我国农情信息需求调查与分析

农情信息是指农业资源、环境与主要农作物的生长过程、状况的信息.调查研究与分析的目的是为国家农情监测系统的研究开发提供信息采集、处理与发布的标准.本次调查通过抽样方式,覆盖了国家7个部委局与全国22个省、自治区三个层次的农情信息用户,通过对农情信息需求的调查分析得出:农情监测信息具有及时、客观与覆盖面广的特点,已成为不可缺少的农业信息资源;农情信息同时已成为各级决策、生产管理、生产经营及农产品市场部门制定农业政策、管理指导农业生产和制定经营策略的重要科学依据;我国农情信息的采集、加工处理与发布缺乏统一的标准,缺乏统一协调的信息服务管理机制,信息资源共享系统亟待解决.     

Occupational Hearing Loss in Agricultural Settings

ABSTRACT

Most of the materials on hearing loss due to noise in the agricultural industry are training and research-oriented materials in the form of brochures, manuals, and journal articles, published by academic presses, government associations, and professional organizations, respectively. Few books are entirely devoted to the topic of hearing loss in agricultural settings. Recently, many occupational and safety Web sites have been adding information and links to publications dealing with hearing loss in the agricultural industry. This Webliography represents the author's best efforts to briefly describe some authoritative Web sites with information targeted to individuals interested in farm occupational hearing loss.     

Where Is Agricultural Economics and AgriBusiness Research Information Published and Indexed? A Comparison of Coverage in Web of Knowledge,CAB Abstracts,EconLit, and Google Scholar

ABSTRACT

Identifying the best source of information to satisfy the needs of local clientele has always been the challenge facing collection development and instruction librarians. In order to provide users with the best possible access tool and source for comprehensive information, it is important that librarians be aware of the most productive sources of information in a field. This paper identifies where the bulk of agricultural economics research is published and indexed. It also ascertains whether Google Scholar is as productive in covering this information as CAB Abstracts and EconLit. The cited reference counts for the top 50 cited sources in Web of Knowledge and Google Scholar are also compared. The scatter of the journal literature in this field, based on the Library of Congress Subject Headings, is also provided. The study identified a broad range of article scattering in areas where agricultural economics and agribusiness materials are published. On the cited reference count, Google Scholar was as productive as the Web of Knowledge. Google Scholar is a free source of very useful information for cited references and other subject searches in the area of agricultural economics and could be used to complement traditional databases.     

Scholarly Journals in Agricultural Economics Libraries/Reference Rooms: A Survey

ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to develop a core list of journals for the field of agricultural economics. For this study, the holdings of members of the Agricultural Economics Reference Organization who represent agricultural economics libraries in the U.S. and Canada were surveyed. The resulting list of titles is compared to four similar lists, three in agricultural economics and the fourth in economics. Using any one list of journals is inadequate for collection development in agricultural economics. This survey list, along with other similar lists, can be used for decision making in selection and management of journal titles in the field.     

基于Web2.0的特色农产品产供销服务模式研究

围绕农户在生产、销售活动中的科技需求、标准化生产需求和市场销售需求,整合科研机构的科技信息资源及专业合作社、镇村信息服务站、农资公司门市部等网点资源,提出基于Web2.0的特色农产品的产供销服务模式,利用计算机、有线电视、手机、电话等信息服务终端,实现面向农户、农资公司、农产品经销商、专业合作社和政府监管部门等主体的科技、标准、市场、监管等全方位的信息化管理与服务。并以广东省德庆县柑桔产业为研究对象进行示范,取得了良好的应用效果。     

The Role of the Federal Government in the Provision of Agricultural Market Information: Results from a Policy Survey

ABSTRACT

Information technology is perhaps the most pervasive technology in U.S. agriculture. Despite such pervasiveness, the federal government continues to play a crucial role in providing agricultural market information that may be obtained from several sources, including private vendors. Results from a policy survey suggest that seventy-five percent of farmers want the government to continue to play that role. Further results from a logistic regression examine the determinants of that role by examining the influence of several socio-economic variables such as education, membership in agricultural organizations, land tenure and income.     

Organizational Effectiveness of the Agricultural Scientific Information Dissemination and Management System in Kenya

ABSTRACT

Developing countries, Kenya included, continue to put considerable efforts in the creation of scientific agricultural information through the utilization of scientific human resources and an extensive agricultural research system. Little attention has been paid to the management and dissemination of the information so created, especially within the research system, as contrasted with the fanner level. This paper argues that the management and dissemination of information at the level of the research scientists is crucial to the effectiveness of the entire research system, and concludes that Kenya is deficient in this respect.     

Investigating the Needs of Agriculture Scholars: The Purdue Case

ABSTRACT

To better understand the complexity of agricultural research, two Purdue University Libraries’ faculty members conducted a series of interviews with subjects from across the College of Agriculture. Interview questions addressed research methodologies and outputs, research data management, primary information resources, and other aspects of the research cycle and the researchers’ professional lives. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using nVivo software. The results are summarized and presented here.     

AgEcon Search: Research in Agricultural Economics–Working Papers on the Internet

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This paper discusses the building of a full text database of working papers produced by agricultural economics departments in U.S. universities. The authors propose to collect, index, and publish these papers on the Internet (WWW/GOPHER), making them searchable and immediately available for electronic transfer to the computer of any researcher requesting them.     

AgEcon Search: History and Future of a Collaborative Subject Repository

ABSTRACT

AgEcon Search is a free-to-user subject repository containing the full text of the grey literature and small press journals of agricultural and applied economics. It has developed over the last 14 years, through a close relationship between librarians and economists. Growth in international documents is in the future plan for AgEcon Search, and the developers hope it will serve as a prototype for subject repositories in other disciplines.     

Soil and plant analysis as diagnostic and management tools for industry

Abstract

The soil and plant analyses performed by the commercial laboratory while similar in many respects to the research or extension programs, vary from them in one or more of the following ways:(l) Results must be made available quickly to the grower. (2) Analyses have to be much more complete. (3) Many analyses of both soil and plant have to be made during the growing season. The frequency of sampling depends upon the plant, soil and climate, and (4) The commercial laboratory must show a profit to stay in business. It is often hampered in doing so by unfair competition of governmental agencies that provide such services free of charge or permit their employees to act as private consultants while holding a government job.     

Utilization of Agricultural Information on Ere Agbe Radio Broadcasts Among Farmer-Listeners in Oke-Ogun Area of Oyo State,Nigeria

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This study assessed farmers' utilization of agricultural information on Ere Agbe radio broadcasts in the Oke-Ogun Area of Oyo State. Data were collected on appropriateness, utilization of agricultural information, and constraints to access, from 160 farmer-listeners using an interview schedule. The appropriateness of information was low (51.9%); 47.5% utilized information highly; irregular power supply (M = 1.3125) was the main constraint to information access. The perceived appropriateness (r = .89, p ≤ .05) and constraints faced (r = ?0.29, p ≤ .05) were significantly related to utilization of agricultural information. Broadcasts should address farmers' needs, while cheap, alternative power sources should be explored.     

Agricultural land needs protection

Abstract

Since 1960, the amount of arable land per capita in the world has decreased from 0.41 to 0.21 ha. During recent decades, there has also been a significant increase in the impact of soil degradation. It is estimated that 5–10 million ha of agricultural land are abandoned every year as a result of soil degradation and the construction of buildings and infrastructure. The Nordic and Baltic countries have on average more arable land per capita and larger water resources than many other areas of the world. Land and water resources are expected to become gradually more critical, and Northern European arable land is likely to increase in importance in contributing to our basic food and bioenergy demands. It is important that these land resources are protected for future generations. Therefore, soil degradation and exploitation of arable land needs more attention from individuals, society and governments.     

Agricultural Energy Crops and the Search for Alternative Energy: Analysis of the Current Research and Core Journal Literature on Biofuels and Bioenergy

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This paper analyzes the agricultural research output on energy crops and bioenergy for the period 2000–2005. Seven hundred eighty-three (783) articles gathered from CAB Abstracts from this period were analyzed to determine which disciplines have been publishing the most on this subject. The findings show that engineering-related research is most prevalent but that twelve distinct agricultural disciplines produced research on the subject during the study period, with varying degrees of productivity for each discipline. The actual agricultural energy resources being researched were determined by examining the 783 articles. The resources were divided into woody crops, non-woody crops, and animal-based resources, and the number of articles for each was tabulated. The three resource types were further examined to create a list of the individual crops or animal-based resources under investigation, along with the number of articles for each individual crop or resource. The core journal literature dealing with energy crops and bioenergy was determined by doing searches in both CAB Abstracts and Web of Science and tabulating the number of articles appearing in each journal. This allowed for the creation of a core journal list, ranked by the number of appropriate articles appearing in each journal.     

云南省农业信息服务体系现状及发展研究

阐述了云南省农业信息服务与推广的发展情况,从基础设施、服务队伍、服务环境、资源利用等方面叙述了云南农业信息服务存在的问题,提出了发展云南农业信息服务体系应发挥政府的主导作用;建设适用的农业信息资源,构建云南本土化农业信息服务集成;农业信息服务与农技推广和科普宣传相结合;开展本土化、低成本、多元化信息服务,建立健全资源共享和长效服务机制;以产业化方式推进农业信息化发展,形成完备的农业信息服务体系。     

Research Practices and Support Needs of Scholars in the Field of Agriculture at Cornell University

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This article presents the results of one of numerous and coordinated qualitative studies carried out at land-grant universities across the United States, to improve our understanding of agricultural research practices and identify new avenues for library services to meet the changing needs of agricultural faculty and research staff. We interviewed agricultural researchers across several departments at Cornell University about their research practices including research dissemination methods, data sharing, their use of primary and secondary resources, and current challenges in conducting agricultural research. Emerging themes included stakeholder engagement, collaboration and interdisciplinarity, the impact of technology, and research inputs and outputs.     

农用地资源安全的监测-评价-预警系统

随着人口的迅速增长和经济的快速发展,食物安全和农用地资源安全越来越受到学者和政府的关注。该文首先分析了农用地资源安全的含义及其产生原因,论述了农用地分等标准样地体系及其基本功能;结合全国农用地分等成果和现有的土地管理信息数据库,建立了农用地资源安全状况的监测网络、评价指标体系和方法;提出了确保农用地资源安全的监测-评价-预警-应急预案系统的结构框架,并分析了它对完善土地资源管理、切实保护农用地的重要作用。     

Research Practices of Agricultural Scientists at The Ohio State University

ABSTRACT

The Ohio State University Libraries was one of 19 institutions collaborating in the Ithaka S+R Research Support Services for the Field of Agriculture study. Based on a series of individual, semistructured interviews with faculty researchers affiliated with the agricultural sciences at the Ohio State University, the study gathered information about current research practices. The study highlighted challenges of the agricultural research process and identified opportunities for improving research support services for agricultural scientists.     

我国农民网络信息应用的障碍分析

农民应该是农业信息最大、最基层的用户群,可是在农业信息服务向数字化、网络化发展的今天,农民却一直游离于网络和网上农业信息资源之外,这对农业信息化和信息化农业的发展极为不利。因而,本文从我国农业网络信息应用现状入手,分析了农民应用网络农业信息资源的各种障碍因素,进一步探讨了消除这些障碍的对策措施,以图能使广大农民能够从信息网络的飞速发展中受益。