水稻精準農業體系之研究

Abstract

從先驅性試驗研究計畫的角度來看，「水稻精準農業（耕）體系之研究」科技計畫的執行是相當成功的。「精準農業」一詞已普植於國內學術研究人員腦中，無論在監測系統、決策系統及農機系統的研究上，大多數的研究項目已達到計畫原先所設定的目標。在學術與推廣方面，在計畫執行期間舉辦了四次中大型研討會／展示會，讓各界人士瞭解農業的最新發展，認識新科技在農業上的深耕與開花結果，並因此學習「精準農業」有關的知識、技術、組件與系統。而三本專書的出版，除了呈現執行計畫的成果外，更延廣了執行計畫的教育成效。參與本計畫的研究人員，在計畫執行期間也先後將研究成果發表於國內外刊物中，期刊論文、研討會論文及其他推廣性報告已超過80 篇以上，同時提供同儕檢驗及藉以激發新創意。但是，由於「精準農業」在國內仍屬新興科研項目，第一階段的四年研究計畫中較為欠缺系統的整合及操作系統獲得的經濟效益評估，因此難以評估國內發展精準農業的遠景。在無法展示「精準農業」成效的前提下，農政主管部門將無以深入瞭解研發及執行精準農業可能遭遇的問題，導致其關心和支持程度也就相對減弱。展望未來前景，倘若農政部門持續支持「精準農業」的試驗研究，建議第二階段的研究計畫當著力於特定目標系統的整合及特定目標精準農業系統效益驗證與操作展示等工作。如此，不但可以在既有的基礎上設定實務研究主題，也務實的開發出解決特定目標的精準管理操作系統，將研究主題的成果落實成為「精準農業」的成功案例。 From the standpoint of a pilot project, the ¡¥Studies on Precision Farming System for Rice¡¦ is a successful one. The term Precision Agriculture has been stapled clearly into researchers¡¦ mind and accepted as newly evolved academic area in Taiwan. Most of the pre-planned goals in topics of project have been achieved soundly providing promising perspectives. There were four symposia and exhibitions held during the period of project execution (2000-2003) to introduce and make known itself to colleagues from all academic fields as well as to the general public. Three specialized books were printed to present the fruitful results from project carried out and the related information for extension and education purposes. More than 80 papers have been published in journals, proceedings and other easy-to-read magazines. However, as precision agriculture still in its enfant phase in the Island, this 4-year project emphasized more on basic research than on system development. Without actual field practices and profit assessments, it is hard to evaluate the outgrowth of precision farming development at this stage. And the care and support from the govemment and other agriculture sectors may hold their hands owing to the lack of guarantee benefits in the near future. In the forth coming years with the support from govemment agency, research is suggested to focus on system organization and examination to test its functionality and profitability. Most of all, the specific targets and research goals should be set clear before project going to start. With everything well prepared and in gear, it can be expected to wait for an abundant harvest.