For this 3rd edition, the M.S Swaminathan Research Foundation will be the Tech For Food guest . The event will highlight several initiatives using new technologies to develop agriculture in emerging countries.

Participatory videos and mediated instruction to share good agricultural practices

  Digital Green is a Microsoft India Research Center project which will be introduced at the next Tech for Food Symposium.The goal is to teach farmers to use digital cameras to show best agricultural pratices (conservation, composting, treatment ...). The agricultural population implicated becomes "field reporters" to interview model farmers. Then mediated screening sessions are organized in villages with facilitator. Digital Green delivers education, entrepreneurial and entertainment content. Using cost-realistic technologies such as TV, DVD or laptop broadcast informations in rural areas where bad agricultural practices are still frequent.

Eric Glover, Head of Science Technology and Environment Courrier International magazine , Jean-Paul Hébrard, editor of Agriculture & New Technologies will debate with scientists and Tech for Food audience. Pascal Faucher from CNES (French Space Agency) and Bernard Bachelier from FARM foundation will surround specialists to try to bring answer to the agricultural challenges of tomorrow.

India: technologic revolution for agricultural development

Professor PC Kesavan will introduce the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation actions in India. He's going to explain how "evergreen revolution" uses eco-technologies to fight against hunger and enable rural people to sustainably manage natural resources. The French Ambassador of India will support ISRO scientists ( Indian Space Agency) and will explain how satellites datas are transmitted and used today on the ground.

2009 International Tech for Food Symposium
Wednesday the 25^th of February 2009
International Agriculture Show – Room Lyra

Parc des Expos - Porte de Versailles - Paris - France

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The 2009 edition will take place on the 25th of February with India as honour guest. In the years 50-70, the country set up successfully the green revolution and it is nowadays precursor in using new technologies for agriculture. The Symposium will emphasize the lessons to learn from these indian experiences. One of the Symposium important time will be the introduction of Professor Kesavan from the Swaminathan Research Foundation which lead the « evergreen revolution » based on the principles of social inclusion in access to technologies to enhance income and environment.

The event will propose initiatives using new technologies for agricultural development, debates between experts and participants and also launching of ground actions:

The Symposium will gather experts from many horizons to develop solutions in order to resolve the food crisis. Initiated by the press group TV AGRI, Tech for Food was joined by renowned partners such as FARM (foundation for agriculture and rural life in the world), CNES (french space agency, BASF or the French Ministry of Research.