ABSTRACT

The agricultural information system provides its users and researches to get online

information about, the crop, statistical details and new tendencies. The trends of the

crops act so that these will be pretty important to the users who access these via the

Internet. The main features of the information system includes information retrieval

facilities for users from anywhere in the form of obtaining statistical information

about fertilizer, research institutes and researches, land availability, diseases, suitable

soil concentration for the corresponding crops, statistical information about exports

and etc. In addition this provides individual information about Intercrops related to

main crops. The system allows the retrieving facilities but also the updating facilities

to the authorized persons in the corresponding institutes. Java was used to create the

front end for the system and SQL Server was used for the back end. The graphical

user interface of the front end use Java Applets, ASP Interfaces and access the back

end SQL Server Database using embedded SQL Queries for the retrieval and update.

The front end and back-end is connected using a SQL Server The agricultural

information system can be maintained by the four institutes in Sri Lanka, namely

Rubber research institute Agalawatta, Tea research institute Thalawakale, Coconut

research institute Lunuwila, Rice research institute Gannoruwa. They will be able to

use the this via Internet. Users will be given logon name and pass word so that they

can log-in to the database. Netscape Communicator version 4.0, Explorer 4 or Hot

Java can be used to browse the information.

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 INTRODUCTION

Developed countries are using Management Information System to assist deferent

task for their end users or clients. Other than that developing countries have to

provide Information for their peoples who interested in Economy. For that we need

Information System to cater them for various ways. This agricultural system assist

deferent users as Planters, Importers Exporters Prospective investors ,and

Researchers. Sri Lanka despite having an agricultural based economy does not have

an information system of this nature.

The main objective of this proposal is to introduced an agricultural information

system for the main crops of Sri Lanka , mainly rubber , tea , coconut , rice and

various spices. Remote access to this system to be provided through the internet.

This Information System provides the external users the ability to obtain summarized

Information in a preferred format .It also provide facility to the main Agricultural

Research Institutes in Sri Lanka to update the database though the internet. This

system provide facility to updating database by computing proficient as well as non

computing proficient. This provide easy access to the database for all type of data

manipulation. Security of the database is ensured by the use of a password for

updating purposes, which will be given to the main research institute such as

Bathalegala, Agalawatta, Ganoruwa & Thalawakelle.

Sri Lanka is an agricultural country. So far agriculture is the main industry in Sri

Lanka. Nevertheless the income gain by the exporting tea, rubber ,coconut, and

spices is pretty high in addition rice is also and importing crop in Sri Lanka, because

it is the main food consumed by the Sri Lankans . Information required by people who

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formed a new Agricultural factory in Sri Lanka and by those who export this crop as

finished products have no online system to get most of the required details. As a

Information system this technology performs commanding roles in that blank area.

Now a days ,people do not like to read of books, which are very hard to find and time

consuming. So this Information System is a very urgent requirement to make and

Information System available on line. Definitely this will be helpful to the people who

does higher studies on crops, investors scientists, research student, planters, importers,

exporters ect. This agricultural system fulfill above requirements.

PROJECT OBJECTIVES

A. Developing an user friendly agricultural Information System for the

worldwide web which fulfill the Agriculture Interested People’s requirements.

B. Targets : Mainly Sri Lankan crop such as coconut, rice, tea, rubber ect.

C. Provide all the information for the Research Institutes , Buyers , Planters and
Investors.

D. Database updating can be done by authenticated users in the research institute

thought Internet

E. Most of the reference information for the cultivators and decision making
level people in Agricultural Field in Sri Lanka. Ex. Latest fertilizers , Special
chemicals.

F. Monitoring and Baking up Database and Users details for future use. Ex. Data
mining /Data warehouse and Analyzing purposes.

PROJECT SCOPE

Any user can retrieve data form the Information System. Authenticated users in each

major Institute are given permission to insert information though the internet but not

to delete. Only data administrator can delete unnecessary information and modify the

database.

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REQUIREMENTS

Software

1) Web authoring tool as front page dream weaver .

2) Web browsing Tools Ex. Internet explorer, Netscape

3) Database SQL server , Oracle or my SQL

4) User Interfaces Java ASP or PHP

5) Windows Plat forms or Linux Plat form

6) Web server Apache or IIS

Hardware

1) Pentium II or higher processor

2) Internet connection least or dial up connection

Live ware

1) System administrator / Data Administrator

2) Programmer who has knowledge in on line databases

STRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT

The internet is the a world wide collection of thousand of interconnected computer net

works , which is used by many million of people daily. And also it is a

Networks of Networks

User-friendly Interface

Set of Universal Standers

Specialized Culture

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This Information System is Composed of a collection of component as given below

which related to internet architecture.

A. Application layer

B. Transport layer

C. Network layer

D. Physical layer

a) Physical Layer correspond to the hardware such as network interface

card and connecting devises

b) Network Layers consists of Internet Protocols (IP) and certain

standards

c) Transport Layer consists of Transmission Control Protocols (TCP)

that guaranties transmission of data from internet sender to internet
recipient.

d) Application Layer consists of FTTP , HTTP, e mail, Talent and ect

That distributing information through the internet

DESIGN OF THE AGRICULTURAL DATABASE

Before Designing Database for agricultural information system we have to identify

main entities , attributes, relationships and constrains. Mainly use entities are given

below

a. Crops specialization
b. Product specialization
c. Production
d. Export
e. Product usage
f. Company description
g. Disease description
h. Institute description
i. Research type description
j. Research description
k. Weeds
l. Intercropping
m. Intercrop Disease

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 n. Intercrop fertilizers
o. Soil
p. Fertilizers
q. Land Description
r. Author Description
s. Book Description
t. Department Description

All attributes of this entities are identified here but relations are given below including

attributes, variable types and length of variables and primary keys foreign keys

Because of that attributes were not considered here.

IMPLEMENTATION

All though the retrieve of data will mainly consider for the agricultural system .

The modification of database have already being considered. Once the modification

part is considered it mainly consist of two main categories

Inset data to the data base

Delete data from the database

During the implementation part of the Information System inserting data we

considered. Deleting manually done from the server by Super User Level Personnel

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 RETRIEVING DATA

Agricultural
Information System

Production Export Soil & Fertilizer Company Intercrops Disease Weed Land

Product Export Details Company Intercrop Disease Weed Land

Details Details Details Details Details Details Statistics

Product Export
Statistics Statistics

Institutes
Institute
Details

Research
Details

Book
Details

Dept.
Details

INSERT DATA TO THE SERVER

Agricultural Information

Crops

Production Export Institute Land

Product Info Export Info Institute Info Land Description

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UPDATING THE DATABASE

Make queries for the updating information and retrieving information Authorized

persons can be update database by using web browser but he/she Does not need to

know how the query is to be made using SQL as and example if authorized person in

rubber institute needs to update their new research description to database then he/she

only needs to know log on name and password they have been given and research

description. Then he/she can update database without knowledge of SQL using

internet In such a way following query has been use for the update database for

research description

Ex.
Quiry = “ insert into RESEARCH DISCRIPTION ( RESEARCH TYPE
NUMBER,RESEARECH DESK,ACHEVEMENTS,OUTPUTS,YEAR)
values ( ?,?,?,?,?)”:

For users retrieval purposes system will provide dynamic queries which according to

the user parameters and Used stored procedures for common queries.

FUTURE WORKS

Maintaining backup servers in each research institutes for efficient on line service

Modifying database according to user request

Developing whole information system with Sinhala Interface to give convenience

service for those who have not enough English knowledge in villagers. After that

most of the farmers in rural arrears can get the service of this Proposed Information

System

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More User Attraction : We can include current market price of the products

Of this Information System we can give more analytical details using bar charts, line

charts, and tables dynamically online

And Covet this Whole System for WAP Site Using WML or XML then This System

Can Access Through the GSM Compatible Phones.

CONCLUSION

This project is an initial proposal to show that this kind of information system is

forcible The real benefit of this type of information system to agricultural based

country such as Sri Lanka can be seen when it become operational as planters,

importers, exporters, researchers , will have access to up to date information. In

addition to that all the major Institute should be provided with internet access and the

necessary human recourse personals to make this project a reality.