Progress of China Agricultural Information Technology Research and Applications Based on Registered Agricultural Software Packages

摘要

By using classified agricultural software products registered during last 15 years from 1994 to 2009, the author analyzed data and statistics in order to look at growth in number of the agro-software packages, their application areas, and research and development organizations, as well as their contribution to the agricultural IT industry in China. Based on the analysis, the article also assessed current agricultural IT sector development and provided some suggestions on further progress.