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 October - December 2002, Vol 2, No. 4  [Download Full Report in PDF, 1764 kb] new
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Precision farming approaches to small-farm agriculture
Precision farming implies a management strategy to increase productivity and economic returns with reduced impact on the environment.  It is based on the application of information technology to a description of variability in the field, variable-rate operations and the decision-making system.  There are three technology levels and three strategies in the development of precision farming.  Precision farming practices can be used on small as well as large farms, and could play a core role in rural development programmes which are integrated with industry.  A real-time soil spectrophotometer was developed to describe soil variability in farmers' fields, to be used in precision farming.

This issue

General Features

GIS (Geographic information systems): New tool for efficient soil management (Read article)

Focus 

So-called "secondary" nutrients and micronutrients - Really secondary in South-East Asia? (Read article)

Precision farming approaches to small-farm agriculture (Read article)

Pesticides (Read articles)

EU pesticides clear out

'Sustainable' pesticides strategy for Europe

Children in Kerala poisoned by banana pesticide

Country Features

China:

China's fertilizer market after WTO (Read article)

Development Updates (Read articles)

Thailand: 

  • APPC in the spotlight

Australia: 

  • WMC Resources Ltd., Queensland lion

Bangladesh: 

  • BCIC abandons plans to build two DAP plants

China:

  • Fertilizer sector developments
  • Diversification tied to income in China
India:
  • GoM for total decontrol by 2005
  • Speed up gas pricing norms: Fertilizer Unit
  • India may not import urea in 2002/03

Myanmar:

  • New fertilizer law for Myanmar

Viet Nam:

  • New phosphoric acid/DAP plant for Viet Nam

International:

  • Organic food much cleaner, study confirms - controversy still rages over effects of pesticide residues

Meetings/Events (Read articles)

  • First International Fresenius Conference on Food Safety and Dietary Risk Assessment
  • Expert Group Meeting on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Rural Poverty Reduction: Developing National Policies
  • Nitrogen 2003 International Conference and Exhibition
  • Fertilizer Marketing Business Meeting
  • Training Programme for Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Price Trends (Read article)

Fertilizer Price Trends, October 2001-September 2002

Calendar of Meeting (October 2002 - March 2003)