Use of ICT applications in the Polish agriculture advisory system
2010
Marciniak, M., Western Pomeranian Univ. of Technology in Szczecin (Poland). Dept. of Systems Analysis | Ogonowski, P., Western Pomeranian Univ. of Technology in Szczecin (Poland). Dept. of Systems Analysis
E-agriculture is an emerging field in the intersection of agricultural informatics, agricultural development and entrepreneurship, referring to agricultural services, technology dissemination, and information delivered or enhanced through the Internet and related technologies. More specifically, it involves the conceptualisation, design, development, evaluation and application of new (innovative) ways to use the existing or emerging information and communication technologies (ICTs). The most frequently encountered e-agriculture approach relates to improved information exchange and communication for the benefit of rural communities, farm households, and the rural service providers involved in the provision of agricultural, financial and communication services. A critical need is content development to ensure the suitability of knowledge and information for the local client needs in rural communities and agriculture societies. The government of Poland is involved in several activities aimed at bringing rural stakeholders into the mainstream of ICT development and participation in the information revolution. The aim of the paper is presentation of some ICTs application used by the Polish Agriculture Advisory System. The paper describes such issues as: the organisation of agriculture advisory system, field activities supported by Internet, and a project of the Integrated Centre of Farm Advisory System based on a virtual private network.
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