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The Third National Conference on Agro-Informatics and
Precision Agriculture 2012 (AIPA 2012),
1-3 August 2012, Hyderabad, India
http://www.iiit.ac.in/aipa2012/

The Indian Society of Agricultural Information Technology (INSAIT)
cordially invites you to participate in the third national conference on
Agro-Informatics and Precision Agriculture (AIPA 2012). The AIPA 2012 will
be organized by INSAIT in collaboration with International Institute of
Information Technology, Hyderabad (IIIT-H), India and University of Agriculture Sciences Raichur (UASR), India

Over the last few decades, several research and development efforts have
been made to exploit the potential of Information and Communication
Technologies (ICTs) to improve the efficiency of production agriculture
and achieve sustainable development. Precision Agriculture involves
identification, analyses and management of spatial and temporal
variability in soils and crops for profitability, sustainability and
protection of the environment. Precision Agriculture employs emerging
technologies such as ICT; geospatial technologies such as Geographic
Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Remote
Sensing (RS); sensor technologies and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN).

The AIPA 2012 will focus on the numerous developments in the important
areas of agro-informatics and precision farming relevant in the present
agricultural scenario. Further, this conference would prompt and stimulate
academia, scientists, extension agencies, farmers and agribusiness
institutions to address research issues pertaining to Agro-Informatics and
Precision Agriculture.

The conference calls for papers in the following broad themes.

* ICT for agricultural research, education and extension

* ICT for agricultural supply chain management and marketing

* ICT for Natural Resource Management

* Precision crop production

* Precision crop protection

* Precision horticulture

* Precision livestock management

* Precision forestry

* Geospatial technologies in precision agriculture

* Sensor technologies and wireless sensor networks in precision
agriculture

* Internet of Things (IOT) applications in agriculture


Steering Committee Chair

Virupakshagouda Patil, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Conveners

P. Krishna Reddy, IIIT, Hyderabad, India
A.R. Alagawadi, University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Dharwad, India
Leisa Armstrong, Edith Cowan University, Australia

Important Dates

Submission of Abstracts (Maximum of 300 words): May 31, 2012
Submission of Camera ready papers (Maximum of six pages): June 30, 2012

(Refer web site http://www.iiit.ac.in/aipa2012 for submission)

Conference Dates: 1-3 August, 2012

Contact:
AIPA2012 Secretariat
International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad (IIIT-H)
Gachibowli, Hyderabad- 500032, Andhra Pradesh, India
Tel: +91-40-66531322, FAX: +91-40-66531413
http://www.iiit.ac.in/aipa2012
E-mail: aipa...@iiit.ac.in
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