Kedungkandang (malangkota.go.id) – Starting from the determination to help farmers protect their rice fields from flooding during high rainfall, five students of Telkom Malang Vocational High School (SMK) took the initiative to develop the Sawah Kita application. Through this application, simply by using a smartphone, farmers can control the irrigation of their rice fields properly.
The five creative students are Zaki Leo Wardana (4th grade TKJ), Athiarahima Mutmainnah (1th grade RPL 1), Atharafi Surya Affandy (4th grade RPL XNUMX), Prayoga Adi Setyawan (XNUMXth grade RPL XNUMX), and Chasabiah Azahra (XNUMXth grade RPL XNUMX), with supervising teacher Bagus Arifin, S.Pd.
Prayoga Adi Setyawan said Sawah Kita is an application created to help farmers control their land from waterlogging when rainfall is high. This application is an IoT (Internet of Things) tool that can be used to control the volume of rice field water.
"So using this application is very easy, just using a cellphone, farmers can control the volume of water in the rice fields remotely," explained Prayoga, Thursday (6/4/2023).
Through the Sawah Kita application, prevention of waterlogging in rice fields during heavy rain can be done immediately, where if there is an indication of flooding, the pump will automatically turn on to reduce the water.
"The rice field monitoring data can be viewed through the application and LCD, so it will make it very easy for farmers," said Prayoga.
Currently, Prayoga said the Sawah Kita application is still a prototype. And in the future it will be applied directly in farmers' rice fields. The hope is that this application can help farmers avoid flooding that can cause crop failure.
Before developing the Sawah Kita application, Prayoga said he had conducted a direct survey to farmers who work on the rice fields to see and know firsthand the difficulties they experience. For that, he and his friends are optimistic that by working on it seriously, in the future the Sawah Kita application, which is currently still a prototype, will become a useful tool that will make it easier for farmers.
The prototype of Sawah Kita is also equipped with sensors to monitor water levels and also the pH of the rice field water. "With this technology, it is hoped that farmers do not need to be too tired to go to the rice fields when it rains, because by just lying down they can control the rice fields they manage," said Prayoga. (cah/yon)
