How to become an ICASA member:
- ICASA has an open membership policy. Any person who is active in agricultural
systems analysis and modeling research and development may apply. This activity includes
the development of crop, soil, livestock, agroforestry and related models and their
application in research and decision aids at field, farm, and higher scales.
- On the application form that follows, you are requested to provide information on what you will contribute to ICASA and what you expect to gain in return. You will then be requested to sign the form to show your support for the vision and goals of ICASA and that you will contribute to ICASA.
Membership benefits:
- As a member, you will have access to all shared tools, data, models, etc. provided
via the ICASA Internet site, subject to intellectual property rights and access permissions
of owners.
- Although the public at large will be able to access the ICASA site and much of the
information and products available through this site, only ICASA members will have access to
all data, computer code, and tools.
- We aim for greater involvement by researchers from international and national research centers, advanced research centers and universities and the private sector. Membership is open only to anyone who explicitly agrees to participate and contribute to the network.
How to withdraw a membership:
If you wish to withdraw your membership for any reason, you can request it by sending an e-mail to
How you can contribute as a member:
Upon agreeing to join the ICASA Network, you are expected to actively contribute. You can withdraw at any time. Below are examples of possible contributions:
- Contribute documented and tested modules using the ICASA standards and protocols.
- Contribute data sets for sharing among ICASA members for use in developing and
testing agricultural models.
- Contribute software tools that facilitate the effective implementation of ICASA
standards and protocols internationally.
- Assist in the definition and refinement of so-called ICASA standards for data
and data formats and protocols for their exchange and effective use at field plot, field,
farm, watershed and regional scales.
- Contribute models that utilize these standards and protocols, and promote the
use of these standards and protocols.
- Contribute to the definition of protocols and module design to facilitate module
exchange, building libraries of modules that can be incorporated into applications as
needed by ICASA members.
- Develop applications of ICASA tools, communicating to ICASA the aims and techniques
of the applications.
- Actively participate in ICASA workshops, training programs, symposia; provide input for new symposia and help plan and implement them.
* If you agree to the ICASA vision and goals and will contribute as indicated, please select "I agree".