Investigation and analysis of agricultural condition information demand in China

The agricultural condition information includes the information of agricultural resources, agricultural environment and main crops growth condition and yield. The objective of this investigation is to build up a national standard of agricultural condition information acquisition, process and release for developing the national agricultural condition monitoring system. This research by means of sampling method investigated 7 central government ministries and 22 provincial and local government agencies and agricultural product markets in China at three administrative levels. The conclusions of the investigation are as follows:timely, objective and sufficient agricultural condition information is important for government management and business decision making; National standards are necessary for agricultural condition information collecting, processing and releasing for information sharing and application.