Outputs Establishment and or strengthening of regional centres of excellence for agro processing and or rural technology centres Techno economic support provided to pilot rural agro enterprises through the introduction of appropriate improved technology and upgraded skills Seminars, workshops, international reports, publications and other relevant global forum contributions.

Biotechnology is an important component of the FAO International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) programme in food and agriculture, which contributes actively to biotechnology applications in agriculture, forestry and fisheries.

Countries emerging from such situations are generally faced with the urgent need to rehabilitate or reconstruct damaged essential socio economic infrastructure, such as that pertaining to the supply of food, provision of repair and maintenance services, and immediate generation of employment.

Agriculture science and technology

The training of rural youth for self employment scheme is designed to specifically train rural youth in skills to enable them to take up self employment.

76. New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Tokyo, Japan

62 190. Agricultural technology for development

In this context, programmes such as an SME enabling framework and institutional support, cluster development, rural and women's entrepreneurship development, food safety infrastructure for agro industries, skill development and capacity building in the use of new technologies for available agro resources, and support to traditional agro industries for enhancement of productivity will be promoted.

2. Underlines the need for Member States to make their knowledge and know how in the field of agricultural technology and agricultural innovation systems more accessible, in particular to poor people, subject to appropriate arrangements

Graduates from agricultural secondary schools 112 a year

Agriculture (non energy) Nitrous oxide

Education and training, agricultural extension

More and more women in rural areas participate in agricultural extension.

143. The Project for Promotion of Technology Transfer in Peasant Communities of the Sierra (FEAS) is carried out in five departments and has been able to involve women in agricultural extension and small scale fishing.

In the case of agricultural producers, provision of credit is required to support the introduction of better farming techniques and to increase the scale and efficiency of agricultural production, eventually arresting current land degradation patterns.

(b) The Institute of Agricultural Research and Education, attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and having the function of promoting agricultural research in the higher agricultural education institutes and agricultural research establishments operating under the Ministry

These should be governing principles in designing all agro policy, economic, agro technical and zoo technical measures for sustainable development of agriculture and food production in future.

Measures of agricultural policy should encourage amalgamation of property to allow for application of updated agro techniques and higher yields.

We've also done this in agriculture.

Implementing agency National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA)

International Information System for Agriculture Science and Technology

The theme of the 2004 edition of The State of Food and Agriculture was Agricultural biotechnology meeting the needs of the poor? .

Tunisia pays special attention to improving the technical skills of the officials and managers responsible for administering the farm sector.

51. Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan, Province of China

Nigeria also welcomed Major Programme E, which provided assistance to improving the entrepreneurial and technical skills of rural and women entrepreneurs, as well as stimulating the productive capacities of micro, small and medium enterprises, especially in the agro industry sector.

4. Notes with satisfaction the contribution made by the Technology for Agriculture initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Centro para el Desarrollo Agrícola y Forestal (CEDAF) organized the fifth meeting of the Technical Cooperation Network on Plant Biotechnology, which was followed by a Rice Route field day.

In addition, 6,990 were agricultural workers, 102 non agricultural workers, 178 technicians and 82 service sector workers.

This year, the Ministry of Agriculture conducted a nationwide search for the most beautiful agricultural technological workers.

Farming was an energy bonanza.

Is agriculture adapted to that?

In agriculture and the agro industry, biotechnology could facilitate the development of improved crops and new products and contribute toward improving production.

Nuclear technologies and techniques are applied in Poland in various fields (health care, industry, environmental protection, agriculture).

The growing innovative capabilities in this area have created a new spectrum of technology choices in fields such as energy, transportation, agriculture, construction and manufacturing.

In particular, access to technologies which were critical for agricultural and industrial development should not be denied under the pretext of alleged dual use.

UNDCP continued to provide technical assistance for the Highland Development Programme at Xieng Khouang, for which the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) provided agricultural loans.

For example, FAO began operation in 1957 and AGRIS and CARIS were established in 1975.

(a) The first project is a 300,000 Technical Cooperation Programme project aimed at coordinating emergency operations in the agricultural sector and providing farm inputs

This programme component provides assistance to improving entrepreneurial and technical skills of rural and women entrepreneurs, through strengthening support institutions and service providers, as well as to improve the administrative and regulatory environment to encourage entrepreneurship among women and rural communities.

For example, switching from traditional till agriculture to a more climate friendly agricultural practice such as conservation agriculture may result in decreased crop yields for the first few seasons while farmers perfect their techniques.

However, for the majority of farm activities, there are substantial economic and technological barriers to further reducing energy use.

International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development

Energy, agriculture, forestry, waste management, industry, transportation and adaptation

89. Moreover, the Summit must address issues such as capacity building, human resource development and the transfer of appropriate technology in agriculture, as well as the development of endogenous capacity in agricultural research and sustainable food production.

It is developing methodologies for product formulation and is transferring knowledge and know how to the various national technical services (agriculture, meteorology, hydrology, plant protection, environment, farm statistics, waters and forestry, etc.).