A proposal for a knowledge sharing system for the biological control in agriculture -Utilizing farmworkers’ field knowledge
- Ttitle : A proposal for a knowledge sharing system for the biological control in agriculture
-Utilizing farmworkers’ field knowledge - Author : Masako Takatsu
- Affiliation : Graduate School of Bio-Applications and Systems Engineering, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan
- Journal : International Journal of Applied Informatics and Media Design
- Volume : Vol.1
- ISSN : 2436-8814
- ISBN : 978-4-908181-47-4
- Pages : pp.31-36
- Keywords : Sustainable agriculture, Biological control, Biopesticides, Entomology, Big data, Ecoinformatics, Agro informatics, Regional research Indigenous Technical knowledge, Farmer Participatory Research,
Abstract : Biological control is a method for suppressing agricultural pest populations by applying agents derived from natural resources. Currently, there is a social demand to reduce chemical pesticides use because of environmental issues and potential hazards to human health. Therefore, exploring the effective way to apply biological control is needed. Here we propose a system for utilizing farmworkers’ observations to develop and optimize biological control agents.