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Minister of Communications and Digital (
Minister of Communications and Technology
) Meutya Hafid encouraged the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology to reach remote areas, not only in urban areas.He gave an example of how this technology can boost efficiency
agriculture
, and even improve its quality.
This statement was made by Meutya during a visit to the garden and rice fields in Padas Village and Jetak Village, Sragen Regency, which are a national pilot model for the application of digital technology in the agricultural sector, Wednesday (5/11).
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“Earlier, after talking with farmers, using IoT, internet of things and artificial intelligence in a simple way, we have been able to reduce fertilizer use by around 40-50 percent with increased productivity and lower carbon emissions,” said Meutya in Sragen, Wednesday (5/11)
Meutya said that the pilot model, which has been going on for 6 months, has not only had a positive impact on the farmers’ work processes, but also their production results.
He said that the melons produced by farmers had a sweeter taste.This better quality is possible because watering and fertilizer are given optimally according to plant conditions whose data is provided by sensors on the IoT.
This trial data shows that the use of IoT technology can increase melon yields by up to 26 percent, which increases farmers’ income by up to 44 percent.This technology also saves labor usage by up to 45 percent, saves water by up to 15 percent.
The use of this kind of IoT is also considered to have a good long-term impact on the environment.
“What’s also important, maybe it won’t be felt directly by farmers, but in the long term it will be felt, is that the soil ecosystem will also be maintained because temperature, irrigation, fertilization, everything is done automatically,” explained Meutya.
Meutya said that new IoT technology and artificial intelligence must not only be used in urban areas, but must also reach remote areas.
Sragen itself was chosen to be a pilot model because the internet infrastructure is good and the farmer group already has a good harvest system.
Komdigi is collaborating with two startup companies to run this program, namely PT Habibi Digital Nusantara with the HabibiGrow tool for melon plants and PT Mitra Sejahtera Developing the Nation with the Jinawi tool for rice.
HabibiGrow is a tool that is the main brain in carrying out plant maintenance activities such as watering plants and cooling the Greenhouse automatically.This tool can operate online and offline.
This tool has modular activity control for up to 8 zones in one adjacent area.
Meanwhile, Jinawi is a smart IoT-based fertilizer recommendation system for levels of N, P, K, pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), temperature and soil moisture.Connected to the RiTx Bertani android application, users can get more precise fertilizer recommendations according to soil conditions.
This program, called Tani Digital, involves 16 farmer groups cultivating rice/corn and 16 farmer groups cultivating melons with a total of 190 farmers in Sragen Regency.
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