Hi, here is the list of projects that we will be working on at IDDS 2008:

1.System for Flash Heating Breast Milk to help combat transmission of HIV
2.Incubator for low birth weight infants in rural zones
3.Hand held medical diagnostic tool
4.Micro Hydro Small scale water power
5.Power Generation from Mechanical Devices
6.Ropeway Transport system
7.Charcoal Crusher
8.Pearl Millet Thresher
9.Educational Television Computer
10.Interlocking Stabilized Soil Block Maker

The main problems in Peru as poverty, low productivity, inadequate infrastructure and poorly integrated markets are often exacerbated by an under-developed agro-industrial sector. Little attention has usually been paid to the value chain through which agricultural commodities and products reach the final consumers in Peru and abroad.

According to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO, 2007), while high-income countries add US$180 of value by processing one tonne of agricultural products, developing countries generate only US$40. Moreover, while 98 percent of agricultural production in high-income countries undergoes industrial processing, barely 30 percent is processed in developing countries.

We have submited Agri Mashup for the DonateNow Mashup Challenge.

We are looking for AJAX programmers, they will help us implement mashup technologies for rural agri-enterprises .

Technical specifications:

Programming: Dojo AJAX

Databases supported: MySQL, PostgreSQL 

Spatial Databases supported: PostGIS, MySQL Spatial, ArcSDE

APIs supported: Google, Yahoo, Arc Web, Geonames, Open Streets, Network for Good (to be implemented)

Collaboration Tools: Drupal, Plone

Hosting Tools: ccHost

Mobile: SMS