[Object] To obtain an appropriate index relating to a method for obtaining a desired crop by appropriately modeling characteristics of a crop. [Solution] Provided is an information processing apparatus including a condition input unit configured to accept input of conditions relating to an effect of a crop on an ingester, and a model referring unit configured to specify, by referring to a model in which the effect is associated with a factor relating to the crop or the ingester, the factor for satisfying the conditions, an information processing method, or a program.