PPK Selama to kick off first e-satelite farm project in Perak
LARUT, Dec 3 — The Selama Area Farmers’ Organisation (PPK) has been selected to implement the first e-satellite farm project through smart fertigation in Perak using digital technology known as Internet of Things (IoT) next year.
Farmers Organisation Authority (LPP) director-general, Azulita Salim said the RM200,000 project would involve the cultivation of various crops including chilli, cucumber and long beans in an area covering 2.02 hectares in Kampung Damak, Selama, here.
She said through IoT, farmers would not have to be at the farm the whole time, instead they could monitor the farm via their smartphone which could also be used in the aspects of care, watering, fertilising and pesticide spraying through smart fertigation.
“Young people are now more interested in IoT and we believe IoT can increase agriculture output,” she said at a press conference after a working visit by state Agriculture, Fisheries, Plantations and Food Security Committee chairman,