[Ict4women] Highlights of i4d February 2009 Issue (e-Agriculture)

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i4d February 2009 - (e-Agriculture)
TOP STORIES:

Bringing development practitioners together
The development challenges of India, with the world's second largest  
population and rich socio-cultural diversity is huge.

Agriculture’s response to global food crisis
Planning experts and economists have warned that the world is about to  
be confronted with a global food crisis unlike anything it has  
encountered before.

e-Krishi in Kerala
We are living in a world where all spheres, including those most  
resistant to change, cannot escape getting influenced by the  
developments in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).

NAIP’s e-Agriculture initiatives
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous apex  
body responsible for the organisation, conduct and management of  
research and education in all disciplines of agricultural sciences at  
national level.

Low-cost video content locally produced
UK based Countrywise Communication is a well established video  
production company concentrating on agriculture, environment and the  
food industry.

e-Empowering resource poor farmers
Most of the Indian villagers are poor in utilising available  
information and new technologies to meet their day-to-day needs for  
livelihood.
m-Serving Indian agriculture
China and India, the two most populous countries in the world, are  
both experiencing economic growth despite differences in the  
geographic distribution of their workforces.

e-Auction of small cardamom
The fortunes and the future of the agriculture sector in any economy  
and more so in an agrarian economy is intertwined with its ability to  
maximise its financial returns.

Social networking for.... farmers!!!
It's a common question that we face now-a-days. Social networking  
through the Internet has become a part of our life be it a student, a  
professional or a housewife.

mKRISHI based grape farming
mKRISHITM is a TCS innovation which is  based on wireless and sensor  
technology. The purpose of this innovation is to bridge the gap  
between the farmer and the expert.

IT managment in agriculture
The National Academy of Agriculture Research Management (NAARM) was   
established in 1976, at Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, to  
fulfill the important need for an institution of  management in  
agricultural research and education.
Columns
Bytes for All
What's on
In-Fact
Knowledge Resources
Global
India
Please feel free to give your feedback and comments on articles/ 
features/interviews through e-mail (ritu at csdms.in). Or visit the http://i4donline.net/feedback/index.asp 
  and give your feedback and comments.

Thanks & regards,
Ritu Srivastava
Senior Research Associate | i4d Magazine
Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS)
G–4, Sector 39, Noida - 201 301
Tel: +91 120 2502180-85
Mobile: +91-9999369624
www.i4donline.net

i4d, print magazine on ICT4D is an initiative of CSDMS (Centre for  
Science, Development and Media Studies, www.csdms.in), an NGO, based  
in Noida (Uttar Pradesh, India) which does advocacy and capacity  
building of local level organisations through training and workshops.  
It is also involved in grass root projects in ICTs in the rural areas  
in India.

Our other publications & portals:
eGov: www.egovonline.net
Digital Learning: www.digitallearning.in
Radio Duniya: www.radioduniya.in


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