IT FOR AGRICULTURE IN THAILAND

1. IT FOR AGRICULTURE IN THAILAND

2. Topics of presentation • Present MOAC Data&Information services • IT projects under implementation • Future plan for MOAC IT development

3. Present MOAC Data&Information services • www.disc.doa.go.th • www.itdoa.com • www.oae.go.th • www.ldd.go.th • www.moac.go.th

4. www.disc.doa.go.th(Department of Agriculture) • Function as a portal for agriculture information in DOA & DOAE • provides information on • - crops , fruits , flowers , animals , fishs & pets • - organic agriculture • - quality standard of agriculture products • - research , news and journals • - search engine & agiculture web site linkage

5. www.itdoa.com(Department of Agriculture) • Serve information technology for development of agriculture • provides information on • - news , bulletin board • - crops database • - research • - E - library • - agricultural products processing

6. www.oae.go.th(Office of Agricultural Economics) • Serve information about Agricultural Economic and Policy • provides information on • - agricultural product daily price list • - agricultural production prediction • - country agriculture status & socio-economic • - fertilizer situation & other agiculture inputs • - news , policy , bulletin board & two ways communication with • visitor • - serach & site link

7. www.ldd.go.th(Land Development Department) • Serve information of soil , spatial data & land development • provides information on • - Department’s projects • - Land used policy & land resources • - soil technology & database • - Land improvement technology • - Public relation & etc.

8. www.moac.go.th(Office of Permanent Secretary) • Serve as a ministry web site • provides information on • - Answer to farmer question (two ways communication) • - news , agricultural data • - MOAC annual work plan & projects • - agricultural legal & regulations • - International agreement & commitment • - farmer bulletin board

9. IT PROJECT UNDER IMPLEMENTATION

10. Problems of present MOAC information system • No MOAC IT center unit • Information is broadly dispersed • Information not up to date • No common data standard and no standard of data collection method • No transparent policy on data sharing • Information are overlap among departments • No MOAC computer network and information network

11. Objectives of Thailand E-Government policy • Using IT to disseminate data & information and • provide E-services • Using IT to improve working efficiency of • government agency

12. List of MOAC under implementation IT projects • Improve the MOAC internet web site( portal ) for disseminate • data to the public • Produce nationwide coverage Aerial photographs & ortho maps • Produce basic layers for GIS and GIS for high rank executive • staff • farmer registration

13. Improve the MOAC internet web site( portal ) for disseminate data to the public • Set up ministerial Data management system • - prepare data catalogue • - data classification , data harmonization and data standardization • Prepare the readiness of central office to disseminate data & • information to the public • - Procurement of hardware & software • - Develop information dissemination system • - Human resources development ( administrator & technician)

14. Improve the MOAC internet web site( portal ) for disseminate data to the public(continue) • Prepare the readiness of Tambon Agricultural Technology Transfer • Center (TTC) to access ministerial data & information and transfer data • to the local farmers • - Procurement of hardware & software • - Develop information dissemination system • - Human resources development ( users) • Target groups of user • - farmer , farmer groups , local population and public • - Tambon , district , province , regional & central department staff

15. Produce nationwide coverage Aerial photographs & ortho maps • Scale is 1 : 25,000 • To be used as MOAC base map • To be a base map for further process of GIS basic layers • To initiate MOAC single standard map and spatial data

16. Produce basic layers for GIS and GIS for high rank executive staff • Preliminary design of MOAC basic GIS layers • - forest • - water resources • - irrigation zone • - soil series & soil suitability • - coral reef • - ministerial assets etc.

17. Produce basic layers for GIS and GIS for high rank executive staff (continue) • Preliminary design of GIS for high rank executive staff • - Zoning information system • - Early warning information system • - Agricultural economics information system • - Natural resources and ministerial asset information system • - Land used information system • - Commodities information system etc.

18. Farmer’s registration • Establish nationwide farmer’s database • Each record compose of one farmer household data • Data contents • - household leader data , address and no. of household members • - land occupation , crops , on farm & off farm activities • - income , debt , labor force • - membership of farmer organization etc.

19. Farmer’s registration • Information is broadly dispersed • Information not up to date • No common data standard and no standard of data collection method • No transparent policy on data sharing • Information are overlap among departments • No MOAC computer network and information network

20. Future plan for MOAC IT development • Agriculture and resources system information networking (ARSIN ) • Establishing MOAC IT center unit

21. Agriculture and resources system information networking (ARSIN ) • Upgrade MOAC computer network • Set up MOAC computer & information network management & maintenance system • Develop executive information system (MIS + DSS) • Develop MOAC E-library • Develop MOAC E-commerce portal site

22. Establishing MOAC IT center unit • Take care MOAC IT O&M system • Data & information service and maintenance center • Prepare ministerial IT master plan • Take care Data warehouse • To be MOAC IT coordination unit