PRECISION AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT IN TAIWAN

The objective of this paper was to report the development of precision agriculture for rice crop production in Taiwan during past five years. Three multi-disciplinary research teams have been organized for the purposes of developing techniques required for monitoring growth status and environmental conditions for rice crop; integrating the elements necessary for fertilization recommendation system and pest management system; and developing machinery for yield monitoring and mapping system, field-based remote sensing system, variable-rate pesticide spraying system, and variable-rate fertilizing system. More than fifty researchers have engaged in the precision agriculture project of US$3.5 millions budget during past five years.