Comparison of crop, fisheries and livestock information displayed on agriculture websites

The swift evolution of information technology has doubtlessly profiteda number of industries within this country, of which agriculture is one. The existence of new and developing technologies has greatly assisted agriculture, and the term ‘modern agriculture’ entails the extensive technology used to...

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Main Authors: Ramli, Nor Sabila, Hassan, Md. Salleh, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Shahkat Ali, Muhamad Sham
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Published: TextRoad Publication 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27884/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.278842016-02-18T02:54:46Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27884/ Comparison of crop, fisheries and livestock information displayed on agriculture websites Ramli, Nor Sabila Hassan, Md. Salleh Abu Samah, Bahaman Shahkat Ali, Muhamad Sham The swift evolution of information technology has doubtlessly profiteda number of industries within this country, of which agriculture is one. The existence of new and developing technologies has greatly assisted agriculture, and the term ‘modern agriculture’ entails the extensive technology used to enhance the quantity and quality of agriculture productivity. One of the most important technologies employed is the Internet, and the main attempt of this paper is to evaluate the information contained on agriculture websites. The data for this study was gained using content analysis on 27 selected agriculture websites maintained by a number of government agencies. The websites were divided into three groups,namely Department of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries and Department of Veterinary Services. The findings conclude that each website has its own unique identity,while displaying information with regards to the expertise of the organization behind the site. Further analyses confirm that information with regards to highly potential crops/fisheries/livestock, available courses and financial information are highly sought after by users. To further improve the websites, issues with regards to a lack of technical agricultural technical information should be addressed. TextRoad Publication 2013-06 Article PeerReviewed Ramli, Nor Sabila and Hassan, Md. Salleh and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Shahkat Ali, Muhamad Sham (2013) Comparison of crop, fisheries and livestock information displayed on agriculture websites. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 3 (6 pt.4). pp. 760-765. ISSN 2090-4304; ESSN: 2090-424X http://www.textroad.com/JBASR-June,%202013%284%29.html
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description The swift evolution of information technology has doubtlessly profiteda number of industries within this country, of which agriculture is one. The existence of new and developing technologies has greatly assisted agriculture, and the term ‘modern agriculture’ entails the extensive technology used to enhance the quantity and quality of agriculture productivity. One of the most important technologies employed is the Internet, and the main attempt of this paper is to evaluate the information contained on agriculture websites. The data for this study was gained using content analysis on 27 selected agriculture websites maintained by a number of government agencies. The websites were divided into three groups,namely Department of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries and Department of Veterinary Services. The findings conclude that each website has its own unique identity,while displaying information with regards to the expertise of the organization behind the site. Further analyses confirm that information with regards to highly potential crops/fisheries/livestock, available courses and financial information are highly sought after by users. To further improve the websites, issues with regards to a lack of technical agricultural technical information should be addressed.
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author Ramli, Nor Sabila
Hassan, Md. Salleh
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Shahkat Ali, Muhamad Sham
spellingShingle Ramli, Nor Sabila
Hassan, Md. Salleh
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Shahkat Ali, Muhamad Sham
Comparison of crop, fisheries and livestock information displayed on agriculture websites
author_facet Ramli, Nor Sabila
Hassan, Md. Salleh
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Shahkat Ali, Muhamad Sham
author_sort Ramli, Nor Sabila
title Comparison of crop, fisheries and livestock information displayed on agriculture websites
title_short Comparison of crop, fisheries and livestock information displayed on agriculture websites
title_full Comparison of crop, fisheries and livestock information displayed on agriculture websites
title_fullStr Comparison of crop, fisheries and livestock information displayed on agriculture websites
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of crop, fisheries and livestock information displayed on agriculture websites
title_sort comparison of crop, fisheries and livestock information displayed on agriculture websites
publisher TextRoad Publication
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/27884/
http://www.textroad.com/JBASR-June,%202013%284%29.html
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