Designing a multi-service internet platform for managing an agricultural enterprise: Searching for an innovative solution during joint work of a university and an IT company

The paper considers issues of designing a web-based information platform for decision-making support and production management of an agricultural enterprise. The general architecture of the software solution and the basic information services are described. The platform is designed as an open environment with possibility to connect third-party services using the application-programming interface (API). Each separate service is considered as an autonomous software component (agent) with its own criteria and purpose. Thus, the solution variant, recommendation or plan are formed by the platform in the course of continuous interaction of software agents.