Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) in Japan. They all use library services, mostly database and document delivery services provide by the research institutes and the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Information Center (AFFRIC). The research institutes of the MAFF are of two...

For the final purpose of the continuous remote monitoring of the surface color changes of crops and agricultural products with the atmosphere condition data during cultivation, color appearance changes of digital images taken under different lighting conditions were investigated to construct a...

In the modern world, Information Communication Technology (ICT) has created a new opportunity to increase the food productivity by introducing a number of sophisticated systems and devices. A combination of internet and cellular phone technologies can be used to develop a fieldwork reminder system...

In constructing agricultural information system, quality and efficiency of market information release of farm products directly influence capability of macro-regulation and economic decision of super administrative department. Exact and timely information release is very important for exerting...

Information and communication technology has vastly changed different aspects of people's life especially their economical, social and cultural status and its role will be increased in the near future. Since societies' developments have meaningful relations with the agricultural and rural...

Wood in storage is exposed to both periodic water absorption and desorption (drying) processes. Understanding water absorption and desorption in wood are of practical importance since they also affects the mechanical properties of the product. In this study, the water absorption and desorption...

Even though there is an impressive sales growth in B2C e-commerce market, the sales of agro-products traded online occupies a very small proportion of total trades made in Korea. Agro-products are high heterogeneous products (HHP), generating a higher level of uncertainty during the online...

A electronic record sheet utilizing optical character reader (OCR) technology and an information system for efficient control of rice production were developed for this study. The electronic record sheets based on OCR allows easy control of production-related information, makes the information...

In recent years, the European agribusiness has to face up to various quality assurance systems (e.g. QS, GLOBALGAP or the International Food Standard (IFS)). However, it is not known whether these approaches can de facto ensure a high quality control. This article is based on the database analysis...

There has been a sharp rise in the prices of wheat and rice in India and the world, and in this scenario, managing food demand-supply and prices has become a major concern in India. Wheat and rice marketing in India takes place through a combination of public and private systems and there are...