AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY UPDATE IN INDONESIA

The latest agricultural technology in Indonesia grows quite rapidly. Of course this technology has attracted the attention of various circles, not only for people who engaged in agriculture, but also lay persons who have curiosity with the latest agricultural technology innovation.

This new phenomenon occurs triggered by major contribution from the University environment, Government, even private companies. Three circles (universities, Government and private companies) are vying to develop agricultural technology for the better.

Despite the wide variety of the latest agricultural technology tools are easily found, you can still find traditional tools such as ani-ani, hoe, sickle, rake, and some other devices. Those are tools that help the farmers since traditional era that is very beneficial to ease farmer lives. However, if compared with the new modern tools now, these traditional tools will certainly can't compete in terms of speed, quality, and others.

The latest farming technology of seed-producing company, with modern seed producing technology tools are expected to produce modern seed products, such as hybrid corn seeds which has been become the product supported by the development of agricultural technology. Characters of maize hybrid has better corn seeds quality.

Company of drug and chemical fertilizer farming now uses modern technology to produce quality chemical fertilizers and agricultural medicine. With the use of fertilizer, the quality of the crops would be growing. The turnover of the farmers will grow, the concept of Government about humanizing the farmers will soon materialize, the farmer's wealth will rise, and will level up the social classes in society.

Agricultural tools have great influence in productivity products from farming. The use of sophisticated tools would be influential on farming activities, so that the work becomes more quickly that the result would be more fruitful. The resources used is not going to be as big as the use of traditional tools if it is done with the latest agricultural technology.

With the technology involved in agriculture, certainly will affect on the income of farmers. As the use of superior seeds will produce high quality rice and the amount resulting from each of his branches would be a lot more than usual. Thus the harvest obtained from the use of the seed will increase the selling points than usual.

The most recent agricultural technology will certainly produce a sophisticated and modern tool for farming activities. The ability of farmers to adapt changes to the presence of modern tools demand farmers to be able to use it. Thus the farmer should be able to adjust the development of agricultural technology that occurs at the moment.

These are tools of the latest agricultural technology

1. Tools for rice growers "Jarwo transplanter"

This tool was recommended by “Litbang” (research and development) Ministry of agriculture, the concept of "parallel" alias "jarwo legowo" from East Java, is to provide a fitting distance between rice plants. According to the research, tools "jarwo" is capable to increase rice production by as much as 30%.

2. Rice harvesting machine "Indo harvester"

The advantage of this tools is able to operate in wet land, has a lower diameter, skewer the resulting harvest no more than 1%, and capacity to work fairly quick within 4 to 6 hours per hectare.

Positive Impact of The Latest Agricultural Technology

1. Speed up the work of farmers so that this helps farmers in the rice fields, while formerly which used to cultivate farmers use buffalo is now use tractor.

2. Increase production in agriculture. This positive impact for example by using the system crossed corn plants which make the result such as corn hybrids become physically better.