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GFRAS Global Survey on Social Media for agricultural extension and advisory services: A global survey CT4RAS interest group of the Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS) is conducting a global survey to understand the use of social media by the stakeholders of agricultural extension and advisory services. Please give your views on social media in the following questionnaire titled “Social Media for agricultural extension and advisory services: A global survey”. To fill it out, visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Qi8FzCAgAX9RAcee-Z0X2qreMwe6SmTkkb1MpK0lqPM/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link Your valuable views and comments would help us to understand better the present trends in social media for agricultural extension and advisory services and also to map present social media initiatives and future directions. The outcome of the survey will be used in identification of capacity development needs, developing training modules and formulation of policy framework on social media for agricultural extension and advisory services. This online survey will be conducted during 11th February to 31st March, 2015 and the responses will be analysed and draft discussion paper will be uploaded in the GFRAS website during August, 2015 for further consultation and follow-up activities. The identity of the respondents and their responses will be kept anonymous and the responses in the survey will be used for research purpose only. Contact: Dr. R. SARAVANAN E-mail: saravananraj(a)hotmail.com / saravanancau(a)gmail.com Silicon Valley comes to agriculture Farm innovators have new places to turn for development funding. Silicon Valley players are changing the way innovation is financed. And the system offers more than money, providing entrepreneurs with added management help Voir : http://farmindustrynews.com/precision-farming/silicon-valley-comes-agriculture New guidelines for handling farm data Industry group comes up with guidelines for how to handle your farm information. See: http://farmindustrynews.com/farm-recordkeeping/new-guidelines-handling-farm-data Industry Insider: David Friedberg, CEO and founder of The Climate Corporation Former Google employee talks about how crop and weather models can help mitigate the risks of farming See: http://farmindustrynews.com/precision-farming/industry-insider-david-friedberg-ceo-and-founder-climate-corporation IoT could be key to farming See: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240239484/IoT-could-be-key-to-farming-says-Beecham-Research Cloud-based Mapping & Remote Sensing Imagery for Precision Agriculture. See: https://www.satshot.com/about-us/index.html Rural broadband access threatened by Berlin party politics With the investment package from Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, the German government hopes to boost nationwide broadband expansion. But critics doubt the fibre optic cables will end up where they are most needed. See: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/infosociety/rural-broadband-access-threatened-berlin-party-politics-311678
Building roads key to combating hunger, study says Investments in basic transport and electricity in developing nations are among the best ways to curb hunger by 2030, since a quarter of all food is now wasted after harvest, according to a report issued by International Food Policy Research. See: http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/building-roads-key-combating-hunger-study-says-311805 Developing New Strategies for Nourishing the World––by IFPRI’s Director General, Shenggen Fan Recently returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Dr. Fan points out that despite progress in reducing poverty, the world has “failed miserably” to reduce malnutrition. He offers suggestions for both countries and the international community to help “reshape agriculture” for better nutrition, health, and environmental sustainability. See: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shenggen-fan/developing-new-strategies_b_6573436.html
Do you ever wonder why math is important!!!!! (machist joke!) I was riding to work yesterday when I observed a female driver, who cut right in front of a pickup truck, causing the driver to drive onto the shoulder to avoid hitting her. This evidently angered the driver enough that he hung his arm out his window and gave the woman the finger. 'Man, that guy is stupid,' I thought to myself. I ALWAYS smile nicely and wave in a sheepish manner whenever a female does anything to me in traffic, and here's why: I drive 48 miles each way every day to work. That's 96 miles each day. Of these, 16 miles each way is bumper-to-bumper Most of the bumper-to-bumper is on an 8 lane highway. There are 7 cars every 40 feet for 32 miles. That works out to 982 cars every mile, or 31,424 cars. Even though the rest of the 32 miles is not bumper-to-bumper, I figure I pass at least another 4000 cars. That brings the number to something like 36,000 cars that I pass every day. Statistically, females drive half of these. That's 18,000 women drivers! In any given group of females, 1 in 28 has PMS. That's 642. According to Cosmopolitan, 70% describe their love life as dissatisfying or unrewarding. That's 449. According to the National Institute of Health, 22% of all females have seriously considered suicide or homicide. That's98. And 34% describe men as their biggest problem. That's 33. According to the National Rifle Association, 5% of all females carry weapons and this number is increasing. That means that EVERY SINGLE DAY, I drive past at least one female who has a lousy love life, thinks men are her biggest problem, has seriously considered suicide or homicide, has PMS, and is armed. Give her the finger? I don't think so. The distribution of this efita newsletter is sponsored by vitisphere.com Please, contribute to the content of your efita newsletter, and advertise your events, new publications, new products and new project in this newsletter. Without your support, it will not survive! Contact: Guy WAKSMAN E-mail: guy.waksman(a)laposte.net To read this newsletter on our web site See: http://www.informatique-agricole.org/gazette/efita/efita_150216_683.htm
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