The objective of the paper is to propose a risk assessment model for agricultural engineering related to biosafety and security while deploying agriculture information through the latest computing and communication technologies for farmers. The earlier works concentrate much on the biological risk and agricultural risk without focusing on the effects of uncertainty in different computing and co...

For most of the rural poor in developing countries, improving day-to-day quality of life requires improvements in agricultural productivity. With the gradual reduction of government support for public agricultural research, extension, and marketing in many of these settings, the dissemination of new agricultural technologies is increasingly shaped by the private sector(Feder, Willett and Zijp 2...

This article discusses not only the practical application of “precision agriculture” in software electronic equipment, convenience remote control and on-board sensors for moving automatic parts machines units, as well acceleration solving problems managing agro-industrial complex using increase amount funding, but also training personnel capable creating applying information technologies agricu...

This study explores the image of synthetic biology and nanotechnology in comparison to agricultural biotechnology and communication technology by examining spontaneous associations with, and deliberate evaluations of, these technologies by university students. Data were collected through a self-completion online questionnaire by students from two universities in Switzerland. The survey aimed to...

Agriculture is a complicated system, related to a wide range of environments, which is difficult to deal with perfectly. Web-based agricultural support system (WASS) has been proposed to applicable support agricultural activities, which combines web technologies and agricultural systems. In this paper we analyze the basic characters of the web-based agricultural support system and then describe...

a Plant Polymer Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA/Agricultural Research Services, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL 61604, USA Ashland Hercules Water Technologies, 500 Hercules Road, Wilmington, DE 19808-1599, USA Mycotoxin Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, USDA/Agricultural Research Services, 1815 N. University St...

Many new technologies involving agricultural commodities will not be final consumer products, rather they will be inputs into the manufacture of other products. The new technologies may be new manufacturing processes (to accommodate a new raw material), or intermediate products that will be used in the production of other products (e.g., plastics are used to manufacture final consumer products)...

the study examined the role of information communication technologies in extension delivery of agricultural transformation agenda (ata) of nigeria.  the objectives were to: examine the agricultural extension delivery of ata; identify icts relevant in agricultural extension and application of ata; examine roles of icts in extension of ata and identify constraints to the use of icts in extension ...

Increasing crop production, while maintaining sustainability, is a priority for agricultural development projects, particularly in developing countries. This study investigated the factors contributing to the effectiveness of agricultural development projects in improving the sustainability of cropping systems in a small upland watershed in south-west China. This involved a review of recent rel...