The International Fertilizer Development Center is holding a week-long training on DSSAT (the Decision Support System for Agro-technology Transfer, a software application program made up of crop simulation models for over 42 crops) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from March 2-9, 2016. The training is held in partnership with the DSSAT Foundation and Washington State University.
The workshop is for agronomists, agricultural researchers, soil scientists, agro-meteorologists, nutrient management specialists, resource management specialists, agricultural extension agents, policy-makers, economists, planners and other agricultural professionals striving to reduce risks in increasing agricultural productivity.
Participants will learn to apply DSSAT and the Cropping System Model (CSM) for the simulation of crop growth and yield, soil and plant water, nutrient and carbon dynamics, and the application of models to real-world problems. Sessions will also cover using geographic information systems (GIS) and modeling tools to collect, analyze and employ soil, weather and market information to generate site- and crop-specific nutrient and crop management recommendations, as well as optimizing fertilizer recommendation by integrating the weather, soil, management, and genetic factors for better allocation of limited resources.
The IFDC, led by former University of Georgia Agriculture Dean Scott Angle, is a nonprofit, public international organization dedicated to increasing agricultural productivity and food production through the development and use of plant nutrients in sustainable crop production systems. IFDC has conducted more than 700 formal workshops, study tours and training programs for over 11,000 participants from over 150 countries since 1974.
For more about the training or Alabama-based IFDC, go to the advanced application page.