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Châtenay-Malabry (FR
- 92290), 1 October 2012
EFITA newsletter / 578 - European Federation for Information Technology
in Agriculture, Food and the Environment
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Very soon we will
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Strasbourg Biostimulants Attendance Growing On Daily Basis
26 – 29 November – STRASBOURG
At still 2 months to go and the registrations continue to come every day.
The numbers will be well over 500 delegates from around the world.
See: http://www.biostimulants2012.com/programme/bio2012programme.pdf
Animal Welfare goes China: XVIth ISAH-Congress in Nanjing
5‐9 May 2013 - NANJING
The International Society for Animal Hygiene (ISAH) is proud to announce
its XVIth International Congress (ISAH‐2013) with the main theme:
"Animal Hygiene, Health and Welfare as Corner Stones of Sustainable
Animal Production“.
The topics for the scientific sessions and plenary talks will be:
- Animal welfare, health and behaviour
- Animal welfare indicator concepts
- Hygiene in animal production, cleaning, disinfection and deratisation
- Preventive veterinary medicine and herd/flock health management
- Zoonotic diseases and prevention
- Climate change and emerging diseases
- Feed and water quality
- Sustainability in livestock production
- Environmental Pollution, emissions, abatement options
- Waste management and biogas production
- Precision livestock farming (PLF)
The XVIth International Congress of the ISAH will offer professionals and
the interested public in fields of animal hygiene, health and welfare a
multidisciplinary informative platform. Based upon your great contributions
to this particular field, the organizing committee cordially invites you
to participate in XVIth International Congress on Animal Hygiene to be held
on May 5‐9 in 2013, the year of the snake, in Nanjing, China.
See: http://isah2013.njau.edu.cn
E-mail: isah2013(a)njau.edu.cn
Will there be enough plant nutrients to feed a world of 9 billion in
2050?
Will there be enough plant nutrients to feed a world of 9 billion in
2050? is the central question addressed by a JRC study. This exercise was
based on consultations with experts and a thematic workshop focused on three
areas of interest:
1) the demand for fertilizers to sustain crop production necessary to feed
the world in 2050;
2) perspectives on the supply of Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Potassium
(K) to world agriculture and
3) the role of innovation and technology in changing the match between demand
and supply of fertilizers. Implications of the main findings for current
EU and international policies were addressed.
"There is no specific reason to be alarmed about the overall supply
of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus for the world's agriculture but because
of changing conditions in production, demand and use, continuous vigilance
is called for."
See: http://eusoils.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ESDB_Archive/eusoils_docs/other/EUR25327.pdf
Contact: Panos PANAGOS
E-mail: panos.panagos(a)jrc.ec.europa.eu
Green Ideas Project
Green Ideas Project is organizing its second event following the successful
launch of Green Ideas Events in 2011, in Mesta, Chios, Greece. The Green
Ideas 2012 event will take place from October 22nd to 24th, 2012 and will
be hosted by the University of Gastronomic Sciences at Pollenzo, Bra, Italy.
It will take place right before the 6th Slow Food International Congress
to be held this year in Turin, simultaneously with the "Salone del
Gusto" and "Terra Madre" events.
This year, Green Ideas will expand on its initial design challenge on how
we may create collaboration opportunities for communities to share green
knowledge, also exploring innovative educational methods that educators
may engage to take advantage of e-Learning technologies and tools in their
everyday work. For this purpose, it will join forces with the European initiative
Open Discovery Space in order to also organise a Creative Facilitation Lab
for educators that would like to learn how to use design-thinking methods
to inspire and engage their networks. Registration to the events is needed,
since there is a maximum number of participants that can be accommodated.
Please visit Green Ideas online, to find out all the necessary information
and get involved!
Green Ideas Project website: http://www.greenideasproject.org/
Green Ideas 2012 Wiki: http://wiki.agroknow.gr/agroknow/index.php/Green_Ideas_2012
Green Ideas on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GIProject
Green Ideas on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GIProject
Contact : Nikos PALAVITSINIS
E-mail: vitsinis(a)grnet.gr
Smart Agri-Food pilot receives lot of attention during ‘Celebration of
Agrologistics’
The pilot ‘quality controlled flower chain’ was present at the ‘Celebration
of Agrologistics’ on the Floriade in Venlo, The Netherlands. During the
event, which celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Dutch Agrologistics
Platform, over 300 visitors were inspired by innovative developments in
the logistics of the food and agribusiness. The pilot focusses on the opportunities
for dynamic, quality controlled logistics by integrating RFID and quality
sensors with the help of internet. It is part of the European project Smart
Agri-Food, which aims to boost the use and application of future internet
technologies in the agri-food industry.
The pilot was introduced by Edwin van Lenthe of Baas Plantenservice, and
by Nicole Koenderink and Robbert Robbemond, both working for Wageningen
UR, The Netherlands. A live demonstration gave the visitors a glance at
the future of quality controlled logistics.
See: http://www.tuinbouwdigitaal.net/News/Actualnews/tabid/2149/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/594/
Smart-Agri-Food-pilot-receives-lot-of-attention-during-Celebration-of-the-Agrologistics.aspx
AGRICOM project
Agricom is an initiative co-funded by the European Commission in the
framework of the Lifelong Learning Programme, Leonardo da Vinci (Transfer
of Innovation).
Main goal of the AGRICOM project is to establish the first Competence Model
for the Agricultural Sector (ACM) in order to strengthen the transparency
and comparability of VET opportunities at European level.
AGRICOM stands for Transfer of the Water Competences Model to AGRIcultural
COMpetences and is supported and funded by the European Commission.
See: http://issuu.com/serifo_srl/docs/newsletter_agricom_project
Contact: Maria DELLA GIOVAMPAOLA
E-mail: serifosrl(a)serifo.it
Eko-tourism pilot within a Living Lab environment
See: http://www.centralivinglab.eu/index.php/en/pilots/eco-tourism
Environment and education within a Living Lab environment
See: http://www.centralivinglab.eu/index.php/en/pilots/environment-and-education
World Geological Map Server (c) by USGS
> World Map by USGS
See: http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/2800/
World Geological Map Server
> See: http://nhb-arcims.si.edu/ThisDynamicPlanet/index.html
Drought-Tolerant Corn Efforts Show Positive Early Results
See: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=drought-tolerant-corn-trials-show-positive-early-results&page=2
Hello all. So you want to become a bullfighter?
First, take a look at the "kindergarten sessions" below -
lots of volunteers but definitely not for the squeemish. I'm surprised at
how agile they are - definitely no country for old men.
Enjoy.
See: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=058_1347985816
Contact: Mick HARKIN
Mél : harkin(a)iol.ie
May remark (GW): We have the same kind of fiesta in SW France but I never
participated!
A water Bed in a German furniture store
Note that the sign says: "Do not get on the bed, but oh well. The
best way to motivate people to do something is to put up a sign saying "Don't...!"
See: http://www.youtube.com/embed/9wm-Ge8LL7o?rel=0
You can live in the Deep South where...
1. You can rent a movie and buy bait in the same store.
2. "Y'all" is singular and "all y'all" is plural.
3. "He needed killin" is a valid defense.
4. Everyone has 2 first names: Billy Bob, Jimmy Bob, Mary Ellen, Betty Jean,
Mary Beth, etc., etc.
5. Everything is either "in yonder," "over yonder" or
"out yonder." It's important to know the difference, too.
OR (see next week)
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