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……

Chile: virtual agricultural extension

• Berries, wine, honey, maize

• Agricultural calendar, virtual and classroom training, questions, networking

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

Brazil-Africa Agricultural Innovation Marketplace: www.africa-brazil.org

The website allows

• Finding partners

• Joint project development

• Project selection

• Project monitoring

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!