When the COVID-19 outbreaks hit a variety of world’s hemispheres, the tourism sector of Bali is also affected and the sfour anjlok. The time many people lose work.
The perfect situation makes a number of young villages Gobleg, Buleleng, Bali, who used to hang live from the tourism sector must return to the village. Nyaris no longer work except being farmers.
With the science and ideas they seek to rise and eliminate stigma that so the farmers are colot, poor and deterioration. A total of 20 young people formed the Cool Young Farm community (PMK) by creating new innovation called smart farming, agricultural collaboration with technology.
Members of the Cool Young Farmer (PMK) Gobleg Village planting cabbage seedlings on the garden applying intelligent agricultural methods.
Anggota Petani Muda Keren (PMK) village Gobleg cycling is relaxed when traveling in the garden area.
The founder of the Great Children’s PMK Community Gede Agung Wedhatama said the dismissive of the smart farming idea also due to the high cost of traditional farming namely water boros, expensive labor and a lot of time wasted. According to him the intelligent agricultural system utilizes a set of digital-based electronic tools and Internet of Thingsâ (IoT) controlled mobile applications so that it should not be sunbathing in the garden.
There are several electronic sensors on the system, namely soil moisture sensor (ground water level), soil PH sensor (acid/base), rain sensor, and air sensor concerns temperature, humidity, pressure, as well as garden location height. The system worth Rp20 million per unit was purchased sustainably and operates since 2021 by each farmers of PMK members who have horticulture farmland varies between 1,000 to 3,000 square meters.
The advantages of the system, for example when plant watering now only takes about 15 minutes evenly through special spraying or “sprinkler— controlled mobile app. While traditional ways will take 6– 8 hours. In the event of pest weighing, the system that uses solar panels and electrical storage batteries it can provide lighting of night lamps to natural insects so that minimize pesticide use.
The Parent of Swadaya Farm Training Center (P4S) Cool Young Farmer (PMK) Gobleg Gede Suardita lit the automatic system of garden watering.
The place of water shelter along the pump is installed for automatic watering.
Previously the farmers in the village are traditionally matched by the season. But now the system can provide information to farmers so that they can determine the rotation of plants and that are suitable to develop in accordance with the existing conditions. Thus the yield of the harvest is much more maximum and the cost efficiency reaches 70 percent.
For example, a large red chili is as much as 1,600 trees on the land 1,000 square meters can only produce harvests about 2 tons if planted in traditional ways. The result is different from this intelligent farm that can reach 3 tons due to integrated treatment from hulu to downstream. However, there is certainly a work that must be done manually that is land setup, soil processing, nursery, and when harvesting.
In addition to yellowing its agricultural land, they also routinely provide technology-based intelligent farming training called Agricultural Training Center and Swadaya (P4S) Mapul Muda Keren (PMK) under the shade of the Ministry of Agriculture of RI. The intelligent agricultural system is also a pilot and its future potentially as a growisata destination.
Sprinkler or spraying device emits water evenly on vegetable plants.
Cool Young Farmer (PMK) Gobleg Village regulates the intelligent agricultural garden watering system.
Digital transformation has become the demands in the life of the state and state. Not only will technology, but also pay attention to social elements such as culture and society. This is in accordance with one of the issues used in Presidential G20 Indonesia 2022, namely digital economy.
Indonesia is expected to be the promotion of principles and basic values as well as able to deliver legacy which is concrete in the national and global digital economy. Through the instrument, Indonesia wants to invite all the world to rise and recover together.
Photo and text : Nyoman Hendra Wibowo
The pest lamp is installed in the garden that implements intelligent agricultural methods.
The farm uses mobile phone applications when monitoring information about chili plants.
Author : Nyoman Budhiana
The Parent of Swadaya Farm Training Center (P4S) Cool Young Farmers (PMK) Gobleg, Gede Suardita controls the garden through mobile applications.
Anggota Petani Muda Keren (PMK) Village Gobleg harvested backoli vegetables near the control tools equipped with solar panels.
Cool Young Farmers (PMK) Gobleg Village harvests the carrots of garden results that implement intelligent agricultural methods.
Anggota Petani Muda Keren (PMK) Village Gobleg harvesting cabbage results of the garden that implements a smart farming method.
