International Consultation on ICTs in ARD: Day 1

Day-1 (December 08, 2009) 9:00 hrs to 17:30 hrs;  followed by brief discussions at the dinner table as well. The session began as a plenary. Dr. Balaji set the scene. He spelt out the theme, the points for discussion and a clear focus on the outcome and outputs. Dr. Ajit Maru, through his slide presentation, [...]

International Consultation on ICTs in ARD: Marketplace

December 07 18:00 hrs to 21:00 hrs: The delegates, about 60 drawn from 27 countries and 8 international organizations, after a brief registration process, assembled at the “Market Place”, where poster, prototypes and various other multi-media tools were displayed. Casual introductions and free exchange of knowledge and information followed. It was a lively interaction among [...]

International Consultation on Agricultural Research for Development and Innovation: Addressing emerging challenges and exploiting opportunities through Information and Communication Technologies, 7-11 December, Hyderabad, India,

Press release “Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has immense potential in empowering farming communities, and it should be put to greater use by the agricultural research and extension institutions. Unfortunately, till now ICT is not given the due importance it deserves, and this has to be corrected to achieve more positive results,” said Dr. Dave [...]