World Experts And Indonesia Present Industrial Agriculture In Unej

One agricultural expert from Hankyong National University South Korea explained his material at an international conference at Unej on 24-25 November 2023. (ANTARA)

JEMBER - A number of agricultural experts both domestically and abroad explained the concept of industrial agriculture comprehensively in international conference activities at the University of Jember (Unej), East Java, on 24-25 November 2023.

The activity was held by the Faculty of Agricultural Technology (FTP) in collaboration with the Institute for Research and Community Service (LP2M) and the Faculty of Agriculture (Faperta) Unej held 8th International Conference of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (IC-FANRes) as well as the 2nd International Conference of Susistanable Industrial Agriculture (IC-SIA).

"Climate change also threatens the lives of Australian farmers, even though the agricultural sector, including the livestock sector, is the mainstay of income for our country," said researcher from Deakin University Australia Prof. Susan Brumby online in Jember, Saturday.

According to him, drought and land fires are the number one disaster in Australia, so the local government pays special attention to farmers in various ways, including the existence of a protection program for farmers accompanied by the establishment of the National Center for Farmer Health institution.

The Deakin University researcher appeared with Prof. Shinjiro Oguita from the Prefectural University of Hiroshima Japan who discussed the latest research in cellular agriculture, while the second speaker was Prof. Kim Tae Hwan from Hankyong National University South Korea who explained research on nitrogen content in an effort to maximize plant growth.

Meanwhile, agricultural expert Yosuhiro Mori from Rokuno Gakuen University Japan explained Japan's experience in overcoming agricultural problems, especially on Hokaido Island.

"Japan is trying to maximize various applications for the sophistication of information and communication technology (ICT) for agriculture, including the utilization of GIS and remote sensing used to collect various data ranging from soil fertility, soil conditions, weather to planting period scheduling," he said.

With the use of GIS and remote sensing, farmers get various data that will be processed and the results become a reference for farmers to decide what commodities are complete along with what steps must be taken.

"So that the problem of human resources can be overcome, including utilizing the internet of things such as driverless tractors and others," he said.

Meanwhile, the Chancellor of Unej Iwan Taruna said that the agricultural world and its sub-sectors such as plantations, livestock and others face major challenges with climate change, as well as increasing the world's population and land transfer.

"On the other hand, hope and opportunities arise with the advancement of technology, including the sophistication of ICT. So efforts to advance industrial agriculture have involved cross-discipline, so it is hoped that the international conference will provide tangible benefits," he said.