'Nongsaro' is an open platform for sharing information on agricultural technologies. It was established to promote the development and deployment of agricultural science and technology by classifying and processing the massive amounts of related information that have been accumulated by the Rural Development Administration.
People could not easily find the information they need because of being a total of 32functiional sites and 3,627 menus of agricultural organization in Korea.
It is necessary to establish an integrated system and increase the accessibility of agricultural technology information which has been decentralized in existing system by regions or institutes because of the rising population of people returing to farming.
Compiling and providing specialized, comprehensive agricultural technology services tailored to each user. Contents are created in specific areas, with a particular focus on visual and dynamic contents to make the information easier to understand while also increasing the accessibility of the information by crating graphic menu buttons for key services.
Providing services customized to different types of users and their needs through the integration of individual customer databases managed by each external information system. 'Nongsaro' features an interated authentication system that gives users access to all the services they are authorized to use with only one login and a funtion that analyzes customers' information usage patterns. With the introduction of an intelligent search system, this platform has developed services specialized and personalized to user's areas of interest and characteristics, and provides customized pages, on-demand services, and issue-based services.
Forming a knowledge network in the field of agricultural technology that anyone, including researchers, instructors, farmers, and consumers, may join. 'Nongsaro' allows participants to share their practical experiences, knowledge, and expertise, offers mailing services that distribute information about users' areas of interests, and provides user-customized information with focus on new agricultural technologies, thus helping people in the industry solve proactical problems and suporting continued education on agricultural technologies and tchniques.
'Nongsaro' has interated various agricultrual information systems that had been managed separately by various agencies and region into al centralized system that allows users to easily search through five million documents containing information on agricultural technologies. This integrated systm enhances users' convenience as it no longer requires users to visit the website of each relevant organization to find the information they need.
This agricutural information sharing platform offers customized contents mapped with users' key search words, thereby helping increase agricultural productivity by providing valuabel information on agricultural technologies in a convenient and timely manner.
