ABSTRACT
Track:  Agriculture

Crop Information Systems for Soybean and Adzuki Bean in Hokkaido, Japan Paper Text

Ancha Srinivasan

ArcView GIS was used to examine the relationships among soybean and adzuki bean crop distribution, yield, quality, soil, and climatic conditions in Hokkaido. Several variables affecting yield and quality were mapped and new relationships among them analyzed. Such an analysis was useful to determine new areas for introducing these crops. It is planned to make these data widely available through the Hokkaido Regional Agricultural Information System, which is based on the World Wide Web and other Internet tools. The system should facilitate sound decision making by agricultural policy makers, private input agencies, and farmers in Hokkaido.

 

Ancha Srinivasan
Regional Science Institute
4-13, Kta 24 Nishi 2, Kita-ku
Sapporo, 001
JAPAN

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E-mail: srinivas@vtt.co.jp
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