1. ICT and Ag in the Bank, 2007: different cultures, shared opportunities Agriculture  Problem focused  Growth for equity  Market orientation  No light, low density ICT  Creation and intuition  Transformation  Trying out and ……..?  The grid, high density Opportunities in: land tenure, rural finance, natural resource mapping, precision farming, sanitary management, regulatory information, technical assistance, risk management, market and value chain management, networking, e-learning etc……

2. Chile: virtual agricultural extension Berries, wine, honey, maize Agricultural calendar, virtual and classroom training, questions, networking

3. Uruguay: control of foot and mouth disease Animal Identification and Registration System helps Uruguay comply with epidemiological control quality assurance food safety standards National Livestock Information System

4. Brazil-Africa Agricultural Innovation Marketplace: www.africa-brazil.org The website allows Finding partners Joint project development Project selection Project monitoring

5. ICT in Agriculture, 2011: hybrid vigor?  Increasingly accessible and affordable  Lowering transaction costs at all levels  A self-sustaining source of innovation  Enhancing and complementing traditional sources of change (breeding, agronomy, biotechnology, logistics)  Strengthening the focus on the private sector  New source of rural employment and rural quality of life  Greening growth!