The presence of various new technologies and innovations in addition to opening wide the collaboration space also creates various application possibilities that were once unimaginable. One of them is the application of technology in the agricultural and livestock sector which has the potential to become Indonesia's leading sector. 

Unfortunately, in Indonesia, not many are aware of modern technology that can encourage business productivity and efficiency in the agricultural and livestock sectors. If in the past the application of technology was limited to how to create superior seeds that are good for crops and livestock, facilitating work with technology in the transportation sector by presenting tractors and various other tools, now there are many applications of technology that can be applied in these two sectors.

Big Data and artificial intelligence (AI), for example, are two of the various technologies that can help the decision-making process through highly varied data processing, observation, surveillance so that they can  provide solutions with higher accuracy than before.

Solutions to the Challenges of the Future Food Crisis

Currently, almost all over the world face the same problem, namely the food crisis caused by the continued decline in agricultural and livestock crops. This is no small matter. If it is allowed to drag on, it is only a matter of time until humans face the threat of hunger. 

To get around this, it is certainly not enough to use only high-yielding varieties or varieties with a faster harvest period. A more thorough solution is needed. The application of appropriate technology can not only be a long-term solution but also the best solution to deal with the food crisis. 

Some appropriate technologies that can increase crop yields in the agricultural and livestock sectors include: 

Internet of Things (IoT)

The term Internet of Things or IoT is a concept where devices or objects can be connected to other devices due to censorship and internet connection. IoT works by leveraging programming argumentation so that interactions between devices occur without human intervention and without being limited by distance.

In the agricultural and livestock sector, this technology presents a lot of new potential. In the field of animal husbandry, the application of IoT digitizes the process in the cage of the closed house system so that all data collection and settings needed such as temperature, humidity, luminosity, CO2, NH3 and windspeed can be done in real time. Indicators to assess the success of a chicken farming business based on the level of the number of live chickens, chicken harvest weight, harvest age, and feed conversion ratio (FCR).

Meanwhile, in agriculture, IoT enables farmers to overcome the challenges of climate change. By using devices and sensors, farmers can collect data related to soil moisture and conditions in real time around the clock, analyze data to find out the best crop varieties in the region and the right time to start farming crops to avoid crop failure or to get maximum yields. 

Cloud Computing

Of course, a large storage space is needed to store Big Data related to the condition of plants, livestock, weather and the environment to be processed and analyzed. The presence of cloud computing allows farms and farms to be able to store all of this data without having  large and relatively more expensive hardware. In addition, the cloud also offers flexibility both in terms of resources and economy.

Smart Farming & Smart Poultry

As the name suggests, this is a technology-based agricultural and livestock system that can help to increase crop yields in quantity and quality. The agriculture and livestock sector can come by combining Big Data, cloud computing and the Internet of Things (IoT) to carry out monitoring, automation and predictive analytics.

In the agricultural sector, Smart Farming is not limited to analyzing soil conditions as mentioned earlier. Smart Farming can be used to build automatic irrigation and watering systems, regulate the temperature of the green house to suit the needs of plants, even for large-scale farms Smart Farming can also be applied in sorting crops in an automated manner which will certainly increase the efficiency of processing time. 

Likewise in the field of animal husbandry. Smart Poultry is here to be a solution to almost all problems that may be faced by farmers. Starting from monitoring the condition of each farm animal in real time and thoroughly, as well as automation of cages. 

Dashboard Management

IoT and Smart Farming are certainly not complete without dashboard management to monitor crops, livestock, weather and the environment. In addition, report management can also be made specifically according to needs and targets to be able to help make decisions.

Utilization of Technology in Indonesian Agriculture and Animal Husbandry

The agricultural and livestock sector in Indonesia has begun to apply many technologies to increase the efficiency and productivity of crop yields.

As one of the integrated poultry farming companies in Indonesia,  PT Sreeya Sewu Indonesia Tbk or better known as Sreeya is a pioneer of Smart Farm innovation to digitize business processes by providing real-time data on cultivation aimed at increasing livestock productivity.

Telkom Indonesia also supports Sreeya in building and implementing a Smart Farming system that has been adapted to Sreeya's business needs. Telkom Indonesia also initiated the formation of a joint research at Sreeya's farm location to dig deeper information in order to provide the best solution. 

Smart Farming & Poultry provided by Telkom Indonesia is an innovation that can be applied in the agricultural or other livestock sectors to get better yields in terms of quantity and quality, as well as increase the efficiency and productivity of the company's business.