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Rural innovation and digital revolution in agriculture
The CIHEAM WATCH LETTER n°38 in February 2017 on "Rural innovation and digital revolution in agriculture " wishes to provide a regional Mediterranean overview in terms of innovation in rural areas and the role of ICT in agriculture. This issue is resolutely prospective and rich in the presentation of various experiences in order to contribute to the analysis of the major ongoing agricultural and territorial developments in this strategic area of the world, where the progress and the growth of digital technology and human inventiveness exist outside urban worlds.
WL38 Full report
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Editorial
Présentation d'Agreenuim, l'Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France
The European Union “multi-actor” approach to agricultural innovation: first steps and major challenges
Angelo di Mambro, Journalist, Brussels
Big data : a cultural and technical challenge for which agriculture has strong assets
Christian Huyghe, Muriel Mambrini-Doudet, Odile Hologne, INRA and Pascal Bergeret, CIHEAM – Montpellier
Promoting Rural Innovation in the Mediterranean through the Development of Entrepreneurial Culture in Favor of Young People
Damiano Petruzzella, Laura Scivetti and Annarita Antonelli, CIHEAM – Bari
Quelle place pour l’élevage de précision dans le contexte du bassin méditerranéen ?
François Bocquier et Magali Jouven, Montpellier Supagro, France
Le numérique pour faire de l’aliment un créateur de lien
Hervé Pillaud, Agronuméricus
Former pour et par le numérique tout au long de la vie professionnelle dans les métiers de l’agriculture
Philippe Prévost, Agreenium, l’Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France et Christian Germain, Bordeaux Sciences Agro
Multifunctional agriculture and ICT: Incompatibility or a recipe for territorial development?
Athanasios Ragkos, Vagis Samathrakis, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
Alexandros Theodoridis, Christos Batzios, School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
The Digital Economy: the Silent Revolution that Will Change the Region
Javier Albarracín, European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), Spain
Sharing and Pooling Resources in Common Infrastructures is Essential to Accelerate Research and Diffusion of Digital Innovations in Agriculture
Veronique Bellon-Maurel, Bruno Tisseyre, Thomas Crestey and Pierre Maurel, Montpellier Supagro-IRSTEA, France
Application des nouvelles technologies dans l’agriculture intensive espagnole
Eduardo Pardo Martínez, Javier Rodríguez Sánchez, Centro Tecnologico Tecnova, Spain
New communication methodologies in an innovative digital extension system in Egypt
Mahmoud Medany, Climate Change Information Center and Renewable Energy (CCICRE), Sahar Zayan, Plant Pathology Research Institute et Dorra Fiani, Knowledge Economy Foundation
Food and Nutrition Security and Data Gaps in Lebanon
Rachel A. Bhan, Food Security Program, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Un exemple de l’utilisation des drones dans la gestion technique d’un verger de pêcher en Tunisie
Hatem Mabrouk, Fatma Ben Jemaa, Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie (INAT), Tunisie et Denis Feurer, Sylvain Massuel, Institut de recherche pour le développement, Montpellier, France
Integrated Smart Decision Support Tool for ECO-efficient Inputs Management of MENA region Farming Systems (ECO-FARM)
Redouane Choukr-Allah, Abdelaziz Hirich, International center for Biosaline Agriculture, Dubai, UAE
Improving irrigation efficiency in the Bekaa Valley
Ilhab Jomaa, Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute, Lebanon and Ronald Jaubert, Graduate Institute of Geneva, Switzerland
L’accès aux données pour la recherche et l’innovation en agriculture
Acta, Réseau Numérique et Agriculture (ACTA)
The Future of Farming through the Internet of Things perspective
Alicia Asín, Libelium, Spain
The role of Technology in the Market Access and Transparency Enhancement, the Example Italian Online Commodities Exchange
Alessandra Pallottelli, Borsa Merci Telematica Italiana, Italy
Le cofarming ou l’entraide 3.0 pour redonner de la compétitivité à notre agriculture
Jean-Paul Hébrard, WeFarmUp, France
Interview
Stéphane Marcel, SMAG, France