The CIGR-FAO Global Network on Agricultural Engineering

cosponsored by EurAgEng

The CIGR-FAO Global Network on Agricultural Engineering has become operational in January 1999. This global network is jointly operated by the International Commission of Agricultural Engineering (CIGR), the Agricultural and Food Engineering Technologies Service of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-AGST) as global players and the European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng) as first regional society which has joined the network. The network consists of seven e-mail discussion groups corresponding to the seven sections of CIGR.

The global network has a controlled subscription, the listowner is AGST of FAO. Each single list in the network is moderated by the chairperson of the respective section or a moderator appointed by him/her. This shall guarantee the quality of the lists and stimulate the professional discussions. At the same time the groups are used as communication tool for the respective fields of interest and special interest groups of EurAgEng in collaboration and coordination with the CIGR section heads.

The 7 e-mail discussion groups of the CIGR-FAO Global Network are:

CIGR-FAO-LanWat-L,

covers the technical area of the CIGR Section I, LAND AND WATER USE, which is in particular Agricultural Engineering as applied to soil and water management such as: soil protection, improvement and conservation, drainage and irrigation systems; to land improvement and land reclamation, to rural planning and management and to rural roads and infrastructure.

CIGR-FAO-Build-L,

covers the technical area of the CIGR Section II, FARM BUILDINGS, EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURES AND ENVIRONMENT, which is in particular optimization and design of animal, crop and horticultural buildings and related equipment, climate control and environmental protection, farm planning, waste management.

CIGR-FAO-EquipPlant-L,

covers the technical area of the ClGR Section III, EQUIPMENT ENGINEERING FOR PLANT PRODUCTION, which tries to develop exchanges in the field of know-how, technical study, scientific research and practical experiences between designers of machinery (researchers in private and public sector, technical boards), manufacturers, advisers, teachers and trainers at different levels, and final users of these machines (farmers, contractors, ...).

CIGR-FAO-Energy-L,

covers the technical area of the CIGR Section IV, RURAL ELECTRICITY AND OTHER ENERGY SOURCES, which is in particular rural electrification and other renewable energies in developing countries strategy, profiles and techniques; renewable energies especially from organic wastes and residues - exploitation and environmental impact; measuring, control and automation in agricultural electrical applications. The topics try to cover the fields of interest of industrial countries as well as developing countries.

CIGR-FAO-SystMngm-L,

covers the technical area of the CIGR Section V, MANAGEMENT, ERGONOMICS AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. Particularly, the list is an open discussion forum for all experts interested in system engineering, work science, management and ergonomics.

CIGR-FAO-ProcQual-L,

covers the technical area of the CIGR Section VI, PROCESSING, which is in particular physical properties of raw (food and nonfood) materials, quality of final products, processing technologies, processing management and engineering.

CIGR-FAO-InfoSyst-L,

covers the technical area of the CIGR Section VII, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, which is in particular to advance the use of Information Systems for improving the production cost, processing and quality of agricultural products. This will be done in coordination with other Sections of CIGR and Information Technology associations throughout the world.

For subscription to the CIGR-FAO Global Network following procedure is suggested:

Please select from the 7 technical lists those of your interest and subscribe to these lists. To subscribe to a list, send a message to mailserv@mailserv.fao.org leaving the subject blank and entering the one-line message:

SUBSCRIBE CIGR-FAO-...-L

Multiple subscriptions are possible in one message, using one separate line for each group.