CIGR Newsletter No 47
P U B L I C A T I O N S
CIGR Handbook of Agricultural Engineering
"CIGR Handbook of Agricultural Engineering" ed. by CIGR and published by ASAE.
Five volumes, 2,400 pages, 110 authors. The books are available in CD-ROM and individual hardbound book format.
For further information, please contact:
ASAE
Dept. 1661, 2950 Niles Road
St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659
USA
Tel: 616-428-6324; Fax: 616-429-3852
E-mail: martin@asae.org
"Robotics for Bio-Production Systems", ed. by N. Kondo and K.C. Ting and published by ASAE
Contact: ASAE, Dept. 1693, 2950 Niles Road, St. Joseph, MI 49085-9659 USA,
Tel: 616-428-6324; Fax: 616-429-3852
E-mail: martin@asae.org
"Jahrbuch Agrartechnik – Yearbook Agricultural Engineering 1999, Vol.11"
Edited by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h.H.J. Matthies and Dr. Fr. Meier.
276 pages, many figures and tables.
ISBN: 3-7843-2968-3.
Price: US$ 50; 30% off for CIGR-members (US$ 35)
Contact: FHMeier@aol.com
The 1999 edition of the "Yearbook Agricultural Engineering", which marks the 11th anniversary of this publication, summarizes the research results of one year in the field of agricultural engineering and presents an overview of the scientific activities of the institutes in Germany.
This overview is supplemented by an extensive bibliography, which comprises national as well as international publications.
Thanks to the bilingual text (as of the 1991 edition), the "Yearbook Agricultural Engineering" has gained wide acceptance in English-speaking countries.
Proceedings of the 1998 International Workshop on Conservation Tillage for Sustainable Agriculture
In June 1998, an international workshop on Conservation Tillage for Sustainable Agriculture was held in Harare/Zimbabwe. The proceedings of the workshop cover concepts, policy recommendations, and action plans for implementing conservation tillage practices. They also contain interesting technical papers on conservation tillage experiences in Africa and other regions of the World. The proceedings are published in a new web-site shared by the FAO Soil Resources Management and Conservation Service (AGLS) and the FAO Agricultural Engineering Branch (AGSE) called "Networking for Conservation Agriculture". The web site also covers concepts of conservation agriculture and the work of the Latin American Conservation Agriculture Network. For more information visit the site at:
http://www.fao.org/waicent/faoinfo/agricult/ags/AGSE/MENU.htm
Proceedings of the 1999 International Conference on Construction, Engineering and Environment in Livestock Farming.
Editor: Institut für Landtechnik der TU München -Weihenstephan. The International Conference on Construction, Engineering and Environment in Livestock Farming was organized at the Technical University Munich, Weihenstephan, Germany from 9-10 March, 1999.
The objective of this conference was to present new scientific findings, chronicle technological progress and to present a forum for researchers, industries and consulting. The proceedings contain 69 technical papers and 29 poster contributions from 11 countries.
The Proceedings are written in German with English subtitles and an English version of the abstracts.
ISBN 3-9805559-5-X
Proceedings of the International Agricultural Engineering Conference in Bangkok, Thailand
Editors: V.M Salokhe and Zhang Jianxia
The International Agricultural Engineering Conference was organized at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand from 7-10 December 1998. The objective of this conference was to bring together scientists, engineers, researchers and experts in various disciplines of agricultural engineering for formal presentation and discussion on topics of relevance in the coming years.
The proceedings contain technical papers contributed by scientists from twenty countries. The proceedings are published in two volumes and contain over 1036 pages.
Vol. I: Farm Machinery and Power
Post Harvest and Biotechnology
Vol.II: Soil and Water Engineering
Agricultural Systems
Agricultural Waste Management
Electronics and Computers in Agriculture
Education and Extension
Gender and Development
The proceedings are available for sale. The cost of one set of proceedings (2 volumes) is US$ 180 (inclusive of air mailing charges). The orders can be placed with a payment by bank draft or cheque payable to "Asian Institute of Technology", with: Prof. V.M. Salokhe
AFE Program; Asian Institute of Technology
P.O. Box 4, Klong Luang; Pathumthani 12120, Thailand
Tel: (66-2)5245479; 5245450; Fax: (66-2)5246200; 5162216
E-mail: salokhe@ait.ac.th
