Agricultural Information Research
Online ISSN : 1881-5219
Print ISSN : 0916-9482
ISSN-L : 0916-9482
Original Paper
Trial of Agricultural Information Support by the Group "Gaccomi"
Yutaka Sasaki, Mayako Oshu, Yutaka Gonda, Masato Suzuki, Ichiro Ashida, Karen Nakata, Saori Yamashita
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2004 Volume 13 Issue 3 Pages 213-225

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Abstract
It is important to eliminate the delay of the computerization in the agricultural field.
In this research, the agricultural information support by the group "Gaccomi" was proposed paying attention to human ware. "Gaccomi" is a group which works for two purposes; 1.information support in the agricultural field, 2.information education and personnel training for university students. It is run by university students and staff. This name is the coined word which combined the student (school: Gakkou) and the community (communication).
In "Gaccomi", university students study the information technology (how to operate a personal computer (PC), how to dispatch on the internet, etc.) by construction of a student portal site. This is useful website for university students, and it is mainly targeted at the students and the community around a university. After training the students, The "Gaccomi" group supports farmers and agricultural corporations that wish to construct their website, or to study the use of a PC, etc. In this paper, establishment and the activities of this group were performed. The following were evaluated: 1.the activity situation of group, 2. the result of a student portal site construction, 3.the support result for farmers and agricultural corporations, 4.award and mass media coverage achievements. The information support technique of the agricultural field used by this group is proven to be effective and serves also as information education and personnel training.
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© 2004 Japanese Society of Agricultural Informatics
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