AGRICON INTERNATIONAL Inc.

<body stylesrc="aghome.htm" background="images/blutxtr3.jpg" bgcolor="#A4B1B9" vlink="#0000FF">  <p align="center"><img src="images/agricon.gif" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="200"></p> <p align="center"><applet code="Banners.class" width="550" height="40" alignment="Middle" codebase="source/" > <param name="bgColor" value="#a4b1b9"> <param name="textColor" value="Blue"> <param name="pause" value="5"> <param name="exit" value="scrollLeft"> <param name="align" value="Center"> <param name="fps" value="20"> <param name="repeat" value="1"> <param name="borderWidth" value="1"> <param name="bgExit" value="Squeeze"> <param name="messages" value="Welcome to AGRICON INTERNATIONAL Inc.'s New Web Site |Need A Break? Check out AndiLand! 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Some of our application fields are: Agricultural Research Station development and management, Rural Planning, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Hydrology, Soil Erosion, Topography and Cartography. </font></i></strong></p> <p><a name="RMotto"></a><font size="2"><strong><img src="images/div.gif" alt="[Dividing Line Image]" width="471" height="9"></strong></font></p> <h2><font color="#8000FF" size="4"><strong>Our Motto</strong></font></h2> <p><font size="3"><strong><i>Clean and sustainable environment through responsible planning and management of sound agricultural projects. </i></strong></font></p> <p><a name="RLocat"></a><font size="2"><strong><img src="images/div.gif" alt="[Dividing Line Image]" WIDTH="471" HEIGHT="9"></strong></font></p> <h2 align="left"><font color="#8000FF" size="4"><strong>Our Location</strong></font></h2> <p><strong><i><font size="3">Woodstock, Ontario </font></i></strong></p> <p><a name="RAccomp"></a><font size="2"><strong><img src="images/div.gif" alt="[Dividing Line Image]" WIDTH="471" HEIGHT="9"></strong></font></p> <h2><strong><font color="#8000FF" size="4">Our Accomplishments</font><font color="#400080" size="4"> </font></strong></h2> <p><strong><i><font size="3">Over the last twelve years </font><font color="#0000FF" size="3">AGRICON INTERNATIONAL Inc.</font><font size="3"> worked on various projects in North, West, and East Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Eastern Europe. Some of the activities that highlighted this period were:</font></i></strong> <ul> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Short term consulting assignments in management related issues.</i></strong></font></li> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Feasibility studies for funding of projects, </i></strong></font></li> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Custom designed training courses for managers from developing countries in ESOM (Experiment Stations Operations and Management. </i></strong></font></li> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Developing site plans for the development or rehabilitation of experiment stations.</i></strong></font></li> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Application of GIS technology on research stations being developed in Africa and Argentina.</i></strong></font></li> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Design of equipment for agricultural related environmental problems. </i></strong></font></li> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Design of relief projects and food security programs in various African, Asian and Latin American countries. </i></strong></font></li> </ul> <p><strong><i><font size="3">Over the last twelve years </font><font color="#0000FF" size="3">AGRICON INTERNATIONAL Inc.</font><font size="3"> staff have  participated in local Canadian, as well as International assignments in the following countries: Argentina, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, China, Ethiopia, Guinea, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Mexico, Mauritania, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Sudan Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates. </font></i></strong></p> <p><a name="WRWD"></a><font size="2"><strong><img src="images/div.gif" alt="[Dividing Line Image]" WIDTH="471" HEIGHT="9"></strong></font></p> <h2><strong><font color="#8000FF" size="4">What are we doing</font><font color="#FF0000" size="4"><i> </i></font></strong></h2> <p><strong><i><font size="3">At the present time </font><font color="#0000FF" size="3">AGRICON INTERNATIONAL Inc.</font><font size="3"> is involved in Feasibility studies for rural development in West Africa, proposal developments in the Middle East, and rehabilitation of agricultural research institutes in Senegal. </font><font color="#0000FF" size="3">AGRICON INTERNATIONAL Inc.</font><font size="3">  has also just been awarded a contract to design the site plans for a large settlement project (PIOJNEROS XXI) in the Province of San Luis,  Argentina. This is a Rural development project over 70,000 ha. Sustainability and renewing of natural resources are paramount in our design.  We have various contracts with National Agricultural systems or International agencies to provide advice regarding improving agricultural research.</font></i></strong></p> <p><a name="HDWDI"></a><font size="2"><strong><img src="images/div.gif" alt="[Dividing Line Image]" WIDTH="471" HEIGHT="9"></strong></font></p> <h2><font color="#8000FF" size="4"><strong>How do we do it? </strong></font></h2> <ul> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Provide a holistic systems development approach to arrive at solutions and alternatives that utilize local available resources, and meet specific project requirements. </i></strong></font></li> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Gear special components and solutions towards sustaining and upgrading the human resources of the national institutes with which we deal. </i></strong></font></li> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Place special emphasis on conservation of natural resources like soil and water, and prevention of environmental crises. </i></strong></font></li> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Emphasize personal safety and elimination of hazards in developing site plans. </i></strong></font></li> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Ensure that the staff involved is adequately trained </i></strong></font></li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong><i><font color="#0000FF" size="3">AGRICON INTERNATIONAL Inc.</font><font size="3"> utilizes highly skilled and qualified staff and the latest available tools for efficient and effective planning and design. We utilize computerized technology (particularly GIS and CAD) in projects related to soil and water conservation, cartography, and site planning, in order to evaluate and analyze the situation accurately, and provide the ideal and optimum solution. It works with state-of-the-art equipment for efficiency, quality and speedy delivery of projects. </font></i></strong></li> </ul> <p><a name="SProj"></a><font size="2"><strong><img src="images/div.gif" alt="[Dividing Line Image]" WIDTH="471" HEIGHT="9"></strong></font></p> <h2><font color="#8000FF" size="4"><strong>Special projects:</strong></font></h2> <ul> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Software development.</i></strong></font><p align="left"><strong><i><font color="#0000FF" size="3">AGRICON INTERNATIONAL Inc.</font><font size="3"> is involved in the development of its own "registered" software (MARSŽ) for the management of agricultural and rural systems and research stations . This project provides a state-of-the-art-tool that will deal with management issues related to the system or experiment station, and assist the project and station managers to ensure timeliness and improve their support of research programs. This software is available in English </font></i></strong><strong><i><font size="3">(MARSŽ) </font></i></strong><strong><i><font size="3">and French (GCRA</font></i></strong><strong><i><font size="3">Ž)</font></i></strong><strong><i><font size="3">. A Spanish release will be out soon.</font></i></strong></p> </li> <li><font size="3"><strong><i>Design of specialized research equipment. </i></strong></font><p><strong><i><font color="#0000FF" size="3">AGRICON INTERNATIONAL Inc.</font><font size="3"> is often called upon to design and construct equipment to solve research related problems. A system for disinfesting wheat seed from Karnal Bunt disease was developed, tested and constructed, and shipped to CIMMYT, in Mexico.</font></i></strong></p> </li> </ul> <p><a name="CInfo"></a><font size="2"><strong><img src="images/div.gif" alt="[Dividing Line Image]" WIDTH="471" HEIGHT="9"> </strong></font></p> <h2><font color="#8000FF" size="4"><strong>Contact Information</strong></font></h2> <p><strong><font size="3">For any more information on </font><font color="#0000FF" size="3">AGRICON INTERNATIONAL Inc.</font><font size="3"> or its employees, please let us know! We would like to hear from you! </font></strong> <dl> <dt><strong>Telephone</strong> </dt> <dd>(519) 467-0555</dd> <dt><strong>FAX</strong> </dt> <dd>(519) 467-0777</dd> <dt><strong>Postal address</strong> </dt> <dd>RR 5 (Firecode 6861556) </dd> <dd>Woodstock, ON</dd> <dd>N4S 7V9 </dd> <dd>Canada</dd> <dt><strong>Electronic mail</strong> </dt> <dd><a href="mailto:admin@agricon.on.ca">General Information</a> <br> <a href="mailto:admin@agricon.on.ca">Sales</a><br> <a href="mailto:admin@agricon.on.ca">Customer Support</a><br> <a href="mailto:Admin@Agricon.on.ca">Webmaster</a></dd> </dl> <hr> <h5 align="center">This site is property of AGRICON INTERNATIONAL Inc. All rights reserved. Copyrights 1996-2002<br> Send mail to the <a href="mailto:Admin@Agricon.on.ca">Company Webmaster</a> with questions or comments about this web site. <br> <img src="_vti_bin/fpcount.exe/?Page=aghome.htm|Image=4|Digits=6" alt="Hit Counter"><strong> as of April 1, '97</strong></h5>  </body>