PACIOLI 1; Farm accountancy data networks and information analysis; Workshop report

Information models can be used to promote the adoption of information technology by farmers. This paper describes the development of an information model for all the financial decisions that are made by Dutch farmers. From the point of view of the farmer this is an especially attractive activity because other organizations in the agri-business comply dominate the information flows, which can lead to a lack of integration at farm level. The success of information analysis depends largely on the quality of the information analysts and on the interaction between interested organizations. Diffusion of the know-how of the information analysts to the stage of system design can be supported by the use of a workbench but is nevertheless a critical test for this methodology.