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he 2 International Seminar of Science and Technology
“Accelerating Sustainable innovation towards Society 5.0”
ISST 2022 FST UT 2022
Universitas Terbuka

IMPLEMENTATION OF AGRICULTURAL
DIGITALIZATION ON FARMERS WELFARE IN 5.0
ERA

*
Bagas Al Rasyid , Indah Khurotul Aini
1 Universitas Terbuka (INDONESIA)

* Corresponding email: bagasalrasyid66@gmail.com
Abstract
Digitalization of agriculture is a change in the agriculture system from
conventional to modern ways by utilizing advances in science and
technology. With the digitalization of agriculture, it is expected to
improve the welfare of farmers and their families in the 5.0 era.
However this is inversely proportional to the condition of farmers in
Indonesia, who are mostly elderly so that they experience a very
significant learning seatback and affect the process of adopting
agricultural innovations. Based on records from the Central Statistics
Agency (BPS) in 2019 the number of farmers in Indonesia reached
33.4 million people, with the number of young farmers aged 20 -39
years as much as 8% or equivalent to 2.7 million people, while around
30.4 million people or 91% were over 40 years old, with the majority
aged close 50-60 years. The involvement of the role of agricultural
instructors as facilitators in the farmer’s learning process is very
necessary because digital technology is not simple in practice. In
addition, the regeneration of young farmers is very much needed so
that the application of digital technology can be realized in Indonesia.
If farmers do not adopt agricultural technology, they will be left behind
in both their ability and agricultural production. The finding of this study
describes the effect of digitalization on farmer’s welfare, the
characteristics of farmers aged 50 – 60 years, as well as the role of
extension workers in delivering digital innovations to increase
agricultural productivity.

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International Seminar of Science and Technology “Accelerating Sustainable
Towards Society 5.0