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Application and Perspectives of ICTApplication and Perspectives of ICTin Agriculturein Agriculture

keunkeun--SeopSeop ShimShim

Rural Development Administration,Rural Development Administration,Republic of KoreaRepublic of Korea( ( www.rda.go.krwww.rda.go.kr ))

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Contents

.. The current situation of agriculturalThe current situation of agricultural

informatics utilizationinformatics utilization

��. Major utilization of ICT in agriculture. Major utilization of ICT in agriculture

��.. AAccomplishment and Planning of the applied ICTccomplishment and Planning of the applied ICT

��.. Suggestion for ICT Application in AgricultureSuggestion for ICT Application in Agriculture

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•• Increase of information Increase of information devidedevide between urban between urban and ruraland rural

��.. The current situation of Agricultural informatics The current situation of Agricultural informatics

utilization in Koreautilization in Korea

Trend of PC dissemination

○ PC dissemination

- total 60.1%

- rural 29.2%

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��.. The current situation of Agricultural Informatics The current situation of Agricultural Informatics

utilization (continued)utilization (continued)

○ Internet utilization : total 59.4%, rural 11.9%○ Index of information : total 100%, rural 84% ○ Internet connection method

- ADSL : total 76.6%, rural 54.6%- Modem : total 9.1%, rural 18.0%

○ Means of information acquisition- TV, Radio: total 92.2%, rural 98.1%- PC Network, Internet: total 35.7%, rural 4.3%

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��.. The current situation of Agricultural informatics The current situation of Agricultural informatics

utilization (continued)utilization (continued)

○ Internet utilization section

- E-mail: total 59.5%, rural 42.8%

- Search for information: total 34.6%, rural 60.3%

○ e-business utilization: total 25.2%, rural 14.8%

○ Education of information: total 21.8%, rural 3.9%

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•• The establishment of efficient combination of The establishment of efficient combination of BT and ICTBT and ICT

•• Precision agriculture through informatics of Precision agriculture through informatics of cultivation and cultivation and mechatronicsmechatronics technology technology

•• Management of agricultural environmentManagement of agricultural environment

��. . Major utilization of ICT in agricultureMajor utilization of ICT in agriculture

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•• Marketing informatics for increasing agoMarketing informatics for increasing ago--products products valuevalue--addedadded

•• Informatics of the agricultural technology and Informatics of the agricultural technology and agricultural science digital library agricultural science digital library

•• Cyber extension and educational system Cyber extension and educational system

��.. Major utilization of ICT in agriculture Major utilization of ICT in agriculture (continued)(continued)

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Environment Environment Tech (ET)Tech (ET)

++Cultivation Cultivation Tech (CT)Tech (CT)

Bio Tech Bio Tech (BT)(BT)

Management Management Tech (MT)Tech (MT)

ICTICT Agriculture Agriculture Tech (AT)Tech (AT)

DatabaseDatabase

RelatedRelatedTechTech

ExtentionExtention· Personal· Cyber · Print media

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��.. Accomplishment and Planning of the applied ICTAccomplishment and Planning of the applied ICT

The development of applied system to efficient The development of applied system to efficient combine of BT and Icombine of BT and ICCTT

• The database of Bioinformatics research related crop genome

• Genome of rice and Chinese cabbage, information of a base sequences et al.

• Auto upgrade system related to genome DB of GenBank : 14 million cases

• Genome DB and web service • Establishment of Mirror Site for international

cooperation of genome DB

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Precision agriculture throughPrecision agriculture through informatics of informatics of cultivation andcultivation and mechatronicsmechatronics technologytechnology

• Network operation for efficient management of agriculture product facilities

• Network of measuring information and environment for control of greenhouse

• Early practice of informatics on agricultural facilities and automatic technology

• Predictions of yield and crop situation by applying DB of greenhouse environmental information

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Precision agriculture throughPrecision agriculture through informatics of informatics of cultivation andcultivation and mechatronicsmechatronics technology (continued)technology (continued)

• Remote control system of greenhouse environment,

by using mobile

• Development of automatic storage system related

high quality of agricultural products• Database of livestock individual information and its

analysis system

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Management of agricultural environment

• Database of soil environment information and web-services ( to recommend for using land )

Management of agricultural environment

Land-use map

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Management of agricultural environment Management of agricultural environment (continued)(continued)

• Construction on national network of agricultural weather : 61 agricultural technology center

Agriculture meteorologicalInformation system

(RDA)

Asia-PacificAdvanced Network

(APAN)(APAN)

Local agricultural meteorological information system

(Agriculture research extension service)

Agricultural meteorological information system for research(Experimental station institute)

Agriculture meteorologicalInformation service

(farmer, research.extension center)Resource of National

meteorological information

Portal service(KMA)LAN

AWS(KMA)

Internet

AWS (157 Agricultural technology center)

MeteorologicalstationLAN

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Management of agricultural environment Management of agricultural environment (continued)(continued)

• Development of automatic collection system of

Agricultural Environment Information

• Soil Characters Survey System by using Remote

Sensing

• The Development Cultivated Machinery attaching GPS

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Management of agricultural environment Management of agricultural environment (continued)(continued)

• The Collection of Pest Information by using Mobile

• Integrated pest network management system

• The development of simulation model for forecasting

and protecting of pest

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CHART TABLE

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Information system for improvement Information system for improvement farm management farm management

• Benchmarking system for farm Diagnosis Evaluation

• Database of farm diagnosis data of 50 crops: 68,000

household

• Agricultural software for farm management analysis

• The development of farmhouse's homepage to support

e-commerce of agricultural production

• Wholesale price analysis system of the Agricultural

and Livestock production

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Agricultural technology information system Agricultural technology information system and digital library and digital library

• Agriculture information database and internet service of the research resultsCommodityFood Crop

Special CropVegetable

FruitFlower

LivestockSericulture

Animal Health

No. of InformationAg. MachineryAg. MaterialEnvironment

Rural LifeFarm Management

Storage & Utilization

Total

3204872115510924

5,765

Commodity No. of Information70950780583281440457260

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Agricultural technology information system Agricultural technology information system and digital library (continued)and digital library (continued)

• Digitalized and nationwide network of agricultural

science digital library

• The original text database of RDA publishment and

Agricultural Journal of in Korea

• Agricultural thesis(PH.D)

• E-Journal

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Development of cyber extension systemDevelopment of cyber extension system

• Remote consulting network system for farmers

• Education and consulting : technical matters on field,

seminar at research and extension service center

• Farm management consulting by moving camera and

radio system

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Expert consulting among researcher, extension guiderfarmers

Remote consulting network systemRemote consulting network system

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Core Customer Support SystemCore Customer Support System

○ The sharing of information and knowledge between agricultural expert and farmer

○ DB in CCSS : farmer 10,000 person, researcher 2,000extension guider 5,200

E-MailE-Mail

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Development of cyber extension systemDevelopment of cyber extension system(continued)(continued)

• Establishment and operation cyber farmers college

• Operating planning to cyber education system

• Educational course and students : 6 course, 1,200 persons

• Development of the demonstration system and education

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○○ Area of ICT application become expanding rapidly Area of ICT application become expanding rapidly and scientists of various applications participated. and scientists of various applications participated. There should be much more cooperation amongThere should be much more cooperation amongcountries and members.countries and members.

○○ The sharing of information and knowledge, also the The sharing of information and knowledge, also the creation of new collaborations and partnerships for creation of new collaborations and partnerships for research through applied ICT in agricultural.research through applied ICT in agricultural.

��. . Suggestion For ICT ApplicationSuggestion For ICT ApplicationIn AgricultureIn Agriculture

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○○ To supply agricultural information and link agricultural To supply agricultural information and link agricultural researchers to farmers through the use of new ICT.researchers to farmers through the use of new ICT.

○○ The sharing experience in issues related to coordination The sharing experience in issues related to coordination and control of information systems and the strategic use ofand control of information systems and the strategic use ofICT in agricultural among attending members at this ICT in agricultural among attending members at this meeting.meeting.

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Thank you very muchThank you very much