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| Tim Mahasiswa UMM Bikin Gagas E-Farming Technology (Foto : Istimewa) |
Agriculture is one of the most promising sectors in Indonesia. However, it also has many challenges. One of them is the low level of education and the large number of farmers who still use traditional agriculture. It motivated Elissa Anugerah Fatah, a management student at the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM) and her team to initiate E-Farming Technology. This innovation won second place in the Mandalika Essay Competition held by Gunung Rinjani University in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, on September 16.
Elissa, her nickname, said that the innovative concept is a combination of the website technology and the agricultural sector. It will provide cooperation with partners such as investors to allocate funds to the agricultural sector. The goal is to improve quality and productivity. "So, this website will connect the agricultural sector, especially farmers with investors directly," she said.
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How E-Farming Technology works is that both farmers and investors can register and fill in their biodata on the available page. Next, each of them chooses the suitable investment project. After the investment is disbursed, both parties can jointly monitor the ongoing cooperation, its progress and the distribution of margins.
"It starts with the process of viewing new project details, margin simulation, selecting a project and then choose 'fund now'. On this website there is also content on agricultural engineering which includes education, mentoring, practical guides and educational videos," she added.
Having a direct meeting between farmers and investors is a good thing. They hope that this website can provide maximum benefits for both farmers and investors. It is a crossroads between farmers who have large areas of land but lack education and investors who have vision and capital. Thus, both parties can benefit equally.
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"Actually, there are a lot of investors who want to allocate their funds to the agricultural sector. Unfortunately, they don't know where to start. Through this innovation, the invested funds will be managed to become the capital of the farmers, farmer education, mentoring and admin costs of E-Farming Technology. When the harvest time comes, the profits will be distributed to investors according to the percentage agreement in the agreement," she said.
Investors can directly monitor the process through the website and menu. Everything is presented transparently for all parties concerned. "The progress is available on the website's graph and news features," she concluded. (Put/Nov/Wil)
