• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.391-396
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• 2009

The percentage of those aged 60 and over is 43.5% among our country's 3,186 thousands farming population, so farm village is getting aging society rapidly. Moreover agricultural competitiveness has being weakened due to labor shortage by degradation in quality of labor configuration from elderly porson. For realisms easy workability, we developed a motor vehicle for agricultural activity. The vehicle has an automatic guidance system which could follows a track of magnetic tape on the floor for easy moving to given working position. We collected data from two guidance sensors, located on front and rear end of the vehicle and calculated displacement and angle deviation from the track. This traveling system was stably controlled with processing information deflection S, angle of deviation, D and angle velocity, Vt = $k_1D$ - $k_2S$ from two guidance sensors attached on front and rear of th motor vehicle. Also this system have been tested under various condition of $k_1$, $k_2$ for comparison on both stepped and turning routes. The results show that traveling performance is best at $k_1$=0.7, $k_2$=3.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.565-570
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• 2021

우리나라 농업은 고령화로 인해 인력이 부족해 생산성이 감소하고 있다. 이를 극복하기 위해 농업용 로봇 시장이 빠르게 성장하고 있으며 농업용 로봇의 원격제어와 자율주행에 관한 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 연구는 농업용 로봇의 외형 및 구조를 설계하고 구동을 위한 장치 및 제어시스템을 구현하였다. LiDAR 센서를 활용, 최적화해 자율주행을 위한 필수 기능인 객체 인식기술을 적용하였다. 이를 통해 농업에서 노동력이 가장 많이 필요한 운송작업의 인건비 절감과 더불어 생산성을 향상 시킬 수 있다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 1999년도 추계 학술대회지
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• pp.102-144
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• 1999

The major problems of food crop cultivation in Korea are low yield of most crops except rice. inefficient cultivation techniques for aged farmers. and low international competibility. Therefore, development of cultivation techniques of food crops should aim the yield. quality improvement, labor reduction and production cost. The primary issue for increasing the yield of soybean, barely and wheat is to reduce the yield gap between the farmer's yield and recommended ones of experiment station. More advanced cultivation techniques needs to be developed. and/or the conventional breeding methods to be reconsidered. The newly developed labor-saving mechanized technique needs to reduce labor hours , and the cost of agricultural implements and machineries. In other words the labor-saving mechanized technique should be developed based on the improvement of total farming system as well as systemic fundamental innovation of cultural methods. The efficiency of solar energy use in food production of Korea in 1997 is as low as $0.52{\%}$ so there is much room to increase yield. It is recommendable that the concept of food Production should be changed to energy Producing efficiency Per unit area basis from volume and weight of food materials. Moreover, introduction of resonable cropping system is needed to increase yield of main crops, farmer's income, solar energy use efficiency, and decrease of land service expenditure. Current cropping system emphasized on economic crops. especially in vegetables , is not desirable for resonable use of arable land. stability of agricultural management and staple food crop self-sufficiency ratio. It is desirable to increase food crops . that are energy of carbohydrate and protein rich and land dependent crops. in cropping system. And the agronomist should develop the cultural methods to replace food crops for food self-sufficiency and stable farming management instead of economic crops in current cropping system. Low-input and environmentally-sound crop cultivation techniques, especially nitrogen-reducing culture technique which is directly related to food crop quality, also needs to be developed urgently. The extended cultivation of corn in upland and barely and wheat in lowland as a feed stuffs is recommended to prevent further decrease of food self-sufficiency ratio, which is mainly caused by the high reliance on imported feed grain. It is also considered that the calculation and presentation methods of standard agricultural income needs to be improved. The current calculation method uses unit land area of 10a regardless of crop kinds , characteristics of agricultural management and cultivation scale. So, it is apt to lead misunderstanding of farm income value. Therefore. it should show an income of average farmers for certain number of years. Research and developing system for food producing is not desirable because they are conducted currently individual crop and mono-culture basis. But actual agricultural income is usually earned by cropping system including upland and lowland. For example. the barley and wheat is usually cultivated in double cropping system. The cooperation among research institutes such as university agribusiness. government and farmers is indispensible. The public information and education on importance and consumption habit of food crops is necessary in Korean society to increase food self-sufficiency through nationwide cooperation.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.293-298
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• 2018

팽이버섯 '금향2호'는 2013년도 느타리 봉지재배 농가의 시범재배 과정에서 '갈뫼'와 우리원 육성품종 '금향'이 자연교잡된 개체를 조직분리함으로써 육성된 품종으로, 갓 색이 진한 미색을 나타내며, 비닐고깔을 씌우지 않고 재배가 가능하여 노동력이 절감되는 장점이 있다. $16^{\circ}C$ 고온에서 비닐고깔을 씌우지 않고 병재배 시 배양 기간은 24일, 초발이 소요일수는 8일, 생육일수는 11일로 총재배기간이 43일 소요되어 대조품종 '금향'에 비해 2일 증가되었다. 갓 색은 진한 미색으로 '금향'과 매우 유사했으나, 갓 직경이 더 작고 갓 두께와 대 직경이 더 굵었다. 850 ml(Ø59) 병당 수량은 118 g으로 비닐고깔을 씌운 재배방식에 비해서는 현저히 감소하였으나, 품질이 양호하여 느타리버섯 병재배 농가에 접목 시 노동력 절감 가능성을 보여 주었다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.283-289
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• 2014

Purpose: This study was carried out to evaluate the labor requirement and the cost-reducing effects of the pick-up type pulse crop harvester compared with those of conventional harvesting for soybeans and red beans. Methods: The labor requirement and the cost to gather, thresh, and clean for conventional harvesting operations were surveyed; those for the pick-up type pulse crop harvester were estimated for soybeans and red beans. The annual capacity of the harvester and the break-even area of the two harvesting methods were also estimated. Results: For soybean harvesting, the labor requirement of 0.57 hour-persons/10 a for the pick-up type pulse crop harvester reflects a 91.9% reduction in the labor requirement of 7.00 hour-persons/10 a for conventional harvesting. Machinery costs of 51,300 won/10 a for the harvester were estimated for an annual harvesting area of 52.5 ha/year, representing a reduction of 33.3% from the 78,700 won/10 a cost of conventional harvesting. A break-even area of 28.4 ha was estimated for the two harvestings. For red bean harvesting, the labor requirement of 0.57 hour-persons/10 a for the harvester reflects a 92.6% reduction in the labor requirement of 7.66 hour-persons/10 a for conventional harvesting. For an annual harvesting area of 52.5 ha/year, annual capacity of 52.5 ha/year and machinery costs of 51,700 won/10 a were estimated for the harvester, reflecting a reduction of 44.7% in the cost of 93,500 won/10 a for conventional harvesting. A break-even area of 23.1 ha was estimated for the two harvestings. A governmental subsidy for purchasing the harvester could contribute to reducing the break-even area and harvesting costs. Conclusions: The pick-up type pulse crop harvester for soybean and red bean harvesting could reduce the labor requirement and costs of conventional harvesting, and a governmental subsidy for purchasing the harvester will improve the economics of the harvester for efficient mechanical harvesting.

• 한국경제지리학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.109-130
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• 2022

베트남 정부는 농업구조개혁을 위해 새로운 협동조합을 통한 계약농업을 추진하고 있으며, 베트남 농민은 정책에 따른 구조 전환의 영향을 직접적으로 받고 있다. 따라서 정책 과정에 따른 농민들의 토지이용 및 생존전략을 이해하는 것은 이러한 농업개발정책에 있어 필수적이라 할 것이다. 이 연구는 중부 베트남의 전형적인 농촌 마을 중 하나인 빈다오사(社)(Binh Dao commune)를 대상으로 이루어졌다. 이 논문에서는 먼저 GIS을 이용한 토지이용 변화 분석 및 190명의 농민과의 심층 인터뷰를 통해 계약농업 도입 전후의 농촌 노동력 구조와 생업활동의 변화와 그 원인을 분석하였다. 그 결과, 새로운 협동조합을 통한 계약농업은 농민-협동조합-농산물판매회사로 이어지는 수직적 가치사슬을 형성하고, 기계화를 통한 효율적 토지이용에 기여하여, 생산성을 향상시키고 농산물 시장가격의 리스크로 부터 농민들을 보호하는 순효과를 가져왔다는 것이 밝혀졌다. 한편, 이러한 긍정적인 효과에도 불구하고, 베트남의 협동조합을 통한 계약농업은 애초에 의도했던 농촌 노동력을 비농업부문으로 재배치하지는 못한 것으로 나타났다. 오히려 빈다오사(社)의 농민들은 농업구조개혁 과정에서 경작면적을 늘리려는 경향이 있었다. 즉, 베트남 농촌지역의 제한적인 농외 취업기회로 인해, 빈다오사(社)의 농민들은 기계화와 생산성 향상으로 생긴 잉여 가족노동력을 역설적으로 농업부문에 집중시키는 생존전략을 선택한 것으로 보여된다. 그 결과 빈다오사(社)의 농민들은 협동조합의 계약농업을 통한 농업구조개혁에도 불구하고 여전히 가족노동력에 의존한 소농체제에 머물러 있다.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.53-67
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• 2023

This study aims to examine the factors Influencing intention to farming jobs in agricultural corporations. We conducted a survey on 181 young farmers and analyzed their inclination towards employment in agricultural corporations using a probit model. The findings revealed several implications. First, adherence to labor laws and regulations, including the provision of the four major insurances, emerged as the most crucial factor for individuals considering employment in agricultural corporations. Additionally, a positive correlation was observed between individuals perceiving agricultural corporations as contributors to job expansion and their willingness to work for such entities.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.62-72
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• 1987

The necessity of using land on slopes for agricultural production has been recognized all arable land resources in plains are decreased. Mechanization is one of the main factors determining the extent of cultivating slope lands and it must be considered as a means of increasing labor productivity. This article discussed some relevent aspects of farm mechanization on slopes. It includes the potential slope land resources which can be tilled for food and forage productions, design characteristics of agricultural machines for use in slope lands, and possible solutions of the problems to be encountered in the mechanization process.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.5-14
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• 1981

Weed is one of the problems in the crop land as well as in uncultivated land, raising the farm management costs. Therefore, the weed control is essential for effective agricultural management. The cost for weed control in Korea occupies on the average 27.6% of the total labor cost required. Agricultural policies since 1960 were transferring from yield increase due to land productivities to increase of income due to labor productivities. Therefore, the weed control by hand is also changed to weed control by chemicals. The weed control by chemicals has also brought about some side-effects and needs better, improved weed control methods. The present weed control situation and related problems were studied to present new approaches for agricultural development in the future. There were 458 species of weeds in 82 families which were growing in the crop land. The weeds to control, however, are 12 in paddy field and 9 in upland. So far weeds in paddy field are well under control, while weeds in upland are poorly controlled due to change in chemical efficiency and chemical damage in the upland. The administration, research and extension work for the efficient use of agricultural chemicals have been done by various institutions, such as Office of Rural Development, Office of Forestry, and chemical companies. The courses for agricultural chemicals were offered in the agricultural colleges. However, the efficiency of chemicals could not be maximized due to the poor relationships among related institutes. The newly established Agricultural Chemical Research Center at the Office of Rural Development and the Korean Weed Science Association are expected to contribute toward improving weed control in Korea. The Korean agriculture in the future will eventually be mechanized and the varieties resistant to high nitrogen application and to high plant density will be required for high yields. The rice will be transplanted earlier and the whole growing period will be extended. The application of organic matter will be increased for increasing soil fertility, and the use of agricultural chemicals will be continued. Under such a condition, the studies on the weed occurrence and its integrated control measures will be needed. Also weed controls in the newly exclaimed land, crop varieties, horticultural varieties, forage crops, and forests are also needed to study. Basic and practical researches for the weed control to improve the labor productivity will be also needed. In order to meet the all requirements for efficient weed control, weed control systems including all the academics, research and extension workers, administratives, farmers and companies should be established. Also securing researchers and education of personnels are pre-required and research funds for the chemical studies should be provided efficiently and timely.

• 한국농공학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.33-38
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• 1994

Floating-type automatic turnout was developed for the purpose of reducing labor cost and labor-working hours related to turnout management. The point of automation is to use a flexible-float within the turnout. The weight of float is changed by emptying and filling with water at the beginning and ending of irrigation. The turnout is controlled to open and close small bole on the float bottom using electromagnets. With the weight control of float. the gate of turnout is opened by the empty float to begin irrigatiom and is closed by the filled float to stop irrigation. The turnout was designed to be operated by the main computer and to minimize electric power consumption by sending an electric current at the beginning and ending of irrigation. The functional experiment was succesfully carried out and the rating curves for both free overflow condition and submerged flow condition were derived.