The Urban Farming Academy created by the Jakarta Maritime, Agriculture, and Food Security Agency (KPKP) is set to hold training on the Understanding and Application of IoT (Internet of Things) in Hydroponic Cultivation on November 22 to 24, 2022, from 9 AM - 3 PM.

There is a technology that can make it easier for us to care for hydroponic plants

The training is located at the Jakarta KPKP Agency, Jalan Gunung Sahari Raya, Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta. There will be around 60 participants.

The speakers are from a Smart Farming Technology Practitioner, Zulfikar Kusdarmawan; and will be guided by a Moderator from Jakarta Agricultural Technology Research Center (BPTP), Lukman Hakim; and Beritajakarta.id Managing Editor, Toni Riyanto.

Residents can register for the training for free at the link bit.ly/smartfarmingdkpkp until November 17, 2022, or with a maximum quota of 60 participants.

KPKP Agency's Agriculture Division Head, Mujiati hoped that the training could improve the competence and insight of Jakarta community groups regarding the implementation of urban farming.

"Besides expanding the range of hydroponic vegetable growing activities in Jakarta, it turns out that there is a technology that can make it easier for us to care for hydroponic plants," she said, Monday (11/14).

She explained that the Urban Farming Academy was formed to open opportunities for residents to get education and training related to urban farming by utilizing the land for agricultural cultivation independently.

Hopefully, it could provide benefits for the independence of the community in carrying out urban farming activities. Thus, food security in the community and reforestation of residential areas can be realized.

"The urban farming development in Jakarta is expected to become a model for the development of urban farming for other cities in Indonesia," she said.