• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.367-398
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• 2008

This study analyzed the disparity between the supply and demand of information demand and information provision generated among information providers(agricultural researchers) and information adopters(farmers), the two subjects of the local innovation diffusion process, with a focus on the contents and methods of sharing information and according to individual innovation diffusion pattern. In information provision, the characteristics of the contents of information in terms of their temporal necessity and effective period were more important than the field to which the contents of information belonged. In addition, the selection and strategic provision of an information provision method appropriate to each pattern according to the contents of information were proposed as a way of resolving farmers'information demand and strengthening their links to experiment stations. According to the analysis, information provision methods such as the limited use of some patterns in methods of providing documents, provision of production information using experiment field, and eco-friendly agricultural information to all types through regular study group sessions, search for plans for using ICT, and supplementary and interconnected composition of individual information provision methods were applicable in a complex manner according to the situation and management format, and the standard here was the contents of information.

• 농촌계획
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to identify the determinants of local farmers' participation and acceptance level in traditional agricultural technology conservation activities, using on the traditional agricultural water utilization system in Uiseong designated as Korea's important agricultural heritage system No. 10. The Heckman sample selection model was used to solve the selection bias. The results show that as the interest in the conservation of the agricultural ecological and environment is high, as the traditional agricultural system in Uiseong is used, as the cultivation area of paddy field increased, and as the age 50s or older, the willingness to participate in conservation activities increased. The results also indicate that as the experience of participating in the conservation of the agricultural ecological and environment and the hours of education are increased, the knowledge of the traditional agricultural system in Uiseong is low, and as the cultivation area of paddy field decreased, the acceptance time for conservation activities increased. The results of this study may contribute to government's policy for traditional agricultural technology conservation.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.617-627
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• 2007

The problems of agriculture and food production in Korea are serious. These problems were brought about by the global food system. In this system, farmers and consumers are disconnected. The distance between food production on the farm to the consumer's table is too long. Farmers can not survive as their food dollar is steadily decreasing. Consumers have to eat old, unclean, and poor-quality foods because the foods do not come from nearby farms. They do not know where their food has come from or by whom their food was grown. In order to solve these problems, the transition from the global food system to a local food system is imperative. In a local food system, farmers and consumers are connected and they can help each other. This study identifies the consumers' role in the local food system. They are the purchasers of local food. They are active participants both in producing and distributing local food, and in taking part in the local food movement. Above all, they are the teachers of the younger generation consumers. While consumers in the global food system are passive, those in the local food system are active. We call the former "food illiterates" and the latter "food citizens." In order to revitalize the local food system, consumers must be food citizens, and therefore, consumer education is necessary. There are several interdependent media forms available for consumer education such as field trips, farm experiences, education for returning to the farm, and food education.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.59-71
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• 2021

This study investigated the extent to which rice producers from the Ayeyarwaddy Region of Myanmar could improve their productivity if inputs were used efficiently in rice cultivation. To achieve this objective, simple random sampling was used to collect data from 300 rice growers in the study area. Data were analyzed with the translog stochastic frontier approach to understand the production efficiencies. The study further estimated the influencing factors that affect the efficiency levels of rice farmers. The empirical result reveals that the average technical, allocative, and economic efficiencies were at 76.11, 47.85, and 34.15%, respectively. This suggests that there is considerable room for improving rice production by better utilization of the available resources at the current level of technology. This study suggests that strenthening agricultural training programs and adoption of improved rice varieties may reduce overall inefficiencies among rice farmers in Myanmar. Factors like age, household size, education, farming experience, farm size, rice variety, training, and off-farm income have a significant impact on increasing/decreasing farmer's efficiency. Efficiency can be improved by establishing farmer field school programs to increase the scale of operations. The government should encourage young educated people to participate in paddy production and also intervene to reduce input prices and control the quality of seeds.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.85-101
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• 2024

Globally, technologies and policies are being developed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In agriculture, there's increasing interest in reducing methane emissions from paddy fields by improving water management practices. While automated irrigation systems are being developed, research on farmers' adoption intentions is lacking. This study aims to examine factors influencing farmers' acceptance of these systems using the UTAUT2 model. Results show that effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, price value, and user innovativeness positively influence acceptance intention, while perceived risk and innovation resistance negatively impact it. User innovativeness partially mediates the effects of facilitating conditions, price value, perceived risk, and innovation resistance on acceptance intention. Policy implications are proposed to promote the adoption of automated irrigation systems.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.493-500
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• 1999

In 1990's, two types of land consolidation has been widely carried out to enforce competativeness of rice production in Korea. One is so called large-scale land consolidation for resizing paddy field and farm road, the other is general land consolidation for changing both size and shape of field, water channel and farm road. This study was conducted to evaluate how much effect on fm mechanization the land consolidation had. To evaluate the influence of the land consolidation, theoretical analysis and surveys were accomplished. Land consolidation was analyzed to increase field efficiency by 180 to 670% depending on the type of land consolidation and machine selection. Also, land consolidation brought increment of real working time ratio by reducing traveling time on farm road. Trends of large scale mechanization and increment of custom work were observed to be accelerated by land consolidation. It also gave effect on the pattern of machine troubles. Farmers were conscious of the influence of land consolidation on machine utilization, however, in plains level of satisfaction was shown to be low.

• 한국농림기상학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.180-194
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• 2017

기상위험에 선제적으로 대응할 수 있도록 하기 위하여 농장별 정밀 날씨추정, 작목별 기상위험의 알림과 대응지침의 전달 등 개별 농가 단위의 농업기상위험 관리 기술이 본 연구의 선행 성과물로 개발된 바 있다. 현재 470 자원 농가와 950농장을 대상으로 시군 단위로 관내 농장의 날씨와 기상위험 현황을 시각적으로 파악할 수 있는 GIS 기반 분포형 경보 시스템이 구축되어 현업 서비스가 운영 중이다(http://www.agmet.kr). 그러나 모든 농가를 서비스 대상으로 하다 보니 많은 작목과 기상위험요소가 나열되어 개별 농가가 시스템에 접속하여 자기 농장만의 농업기상위험 정보를 확인하기에는 불편한 사항이 많다. 따라서 개별 농장별로 정보 확인 편의성을 위하여 휴대전화 번호만을 이용하여 자기 농장만의 날씨, 작목의 생육단계, 작목 기상위험을 최대 미래 9일까지 조회하고, 기상특보 및 기상위험 주의, 경보 수준을 알림 정보로 제공받을 수 있는 농업기상재해 조기경보 모바일용 어플리케이션을 개발하였다. 스마트폰으로 본 시스템에 접속하여 농장별 날씨와 재배작목의 생육단계, 생육단계별 기상위험과 대응지침을 제공 받는 등 농장별로 특화된 기상위험을 사전 경고 정보로 신속하게 확인할 수 있다. 자기 농장만의 과거부터 미래까지 날씨와 기상위험을 단순하고 보기 쉽게 정리하여 농가에 제공함으로써 기존의 GIS 기반 기상위험 분포형 경보 시스템이 가진 정보 접근 불편함을 해소하였다.

• 벤처창업연구
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.73-86
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• 2018

6차산업이 활성화되고 농촌의 정주여건이 개선되면서 귀농 귀촌하는 인구가 증가하고 젊은 승계농의 농촌유입이 증가하고 있으며, 가공식품 분야와 체험농장 등의 분야에 신규 창업자 혹은 기존 1차 농업에서 사업을 확장하려고 하는 기존 농업인들이 증가하고 있다. 그러나 농업교육은 정부 주도하에 농작물과 가공식품의 생산 가공 기술교육 위주로 진행되고 있다. 급변하는 고객의 요구와 트랜드, FTA 등에 의한 수입시장 개방 등의 농식품 분야 산업의 위기를 극복하기 위해서는 기술교육 이전에 실시되어야 하는 체계적인 창업교육과 경영교육 등이 필요하다. 고객과 경쟁자 관점의 상품기획과 생산, 마케팅 전략 수립 등의 경영 마인드 제고 그리고, 수입상품에 대응할 수 있는 경쟁력을 갖추기 위해서는 창업자 및 경영자의 기업가 정신을 함양하고, 창업자의 인식전환과 역량강화를 담보할 수 있는 교육이 필요한 것이다. 본 연구는 농식품산업 분야의 창업자와 경영자들의 기업가 정신 함양, 인식전환과 역량강화를 위해 창업교육의 확장과 강화를 제언한다. 아직 체계적으로 연구되어 있지 않은 농식품산업 분야의 창업교육 현상부터 근원적으로 탐색하고 이와 관련된 이론들을 기초적인 것부터 정립하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 본 연구를 위하여 기존 농민, 귀농 귀촌인, 젊은 승계농 등 농식품 분야 창업자와 예비 창업자를 대상으로 창업교육 및 관련 교육을 제공하였던 교육기관 담당자 및 강사 5명을 대상으로 창업교육의 현상과 교육내용, 문제점 및 개선방안에 대한 인터뷰하고 현상분석을 한 것으로 구성되어 있다.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2004

Understanding farmer household and community management of crop diversity is necessary in order to effectively strengthen the local plant genetic resources management system in Vietnam, Assessment and management for distribution of farmer's cultivars of rice, taro and tropical tree species were conducted in four different agro-ecological zones in Vietnam using participatory approaches, focus surveys, diversity fairs, agro-morphological field trials, isozyme analysis to understand why Vietnamese farmers grow diverse types of these crop cultivars, when and where these crops cultivars are grown and how farmers maintain and use them. Results showed significant differences in the extent, distribution and use pattern crop cultivars diversity in contrasting environments and between community farmer households. Seed system is an important role in the access and use of diversity in eco-geographical regions.

• 한국농공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국농공학회 2003년도 학술발표논문집
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• pp.287-290
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• 2003

To devise better development plan, survey was conducted about current Farmer's irrigation Practice on upland in the Youngsan River Irrigation Project District IV. Major upland crops are garlic and onion in this region. Currently, upland irrigation is conducted using ground water. It is found that irrigation interval is $2{\sim}3$ day for dry-field rice and $3{\sim}7$ days for other crop, in general. Whole day is required to irrigate for many farmers due to lack of facilities and water source. Farmers have no intention to change staple crops even after completion of Irrigation Project of Youngsan River District IV.