-1679476342.png){kind=logo}
No Access
A DSS for planning the agricultural production
Abstract
In this paper, the agroPLAN decision support system (DSS) is presented; agroPLAN is a DSS for the planning of agricultural production in agricultural holdings or in agricultural areas. It is one of the main farm management applications of the agroGOV.gr portal. The utilisation of the agroPLAN DSS supports the farmer-manager in the difficult process of farm management and decision-making. In particular, agroPLAN simulates different scenarios and policies and proposes alternative production plans. It is based on a multicriteria mathematical programming model and can achieve the optimum agricultural production plan in a farm or in an agricultural area combining different criteria to a utility function under a set of constraints concerning different categories of land, labour, available capital, etc. The objective of this application is to help the farmer-user to gain control of the external environment with easy access to knowledge and information.
Keywords
References
- 1. AED, Future Directions in Agriculture and Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) at USAID (2003) Google Scholar
- 2. F. Amador, M.J. Sumpsi, C. Romero, '‘A non-interactive methodology to assess farmers’ utility functions: an application to large farms in Andalusia, Spain’' European Review of Agricultural Economics (1998) Google Scholar
- 3. Z.S. Andreopoulou, G. Tsekouropoulos, T. Koutroumanidis, M. Vlachopoulou, B Manos, '‘Typology for e-business activities in the agricultural sector’' Int. J. Business Information Systems (2009) Google Scholar
- 4. T. Bournaris, B. Manos, N. Silleos, V. Antonopoulos, '‘A decision support system approach for monitoring and sustainable management of Strymon river’' Proceedings of 1st Conference of Hellenic Association of Information and Communication Technology in Agriculture, Food and Environment (2002) Google Scholar
- 5. T. Bournaris, I. Vassiliadou, J. Papathanasiou, B. Manos, '‘Decision support systems in agriculture’' Proceedings of 6th Balkan Conference on Operational Research (2002) Google Scholar
- 6. P. Drucker, '‘The coming of the new organization’' Harvard Business Review on Knowledge (1988) Google Scholar
- 7. T. Giles, M. Stansfield, The Farmer as Manager (1990) Google Scholar
- 8. C. Holsapple, F. Burstein Ed., C.W. Holsapple Ed., '‘DSS architecture and types’' Handbook on Decision Support Systems 1, Basic Themes (2008) Google Scholar
- 9. J. Kadlec, Farm Management: Decisions, Operation, Control (1985) Google Scholar
- 10. R.D. Kay, Farm Management, Planning, Control and Implementation (1986) Google Scholar
- 11. M. Kilkenny, '‘Transport costs and rural development’' Journal of Regional Science (1998) Google Scholar
- 12. M.E. Loevinsohn, J.A. Berdegué, I. Guijt, '‘Deepening the basis of rural resourced management:’' Agricultural Systems (2002) Google Scholar
- 13. B.D. Mahaman, M.S. Ntaliani, C.I. Costopoulou, '‘E-gov for rural development: current trends and opportunities for agriculture’' Proceedings of the 2005 EFITA/WCCA Joint Congress on “T in Agriculture” (2005) Google Scholar
- 14. I. Manikas, B. Manos, M. Vlachopoulou, V. Manthou, '‘A case study evaluation of the factors affecting fresh produce traceability’' Int. J. Business Innovation and Research (2010) Google Scholar
- 15. B. Manos, T. Bournaris, P. Chatzinikolaou, M. Terzi, '‘Modelling of the diversification tobacco alternatives and their impact on farm income, employment and environment’' Proceedings of the International Conference on Environmental Management, Engineering, Planning and Economics (CEMEPE 2007) (2007b) Google Scholar
- 16. B. Manos, T. Bournaris, M. Kamruzzaman, A.A. Begum, J. Papathanasiou, '‘The regional impact of irrigation water pricing in Greece under alternative scenarios of European policy: a multicriteria analysis’' Regional Studies (2006) Google Scholar
- 17. B. Manos, T. Bournaris, J. Papathanasiou, P. Chatzinikolaou, '‘Evaluation of tobacco cultivation alternatives under the EU common agricultural policy (CAP)’' Journal of Policy Modeling (2008) Google Scholar
- 18. B. Manos, T. Bournaris, J. Papathanasiou, P. Chatzinikolaou, '‘Tobacco decoupling impacts on income, employment and environment in European tobacco regions’' Int. Journal Business Innovation and Research (2010c) Google Scholar
- 19. B. Manos, T. Bournaris, J. Papathanasiou, K. Voudouris, C. Moulogianni, '‘A DSS for agricultural land use, water management and environmental protection’' Proceedings of the 3rd IASME/WSEAS International Conference on Energy, Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development (2007a) Google Scholar
- 20. B. Manos, T. Bournaris, N. Silleos, V. Antonopoulos, J. Papathanasiou, '‘A decision support system approach for rivers monitoring and sustainable management’' Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2004a) Google Scholar
- 21. B. Manos, A. Ciani, T. Bournaris, I. Vassiliadou, J. Papathanasiou, '‘A taxonomy survey of decision support systems in agriculture’' Agricultural Economics Review (2004b) Google Scholar
- 22. B. Manos, K. Paparrizos, N. Matsatsinis, J. Papathanasiou, Decision Support Systems in Agriculture, Food and the Environment: Trends, Applications and Advances (2010d) Google Scholar
- 23. B. Manos, J. Papathanasiou, T. Bournaris, K. Voudouris, '‘A multicriteria model for planning agricultural regions within a context of groundwater rational management’' Journal of Environmental Management (2010a) Google Scholar
- 24. B. Manos, J. Papathanasiou, T. Bournaris, K. Voudouris, '‘A DSS for sustainable development and environmental protection of agricultural regions’' Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (2010b) Google Scholar
- 25. B. Manos, M. Voros, '‘Standardized methods for improving farm decision – a decision support system for poultry producers’' Proceedings of 9th World Farm Management Congress (1993) Google Scholar
- 26. M. Martika-Vakirtzi, Management in Agriculture (2008) Google Scholar
- 27. A. McBratney, B. Whelan, T. Ancev, J. Bouma, '‘Future directions of precision agriculture’' Precision Agriculture (2005) Google Scholar
- 28. M.H. Mescon, M. Albert, F. Khedouri, Management: Individual and Organizational Effectiveness (1985) Google Scholar
- 29. N. Nguyen, M. Wegener, I. Russell, '‘Decision support systems in Australian agriculture: state of the art and future development’' Australian Farm Business Management Journal (2007) Google Scholar
- 30. R.L. Olsson, '‘Management for success in modern agriculture’' European Review of Agricultural Economics (1998) Google Scholar
- 31. P. Papajorgji, F. Pinet, A. Miralles, E. Jallas, M. Pardalos, '‘Modeling: a central activity for flexible information systems development in agriculture and environment’' Int. J. Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems (2010) Google Scholar
- 32. J. Papathanasiou, B. Manos, M. Vlachopoulou, I. Vassiliadou, '‘A decision support system for farm regional planning’' Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research (2005) Google Scholar
- 33. C.G. Parker, '‘Technology acceptance and the uptake of agricultural DSS’' (2005) Google Scholar
- 34. J.A. Pearce, R.B. Robinson, '‘A measure of CEO social power in strategic decisionmaking’' Strategic Management Journal (1987) Google Scholar
- 35. A. Robbins, D. DeCenzo, Fundamentals of Management (2001) Google Scholar
- 36. C. Romero, Handbook of Critical Issues in Goal Programming (1991) Google Scholar
- 37. R.H. Sprague, E.D. Carlson, Building Effective Decision Support Systems (1982) Google Scholar
- 38. G. Steinberger, M. Rothmund, H. Auernhammer, '‘Mobile farm equipment as a data source in an agricultural service architecture’' Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (2009) Google Scholar
- 39. M.J. Sumpsi, F. Amador, C. Romero, '‘On farmers’ objectives: a multi-criteria approach’' European Journal of Operational Research (1997) Google Scholar
- 40. K. Voudouris, M. Polemio, N. Kazakis, A. Sifaleras, '‘An agricultural decision support system for optimal land use regarding groundwater vulnerability’' Int. J. Information Systems and Social Change (2010) Google Scholar
