A Comparative Analysis of Labor Force Survey Data among Vegetable Cultivation Systems based on Agriculture Activity Ontology

Abstract

A comparative analysis of labor requirement among several cropping systems is important when crop rotation systems are designed to reduce production cost. We proposed a comparative analysis of labor requirement among vegetable cultivation systems based on Agriculture Activity Ontology(AAO). AAO was used to establish correspondences among terms to describe work in labor force survey as a core vocabulary. Working time aggregated on each AAO - defined activity enabled to compare the labor requirement among vegetable cultivation systems.