Agricultural engineering - agricultural engineering

Japanese: 農業工学 - のうぎょうこうがく（英語表記）agricultural engineering

It refers to all engineering related to agriculture, with the goal of increasing agricultural productivity and enriching the lives of farmers. It is usually an applied science that focuses on agricultural civil engineering, and integrates knowledge of agricultural power sources, working machines, transmission devices (agricultural machinery), agricultural architecture, agricultural electricity, agricultural facilities, as well as agricultural meteorology, rural planning, and biological environment control. Internationally, the International Commission of Agricultural Engineering was established in 1980 as an international non-governmental organization that aims to improve science and technology related to agricultural civil engineering, agricultural facilities, agricultural machinery, agricultural electrification, and agricultural work management.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

農業の生産性を高め，農家の生活を豊かにすることを目的としている農業にかかわる工学全般をいう。通常，農業土木を主体とし，農業用の動力源･作業機･伝動装置(農業機械)，農業用の建築，農業用電力，農業施設などのほか，農業気象，農村計画，生物環境制御などの知識を総合した応用的学問である。国際的には国際農業工学委員会International Commission of Agricultural Engineeringが1980年に設立され，非政府間国際団体として，農業土木，農業施設，農業機械，農業電化，農作業管理に関する科学技術の向上をめざしている。

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