Researcher Team from PGRI University Yogyakarta (UPY), chaired by Dr. Okti Puwaningsih MP with Saptaningsih Sumarmi MM MM members, Nonsiy Nonsi Try to develop environmentally friendly agriculture through the cultivation of IoT-based horticultural crops ( Internet of Things) for family economic resilience in Sawahan Hamlet, Pendowoharjo Village, Sleman Regency. IoT is all physical devices that are connected to internet networks and wireless networks to be able to work functionally.
the researcher team that also involved 5 students from 3 study programs namely Aprilia Tita Wahyuningsih, Kumala Dewi Retno Astuti, Muhammad Abdilah, Nur Azizah Aprilia and Hani Andrasari were held by funded by funding innovative research funding Productive (RISPRO) Education Fund Management Institution (LPDP).
The development of environmentally friendly agriculture through the cultivation of IoT-based horticultural crops is carried out because of the demands of a healthy lifestyle through food nutrition and is an important need for the community. These needs are often met through environmentally friendly vegetable products, because they do not use chemicals in producing them.
According to Dr. Okti Puwaningsih MP, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, a trial of planting horticultural crops with digitalization of watering with IoT. Pandemi Covid-19 gave rise to an idea for researchers to try to make plants watering and fertilization applications through cellular telephone media.
Through this technology it is expected to reduce the mobility of farmers to go down to the land, so that it is obedient to the physical dissection policy. The event was also attended by the Deputy Chancellor for UPY Academic Affairs, Members of the Sleman Regency DPRD, the Sleman Regency Agriculture and Fisheries Service in the Food Security and PPL Head of Sawahan Hamlet, Pendowoharjo Village, Sleman Regency. At the end of the event, a Baby cucumber picking was carried out and a trial and an explanation of the Watering and Fertilization digitization used in this research.
said, this research activity was carried out starting from preparing organic fertilizer for fertilization, to product marketing. Research activities include: (1) Making Eco Enzyme, (2) Making PGPR (Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria) Bamboo Root and Banana Bonggol, (3) Activities of Demonstration of Environmentally Friendly Friendly Vegetable Cultivation, (4) Marketing of Environmentally Friendly Vegetable Products and (5 ) IoT -based automatic fertilization.
To support marketing activities, the crops products arrive at the hands of consumers by delivered using environmentally friendly packaging. And the packaging of the results of this activity, has received Hakccipun from the Directorate General of Intellectual Property. For marketing media is done online by utilizing social media and obtained a very good response from the public. This is proven by the absorption of the harvest very fast.
Another positive side of this activity is the formation of the management of the Manunggal Women’s Farmers Group (KWT) in Sawahan Hamlet and the proceeds from the sale of crop products, become KWT cash deposits. Hope from the researcher team, this & nbsp; Can motivate KWT to continue to exist and develop, by producing environmentally friendly agricultural products. (Bernasnews)
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