The largest crop modeling training workshop event of the year – the 2015 DSSAT Training Workshop was successfully held at the University of Georgia’s Griffin Campus during the week of May 18th.
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May
OECD uses DSSAT model for climate-smart agriculture strategies
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) used IFPRI’s International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT) modeling framework, which incorporated DSSAT-estimated crop productivity change scenarios, to create sophisticated projections of agricultural commodities and trade.
04
May
Announcing the 3rd DSSAT Development Sprint Workshop | Maricopa, Arizona, in June 15-19, 2015
Following successes in the previous workshops, the 3rd DSSAT Development Sprint Workshop 2015 will be held at the Maricopa Agricultural Center (MAC) of the University of Arizona (Google Maps) in June 15-19.
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Mar
ICRISAT holds International Training Program on DSSAT at Headquarters
Five-day DSSAT training program was coordinated by the Learning Systems Unit (LSU) of the Knowledge Sharing and Innovation (KSI) at ICRISAT HQ in Hyderabad, India. Thirty participants of various disciplinary background from partner institutions in India and Africa attended the training program, held from 23rd to 27th March, 2015.
05
Dec
Presentations from the DC DSSAT User Group Meeting (Dec 4, 2014)
The 1st DC DSSAT User Group Meeting was successfully held at IFPRI on December 4th, 2014. About 30 participants shared their DSSAT stories and research/applications where DSSAT plays a key role.
04
Dec
The 2nd DSSAT Development Sprint Workshop 2014
Once again, as the new version of DSSAT is getting really-close to the public release, the core DSSAT developers gathered together at IFPRI HQ in Washington, DC, for a week-long Development Sprint workshop, second such event in 2014.
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Nov
Washington, DC – DSSAT User Group Meeting on December 4, 2014
Dear DSSAT users in Washington, DC-area – On December 4th, come to the DC DSSAT User Group meeting and mingle with the core developers of DSSAT. Hear from the DSSAT insiders about what’s new and what’s coming. You will have chances to also share how you use DSSAT and what’s your wishlist items.
07
Nov
Meeting Note from Long Beach, CA: Open Forum on Crop Modeling and Decision Support Systems 2014
It was great catching up with you, fellow crop modelers at the Open Forum! Here is the meeting note for those of you who couldn’t join us. Hope to see you all again at the next forum in 2015!
02
Sep
DSSAT Foundation Open Forum on Crop Modeling and Decision Support Systems 2014
The DSSAT Foundation will be sponsoring the annual Open Forum on Crop Modeling and Decision Support Systems during this year’s ASA-CSSA-SSSA 2014 Annual Meetings. The forum is an informal discussion about crop modeling and decision support systems and open to anyone.
02
Sep
How should we improve models? Tell us what you think!
The ILSI Research Foundation, Center for Integrated Modeling of Sustainable Agriculture and Nutrition Security (CIMSANS) is hosting a September workshop to evaluate methods for improving models that are needed to carry out a Sustainable Nutrition Security Assessment. To support workshop discussions, several surveys intended for model developers, users or individuals interested in model outputs have […]
