JP2018124919A - Computer system for supporting farming, method and program executed in the computer system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a computer system for supporting farming. SOLUTION: A computer system for supporting farming presents information on a cultivation place that can be provided by a business operator to a person who wants to start farming. Information about the cultivation site includes the type and amount of crops cultivated at the cultivation site and the amount of profit obtained by cultivating the crops at the cultivation site. The type and amount of crops cultivated at the cultivation site are predetermined by the business operator. It is provided with a means for registering a person who wishes to start farming as a farmer and a means for presenting instructions related to the crops cultivated at the cultivation site to the farmer. [Selection diagram] FIG. 1A

Description

  The present invention relates to a computer system for supporting farming, a method and a program executed in the computer system.

  The number of farmers is decreasing year by year, and the number of farmers is expected to continue decreasing (see Non-Patent Document 1). In addition, many new farmers have left farming within 5 years (see Non-Patent Document 2).

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, “Prospects for Agricultural Structure”, page 3 Figure 1, [online], Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, [Search January 28, 2017], Internet <URL: http://www.maff.go.jp/ j / keikaku / k_aratana / pdf / kouzou_tenbou.pdf> Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, “(3) Trends of Leaders” (Changes in the Number of New Farmers), [online], Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, [Search January 28, 2017], Internet <URL: http: // www. maff.go.jp/j/wpaper/w_maff/h26/h26_h/trend/part1/chap2/c2_1_03.html>

  In conventional agriculture, there are major challenges in all steps from the preparation stage to sales. Conventional agriculture has no room for new inexperienced farmers to participate in agriculture.

The applicant considered the problems in conventional agriculture to be organized into the following five, and considered providing solutions to these problems in an integrated manner.
(1) Preparation: In order to become a farmer, training for about 2 years is usually required.
(2) Farmland: Abandoned farmland is often introduced after training.
(3) Facility: Since there is no funding, sufficient facilities are not available. Loan conditions are severe.
(4) Cultivation: Even if it starts cultivation, it does not go well, so it becomes large area cultivation.
(5) Sales: As a result, it is not possible to focus on market development, resulting in thin profit sales (market shipments).

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a mechanism that can increase the number of farmers by increasing the number of new farmers and reducing the rate of new farmers.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the computer system of the present invention is a computer system for supporting farming, and means for presenting information on a cultivation place that can be provided by a business operator to the farming applicant. And the information regarding the said cultivation place contains the kind and quantity of the crops cultivated in the said cultivation place, and the profit amount obtained by growing the said crops in the said cultivation place, and is cultivated in the said cultivation place The type and amount of the crop are determined in advance by the operator, means for registering the farmer as a farmer, and instructions related to the crop cultivated in the cultivation place Means for presenting to a person.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, it may further comprise means for monitoring whether the farmer is cultivating the crop according to the instruction.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, there may be further provided means for acquiring information indicating an environment in which the crop is cultivated.

In one embodiment of the present invention, means for detecting an abnormality of a numerical value shown in the information indicating the environment;
And a means for warning the farmer in response to detecting the abnormality of the numerical value.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, it may further comprise means for enabling the business operator and the farmer to communicate in real time.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, it may further comprise means for assisting the farmer to order consumables necessary for the cultivation of the crop.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the cultivation place may be at least one of a land, a rooftop of a building, a space inside a building, and a basement.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the method of the present invention is a method executed in a computer system for supporting farming, wherein the computer system includes a processor unit, and the method includes: The information on the cultivation place that can be provided by the business operator is presented to the farming applicant, and the information on the cultivation place includes the type and amount of the crop cultivated in the cultivation place, and the cultivation place. And the amount of profits obtained by cultivating the crops, and the type and amount of the crops cultivated in the cultivation place are determined in advance by the operator, and the processor unit, Registering a farmer as a farmer, and the processor is cultivated at the cultivation place. The instructions related to object and a presenting to the farmer's.

  In one aspect of the present invention, the program of the present invention is a program executed in a computer system for supporting farming, the computer system including a processor unit, and the program unit includes: The information on the cultivation place that can be provided by the business operator is presented to the farming applicant, and the information on the cultivation place includes the type and amount of the crop cultivated in the cultivation place, and the cultivation place. And the amount of profits obtained by cultivating the crops, and the type and amount of the crops cultivated at the cultivation place are determined in advance by the business operator, Registering as an operator and giving instructions related to the crops grown at the cultivation site. The processing including and presenting the farmer who causes the processor unit.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a mechanism that can increase the number of farmers by increasing the number of new farmers and reducing the rate of new farmers.

Diagram showing the flow of a new business model to support farming The figure which shows an example of the screen 120 displayed on a user apparatus. The figure which shows an example of the screen 131 displayed on a user apparatus. The figure which shows an example of a structure of the computer system 200 for implement | achieving a new business model The figure which shows an example of a structure of the information stored in the farmer database part 261 The figure which shows an example of a structure of the information stored in the seller database part 262 The figure which shows an example of a structure of the information stored in the cultivation place database part 263 The figure which shows an example of a structure of the information stored in the cultivation management database part 264 The figure which shows an example of a structure of the information stored in the knowledge database part 265 The figure which shows an example of the flow of the process performed in the computer system 200 in the phase in which a business operator supports farming for a farming applicant. The figure which shows an example of the flow of the process performed in the computer system 200 in the phase in which a company supports farming for a farmer. The figure which shows an example of the flow of the process which determines whether the computer system 200 performs the warning regarding the information which shows cultivation environment. The figure which shows an example of the flow of processing which supports the ordering of the consumables required for cultivation of farm products

  Hereinafter, definitions of terms used in the present specification will be described.

  “Farming” refers to newly engaged in agriculture.

  “Agricultural applicant” refers to a person who wishes to start farming, “a farmer” refers to a person who has started farming, and “enterprise” refers to a person who performs a business supporting farming. That is, a person who wishes to become a farmer becomes a farmer by receiving support for farming from a business.

  “Cultivation place” refers to a place where a farmer can prepare an environment in which crops can be grown or a place where such an environment is prepared. The cultivation place includes, for example, land, a rooftop of a building, a space in a building, and a basement.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1. Applicants for new business models for supporting farming Propose new business models for supporting farming. This business model can increase the number of new farmers by reducing the above-mentioned five issues in an integrated manner, and reduce the rate of new farmers, thereby increasing the number of farmers. It provides a mechanism that can do this.

  FIG. 1A shows the flow of a new business model for supporting farming. Hereinafter, each step of this flow will be described in detail.

  Step S101: The business operator cooperates with the seller for the sales of the crop cultivated by the farmer. Such an alliance is achieved, for example, by concluding a contract between a business operator and a seller to sell a predetermined amount of a predetermined amount of agricultural products cultivated by the farmer to the seller at a predetermined price. The Thereby, the business operator can stably secure the sales destination of the crop cultivated by the farmer, and the seller can stably secure the supplier of the agricultural product. The merchant can be, for example, a luxury supermarket. Agricultural crops cultivated through a business operator are preferably sold in a unified manner under a brand named by the business operator.

  Step S102: The business operator secures a cultivation place for the farmer to grow the crop. In consideration of transporting the crops cultivated in the cultivating place to the affiliated seller in step S101, the cultivating place has a distance from the seller within a predetermined range (for example, a radius of 30 km centered on the seller) Is preferably within 50 km). The securing of the cultivation place is achieved, for example, when the business operator obtains the right to use the cultivation place from the owner of the cultivation place. Alternatively, securing of the cultivation place may be achieved by the business operator purchasing ownership of the cultivation place from the owner of the cultivation place.

  Step S103: The farmer wants to register his basic information. The mode of registration of basic information does not matter. For example, registration of basic information is achieved by inputting basic information into a predetermined form of a website provided by a business operator. Here, the basic information of the applicant for farming includes, for example, the name, gender, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, face photo, etc. of the applicant for farming. Some input of basic information may be omitted. When the registration of the farmer is completed, the operator may send a registration completion email to the farmer.

  Step S104: The business operator presents information on the cultivation place to the farming applicant who has completed registration. The number of cultivation places presented to the farming applicant who has completed registration may be one or plural. The mode of presentation of information about the cultivation place is not limited. For example, the business operator may present information related to the cultivation location by sending an email describing information related to the cultivation location to the farming applicant who has completed registration. Or you may make it present the information regarding a cultivation place by publishing the web page which described the information regarding a cultivation place on the website which a provider provides. The information regarding the cultivation place includes, for example, the address of the cultivation place, the area of the cultivation place, the type and amount of the crop cultivated at the cultivation place, and the amount of profit obtained by cultivating the crop at the cultivation place.

  The type and amount of the crop cultivated at the cultivation place are determined in advance by the business operator. For example, it is determined in advance by the operator that the crop cultivated in the cultivation place A is a large tomato 0.00 kg. For example, the farmer cultivated in the cultivation place B is determined in advance by the business operator to be large tomato 0.00 kg or cherry tomato ΔΔkg. The reason why the amount of crops to be cultivated at the cultivation site can be determined is that it is stable regardless of the weather and farmer's skill by using special soil instead of farmland soil or using a plastic house. This is because cultivation is possible, and the amount of crops grown can be accurately predicted. In this way, the reason why the company decides in advance the type and amount of the crops to be cultivated in each cultivation place and prevents the farmer from freely cultivating the crops that he wants to cultivate is In order to secure profits, the farmer cultivates to the farmer the type and amount of crops that are determined to be sold under the contract between the business and the seller (that is, the type and amount of crops for which sales channels have been secured in advance). It is to have you. By defining the type and amount of crops to be cultivated within a predetermined area, it is possible to prevent the deterioration of profits due to mass production and sales. However, when it is determined in advance by the operator that the crop cultivated in the cultivation place B is a large tomato or a mini tomato, the farmer cultivates only the large tomato in the cultivation place B or only the mini tomato. It is possible to choose whether to grow both large tomatoes and cherry tomatoes.

The amount of profit presented to the farmer about the cultivation place A and the crop α is not a mere expected value or predicted value, but a sales channel secured in advance and the profits of other farmers who are managed by the company for the sales channel. It may be a numerical value calculated based on the amount. Preferably, the amount of profit presented to the farmer about the cultivation place A and the crop α is sold to a sales channel reserved in advance when the farmer cultivates the crop α at the cultivation place A under the management of the operator. This may be the sales amount of the crop α obtained as a result. In a specific embodiment, the amount of profit X1 presented to the farmer about the crop α cultivated at the cultivation place A is calculated as follows, for example.
1. The sales channel 1 secured in advance by the business operator at a distance within a predetermined range from the cultivation place A is specified.
2. Earnings of crop α (or other farmer that the business has already provided to other farmers (who would like to start farming when presenting the revenue)) on the premise of selling to market 1 (Amount of crop α to be purchased from)) X2.
3. Based on the planned sales amount of the crop α to the sales channel 1 and X2 secured in advance, the profit amount X1 of the crop α that can be allocated to the farmer is determined.

  However, since there are uncertain factors in cultivation, the amount of income and the amount of crops (harvested amount) presented to those who want to farm are not guaranteed 100% by the business operator. An example of uncertain factors in cultivation is that the farmer does not carry out the cultivation according to the task presented by the business operator, or the planned amount of crops cannot be harvested due to a natural disaster.

  In addition, not only the sales channel secured in advance and the profits of other farmers who are managed by the operator for the sales channel, but also the amount and unit price of the crop α cultivated in the cultivation place A and the operator's own It will be understood by those skilled in the art that X1 may be calculated in consideration of empirical rules. Therefore, the amount of profit presented to the farmer in the present invention can be much more accurate than the conventional mere expected value or predicted value. A farmer who wishes to make a farming can make a big decision of farming by referring to the amount of profit with high accuracy of the present invention instead of the conventional expected value or predicted value. The number of farmers can be increased by presenting such a specific and highly accurate profit amount to the farmers. In addition, as will be described later, by carefully managing the cultivation by the farmer so as to match the amount of revenue, the farmer's rate of farming off can be reduced. The present invention contemplates increasing the number of farmers by these.

  Step S105: The applicant for farming makes an application to make a formal entry on the premise of farming. The mode of application does not matter. For example, a farming applicant may apply for this by clicking on a predetermined URL attached to an email transmitted from the business. Or a farming applicant may make it apply for that by clicking predetermined URL posted on the website which a business provides. When applying for this application, a farmer wishes to select a cultivation place where he / she wishes to cultivate the crop among at least one cultivation place presented by the business operator (ie, a candidate for the cultivation place). Is possible. By making this application, the applicant for farming has officially announced to the employer that he wishes to start farming.

  The company conducts an examination in response to receiving a formal application from a farmer. This examination is an examination of whether or not to allow a farming applicant to actually start farming. The form of examination is not limited, but it is preferable to conduct examination by interview in addition to examination by document or instead of examination by document. This is because interviews can more accurately grasp the seriousness of those who wish to farm. The mode of interview is not limited. For example, the business operator and the farmer wanting to interview may be directly interviewed, or the business operator and the farmer wishing to interview may be interviewed using a remote communication tool such as skype.

  Step S106: The business operator notifies the farming applicant of the result of the examination. As a result of the examination, when the employer officially employs the farmer as a farmer, the farmer registers the farmer as a farmer. As a result, an ID and a password are issued to the farmer. The farmer can receive various services provided by the business using this ID and password. Services provided to farmers by businesses are described later.

  Step S107: The farmer can start farming using the cultivation place.

  Farmers can obtain the facilities and equipment necessary for cultivating crops at the cultivation site with the support of the business operator. Businesses can supply farmers with the cheapest and optimal specification facilities immediately. The business operator can also undertake adjustment of specifications by the vertical length of the cultivation place. A finance menu is also available to cover the initial costs for facilities. The business operator can propose a finance menu (for example, a loan) in a form tailored to the farmer's intention. Funds for finance menus that businesses propose to farmers may come from financial institutions, or to individual investors (especially those who are interested in agriculture (so-called farm owners)). It may be derived. It doesn't matter whether the individual investor has a loan from a financial institution. Furthermore, the business operator can compensate for damages to facilities due to natural disasters for a certain period from the time of construction. After the fixed period of time has passed, businesses can propose compensation and insurance in a way that suits the farmer's intentions.

  Thereafter, the farmer cultivates crops of the type and amount determined in advance by the employer at the cultivation place selected by the farmer under the control of the employer. Here, the cultivation is preferably “bag cultivation” in which special soil is put in a bag and seedlings are planted in the soil without using soil in the field. This makes it possible to immediately start cultivation in a favorable environment even in abandoned farmland, thin land, and existing farmland where residual agricultural chemicals and residual fertilizer exist.

  Step S108: The farmer conveys the crop cultivated at the cultivation place to the seller for sale by the seller. The mode of transportation is not questioned. For example, the farmer may drive the truck by himself to carry the crop to the seller, or the farmer may ask the delivery company to deliver the crop to the sales office.

  Step S109: The seller pays the farmer for the crop.

  Step S110: The business operator pays the farmer an amount obtained by subtracting the business operator's fee from the price of the crop. Note that the payment mode is not limited to the above-described steps S109 and S110. For example, the seller may pay the farmer for the crop, and the farmer may pay the operator's fee to the operator. The payment timing may be daily, weekly, or monthly.

According to the new business model described above, the above-described five problems in conventional agriculture can be solved in an integrated manner as described below.
(1) Preparation: Those who wish to farm do not need to undergo prior training or prior learning. Under the support of business operators, even inexperienced people can start farming on the same day.
(2) Farmland: A farmer can use a cultivation place (for example, farmland) secured by a business operator.
(3) Facilities: Farmers can receive facilities with the minimum required specifications from their businesses. Costs required for facility installation can be reduced by direct purchase.
(4) Cultivation: Farmers can learn unique know-how from farmers to cultivate highly nutritious crops.
(5) Sales: Farmers can sell crops to sellers secured by businesses (farmers can sell crops to sellers under the brand named by businesses) it can).

2. A service provider provided to a farmer by a business provider provides the farmer with various services for supporting farming. There is no limitation on the manner in which the business provides the service to the farmer. For example, a business operator can provide various services to a farmer via an application program (client application) provided by the business operator. In this case, the farmer receives various services by executing the application program (client application) using a user device (for example, a smartphone) in which the application program (client application) provided by the operator is installed. It is possible. It is preferable that the farmer needs to input an ID and a password in order to log in to the application program (client application). Alternatively, the business operator can provide various services to the farmer via a website provided by the business operator. In this case, the farmer can receive various services by accessing a predetermined web page of a website provided by the operator using a user device (for example, a personal computer or a smartphone) in which a web browser is installed. Is possible. Preferably, the farmer needs to enter an ID and password in order to log in to the website. Hereinafter, an example of various services provided by the provider will be described.

・ Preparation Content Service Preparatory Content Service is a service that enables farmers to check while viewing content centering on videos of crop types and cropping methods that they will grow. is there. With this service, a farmer can prepare how to grow crops in the future.

Task management service The task management service is a service that enables a farmer to check what a task (work) is today. For example, when a farmer logs in to an application program using an ID and a password, today's tasks are displayed in a list format on the user device. As a result, the farmer can easily check what should be done today. However, the task of the first day continues to be displayed on the user device until the day when the work as a farmer is started. Next, when one of the tasks displayed in the list format is completed, the farmer presses the “Done” button displayed on the user device. However, this “done” button is associated with the completed task. This reports to the operator that one task has been completed. The business operator can manage the progress of the task. At the end of the day, the farmer inputs the state of the crops in the plurality of cultivation bags into the user device. Thereby, the information which shows the state of the farm products in a plurality of cultivation bags is reported to an operator. Here, an example of the state of the crop is a state of drainage discharged from a plurality of culture bags, but is not limited thereto. On the user device, tomorrow's tasks are displayed in a list format (with corrections such as watering recipes automatically corrected). In addition, when the sensor is installed in the predetermined position in the cultivation place, the user apparatus acquires information indicating the state of the crop from the sensor at the same time as the farmer does not input the state of the crop. Information indicating the status is automatically reported to the operator.

・ Consultation / Recording Service Consultation / recording service is a service that enables farmers to consult with businesses and record the state of crops. For example, an application program provided by an operator has a chat function that enables real-time communication with the operator. Employers can consult with businesses using the chat function when there is a change or trouble in the crops they grow. At that time, by taking a picture of the crop that has changed, it is also possible to send the picture using the chat function. In addition, marking a place where there is a crop that has changed on the sketch of the cultivation place displayed on the user device (for example, the east ridge, the middle ridge, the right strip, the 12th strain from the south, etc.) Is also possible.

・ Knowledge registration service The knowledge registration service is a "Knowledge registration" that shows the contents of troubles and pictures taken by farmers when they are cultivated, and the contents of communication between the farmers and the companies at that time. This is a service that allows you to share the “Knowledge Registered” record with other farmers. By referring to the record registered as “knowledge” using the user device, it is possible to increase the possibility of preventing trouble occurring in the farm products of other farmers from occurring in their own crops. Records that have been “knowledge registered” can be easily retrieved by being tagged. The “knowledge registration” is preferably performed by a business operator.

-Observation service An observation service is a service that enables a farmer to observe information about the environment of a cultivation site from a remote location. For example, when a farmer presses a stamp associated with environment-related information such as temperature and humidity using the chat function, the user device is installed with information about the environment such as temperature and humidity in the cultivation place. It is possible to obtain from the sensor in real time. Similarly, when a farmer presses a stamp associated with information on cultivation soil such as drainage and soil moisture content using the chat function, the user device has a sensor installed on the cultivation site. Can be obtained in real time. Thereby, the farmer can grasp the present situation of the cultivation place in real time. Information about the environment and information about cultivation obtained from the sensor installed at the cultivation place are transmitted to the operator at the same time as being transmitted to the farmer's user device. Therefore, when an abnormality is detected in the numerical value shown in the information related to the environment or the information related to the soil acquired from the sensor installed in the cultivation place (for example, when the temperature is detected to be 37 degrees or higher), the business operator Can present warnings to farmers.

-Crop shipment / expense management service The crop shipment / expense management service is a service that enables a farmer to check past shipments / expenses of crops cultivated at his / her place of cultivation. Farmers are required to enter the number of soil bags to ship today. When the user device is configured to be communicable with a printer, when the farmer inputs the number of culture bags to be shipped today, it can be set so that the shipping slip for that day is automatically output. In addition, it is possible to check the history of past sales at the place where the plant is cultivated. Furthermore, when the receipt is photographed using the camera of the user device, the user device can recognize the number described in the receipt and record the expense by image recognition processing. In addition, it is possible to check a list of current expenses. As a result, the farmer can use this application program as a book.

Consumables and materials order management service Consumables and materials order management service is a service that enables farmers to easily order consumables and materials. The employer has complete control over the farmer's cultivation methods, etc., so the application program automatically calculates the daily usage of consumables (eg fuel, fertilizer, bees, etc.) and materials. It is possible to automatically order the missing consumables. It is also possible to set so that the consent of the farmer is required before ordering.

-Farmer's behavior management service The farmer's behavior management service is a service that allows the employer to monitor what kind of flow the farmer was working on for one day. This service makes it possible to manage the attendance of the farmer and optimize the flow line of the farmer.

FIG. 1B shows an example of a screen 120 displayed on the user device. The screen 120 is a screen when information on the cultivation place is presented by the business operator in step S104 of FIG. 1A. In the example shown in FIG. 1B, the screen 120 includes a cultivation place detail area 121 for displaying detailed information on the cultivation place, and a photograph area 122 for displaying a photograph of the cultivation place. In the cultivation place detail area 121, for example, the name of the cultivation place, the type of land, the address, the area, the crop, the cultivation system, the annual income amount, and the initial investment cost are displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 1B, “cultivation place A” and “cultivation place B” are displayed as the names of the cultivation places in the cultivation place detail area 121, and “cultivated abandoned land” is the type of land of the cultivation place. , “Fallow land” is displayed, “Fujisawa city 00 town, Kanagawa prefecture”, “Yokohama city, Kanagawa prefecture ×× town” is displayed as the address of the cultivation place, and “600 m ² ” as the area of the cultivation place. , “1200m ² ” is displayed, “large tomato, medium tomato, small tomato” and “cucumber, eggplant” are displayed as crops of the cultivation place, and “in the humidified plastic greenhouse” as the cultivation system of the cultivation place “Bag cultivation” is displayed, and “(large tomato) □□□ 10,000 yen” and “(cucumber) △△△ 10,000 yen” are displayed as the amount of income at the cultivation location. Initial investment cost of “*** million yen”, “***” Circle "is displayed.

FIG. 1C shows an example of a screen 131 displayed on the user device. The screen 131 is a screen used when communicating with a business operator using a communication application having a chat function. The screen 131 displays communication between the business operator and the farmer, and the farmer can confirm past communication contents by scrolling. In the example shown in FIG. 1C, the screen 131 displays a stamp area 132 for displaying a stamp associated with information on the environment and information on the environment of the greenhouse managed by the farmer (for example, temperature, humidity, saturation). , An environmental information display area 133 for displaying the amount of carbon dioxide). In the environment information display area 133, for example, measurement time, temperature, humidity, and saturation are displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 1C, the environmental information display area 133 displays “January 1, 2017 19:00:52” as the measurement time, and “19.5 ° C.” as the temperature. “63.8%” is displayed as humidity, and “5.76 g / m ³ ” is displayed as saturation. The stamp area 132 and the environment information display area 133 can be moved by scrolling. While using the chat function, a farmer presses a stamp associated with information related to the environment, and the stamp is displayed in the stamp area 132. Thereafter, information related to the environment of the greenhouse managed by the farmer (for example, temperature, humidity, saturation, amount of carbon dioxide) is displayed in the environment information display area 133 in real time. By exchanging information about the cultivation environment on such a communication application that enables communication between the farmer and the farmer, the farmer can easily determine the environment and situation of the farming place managed by the farmer. It can be monitored and managed.

  In this way, according to the new business model that supports farming, the difficulty of farming and the problem of profitability of the farming applicant are solved, thereby providing the farmer with an environment that makes it easier for the farmer to start farming. Farmers can cultivate stably thanks to the back-up by the business. In addition, since the business operator prepares what is necessary for farming, the initial investment of the farmer is significantly reduced compared to general farming. Furthermore, the business operator can acquire the above-mentioned various fees and the above-mentioned profit, and the seller can expect to deliver the farm products from a reliable source that can be relied upon with confidence. Become. Therefore, it can be said that the new business model of the present invention is an epoch-making business model that all farmers, businesses, and sellers can obtain.

3. Configuration of Computer System for Realizing New Business Model FIG. 2 shows an example of the configuration of a computer system 200 for realizing a new business model.

The computer system 200 is configured to be connected to at least one user device 220 _{1 to} 220 _N via the Internet 210. Here, N is an arbitrary integer of 1 or more. Each of the at least one user device 220 ₁ -220 _N is used by a farmer.

  The computer system 200 has an environmental sensor 230 capable of detecting information on the environment such as temperature and humidity, and soil cultivation capable of detecting information on the soil such as drainage and soil moisture via the Internet 210. It is configured to be able to be connected to a sensor 240 and a monitoring terminal 250 that enables monitoring. The environmental sensor 230, the soil cultivation sensor 240, and the monitoring terminal 250 are installed at appropriate positions in the cultivation place. An example of the monitoring terminal 250 is a camera, a beacon terminal, or the like, but is not limited thereto.

  The computer system 200 includes an interface unit 201, a processor unit 202, and a memory unit 203.

The interface unit 201 performs communication with at least one user device 220 _{1 to} 220 _N , communication with the environmental sensor 230, communication with the soil sensor 240, and communication with the monitoring terminal 250. Control.

  The memory unit 203 stores a program necessary for executing processing, data required for executing the program, and the like. Here, it does not matter how the program is stored in the memory unit 203. For example, the program may be preinstalled in the memory unit 203. Alternatively, the program may be installed in the memory unit 203 by being downloaded via a network such as the Internet 210 or installed in the memory unit 203 via a storage medium such as an optical disk or a USB. You may do it.

  The processor unit 202 controls the overall operation of the computer system 200. The processor unit 202 reads a program stored in the memory unit 203 and executes the program. Thereby, it is possible to make the computer system 200 function as an apparatus that executes a desired step.

  A database unit 260 is connected to the computer system 200. The database unit 260 includes a farmer database unit 261, a seller database unit 262, a cultivation place database unit 263, a cultivation management database unit 264, and a knowledge database unit 265.

Each of the at least one user device 220 _{1 to} 220 _N is configured to be able to communicate with the computer system 200, the environmental sensor 230, and the soil cultivation sensor 240 via the Internet 210. For example, each of the at least one user device 220 _{1 to} 220 _N may be a mobile wireless terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a smart glass, a smart watch terminal, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a notebook It may be a personal computer such as a PC.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, one cultivation place is indicated by a broken line, and one environmental sensor 230, one cultivation sensor 240, and one monitoring terminal 250 are included in the one cultivation place. While shown as being present, the invention is not so limited. In one cultivation place, a plurality of environmental sensors may be installed, a plurality of cultivation sensors may be installed, or a plurality of monitoring terminals may be installed. One or a plurality of detection devices other than the environmental sensor, the soil cultivation sensor, and the monitoring terminal may be installed in one cultivation place.

In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 2, it has been described that at least one user device 220 _{1 to} 220 _N can communicate with the computer system 200 via the Internet 210, but the present invention is not limited to this. Any type of network can be used in place of the Internet 210. It should be noted that a configuration in which at least one user device 220 _{1 to} 220 _N is electrically coupled to the computer system 200 without going through the Internet 210 and any network instead is also within the scope of the present invention. Moreover, systems incorporating integrally both functions of the user device 220 ₁ and the function of the computer system 200 (i.e., stand-alone system) may be constructed as a computer system 200. Such a stand-alone computer system 200 is also within the scope of the present invention.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the database unit 260 is provided outside the computer system 200, but the present invention is not limited to this. The database unit 260 may be provided inside the computer system 200. The configuration of the database unit 260 is not limited to a specific hardware configuration. For example, the database unit 260 may be configured with a single hardware component, or may be configured with a plurality of hardware components. For example, the database unit 260 may be configured as a single external hard disk device of the computer system 200 or may be configured as a storage on a cloud connected via a network. Further, the configurations of the farmer database unit 261, the seller database unit 262, the cultivation place database unit 263, the cultivation management database unit 264, and the knowledge database unit 265 are also not limited to a specific hardware configuration. For example, each of the farmer database unit 261, the seller database unit 262, the cultivation place database unit 263, the cultivation management database unit 264, and the knowledge database unit 265 may also be configured by a single hardware component. It may be composed of hardware parts.

  FIG. 3A shows an example of the configuration of information stored in the farmer database unit 261.

  The farmer database unit 261 stores information about the farmer. Information about the farmer can be identified by information for identifying the farmer. An example of information for identifying a farmer is a user ID issued by the computer system 200 and a password determined by a farmer who wants to farm, but the present invention is not limited to this. The user ID is an arbitrary combination of single-byte alphanumeric characters automatically assigned by the computer system 200 when the applicant for farming passes the examination. The password is an arbitrary combination of alphanumeric characters determined by a farmer who is registered in the computer system 200.

  In addition, the farmer database unit 261 further stores the farmer's personal information (basic information) such as the farmer's name, gender, date of birth, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and facial photo. Yes.

  FIG. 3B shows an example of the configuration of information stored in the seller database unit 262.

  The seller database unit 262 stores information related to the seller. Information about the seller can be identified by information for identifying the seller. An example of information for identifying a seller is a seller ID issued by the computer system 200. The merchant ID is an arbitrary combination of single-byte alphanumeric characters automatically assigned by the computer system 200 when the merchant has partnered with the merchant.

  In addition, the seller database unit 262 further stores the seller's name, gender, date of birth, telephone number, e-mail address, face photo, company name, company residence, and the like.

  FIG. 3C shows an example of the configuration of information stored in the cultivation place database unit 263.

  The cultivation place database unit 263 stores information related to the cultivation place. The information regarding the cultivation place can be identified by information for identifying the cultivation place. An example of information for identifying the cultivation place is a cultivation place ID issued by the computer system 200. The cultivation place ID is an arbitrary combination of alphanumeric characters automatically allocated by the computer system 200 when the business operator secures the cultivation place.

  Moreover, the information for identifying a cultivation place is linked | related with the information for identifying the seller who can deliver from the cultivation place among the information for identifying a seller. Therefore, the seller database unit 262 further stores information for identifying a seller who can deliver from the cultivation place identified by the information for identifying the cultivation place.

  In addition, in the cultivation place database unit 263, the address of the cultivation place, the area of the cultivation place, the type and amount of the cultivatable crop, the amount of income obtained by cultivating the crop at the cultivation place, necessary consumables and materials The information about is further stored.

  FIG. 3D shows an example of the configuration of information stored in the cultivation management database unit 264.

  The cultivation management database unit 264 stores information related to farmer's cultivation management. The information regarding the farmer's cultivation management is associated with information for identifying the farmer (for example, a user ID) and information for identifying the cultivation place (for example, the cultivation place ID). Information on farmer's cultivation management includes, for example, information for identifying sellers scheduled to deliver, information on farmer's tasks, information on crops, information on cultivation environment, history of consultation, information on shipment / expenses of crops , Information on consumables and materials, information on farmer behavior, and the like, but the present invention is not limited to these. The information regarding the farmer's task includes, for example, a task that the farmer should perform on the day, but the present invention is not limited to this. Information on crops includes, for example, the current state of crops, the number of days since planting seedlings, the presence or absence of abnormalities in crops and their contents, the state of drainage from the soil bag, the amount of soil moisture in the soil bag, The present invention is not limited to these. Information on the cultivation environment includes the ambient temperature and humidity of the crop, but the present invention is not limited to these. The information on the shipment / expense of the crop includes, for example, information on the shipment of the crop, the current cost, past sales, and the like, but the present invention is not limited to these. The information on consumables and materials includes, for example, the remaining amount of consumables, the amount of consumables consumed per day, and materials that require ordering, but the present invention is not limited to these. Although the information regarding a farmer's action includes the attendance management of a farmer, the information regarding the flow line of a farmer, etc., this invention is not limited to these.

  FIG. 3E shows an example of the configuration of information stored in the knowledge database unit 265.

  The knowledge database unit 265 stores information related to the “knowledge registration” record. The information related to the “knowledge registration” record is associated with the information for identifying the tag tagged at the time of “knowledge registration”, and an example of the information for identifying the tag is a tag ID (hash Tag). The tag ID is a character string composed of a # symbol and an arbitrary single-byte alphanumeric character.

  In addition, the knowledge database unit 265 further stores communication records, photographs, and the like.

4). Processing of Computer System FIG. 4A shows an example of a flow of processing executed in the computer system 200 in a phase where a business operator supports farming for a farming applicant. Hereinafter, each step shown in FIG. 4A will be described.

Step S401: the user device 220 ₁ via the Internet 210, and transmits the temporary registration application indicating that there is interest in farming (the data indicating the provisional registration form) to the computer system 200. The provisional registration application, farmer seekers of personal information you are working with a user device 220 ₁ (for example, farmer hope's name, sex, date of birth, address, telephone number, E-mail address, face photo, etc.) Is described.

  Step S402: The computer system 200 temporarily registers the personal information of the applicant for farming based on the temporary registration application received via the Internet 210. This temporary registration is achieved by storing the personal information of the farmer applicant in the farmer database unit 261.

  Step S403: The computer system 200 notifies that the temporary registration has been completed via the Internet 210 and presents information on the cultivation place. Here, the information regarding the cultivation place to be presented may be selected in advance based on, for example, the temporarily registered personal information of the farming applicant, or information regarding all the cultivation places may be presented. The information on the cultivation place includes at least the address of the cultivation place, the area of the cultivation place, the type and amount of the cultivatable crop, and the amount of profit obtained by growing the crop at the cultivating place. Note that the types of cultivatable crops to be presented are determined in advance by the operator. Here, examples of the types of cultivatable crops presented are large tomatoes, small tomatoes, and cucumbers. Other examples of types of cultivatable crops presented are medium tomato and cucumber. That is, the farmer can select one or more types of crops that he / she wants to cultivate from among the presented types of crops.

Step S404: the user device 220 ₁ via the Internet 210, and transmits the registration form indicating that farmer (data indicating the registration application) to the computer system 200. In this registration application, information on the cultivation place selected by the farmer who is selected from the information on the cultivation place presented from the computer system 200 in step S403 and the password determined by the farmer are listed. Yes.

  Step S405: The computer system 200 notifies the receipt of the main registration application form and submission of the examination via the Internet 210. In addition, about the specific process of examination, you may notify simultaneously with this notification, and you may notify separately.

  Step S406: When it is decided to employ as a farmer after examination by the business operator, the computer system 200 is information for identifying the farmer (for example, user ID) in response to an input from the business operator. Is registered in a state in which the information on the selected cultivation place is associated with information (for example, a user ID) for identifying a farmer based on the main registration application. A farmer's user ID and password are added to the farmer database unit 261 in which personal information of the temporarily registered farmer is stored, and information on the selected farming place and the user ID and password of the farmer are added to the farming place. This registration is achieved by storing in the database unit 263. Through this registration, the applicant for farming is registered as a farmer.

  Step S407: The computer system 200 sends a user ID and a password simultaneously with notifying that the main registration application has been accepted via the Internet 210. As described above, this user ID and password are used by a farmer or a farmer to log in to an application necessary for receiving a farming support service.

  Step S408: The computer system 200 executes a process for preparing a farmer who wants to start farming. This process includes, for example, notifying the owner and seller of the cultivation place 00 that xx has been determined as a farmer at the cultivation place 00, and performing an ordering process for necessary materials.

In addition, the aspect of the notification performed in step S403, step S405, and step S407 is arbitrary. For example, computer system 200 may be the notification by sending an E-mail to the user device 220 _1, the computer system 200 may notify by push notifications to the user device 220 ₁ .

  In the example shown in FIG. 4A, step S408 is executed after step S407, but the present invention is not limited to this. Step S407 can be executed at an arbitrary timing after step S406.

  FIG. 4B shows an example of a flow of processing executed in the computer system 200 in a phase in which a business operator supports farming for a farmer. Hereinafter, each step shown in FIG. 4B will be described.

Step S409: the computer system 200 via the Internet 210, and transmits an instruction related to the crops cultivated in the farmer's cultivation where operating the user device 220 ₁ (day tasks) to the user device 220 ₁ . This task shows one or more things that a farmer should do today. For example, this task has a list format.

Step S410: the user device 220 ₁ displays today's tasks received via the Internet 210. Thus, farmer who is operating the user device 220 _1, it is possible to confirm what should be done in one day today.

Step S411: the user device 220 ₁ acquires the information indicating the completion of tasks. The information indicating the completed task is information indicating that a part or all of the displayed today's task is completed. Information indicating the completed task is input by the farmer. This input is accomplished, for example, by the farmer selecting the displayed “done” button associated with the completed task.

Step S412: the user device 220 ₁ via the Internet 210, and transmits the information indicating the completion of tasks in the computer system 200.

  Step S413: The computer system 200 stores information indicating the completed task received via the Internet 210 in the database unit 261 (more specifically, the cultivation management database unit 264 of the database unit 261).

  In the example shown in FIG. 4B, acquisition and transmission of information indicating a completed task (step S411 and step S412) are shown only once, but the present invention is not limited to this. Reception and transmission of information indicating a completed task may be executed a plurality of times each time completion of the task is input by the farmer.

Step S414: the user device 220 ₁ acquires the information indicating the state of the crop soil bag. The information indicating the state of the crop includes, for example, information indicating the state of the drainage discharged from the culture bag, but is not limited thereto. Information indicating the state of the crop is input by the farmer. This input is achieved when the farmer inputs necessary items in the displayed predetermined input field.

Step S415: the user device 220 ₁ via the Internet 210, and transmits the information indicating the crop condition to the computer system 200.

In the example shown in FIG. 4B, it has been described that information indicating the state of the crop is input by the farmer, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the soil cultivation sensor 240 is installed at a predetermined position in the cultivation place, the soil cultivation sensor 240 acquires information indicating the state of the crop, and the information indicating the state of the crop is transmitted to the user device via the Internet 210. 220 ₁ and the computer system 200 may be automatically transmitted. Therefore, in this case, the portion surrounded by the broken line in FIG. 4B is automatically executed by the soil cultivation sensor 240.

  Step S416: The computer system 200 stores information indicating the state of the crop received via the Internet 210 in the database unit 261 (more specifically, the cultivation management database unit 264 of the database unit 261).

Step S417: the computer system 200 includes information indicating the completed tasks, and information indicating the crop condition, based on the information stored in the cultivation management database unit 264, farmer who is operating the user device 220 ₁ Instructions (tasks for the next day) related to the crops cultivated at the cultivation place are generated.

Alternatively, the computer system 200, by input from operators, retrieving an instruction (next day task) associated with the crop cultivated in the farmer's cultivation where operating the user device 220 ₁ Good.

Step S418: the computer system 200 via the Internet 210, and transmits an instruction related to the crops cultivated in the farmer's cultivation where operating the user device 220 ₁ (day tasks) to the user device 220 ₁ .

  FIG. 5 shows an example of a flow of processing for determining whether or not the computer system 200 executes a warning regarding information indicating the cultivation environment. This process is expressed in the form of a program. Each step of this program is stored in the memory unit 203 of the computer system 200. This program is executed by the processor unit 202 of the computer system 200. Hereinafter, each step of the processing shown in FIG. 5 will be described.

Step S501: information indicating a cultivation environment is received via the Internet 210 from the user device 220 ₁ or environmental sensor 230. The information indicating the cultivation environment indicates the environment in which the crop is cultivated, and includes, for example, numerical values such as temperature and humidity outside the greenhouse where the crop is cultivated. Information indicating the cultivation environment, for example, farmer's using the chat function in the installed communication application to the user device 220 ₁ farmer who is operating to take (Environmental Factors associated with information indicating a) Stamp is information transmitted from the user device 220 ₁ or environmental sensor 230 in response to the depression.

  Step S502: It is determined whether or not a numerical value abnormality indicated in the information indicating the cultivation environment has been detected by the detection unit 204. If the determination result is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S503, and if the determination result is “No”, the process ends (normal end).

Step S503: the numerical values shown on the information indicating the cultivation environment is warning that an abnormality is made to the user device 220 _1.

  FIG. 6 shows an example of a processing flow for supporting the ordering of consumables necessary for cultivation of agricultural products. This process is expressed in the form of a program. Each step of this program is stored in the memory unit 203 of the computer system 200. This program is executed by the processor unit 202 of the computer system 200. Hereinafter, each step of the processing shown in FIG. 6 will be described.

  Step S601: The daily usage (consumption) of consumables necessary for cultivation of agricultural products is calculated. This process is executed based on information on the cultivation place (for example, area, type of crop, etc.).

  Step S602: It is determined whether or not an order for consumables is necessary. For example, when the value of the quantity of consumables falls below a preset threshold value, it is determined that “consumables must be ordered”. If this determination result is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S603, and if this determination result is “No”, the process ends (normal end).

  Step S603: The amount to be replenished of the shortage consumables is specified.

Step S604: request acceptance of the deficient consumable order is made to the user device 220 _1.

  Step S605: It is determined whether or not an acceptance of an order for a missing consumable has been received. If the determination result is “Yes”, the process proceeds to step S606. If the determination result is “No”, the process ends (normal end).

  Step S606: Ordering of the missing consumable is automatically executed.

  As mentioned above, although this invention has been illustrated using preferable embodiment of this invention, this invention should not be limited and limited to this embodiment. It is understood that the scope of the present invention should be construed only by the claims. It is understood that those skilled in the art can implement an equivalent range based on the description of the present invention and the common general technical knowledge from the description of specific preferred embodiments of the present invention.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION This invention is useful as what provides the mechanism etc. which can increase the number of agricultural workers by increasing a new farmer and reducing the farming-off rate of a new farmer.

200 computer system 201 interface 202 processor 203 memory unit 204 detecting unit 210 network 220 ₁ to 220 _N user equipment 230 environment sensor 240 soil sensor 250 monitoring terminal 260 database unit 261 farmer's database unit 262 merchant database 263 cultivation location database Part 264 Cultivation management database part 265 Knowledge database part

Claims (9)

A computer system for supporting farming,
A means for presenting information on a cultivation place that can be provided by a business operator to the farming applicant, wherein the information on the cultivation place includes the type and amount of the crop cultivated in the cultivation place, and the cultivation place. And the amount of profits obtained by cultivating the crops, and the type and amount of the crops cultivated in the cultivation place are determined in advance by the operator, means,
Means for registering the farmer as a farmer;
A computer system comprising: means for presenting an instruction related to the crop cultivated at the cultivation place to the farmer.   The computer system according to claim 1, further comprising means for monitoring whether or not the farmer is cultivating the crop according to the instruction.   The computer system according to claim 1, further comprising means for acquiring information indicating an environment in which the crop is cultivated. Means for detecting an abnormality in a numerical value indicated in the information indicating the environment;
The computer system according to claim 3, further comprising means for warning the farmer in response to detecting the abnormality of the numerical value.   The computer system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising means for enabling the business operator and the farmer to communicate in real time.   The computer system according to claim 1, further comprising means for assisting the farmer to order consumables necessary for cultivation of the crop.   The computer system according to claim 1, wherein the cultivation place is at least one of a land, a rooftop of a building, a space in a building, and a basement. A method executed in a computer system for supporting farming, wherein the computer system includes a processor unit, and the method includes:
The processor unit presents information on a cultivation place that can be provided by a business operator to the farming applicant, and the information on the cultivation place is the type and amount of the crop cultivated in the cultivation place. And the amount of revenue obtained by cultivating the crop at the cultivation location, and the type and amount of the crop cultivated at the cultivation location are predetermined by the operator,
The processor unit registering the farmer as a farmer;
The processor unit includes presenting an instruction related to the crop cultivated at the cultivation place to the farmer. A program executed in a computer system for supporting farming, wherein the computer system includes a processor unit,
The processor unit presents information on a cultivation place that can be provided by a business operator to the farming applicant, and the information on the cultivation place is the type and amount of the crop cultivated in the cultivation place. And the amount of revenue obtained by cultivating the crop at the cultivation location, and the type and amount of the crop cultivated at the cultivation location are predetermined by the operator,
Registering the farmer as a farmer;
The program which makes the said processor part perform the process including presenting the instruction | indication relevant to the said crop cultivated in the said cultivation place to the said farmer.