Title :
The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Agriculture
Author :
Esfahani, Latifeh PourMohammadBagher ; Asadiye, Zahra Shojaei
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Univ. of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Iran
Abstract :
Achievement of agricultural development in the 21st century depends on the wide use of information and communication technology. Due to determined effects of information and communication on different aspect of agriculture, this paper illustrate the role of it to reduce agricultural losses, forecast productivity, do food labeling, educate farmers, sale products electronically and do e-commerce.
Keywords :
agriculture; electronic commerce; food safety; information technology; agricultural development; agricultural losses; communication technology; e-commerce; farmer education; food labeling; forecast productivity; information technology; Agricultural engineering; Agriculture; Business; Communications technology; Crops; Food technology; Internet; Management training; Marketing management; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Information Science and Engineering (ICISE), 2009 1st International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nanjing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4909-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICISE.2009.1282
