The students of IPB University’s Doctor of Business Management Programme Visit Tokyo NODAI, Discuss the Potential and Innovation of Smart Agriculture
Students of IPB University’s Doctor of Business Management (DMB) programme conducted an international visit to Japan. On this occasion, Tokyo University of Agriculture or better known as Tokyo NODAI became one of the attractions for 32 students of the DMB programme.
During the visit, DMB students had the opportunity to discuss with lecturers and graduate students of Tokyo NODAI about the potential and innovation of smart agriculture. In addition, Tokyo NODAI graduate students also presented research that is being and will be conducted in their respective countries.
“Japan has successfully combined manufacturing and services with advanced technology or what is called the sixth industry, thus creating a high-quality agricultural industry,” said Tokyo NODAI Associate Professor, Dr Ramadona Saville, some time ago.
He continued, the concept of smart agriculture is a new paradigm in the agricultural sector that uses technology to increase efficiency and productivity. According to him, the application of advanced technology is quite interesting.
“We use sensors and automated monitoring systems to precisely manage irrigation and plant nutrition. In addition, drones and robots are also utilised to monitor farmland conditions. This technology allows farmers to increase productivity, reduce the use of pesticides and optimise the use of natural resources,” he said.
The same thing was conveyed by the Associate Professor Shimoguchi Nina. She explained that various technologies such as the internet of things (iot), big data and artificial intelligence have great potential to face challenges in Japan’s agricultural industry such as climate change, land limitations and labour shortages.
The visit, led by Dr Nimmi Zulbainarni, is a programme of the International Exposure to Business and Management (EIBM) course which aims to provide global experience to doctoral students through international studies.
“This activity was held in order to encourage students of the IPB University School of Business Doctoral Programme to play an active role in advancing smart agriculture in Indonesia. The knowledge and experience gained by DMB students are expected to contribute and strengthen the research topics that they will later pursue,” hoped Dr Nimmi. (DEE) (IAAS/RUM)
