Abstract:

To track and monitor the process of the agricultural production logistics through the use of information technology is important for guaranteeing the agricultural production safety and increasing the speed of logistics. The information technology in the agricultural production logistics (barcode, Radio Frequency Identification, Global Position System, Geographical Information System, Remote Sensing, network technology, Electronic Data Interchange, information processing technology) used at home and abroad is introduced, and the characteristics as well as applicability of each technique were summarized. The research progresses of each information technology in the agricultural production logistics were reviewed. Moreover, problems existing in domestic research in this fields and development trend in the future in China were discussed.