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ICT and Ag in the Bank, 2007: different cultures, shared opportunities

ICT and Ag in the Bank, 2007: different cultures, shared opportunities. Agriculture Problem focused Growth for equity Market orientation No light, low density. ICT Creation and intuition Transformation Trying out and ……..? The grid, high density.

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ICT and Ag in the Bank, 2007: different cultures, shared opportunities

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  1. ICT and Ag in the Bank, 2007: different cultures, shared opportunities Agriculture • Problem focused • Growth for equity • Market orientation • No light, low density ICT • Creation and intuition • Transformation • Trying out and ……..? • The grid, high density Opportunities in: land tenure, rural finance, natural resource mapping, precision farming, sanitary management, regulatory information, technical assistance, risk management, market and value chain management, networking, e-learning etc……

  2. Chile: virtual agricultural extension • Berries, wine, honey, maize • Agricultural calendar, virtual and classroom training, questions, networking

  3. Uruguay: control of foot and mouth disease • Animal Identification and Registration System helps Uruguay comply with • epidemiological control • quality assurance • food safety standards • National Livestock Information System

  4. Brazil-Africa Agricultural Innovation Marketplace: www.africa-brazil.org The website allows • Finding partners • Joint project development • Project selection • Project monitoring

  5. ICT in Agriculture, 2011:hybrid vigor? • Increasingly accessible and affordable • Lowering transaction costs at all levels • A self-sustaining source of innovation • Enhancing and complementing traditional sources of change (breeding, agronomy, biotechnology, logistics) • Strengthening the focus on the private sector • New source of rural employment and rural quality of life • Greening growth!

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