Objectives
The international peer review meeting aims at evaluating the research programs of NARO based on the scientific quality and direction from the viewpoint of overseas reviewers. The international peer review for 2019 focuses on two research programs, namely, fruit tree and agricultural machinery. In this meeting, the NARO research program on agricultural machinery with the theme "The achievement of "Society 5.0" in Agri-sector through its enhancement of machinery, facility and farm management system" was evaluated.
Date
November 21 (Thur), 2019
Venue
Tsukuba Business-Academia Cooperation Support Center
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council Secretariat of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
2-1-9 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
Peer Reviewers
- Dr. Josse De Baerdemaeker
Professor, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium - Dr. Joong Yong Rhee
Professor, Seoul National University, Korea - Dr. Sandro Liberatori
General Director, Ente Nazionale per la Meccanizzazione Agricola; ENAMA, Italy
Review Process
The peer review is carried out by evaluating the scientific quality of research and applicability of research results to the implementation of agricultural machinery in the present and future. Each research project is evaluated with the following rating. S: high quality and no revision needed; A: good quality and minor revision needed, B: fair quality and moderate revision needed, C: fair quality and major revision needed, D: poor quality and a complete rewrite needed. Additionally, the peer reviewers provide rating, comments, suggestions and recommendations for each research project and the entire research program.
Research Projects
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Section 1: R&Ds which achieve the precision farming and quality farm produce
- Project 1-1 Robot technology and map-based precision farming for rice cultivation
- Project 1-2 ICT and agricultural mechanization for upland farming in Hokkaido
- Project 1-3 Development of smart machinery and system for horticultural production
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Section 2: Systematization of farm work technology which enable the advanced farming systems
- Project 2-1 Dry seeded rice production system in large-scale paddy field
- Project 2-2 Production forecasting systems for stable supply of cabbages and lettuces
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Section 3: Technical communalization under the circumstances of international standardization
- Project 3-1 Data communication for tractors and implements
- Project 3-2 Improving safety of small agricultural machinery adapted to Japanese farms
- Project 3-3 Trends of standardization of testing on agricultural machinery in Asian Region
