Chinese Intelligent Information Technology in Agriculture

　　The intelligent information technology (IIT) has been widely used in agriculture, and has improved efficiency of agricultural logistics, utilization rate of resources and cultural quality of farmers in demonstration areas. All commercial crop & animals production systems are potential users for IIT products. Many IIT systems have been developed to help farmers, extension workers and administrators to make recommendation solution. Also IIT will provide powerful means for the transfer of agriculture technologies to practices.

　　Up to now, China has established demonstration areas in Beijing Municipality, Jilin, Anhui and Yunnan provinces to promote and test this technology. In some remote areas, China continually carried out the computer expert plan to push forward the agriculture development and increase farmers' income. In some areas with good industry bases, China has set new development orientation for the 21^st century. For example, Beijing has made a blueprint to develop precision agriculture to keep pace with developed countries to establish modern agriculture demonstration areas.

　　Some Chinese farmers have become accustomed to using computers to assist them in farming. Farmers have been using software called "Agriculture Expert System", a product of the Application and Demonstration of Intelligent Agriculture Information Tech Project under the National Hi-tech R&D Program, also called "863 Program". The convergence of information and computer technologies with traditional agro-techs will boost the development of agriculture in the 21st century.

　　Since 1996, the Chinese government's 863 projects started the demonstration district of intelligent agriculture information project. It has since then increased from 4 provinces to 20 ones. China has developed agriculture technology application platforms and tools that enjoy independent intelligent property right, established more than 100 agriculture intelligent application systems, covering the areas of food, fruit, vegetable and aquatic products. The total demonstration areas have amounted to 20 million mu (1/15 of a hectare), and the extension areas reached 0.1 billion mu. The total agricultural output increased by 1.5 billion kilograms, the production cost dropped by RMB0.6 billion and accumulated economy profits amounted to RMB1.5 billion.