Status of ICT structure, infrastructure and applications existed to manage and disseminate information and knowledge of Plant Genetic Resources Innovations Information in the Region: Lebanon. © FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. ICT Infrastructure in L.A.R.I
Prepared by Mohammad Zein Al-Deen
29/8/2014

2.  LARI is a governmental organization under
Minister of Agriculture Supervision. The institute
conducts applied and basic scientific research for
the development and advancement of the
agricultural sector in Lebanon.
 In addition, the Institute keeps close ties to the
farmers and tries to develop research activities
aiming at solving their problems. The LARI has at
its disposal eight experimental stations

3.  3 Main Servers.
 Fiber Optic Network Connect 5 buildings Together.
 60 network users and we can have more with internet
service for 30 users.
 75 computers (desktops & Laptop).
 Peripherals like printer , scanners, special tools for
researches like temperature sensors etc….
 Network of agro-meteo stations covers big range of
Lebanon area.
 Software's (operating system, office applications , SMS
service, website and special applications for
administration and accounting departments according
to their needs.

4.  We have 3 servers.
 Main server has the domain
controler ( users ,
computers , remote access
and privilages in the
network.
 2nd server f or applications
and backups.
 3rd for internet service
using proxy server and ISA
Server in order to manage
internet providing in the
network

6.  Network that connect 5 buildings of Talamara station
to gather through a fiber optic cables installed under
the ground, main switch at the administration
building and one switch for every building.
 90 network output (most off offices and labs have one
or more network output and we can manage more
according to our needs)
 Internet service with speed of 4 mbps down and 2
mbps up shared over 30 users we manage to have one
internet access in each department and lab

7.  The website is www.lari.gov.lb .
 Email domain service with gmail support up to 50
users : Lari@lari.gov.lb
 Sms service with daily information for farmers about
weather , plant deceases , etc.. that help them
managing and improving their crops.
 We have 4013 registered farmers and the service is free
for all farmers.

11. 11
• Number of
Weather stations
till today:58
• 50 stations for
LARI and 8
stations from
ministries, private
companies and
other..
Internet
Database
Web-
Brows
er
iMetos
Concept
GPRS
GPRS
GPRS
GPRS
Acces
s to
one or
more
statio
ns!
Farmer,
Consult
ant,
Farm
chemic
al
supplie
r etc.
FieldClimat
e web site

13.  Different operating system (win 98, win xp, vista, win7
and win8) the windows server used is win server 2003.
 Applications :
Office applications like Microsoft office , pdf reader …
special programs for administration and accounting
department.
other applications like autocad , google earth , SAS,
etc….

16. Thanks for
your Attention