This paper was submitted for eWORLDFORUM 2011 conference Page 1 eAgriculture Stream The use of ICT in ag ricultural value chains to improve food security: An international perspective. Corresponding Author 1: Leisa Armstrong, Author 1 Institution: Edith Cowan University, School of Computer and Security Science, Mt Lawley Campus, 2 Bradf ord Street Mt Lawley, WA 6060. Australia Author 1 Email:[email protected]Author 1 Phone : +61893706505 Author 1 Fax: +61893706100 Author 2: Dean Diepeveen Author 2 Institution: Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia and Adjunct Academic at Edith Cowan University, School of Computer and Security Science. Author 2 Email:[email protected],[email protected]Author 3: Ms. Niketa Gandhi Author 3 Institutio n: University of Mumbai. Department of Com puter Science,
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Armstrong, L, Diepeveen, D and Vagh Y. (2007) Data mining can empower growers’ cropdecision making T2: Technology and Transformation. 3rd Transforming Information and
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Brief Biodata of Author: Dr Leisa J Armstrong
Dr Armstrong is a senior lecturer in the School of Computer and Security Science since 2002and the leader of the Edith Cowan University eAgriculture research group. Her research area
relates the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve the
sustainability of the agricultural industry sector. These research interests include geospatial
data mining, wireless sensor networks and agricultural information dissemination. She
worked as an agricultural scientist and also as analyst/programmer in Western Australia State
government and has a PhD in Agricultural Science from University of Queensland and a
Master’s of Science (Software Engineering) completed at ECU in 2002.
Brief Biodata of Author: Dr Dean Diepeveen
Mr Diepeveen is an Bachelor of Agricultural Science graduate from the University of
Western Australia and also has completed Graduate Diplomas in Public Health and Business.
Mr Diepeveen has been conducting research for 30 years in both medical and agricultural
areas specializing in data management and statistics. Mr Diepeveen is currently a Researcher
in the "Cereal Breeding and Research" program at the "Department of Agriculture and Food,
Western Australia" and has submitted his PhD for examination in April 2011 at Murdoch
University, Western Australia. Mr Diepeveen's thesis topic is "A bioinformatics framework
for wheat grain quality"
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