Ref1280

>>> Related information
> ISO 22006:2009
> Food safety
> TC 34 - Food products

See: http://www.iso.org


Last days I made a map with all the airports in France… Perhaps interesting for the readers of your newsletter (e.g. for agritourism)
See the example: http://www.2travel2.nl/index.php/Geografie-algemeen/vliegvelden-in-frankrijk.html

The way I made this map is interesting. Combine existing technology with new technology. In this case Excel and Google Earth.
First make an excel file with the table: name, latitude, longitude, name.  I can send you a demo file.
I copy the data from http://www.fallingrain.com/world/US/FL/airports.html to these cells. From the website you drag the data direct to the excel files.
You will need some small corrections to have a clean file. Then you can go to:
http://www.earthpoint.us/ExcelToKml.aspx. There you can upload your file (not more then 200 rows) en view in Google Earth.
When it works you have your Google Earth kml-file and Google Earth offers you the opportunity to downlaod the kml file.

It is interesting technology (simple) to make your Google Earth applications (based on KML or KMZ).
Same process in the map with all tourist boards in the world:
http://www.2travel2.nl/index.php/Verkeersbureaus-en-VVV/verkeersbureaus-en-vvv-wereldwijd.html

Contact: Rene HUSKEN
E-mail: r.husken(a)geo-t.nl


Haiti’s rural agriculture, rural poverty reduction, and small holder agriculture
Prior to the World Economic Forum annual meeting (Davos), the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), an International Financing Institution and a specialized agency of the United Nations, will hold a press videoconference regarding Haiti's rural agriculture, rural poverty reduction, and the potential of small holder agriculture.
- How to rebuild Haiti’s rural agriculture?
- What’s the role of the private sector in rural poverty reduction?
- How to draw the attention of Davos business leaders to the potential of small holder agriculture?
Ask your questions through videoconference:
- Who : Dr Kanayo F. Nwanze, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- When : January, 25 – 11:00 (Paris Time)
- Languages : English
- How does it work: This service is FREE and requires simply the use of a computer connected to Internet.
Application: http://www.apo-opa.org/contactvideoconf/contact_video_conf.html?vc=IFAD
 
This press videoconference is organized by the African Press Organization (http://www.apo-opa.org).
Contact : - African Press Organization
E-mail: sec.sg(a)apo-opa.org


Bugs-B-Gone...
A woman was having a passionate affair with an inspector from a pest-control company. One afternoon they were carrying on in the bedroom together when her husband arrived home unexpectedly.

"Quick," said the woman to the lover, "into the closet!" and she pushed him in the closet, stark naked.

The husband, however, became suspicious and after a search of the bedroom discovered the man in the closet. "Who are you?" he asked him.

"I'm an inspector from Bugs-B-Gone," said the exterminator.

"What are you doing in there?" the husband asked.

"I'm investigating a complaint about an infestation of moths," the man replied.

"And where are your clothes?" asked the husband.

The man looked down at himself and said, "Those little bastards...!"

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


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