Agricultural Information Express opens the door to prosperity for farmers and herders
Turn on the computer, log in to the multilingual client software of Agricultural Information Express, click on the "Expert Online" section, turn on the camera... On July 9, Wang Yi, a villager from Hongxing Village, Erliugong Town, Changji City, **, was at his computer having a "face-to-face" exchange with an expert from the local agricultural technology extension center about precautions for summer tomato management. "Every Tuesday I consult the experts through 'Agricultural Information Express.'"
In order to accelerate rural informatization, enable the broad masses of farmers to understand information and master technology, and solve the problem of poor flow of scientific, technological and economic information, the ** Science and Technology Department commissioned the Changji Productivity Promotion Center in 2006 to implement and promote the autonomous region's key science and technology project -- the "** Rural Science and Technology Information Village-to-Village Project."
The multilingual version of the "Agricultural Information Express" software is one of the achievements of this project. The "Agricultural Information Express" software is a rural modern information service platform integrating three languages: Chinese, Uyghur and Kazakh. By logging in to the software client, farmers can browse information, publish information, and communicate with experts, achieving information sharing to the greatest extent. At present, more than 8,400 farmers and herders in ** have become registered users and enjoy the convenience brought by this software.
"In addition to 'Agricultural Information Express,' researchers have also established the ** Agricultural Information Network. This website also has three versions in Chinese, Uyghur and Kazakh, and can provide agricultural information services to more farmers and herders." Feng Xuejuan, deputy director of the Changji Productivity Promotion Center, said, "What to plant (or raise) before production, how to plant (or raise) during production, and whom to sell to after production are what farmers and herders care about most, and these are also what we provide to them through this one-stop website."
In order to enrich the website's content and ensure its updating speed, the Changji Productivity Promotion Center also formed an information collection and editing team of more than 100 people, covering 10 prefectures and 45 counties and cities across Xinjiang, and built a county-township-village (household) three-in-one network system. This system ensures the authenticity, effectiveness and relevance of the website's information. At the same time, the center also established an information worker team, mainly composed of science and technology demonstration households, large-scale crop and livestock producers, people who have become wealthy through their leadership, and brokers, who can both collect and publish information and provide technical guidance and services. Up to now, the ** Agricultural Information Network has reached more than 2 million visits per year, achieved more than 200,000 yuan in agricultural product transactions, and has indirectly benefited nearly 700,000 farmers in **.
Reporter Zhu Tong