Information Technology in agriculture
Hazem Shawky Fouda
9781774073728
266 pages
Arcler Education Inc
Overview
Information Technology in Agriculture is a book which introduces the global perspective of the agriculture which includes the history, types, farming and implications for management of agroecosystems. This book aims to discuss about the concept and general overview of information technology and agricultural engineering. In the first half of this book, the concept of global positioning systems and the and the concept of the geographical information systems considering the agriculture have been discussed. E-commerce and E-marketing are being used for the agricultural products and this is further highlighted by this book. In the second half, it discusses the participation of women in agriculture and the impact that information technology has on the agricultural sector and the future of technology that will be used in the sector of agriculture.
Author Bio
Hazem Shawky Fouda has a PhD. In Agriculture Sciences, obtained his PhD. from the Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, 2008, MSc. In Agriculture Sciences from the Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University in 2004, Post-Grade Diploma in Cotton, 2001, BSc. in Agriculture Sciences, from the Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, 1997, He is working in Cotton Arbitration & Testing General Organization (CATGO) since 1999 till present. Was working in the International Cotton Training Center (ICTC) – Cotton Arbitration & Testing General Organization (CATGO) from 2000 till 2015, as a Lecturer & Classer’s Trainer for Egyptian and foreigner classers, technicians, ginners, spinners & traders in all cotton aspects starting from picking seed cotton till preparing bales for export including other cotton aspects and training them practically on classing cotton. Besides that he was an editor and active member in the Research & Translation Committee, participating in issuing weekly, monthly and annually issues about the international & local cotton market including price trends and direction, recent developments & researches concerning cotton production, protection, harvesting, ginning, fiber testing, spinning & weaving since its foundation in 2000 till 2014 and since 2015 till present he works as an inspector.
