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The 2 International Seminar of Science and Technology
nd
“Accelerating Sustainable innovation towards Society 5.0”
ISST 2022 FST UT 2022
Universitas Terbuka
previously farmers still used conventional methods in their cultivation
activities, now there are many choices of ways to help farmers work
through agricultural digitization. Just like when farmers want to plow
their fields, they need the help of animal power such as cows and
buffalo, but in this traditional way there are many weaknesses, then
comes technology in the form of a hand tractor machine. The tractor
machine tool is used more efficiently so that the traditional method is
increasingly being abandoned. However, due to the need to be able to
produce more quickly and more then a more modern tractor engine
emerged, the four-wheel tractor. In addition, the government also
focuses on developing platforms, innovations, financial assistance,
insurance, to support and facilitate agricultural activities which are then
expected to realize the digitalization of agriculture in Indonesia and the
level of farmer welfare can increase.
Agricultural platforms are digital innovations that can be accessed by
farmers in order to obtain information related to agriculture. The
agricultural platform can be accessed by farmers using a smartphone
or computer connected via the internet. In the platform, there is a
variety of information that can be obtained by farmers, for example
related to fertilizer doses, market opportunities, weather forecasts,
recommendations for eradicating pests and diseases in plants, and
much more. Farmer-accessible farming platforms include Agree,
iTani, Plantix, TaniHub and others. In the use of digital platforms, it is
necessary to have an intermediary media, namely smartphones and
internet networks. In Indonesia itself, it is not easy to put a smartphone
in the hands of farmers, because to get it, farmers have to spend quite
a lot of money, because the smartphone is a sophisticated innovation
technology, so the price is relatively expensive. In fact, most
Indonesian farmers only have land tenure of less than 0.5 ha or status
as small farmers or farm laborers which will then have an impact on
their income or profits. From his income, he can only provide for his
living expenses and his family. If a farmer wants to have a smartphone,
he must save first. This has a negative correlation, that is, farmers who
do not have other jobs or side jobs, the income obtained from farming

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