The World Conference on Agricultural Information and IT was held in Atsugi (Tokyo), Japan, from 24 to 27 August 2008.
The joint Conference included three major events: the 12th World Congress of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD), the 6th Conference of the Asian Federation of Information Technology in Agriculture (AFITA), and the 6th World Congress on Computers in Agriculture (WCCA).
GFAR sponsored a pre-Conference joint theme workshop on “Adoption of ICT Enabled Information Systems for Agricultural Development and Rural Viability” facilitated by Ajit Maru and Ehud Gelb, who reported to the Conference summary plenary.
The goal of the workshop was to provide a venue for an exchange of experience, opinions and solutions on the core issues of Information Systems for Agricultural Development, their adoption, impact and constraints. The outcome of workshop discussions is being captured in a Report, available in the first months of 2009, which includes recommendations for alleviating constraints and allocating development and application priorities.
GFAR also presented the Global ARD Web Ring concept in the IAALD session on “New Developments in Information Systems to Access Agricultural Research Outputs” and participated in the series of sessions on “Extension Service, Rural Development, ICT Adoption and policy” and in the 9th AOS workshop organized by FAO.
The joint Conference included three major events: the 12th World Congress of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD), the 6th Conference of the Asian Federation of Information Technology in Agriculture (AFITA), and the 6th World Congress on Computers in Agriculture (WCCA).
GFAR sponsored a pre-Conference joint theme workshop on “Adoption of ICT Enabled Information Systems for Agricultural Development and Rural Viability” facilitated by Ajit Maru and Ehud Gelb, who reported to the Conference summary plenary.
The goal of the workshop was to provide a venue for an exchange of experience, opinions and solutions on the core issues of Information Systems for Agricultural Development, their adoption, impact and constraints. The outcome of workshop discussions is being captured in a Report, available in the first months of 2009, which includes recommendations for alleviating constraints and allocating development and application priorities.
GFAR also presented the Global ARD Web Ring concept in the IAALD session on “New Developments in Information Systems to Access Agricultural Research Outputs” and participated in the series of sessions on “Extension Service, Rural Development, ICT Adoption and policy” and in the 9th AOS workshop organized by FAO.
A.M,V.P