1996 Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 39-56
A new version (ver4.5) of NAPASS, which is a nation-wide market information database for vegetables and fruits, has been developed through experimental running tests on the Agricultural Extension Information Network (EI-net) operated by the Japan Agricultural Development and Extension Association. The running tests indicate that major application field of market information of vegetables and fruits in agricultural extension center are (1) competitive supplier analysis and (2) market trends analysis. The menu structure and major function of the version 4.5 of NAPASS are outlined in this paper. The distribution of access time to NAPASS is also analyzed based on the access log of past one year.
