Agriculture

This theme would focus on the following:
  • GIS and Remote Sensing for agriculture management
  • Precision Agriculture
  • Case studies of successful implementation of geospatial technology in agriculture
  • Challenges and Future prospects
15th May, 2013
Hall: Penn Room 1
Time: 0900 – 1800 hrs

0900 – 1800 hrs - Session 1
  Keynote
Dr. Hanns-Christoph Eiden
President
German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food
Germany
Bio | Presentation
Speakers
Dr. Hanif Rahemtulla
Governance & Geospatial
Innovation Practice
The World Bank
USA

Bio | Abstract
Michael Bolsunovsky
First Deputy Director General
Sovzond Company Ltd.
Russia


Bio | Abstract | Presentation
Dr. G. Chandra Mouli
Professor & Principal Investigator
Precision Farming Development
Centre, Polytechnique of Agril. Engg.
ANGR Agril. Unversity
India
Bio | Abstract | Presentation
Walter H. Mayer
General Manager
PROGIS Software GmbH
Austria

Bio | Abstract | Presentation
Corné van der Sande
Senior Advisor Earth Observation and Geo-Information
Rural Environment and Agribusiness
NEO
The Netherlands
Bio | Abstract | Presentation
1100 – 1230 hrs - Coffee Break and Visit to Exhibition
1230 – 1330 hrs - Lunch
1330 – 1800 hrs - Session 2
Gary Holmes
Business Development Manager
DMC International
Imaging
UK
Abstract | Presentation
Ha Thuy Hanh
Deputy Director General
National Agricultural
Extension Center
Vietnam
Maurits Voogt
Director Operations
eLEAF Competence Center
The Netherlands
Bio | Presentation
Hendrik Boogaard
Wageningen-UR
The Netherlands
Abstract | Presentation
Raza Haider Rizvi
Senior Scientist, National
Research Centre for Agroforestry (ICAR)
India
Abstract
Shibendu S. Ray
Director
Mahalanobis National Crop Forecast Centre
Ministry of Agriculture
India
1530 – 1600 hrs - Coffee Break and Visit to Exhibition
1600 – 1800 hrs - Session 3 (UNIFARM SESSION)
  Chairperson
Tamme van der Wal
Partner
AeroVision B.V.
The Netherlands

Bio | Abstract
Philippe LOUDJANI
GeoCAP Action Leader
Monitoring Agricultural Resources Unit
Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
Italy
Bio | Abstract | Presentation
Klaus-Herbert Rolf
CLAAS
Agrosystems
Germany

Bio | Abstract | Presentation
Jens Peter Hansen
Farmer
Denmark
Bio | Abstract | Presentation
Shay Navon
Marketing and Sales Manager
Kverneland Group Mechatronics
The Netherlands
Abstract
Dr. Ali El Battay
Senior Lecturer
Arabian Gulf University
Bahrain
Bio | Abstract| Presentation
Kris Sunarto
Researcher
Geospatial Information Agency (BIG)
Indonesia
Abstract | Presentation